Yearly Project - Stage 2

An Idea...

Have you read about my yearly project yet?

I have always wanted to try to make my own chain. It is tedious work and takes forever to do. Plus it would be way to expensive for any one to buy and way to time consuming for me to keep making.

Since the whole idea of this yearly project is to challenge my self and do things I wouldn't normally do I thought incorporating 100% handmade chain into the design would be the perfect challenge!

Here's some pictures of the chain so far. It has taken me 30 minutes to do 3 inches and I can't wait to have the finished product in my hands. I am going for 20".

Hipstamatic Studio Tour

My desk... a lot is going on there as usual!

Stacking rings almost ready to be soldered.

Pendants ready for their pickle bath...

Pickle station

Gemstones.

The Hipstomatic is an iPhone app that turns all the photos I take into various retro styles. I had a bit of fun in my studio seeing how it worked! ;)

New Hat

I love shopping on Etsy! In the pictures you can see my new hat from Moo Cow Hand Knits. It is going to be so great in the rainy Vancouver winters when I can't straiten my hair... rain makes it go crazy.

Top 5 Wish List

Art Lab - Scarf

Larineloom - White Shirt

Sound Clothing - Blouse

Alice Couture - Beige Jacket

Moon Halo - Arm Warmers

New Designs

Find all these new pieces in my Etsy store.
I have been really focusing in on nature lately, you can find several nature inspired items in my shop too. But I have decided to make it my focus since most Sleepy Moon jewellery is already inspired by nature in some way. I love to replicate nature because everything in nature is unique and one of a kind. The process of replicating a flower or leaf and seeing how it forms it's own style is so interesting and always an anticipated surprise! :P

Enchanting

How enchanting and mysterious! I love these photos by The Photo Zoo.

Ivory Vintage Market

So I've been super busy just getting ready for the Ivory Vintage Market on Saturday. I practically had to make one of every piece of jewellery that I make so that I would have stalk for the show! Now that it is tomorrow the excitement is huge! I have never done a show in Surrey before so it will be great to visit a new part of the city.

From what I here there is a great mix of vintage and handmade at the show and this month the show is being held in a cute little community center called Ocean Park Hall. (pictures above) You can check out the ivory vintage blog and get directions to the market here. If you end up going make sure to stop by my table and introduce your self!

Blue Opal Necklace ~ Choose Your Own Stone

I was super excited yesterday morning when a the Peruvian Opal necklace of mine was included in the Etsy Finds email. Due to the uniqueness of the stones the necklace sold out fast! I do have more of the Peruvian opal though they are a slightly lighter blue then the one in the picture of the necklace. You can see the selection of stones I have pictured above. So if you still want this necklace there are only a few left. Get it now.

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale

This Monday in Canada it will be Thanksgiving which means lot's of yummy food, wine and good friends and family to celebrate with. It also means that my son will be turning three years old so we will be hosting his birthday party that day as well.
So it being thanksgiving and all I wanted to thank everyone for supporting my little business!

Starting October 8th to October 11th
get 20% off anything in my Etsy shop.

I will be using this cool new site to have my sale called Etsy On Sale. So every thing in my shop is already marked down 20%. No need to wait for a revised listing or refund through Pay-Pal, it's already done!

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The Thing About Autumn

By: Svenmarck

By: December Sun

By: Reinar

By: Becky Nunes

What is it about fall or maybe you call in Autumn that is so inspiring and makes you want to eat yummy food and drink lots of wine? I always get inspired in fall. Maybe it's the colours or maybe it's the refreshing smell of cold, you know that smell when you walk out side in the morning and the first frost has come. I love that smell. Fall always makes me feel safe and kinda makes me want to curl up on my couch with a warm blanket and a good book and hibernate you might say. What is your favourite part of fall?

Shop Update

Sterling Silver Leaflet Necklace

Rutilated Quartz Vine Post Earrings

My SCOUT Magazine

I have an ad in the online magazine called My Scout Magazine. Check it out. I am in love with the eye candy in the magazine so many amazing photographs and talented artists.

New Month New Birthstone

October's birthstone is Opal. Before I started making jewellery I only new about the clear-ish blue opal, but opal actually ranges from clear to white, grey, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. The rarest are the reds against black and the white and greens are the most common. See more opal jewellery in my etsy shop.