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Capitola Girl is a bead-stringing fanatic who loves stringing beaded necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and anklets. She gets inspiration for her beaded jewelry creations from a variety of sources - everything from the outfit she has on, to her mood, and the
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Friday Findings: Wearable Music (+Posh Mama Giveaway)
I grew up in the 80's, a time when MTV was still a baby and record companies had not yet converted to releasing tunes in CD format. Still in my teens, I spent much of my time locked in my room listening to vinyl LPs on a turntable and cassette tapes ...
Friday Findings: Some Extravagance in Amethyst (+Posh Mama Giveaway)
One gemstone and color that always exclaims extravagance to me is Amethyst. Perhaps its because the color purple has long been associated with royalty. Or, maybe its because in its most precious and rare form, amethyst is as highly prized as the diam...
Friday Findings: Steampunk Style
Today's Friday Findings showcase features a collection of indie-jewelry that fits into an aesthetic that takes modern visual imagery and filters it through the optimistic spirit of a Victorian-era-round-the-world balloon voyage. The look is called st...
Saturday Sparkle: An Elegant Valentine's Showcase
Saturday Sparkle:An Elegant Valentine's ShowcaseWith just seven short days until Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun to showcase some of the elegant handmade creations that have been uploaded to the Handmade Jewelry & Saturday Sparkle grou...
Friday Findings: All the Rage of Resin
I've been noticing that using resin in jewelry-making has become quite the rage in recent years, so this week I thought I'd take a look at resin as a medium and show you some of the cool items indie artists make. As a synthetic medium, resin is type ...
Friday Findings: Pretty Paper Jewelry
***Real Story***During the early years of the dot.com boom, I went on a job interview at one of those uber-geeky technology companies that was purported to be running a semi-paperless office. Instead of greeting me with a hello, the hiring manager's ...
Saturday Sparkle: New Year's Bling
Who Sparkled this Saturday?This Bunch of Etsians and their Beautiful New Year's Bling!Since I'm smack in the middle of all the going-ons of the holiday-season, I decided to mix things up a bit here on Saturday Sparkle over the next two weeks. I'll re...
Friday Findings: Stick a Fork in It!
Probably one of the most useful inventions of all-time, cutlery has been adorning tables since as far back as the Greeks. The spoon and the knife came first, followed by the fork. But, back then, forks typically had only two tines.From the 7th-11th C...
Even More Guy Gifts
With two weeks to go until the arrival of Christmas, I'm still madly looking around for fantastic gifts and fun stocking stuffers for the loved ones on my shopping list. A few week's ago, I started showing you some guy gifts...so this week on Friday ...
Friday Findings: Holiday Bling (+Jewelry Giveaway!)
With just three weeks to go until the Christmas Holiday, I've started my search for a little Holiday Bling to ring in the season. So, this week on Friday Findings, I scoured the shops at the online marketplace Etsy for some seasonal jewelry that will...
Friday Findings: Which came first...the button or the buttonhole? (+Jewelry Giveaway)
Which came first…the button or the button hole? Well, its really not a riddle…but, in case you don't know the answer… it was the button. Depending on who you talk to, buttons were invented between 3000-5000 years ago and they were worn for deco...
Friday Findings: Treasure Lost. Treasures Found. (And Weekly Posh Mama Giveaway!)
After I finish writing today's post, my significant other is going to find me face-down with my head-buried in my long-lost-treasure drawer--and I'm pretty sure you know the drawer I'm talking about…(it's the messy one that you never show your hous...
Saturday Sparkle: Tissage
Who Sparkled this Saturday?TissageThis week's featured piece on Saturday Sparkle is this gorgeous and elegant draped Sophia Necklace created with shining silver, freshwater pearls, and brilliant cubic zirconia briolettes. It was designed by a very ta...
