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Blujay, Another Online Store
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | August 13th 2008 by Mary Ann
I opened a 3rd online store today. Just for my jewelry. Etsy seems to be overloaded with jewelry artists so I thought I would try another online store. I listed 5 pieces today. More will be coming.If you have a chance visit htt://www.blujay.com/M read more
New Pretties
Fiber, Art & Creativity | July 19th 2008 by barbe saint john
I took a wee bit of time off and have been working slower this week, but still working. I took about 300+ pics this week and am working on editing them down. I updated the website with 12 new pretties including these Paris at Night earrings, and put read more
Stone Souls- Amber
RavenWorks Studio | July 14th 2008 by Carrissa
Even though Amber is not a stone, I still think it's a predominant jewelry element with a lot of great metaphysical properties. With that said, I bring you Amber as the next instalment in my "Stone Souls" series:"Suspended" Amber wrapped in silver we read more
A New Leaf (Necklace, Pearls, Green Adventurine, Sterling Silver)
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | July 9th 2008 by Mary Ann
This is another pendant I finished last week. I am so pleased with how it turned out. This one is simply called "A New Leaf." The shape of the leaf is made with a medium thickness wire, sterling, of course. On the left side wire is woven in and ou read more
Spinning Wheel
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | July 8th 2008 by Mary Ann
Another new pendant that I made last week is "Spinning Wheel."A medium thickness wire is shaped into the circular spiral. Then metallic blue pearls are sewn on the outside of the circle and shiny pomegranate colored pearls are sewn to the inside of read more
Stone Souls- Snowflake Obsidian
RavenWorks Studio | July 7th 2008 by Carrissa
The second stone I'd like to highlight in my "Stone Souls" series is Snowflake Obsidian:"As The Fallen Snow" Pendant www.ravenworksstudio.comSnowflake Obsidian is another well known, and well used stone, and is easily obtained all over the world. Met read more
Just Opened a DaWanda Store
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | July 6th 2008 by Mary Ann
I just opened a 2nd online jewelry store on DaWanda. DaWanda is similar to Etsy in that it is a website for handmade goods and the supplies for making handmade goods. Artists and craftpersons have their own individual stores under the umbrella of t read more
Sanctuary (Pendant, Sterling Silver, Gemstones)
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | July 3rd 2008 by Mary Ann
I did have time yesterday to photograph some of my new pendants. This first pendant I call "Sancutary." The name came to me after the piece was finished. Something about the shape of the sterling wire and the pineapple quartz briolette inside. St read more
Tiger Bead Store
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | July 2nd 2008 by Mary Ann
Just a few more new items I posted in my Tiger Bead Store today.A pretty amethyst pendant.And a lovely, simple jade pendant.Beautiful metallic lilac button pearls.And some pretty teal green button pearls.After this blog entry, I am done on the comput read more
Stone Meanings- Amethyst
RavenWorks Studio | June 29th 2008 by Carrissa
Lately I've become very interested in individual stones and there mataphysical meanings the more and more I work with them. Stones have a lot of influence of their wearer, and I wanted to be able to share my findings. The first stone I'd like to expl read more
New Earrings
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | June 24th 2008 by Mary Ann
This is another new pair of earrings that I made last week. These are similar to the hoops with the light red adventurine beads on them. Something about these earrings has almost an african tribal feel to me. I think it has to do with the combinat read more
A New Addition to My Jewelry Store
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | June 5th 2008 by Mary Ann
Added a new pair of earrings to my jewelry store last night. I call them "Cleopatra." I'm not really sure why. As I was making them, that name came to me. I think it may have to do with the spiral design in the wire. These are a real cool pair o read more
Gifts From The Weekend
Musecatcher | May 19th 2008 by Kalliope Amorphous
The weekend was beautiful, and we went to nearly every beach in Rhode Island scouring for ocean tossed treasures. I think I have turned into an official beachcomber, which is funny since I have always hated the beach. I guess I’ve justed dislik read more
Prepping to Sell Wholesale
Lake Erie Artists Gallery | May 19th 2008 by Paula Atwell
One of the things that I want to work on while I am in LA (besides tickling my niece and nephew) is starting to build a wholesale business for my own primary artwork--my jewelry. I am streamlining my line of jewelry focusing on what I create myself f read more
Pairing polymer clay with silver
Libzoid | May 16th 2008 by Libby Mills
