Jill's Jewelry Tales: 2011-06-19

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Amazing World of Etsy - Part III

Here are my remaining favorites from the first 500 pages of my Etsy search. I hope you enjoy them.

My first favorite is a lovely wirework bracelet from Stella Rordan.

You can find Stella's work at www.stellarordan.etsy.com.

This lovely necklace is from Paul A. Elliott whose work you can find at www.paulaelliot.etsy.com.

This wonderful necklace is very simple, feminine and very beautiful. It was designed by Amaia whose work you can find at www.amaia.etsy.com.

What wonderful earrings! They are sparkly and have amazing movement. I love them. Designed by vanini. You can find her work at www.vanini.etsy.com.

Finally, my last favorite is another piece from Vanini. Her work can be found at www.vanini.etsy.com.

As you can see, there are endless surprises on Etsy. It is amazing to me that there are so many talented people out there who make such beautiful jewelry. I never tire of looking through the amazing world of Etsy.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Amazing World of Etsy - Part II

I've now had a chance to review the next 250 pages from my Etsy search. Here are my favorites from those pages:

This first necklace is from Karen Sugerman Designs. She has a very appealing style and I almost always have some of her pieces on my favorites list. You can find her shop at www.karensugarmandesigns.etsy.com

My next favorite also comes from one of perennial favorites, Marie Wu Designs. Marie also have a very pleasant style. You can find her shop at www.mariewudesigns.etsy.com

Here is a lovely design from Comer Neal Design. You can find this and all his other designs at www.comernealdesign.etsy.com

Next on my list is this wonderful piece from Town Country Jewelry. You can find this and all of their other work at www.towncountryjewelry.etsy.com

I'm actually surprised that I like this next necklace as much as I do. It is very simple yet I am drawn to it. This one is by Off the Chain Jewels located at www.offthechainjewels.etsy.com.

I have a few more to list in this section but since I'm running out of room, I'll list them in another post.

Enjoy checking out my favorites.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Amazing World of Etsy

Those who know me know that I LOVE jewelry. I specifically LOVE handmade jewelry. So, of course, I'm a huge fan of Etsy and other handmade sites such as Zibbet and Artfire. I have store fronts on each but my Etsy store remains my favorite and most visited site. Here are my particulars if you would like to visit any of my sites: www.jillsjewelry.etsy.com; www.zibbet.jillsjewelry.com; and http://www.artfire.com/users/jillsjewelry.

One of my favorite ways of exploring Etsy is to pull up all jewelry on Etsy and then order it from highest to lowest price. The I've been known to scroll through the pages and actually look at each item. As of yesterday there were 2,050,003 items in the jewelry category. I probably do this about once per month. In addition to recharging my creative batteries, I just enjoy the amazing variety of creative endeavors that is reflected in the Etsy collection. Every time I think I have finally developed "my signature style," I look through what's available on Etsy and I see something totally different that I really like.

I began a new journey through Etsy yesterday and I thought I would show you a few of my favorites on this trip through. So far I've looked at 250 pages. Each page contains 40 items. You do the math...I have a long way to go. Sometimes it takes me a month or so to make it through. However long it takes me, I truly enjoy every minute.

Here is my new collections of favorites from the first 250 pages. Enjoy.