BEADWORK BEAD ARTIST & ETSY...

My Etsy Shop's Grand Re-Opening day yesterday was hugely successful... THANKS SO MUCH to all that stopped by, whether you purchased something or not, I really appreciate the support! I have been packaging items up today & will be making a trek to the post office tomorrow.

I'm continuing to work on getting more pieces listed... I have so much to share w/ you all!

Miniature Kaleidoscope... so cute. 

If you've found your way here from my spotlight as Bead Artist in BEADWORK magazine's October/November issue, I can't tell you how excited that you're here! I hope you enjoyed learning about me. (If you don't have a subscription, you should be able to find it on the newsstands around the 21st of the month. I know I've seen it @ Barnes & Noble, Target & Walmart) I was so honored when Tina Koyama eMailed me back in May to ask if I was interested in being interviewed for the column... um, YEAH!! It was wonderful talking to her on the phone for close to an hour & ever more exciting to get her proof article for me to check out & offer any changes or additions to. Mailing a gazillion glass pieces for them to photograph... I had such a hard time picking a few, I decided just to give them too many & make them pick whatever worked for them. Getting them back after a month & a 1/2 was like Christmas morning! I don't know if I should say this, but opening each little bubble wrapped piece just gave me such a thrill, they were all just so beautiful. :o)

Go ahead & check out my Etsy shop, I've been busy getting it ready just for you! I still have quite a few things left to list. Typically, I'm getting ready for shows & don't have a whole lot of extra time to photograph & list items online, but it's definitely a goal of mine to keep items in my Etsy shop and also in my online store from here on out because I'm getting quite a following all over the world & most can't make it to shows to select items in person! I definitely want my pieces to be available to you.

If you saw one of my pieces in the article that you don't see in my shop, feel free to contact me, like I said, I still have items that I'm trying to list. I'm happy to send you a quick & dirty picture of anything you're interested in.

Thanks again for checking me out! I hope you liked what you found!

Be sure to join me on Facebook, I have a page that I began a few weeks ago & I'm more than likely to post pictures & write updates there than anywhere else.

Until then... take care,

Julie

ps.... message me before paying for your Etsy order (DO check out) & mention that you read about this in my blog & I'll give you 20% off the most expensive item in your order!!!

ARE YOU READY FOR TOMORROW??

I'm getting there!

I didn't do very well w/ a countdown, did I?? :o) 5,4,3,2,1....

Here's a quickie....
I've been making a bunch of pendant beads that only have one hole... it lets me make really nice tips to hearts & such, they come to a nice point or spiral, etc. Only problem is that I always glue them up the way I want them to be, where someone else might've done something completely different. SO... I've decided to offer these one-hole pieces as-is & then will offer BAIL PLUGS as an add-on. See what I mean below. I use 2-part epoxy to glue them up.

One-hole pendant bead & "bail plug"

complete piece ...plug isn't glued in yet, it's just modeling for you...

 Here's a heart that I'm offering the same way... 1 hole heart bead only, Bail Plug is an add-on.

Heart w/ Bail Plug in place

What do you think? I hope people "get it"...

See you in my Etsy shop tomorrow morning!!

Till then...

~ Julie

GRAND RE-OPENING COUNTDOWN... PLUS 1

Well... I've got to give myself another day to get my Etsy Shop open... hoping nobody gets their BEADWORK magazine a day early. :o) I know, you guys are out there waiting patiently, but I've been killing myself to get this stuff together, can't believe how much work it is!! Once I get this all up, I'm posting pieces at least weekly, if not daily. I was told the magazine starts hitting mailboxes on the 9th, so I'm pushing to get it up & running by midnight (or the middle of the night) before the mailman comes! :o) I still have so much to do. You'd think I'd just start adding one item, then another, etc. It's empty... I'm trying to hold it all off for a grand entrance, LOL... working up the anticipation, you know?? :o)

Here....I'll give you a little tease, though..... enjoy!

Such a beautiful acorn!

Comparison of standard & mini acorns... next to a penny, a Cheez-It & an 11 year old's hand. :o)
(these specific acorns are no longer available)

I'm getting items listed on my website store... for the first time since I started up my site! I've decided that it will mostly be items that are stocked, like findings (my Changeable Twig Bead Pendant! See below), bead alignment tubing, & such, as well as made-to-order pieces, such as my utensils, kaleidoscopes & such. 

I have a wonderful new batch of sterling silver Changeable Twig Bead Pendants... they're so beautiful & make such a statement. They'll regularly be for sale on my website & will be on Etsy, too. Click on the picture to take you to my website & all of the details. (bead & ribbon is not included, of course)

I'll also have some simpler changeable bead holders on my website & Etsy in the next few days... they're $15-$25 & I've done them in both sterling & gold filled/vermeil. 

This next piece is going to be a deal for someone... I'd prefer if it was someone who will remember it came from me, just in case. It's beautiful (& is pictured in my BEADWORK Bead Artist article!), 40mm diameter.

 

I made the mistake of thinking that it needed to be lined w/ some sterling tubing the other day. See the little raised dots there around the center,? I ended up knocking tiny little pieces of 2 neighboring dots off as I hammered, trying to get the lining down tight in front! SO, I'm including the ribbon... it hides the owies :o) ...but they're still there. I was dremeling the hole on the back, too, & put a little scratch on the back surface, arg! Luckily it's under the ribbon, too!! I'd keep it for myself, but I thought someone might want a deal. Normally, I'd sell the disc for $50 lined w/ the silver & the ribbon would be an extra $8... so $58. I'll give it up for $38, including shipping to wherever you are. So that's $20 plus whatever the shipping charges will be. It's still a solid piece... not about to fall apart on you, I just can't sell it as perfect. 

See the white spots on the 2 raised dots in the center, that's where the top of the glass was chipped off

I'm offering it right here for sale on my blog. First come first serve...eMail me your PayPal address & I'll send you an invoice, to be paid w/in 24 hours, otherwise I go on to the next in line. Thanks!!

Maybe I'll start offering a "Deal of the Week". We'll see!!

Enough teasing. I'll see you guys on Etsy in a few days!!! 

Till then....

~ Julie

COUNTDOWN TO ETSY SHOP REOPENING...5 DAYS...

(click images to enlarge)

I've been working my butt off (I wish) to get a gazillion pieces photographed & listed in my Etsy shop & get it opened by September 8th. Shall we have a Grand Re-Opening celebration?? :o) Maybe we will. Maybe there will be a shop discount. Maybe there will be a shop discount to anyone who mentions my blog, or the BEADWORK Glass Artist article about me in their upcoming October/November issue!!!

Thought I'd put out a little teaser... a few pictures. You know how much I love to tease. 

I've been having a blast making my first skeleton keys. Yes, this is a key. It was a teeny-tiny key that was calling for a heart... but not just ANY heart... THIS heart. :o) It was made directly onto the key

These are my first 5 keys EVER. I love them. :o) They've been so much fun to do & I really love making them MINE... 

Okay, not MINE, for me, but MINE, as in JULIE STYLE. You can tell that I made them, right? I'll probably lightly embellish them (or some of them), but hmmmmmmm... they're so beautifully simple just hanging from a long ribbon. Maybe I WON'T lightly embellish them. What do you think???  

From here on out, other than when I'm REALLY on vacation, my Etsy store will be stocked daily w/ new items. I'm also going to be working on setting up a shop on my website. Stay tuned for that one. 

Till then...

~ Julie

TEACHING... & HERE WE GO!...

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