Just one more day for FREE SHIPPING

Spiraling Teardrop in Matt Green

Tomorrow is the last day to get free shipping on your order at www.artisanclay.etsy.com

I just added some new connector pendant/beads to the shop

Spiraling Teardrop in Slate Blue

Vivid Blue Grid Stoneware Link or Pendant

Wild Flowers in Matt Green

(I didn't get this one listed yet)

You can check my Etsy Shop this evening

Small Blue recycled glass pendant or charm

This one is a different size

Teal and Purple Donut with Loop Pendant/Necklace
(I didn't get this one listed yet)
You can check my Etsy Shop this evening

Sooooooo--- If you want to take advantage of my sale and save some $...... Do it now :-)

Hi everybody!

Like a complete procrastinator I am racing to get the last of my business goals for the year checked off "THE LIST" Thinking, researching, and learning how to do those things that have eluded me thus far. ...... Oh Yes, and then there will be the task of drafting the new "LIST" Lists are good. "THE LIST" said to start a blog last January, I am so glad that I did!

I hope to get done it all by the end of the week. I have lots to share!!
Happy Holidays! Happy New Year!

-k

And the Winner is....

Staci!!! Of Staci Louise Originals

Staci won a $25 Artisan Clay Gift Certificate. I wonder how she will use it? I know she has been doing a lot of Sewing Lately-Maybe she will pick up some of my new buttons.

This piece uses my small charms like this-

Staci is a good friend of mine and she shared my contest almost every day on Facebook. I have lots of great examples of Staci's work using Artisan Clay beads~~~ Since she was so kind as to make Tons of examples for me back in August when I was doing Bead Fest Philly. She doesn't have anything in her etsy shop with Artisan Clay beads, she really focuses on Sea Glass and her own PMC Components in her current work. Check it out!
This piece uses a this size pendant finished in all white
I just LOVE his necklace. I think it was my favorite of the pieces she made for my show. I think of it as snow white and Staci said something to the effect of Artisan Clay as Bridal Jewelry. I LOVE IT!

This necklace uses one of my Smoke fired Square beads. I am sold out of those in my Etsy shop today, but I will add more ASAP. Here is a link to one of my side drilled circle beads.
I made a really great necklace with 3 of my smoke fired circles last week. --I'll have to show you soon!

This necklace sold at Bead Fest. Staci used some of her sea glass for this pendant necklace. Lovely!

And last but not least~~ Look at this cool free-form necklace using my clay disc beads. Staci does these really cool focals with silver wire and sea glass. I really like this one--http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35386776

Congrats Staci!

Something Different

Rectangle 4 loop

I have been playing around with different shapes and surface designs lately.

Rectangle Pendant link

I was playing around with different glazes. A lot of my work doesn't use glaze so this feels very different for me.

Oval Link Pendant

What do you think? I can't decide if I should glaze more or try smoke firing them.

Winner number 1

I got a bit confused this morning. I was convinced that it was the day to announce the winner of my $25 Artisan Clay Gift Certificate.... It wasn't. But what's a girl to do? All the names organized, numbered, and random.org picked me a winner. We are going to have 2 winners this time! A winner today and a winner on Tuesday! So... You can still keep entering to win a $25 gift certificate until I choose a winner again on Tuesday. So~~~~~~ Winner #1 is Jennifer From Tocadora Leather Lucky for us, Jennifer has a few pieces in her etsy shop using Artisan Clay beads already. Check out this gorgeous Necklace---Gypsy Jingle Bells Mixed Media Necklace and Earrings

And here is a photo of a cuff that Jennifer customized for me. I sent her that link and she added it to one of her cuffs for me :-)

Reflecting Pool Recycled Leather Cuff with Clay and Glass Focal
And here is another one! Pretty cool Huh?

Check out Tocadora Leather for more of Jennifer's work!

And Jennifer-I can either mail out your Certificate or Email you your code and Jpeg and you can print it and gift it, or keep it for your own future shopping at Artisan Clay!

Thanks for playing!

Fun Day at The George School

I went to pick up my work from the school yesterday.

Here are some shots of the display. It went well.

Neshaminy Creek wild mushrooms Those mushrooms are my soup today.

The School grounds

Near Swamp Road

Swamp Road

Swamp Road

Here is my fun day!

Also Remember that you can still enter to win a $25 Artisan Clay gift certificate. Entering the contest would be a great way to help me know that you are here and I am not always just talking to myself ;-P

There is still free shipping in my Etsy shop and Gift certificates are still on sale for less than face value! I have also returned many pieces of jewelry to my etsy shop which were removed for my shows and I am offering 25% off any finished jewelry in my etsy shop now Through Sunday!

You can purchase the jewelry and I will refund your discount and shipping fees, or you can purchase the jewelry and ask for a revised invoice in your notes to seller :-)

Thanks!

Look What Summer Made!

There have been so many Awesome Jewelry Pieces made with my beads lately! I have not been doing a great job of showing them off. Check out these three wonderful Necklaces Made by Summer Hodgmen and added to the ArtisanClay Flickr Group. This first necklace is a great example of the multiple necklace, multiple pendant look.

This necklace includes one of my large Smoke Fired Donut Pendants. I love the wire work and how the Garnet color adds to the smokey darkness of the pendant colors.

And then THIS ONE! I can't stop looking at it! I love the peyote tubes and how the Golden squares mirror the square shape of the Copper Luster Fired Square Pendant.

Let me tell ya! There's more! Summer has been making Christmas presents with her Artisan Clay beads and other Art beads. Folks-- You are one lucky person if you are on Summer's Christmas list.

Summer also Bought a set of my new buttons, and added them to a sweater she recently purchased. It was so awesome to see that! I sat making my buttons, thinking about fancy warm sweaters, and warm knitted softies, and it makes me so happy to see them used in one of the ways I envisioned them!