Our Fathers

With Father's Day nearly upon us, I created a little tongue-in-cheek tribute to our fathers in a figurative sense...  (Yes, that's George Washington playing the violin for you!)

 

 

My 'spirit of '76' necklace features a commemorative pendant of the fathers of our country signing the Declaration of Independence (and just in time for the 4th of July!), while a really unique rhinestone king pendant pays tribute to the royalty of other nations...

 

 

 

 

 

And this dazzling rhinestone and rosary double-strand necklace showcases a vintage heart pendant that is actually a stanhope with the Lord's Prayer inside.

 

 

 

 

Now for the man who is literally my own father... Thank you dad for a lifetime of love, lessons, good advice, grilled meats, car maintenance, tax preparation, and laughter!  Happy Father's Day, everyone!  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Happy 4th of July!

all images courtesy of Pinterest

Freedom!

This weekend I have four reasons to celebrate! Of course, we're all enjoying America's Independence Day.


It's also my one-year Etsyversary! Starting my own jewelry business has given me the freedom to balance my work schedule and be creative in a way I've never known before. I wanted all my friends and customers to enjoy a piece of the 'gateaux' so to speak, by offering 10% off all items in my shoppe through Monday.


I'm also on vacation from my 'day job' this week! (More freedom!) Along with visiting a local museum, spending time with friends and family, and hopefully squeezing in Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris', I plan to make lots of new jewelry!


And finally my fourth reason to celebrate is that I'm announcing the winner of these earrings! The lucky gal is Susanne! Please send me your address so I can ship these lovelies off to you right away! Many, many thanks to all of you who left comments (even those on Facebook - I know Blogger can be tricky sometimes) - your support really means a lot to me.


So Happy 4th of July weekend everyone! Let freedom ring!