Blue Millefiore Heart Earrings

Everyone needs a break from circles, right?
These are sterling silver and millefiore ('thousand flower') glass heart earrings.
The blue is a cross between a navy and a cobalt, I'd say, and the flowers are primarily blue and white. Maybe I should've posted them on the 4th of July? The beads are approximately 7/8 in. wide in either direction.
I've just listed them at my Etsy shop, if you want to go and take a look.











Price: $10.

Giveaway Ends Today!

Don't forget, the Jericas Jewelry Giveaway at Handmade in PA ends today! Go and enter for your chance to win!

red

Well, well, well, I have finally made my first Etsy sale to a stranger!



Though in truth, the buyer isn't QUITE a stranger. She and I are both members of the same network--the Philly Etsy Team. But still, a sale is a sale!



The buyer heard about my shop through my free giveaway--check my last blog entry for information and a link to the contest. I'll be packing up these earrings in red and sending them out this week!

Jericas Jewelry Giveaway!

Are you in Pennsylvania? Do you like free prizes? Well then, read on.

I am currently offering a free giveaway of a pair of earrings to readers of the Handmade in PA blog (click on the link to be taken directly there). My offer is good this week only, and includes a second offer, if you read the fine print (and a third, for that matter). In any case, PA resident or not, please go over and take a look.

Iris 3 Coins in the Fountain Necklace

We've had a lot of blue and green of late, so I thought I'd mix it up with purple.

Purple is my friend Heather's favorite color and I'd like to give her a little shout out here.
Not that she's reading my blog right now, of course--Heather just had a baby, yesterday!
Chloe Jean was born at 3.22 pm on Saturday, weighing in at a lovely 6 lbs and 8 oz!
Congratulations to Heather and her husband Ed on the birth of their first child.


Iris 3 Coins in the Fountain Czech Glass and Sterling Silver Necklace: $38.

Etsy Mini

I've just made up a new Etsy Mini. So much fun!




Click on any of the images to be taken to the shop so you can read more about them.

Recent Philly Etsy Team Meeting

The Philly Etsy Team meets once a month at a gallery in South Philadelphia. I attended the last meeting, and met a lot of wonderful and talented women. Here's a shot of the group:



If you search for me, I'm sure you'll find me. Think: the back of someone's curly, curly head (and, you can see that I volunteered to record the minutes for the meeting).

Handmade in PA

I'd like to direct your attention to a new website called Handmade in PA. Do you happen to see a certain familiar pair of earrings?

The site is run by a lovely woman named Tara and here's her raison d'etre (don't know how to make a circonflex!), taken from her site:

Handmade in PA seeks to be the premiere site for bringing Pennsylvania artisans & shoppers together. We feature interviews, host giveaways, publish tutorials, and offer business & shopping advice - all in the name of supporting the handmade movement in Pennsylvania. We are always looking for guest contributors and hosts for giveaways.

Tara has created a Valentine's Day Gift Guide. Take a look!

Etsy Etsy Etsy!

New earrings for sale:

Orange/Fuschia Coin Glass and Sterling Silver Earrings

When I think orange and fuschia together, I think of just 1 person: my dear friend Angie. I made these earrings with her in mind.






They're now available at my Etsy shop. Take a look.

Still More Coins

I want to get back to my 3 Coins in the Fountain Collection, now that I've begun posting more items to my Etsy store:



Color palette: Ocean.




Now available at Etsy!

Nancy Pelosi, Jr.?

Take a look at future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's new necklace:










Does it remind you of the Nancy Pelosi pix I posted a few months ago? Looks to me like Clinton bought herself a little didn't-win-the-nomination prezzie! And it looks beautiful on her. Then again, that necklace would look beautiful on a shoe. And not even a nice shoe. Just a house slipper.

Zebra Glass and Sterling Silver Bracelet

And, the matching bracelet. I used a bunch of the square beads, a bunch of the little black glass rounds, a sterling silver lobsterclaw clasp, and some love.













A lot of love, actually. Interestingly, the man who bought this (on the first night of the sale, I'll add) also bought a picture frame (from another artist) that looked to be done in a black and white zebra print. I would imagine that he has a woman in his life who is crazy about the animal prints, right?



























Price: $18.

Zebra Glass and Sterling Silver Earrings

A pair of earrings readied and tagged for sale.



The square beads have a white core drizzled with black and measure just over 1/2 inch in both height and width. They are accented with a small round black bead. Small and sweet and a little bit wild, because they look rather like an animal print. All metals are sterling silver.

Price: $10.

Crafts 'n' Suds

As you may recall, I'm part of the Philly Etsy Team--a group of Philadelphia-area Etsy members. We have a very active listserv, and I just got this message, which I found to be really hysterical. What do you think? Great idea or trainwreck? Then again, how can crafting and beer be wrong? Read on...

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

I'm REALLY excited to announce our next event ~

The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market's Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge!!!!
February 21st 3pm-10pm

That's right, this is a themed craft show celebrating the MOST AWESOME beer around, Pabst Blue Ribbon!!
This event is going to be glorious-there will be bands, food, fun,
and unbelievable prizes!!
We have room for 30 vendors, so start getting those wheels turning on what you're going to make!

Here's how it works:
Only PBR themed art/craft to be sold or displayed-- the skies [sic] the limit on what you can make with this as a theme!
$10 table fee (includes all you can drink PBR 21+)and it's BYO table (6 foot maximum)
Send an email to craftmarket@bigartshow.com letting us know what you plan on making an we'll send you all the sign up information.
Email soon--This will fill up fast!
There will also be a contest with some pretty righteous prizes!
Each vendor's table will be judged and there will be a first, second, and third place prize.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As always, let me know if you have any questions or ideas!

Thanks!
Julie Raboczi
The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market

Rhodonite and Obsidian Necklace

The necklace on the left is a mix of Obsidian and Rhodonite. I really like this freeform pendant. It's a one-of-a-kind, obviously, and I was sorry to give it up.
I used the Obsidian to highlight the black in the Rhodonite pendant. Rhodonite is a rosy pink stone though it can, as it is here, be mottled with black. I've paired 12x16mm ovals with 10mm black Obsidian rounds, and linked them with sterling silver.
This necklace sold during the UCAL sale as well, though I no longer have any definitive memory of when. The first week, I think...

Price: $38.

Obsidian/Snowflake Obsidian/Matrix Jasper Necklace

To go back a few posts...


This is the Obsidian and Snowflake Obsidian necklace with the Matrix Jasper round pendant.




I used 8mm round Snowflake Obsidian beads--they are a shiny black with patches of white, along with 10mm Obsidian beads, strung together with thick sterling silver.
The pendant measures 40mm in diameter and is grey in color, with streaks of black throughout. It complements the obsidian beads even though it's a different type of stone. It's finished with a lobsterclaw clasp. This necklace sold during the sale.

Price: $40.