Here are the photos I promised. These are pieces I recently completed using some of the silver components I was working on. I really enjoy pairing polymer clay and sterling silver. I like the look, and I enjoy the different processes. Combining th read more
New Original Art Pendants Are In
Natasha's Art Candy | May 12th 2008
My popular fine art pendants, like “June Tree” pendant shown here are available now on at Etsy! (http://natashawescoat.etsy.com) You can find more of “May Tree” as well as the new “Heaven’s Dawn II” pendant! read more
New Beaded Earrings
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | May 9th 2008 by Mary Ann
On tuesday, I brought some of my jewelry into work. A coworker of mine was interested in purchasing some earrings for her Mom for Mother's Day. Well my other friends at work took a look and I ended up selling quite a few pieces. What I did notice read more
New Earrings Made Last Week
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | May 8th 2008 by Mary Ann
I made these next couple of earrings last week and photographed them and the photos turned out lousy. So today, while photographing some new beads for my bead store, I redid these ones too. They came out much better today. I think last week I forg read more
New Necklaces
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | May 7th 2008 by Mary Ann
I really like to make necklaces. In a way, they feel more creative to me. I'm not sure why. These 2 necklaces were made last week. I just had a strong desire to just bead. Beading is fun because you get to choose which beads go together nicely, read more
Crocheted Art Jewelry- Veerle Maes
Louise Hill Designs Blog | May 2nd 2008 by Louise Hill
Crocheted afghans and crocheted clothing have been around forever but have you ever thought about crocheting jewelry? I think more and more people are taking an interest in this direction and one person that I happened to find online that has made read more
New Red Earrings
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 24th 2008 by Mary Ann
These are my latest earrings. I call them "Lil' Cherries." I love the way they turned out. read more
New Pendants
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 22nd 2008 by Mary Ann
I went to a local gem and bead show last weekend and picked up a few new things. I kept telling myself that I shouldn't go because i would spend too much money. I love beads, looking at them, feeling their textures, and buying them. Especially buy read more
Finally............New Jewelry
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 15th 2008 by Mary Ann
I know I told you a week or so ago I had some new earrings made. My life is busy, much busier than I would like at times, so getting to photograph and then post my jewelry takes time. Thanks for your patience. The first is a clearer version of som read more
My Avatar
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 5th 2008 by Mary Ann
This week I finally decided on an avatar to use where ever I show my jewelry on the web. An avatar is a small photo that you use that people associate with your name or product. I decided to use a photograph of a piece of my jewelry, instead of a ph read more
I'm on Flickr
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 5th 2008 by Mary Ann
I recently set up a Flickr site with photos of my jewelry and beads to share with the general public. It is a really cool sight. People set up sites to share their photos with friends, family and a general audience if they want to. I have seen vac read more
New Feature on my Blog
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 5th 2008 by Mary Ann
My husband showed me a new feature through PayPal. It is the box on the right side of my writing. It is a mini store through Paypal. With this new feature, I can add jewelry or beads right onto my blog that can be purchased without going to my sto read more
I Can't Wait
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 3rd 2008 by Mary Ann
I just finished more new jewelry yesterday and I can't wait to share. I made 3 pairs of earrings, and right now they are being antiqued. Tonight, if I am not too tired after work, I will finish them. I'm excited because they are all new designs. read more
New Earrings in My Jewelry Store (Soon)
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | April 2nd 2008 by Mary Ann
Last week I made a couple of new pairs of earrings. The first is this sweet, delicate, feminine pair. The sterling silver wire is twisted and shaped. The pearls are a separate so they swing and dangle. I like earrings that have movement. I reall read more
New Rings
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | March 16th 2008 by Mary Ann
I took a lot of photographs yesterday and I can now share my newest rings. This first one is my own design. At least I have not seen a ring like this. Sterling silver wire is coiled around other wire to make the body of the ring. The black stone read more
Beaded Earrings
Mary Ann Testagrossa Design | March 11th 2008 by Mary Ann
I got some help from my husband yesterday and now I am able to scan again. Hooray!! Here are a couple of new earrings I made last week. I really like the way they turned out. read more
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