A Month of Thanksgiving

To kickstart the Holiday shopping season at my Etsy shop, I’ll be offering a deep discount on one item a day from October 26 to Thanksgiving Day!  And if you use Coupon Code FALL14 at checkout, you’ll get an additional 20% off on your entire order.  

Here’s the first deal--Was $32, now $16:

 Vintage Brass Floral and Blue Crystal Pendant with Brass Chain Necklace

 Check my Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/BearChick ) or Etsy shop ( www.etsy.com/shop/Bearchick ) every day for the Daily Deep Discount.

Whether you’re shopping for simple, cute earrings, one size fits all bracelets or sparkly necklaces, you’ll find something for every Chick on your list.

And don’t forget, the FALL14 Coupon Code at my vintage/destash shop on Etsy gets you 15% off! 

C’est La Vie! Do What You Love!

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TV Jewelry Star

Just like Bones’ Emily Deschanel before her, CSI:NY’s Sela Ward is portraying a character on TV who is one with her jewelry. In fact, I created a necklace based on a piece she wore during one of her first episodes as Jo Danville this season.

Here’s the inspiration:

And here’s the necklace I made:

A few more examples of Jo’s Jewelry Style:

Most often, she wears layered necklaces in interesting combinations.  The more, the merrier, I say!

Do What You Love!

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Bones Has the Best Jewelry on TV

That's what I always say to The Husband when we watch one of our fave shows, Bones. The lead character, Temperance Brennan, frequently wears beautiful jewelry. Usually, it's ethnic flavored, since she's an anthropologist who has traveled the world and sampled a gazillion different cultures. Yes, Bones herself would tell you that gazillion is a highly technical term...

These were the best photo's I could Google of the fair Temperance:

Do you have any favorite TV or Movie characters that are Jewelry Fashionista's?

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Booty Call!!

Jewelry booty, that is! Yes, we did a bit of saling today. And just when I thought my morning was going to be a total loss, jewelry bargain-wise, we zipped off the main street for one last Huge Garage Sale sign. And I hit the jackpot! The woman running the sale even brought out a great big box of jewelry she hadn’t put out yet. Needless to say, I was in hog heaven!

Here’s what I got:

Chains, chains and more chains. And chains with sparklies.

Faux pearls, bows, butterflies, beautiful beads. The copper looking circles is a stretch bracelet of bars of those circular designs and I'll probably use the bars for something new. The Husband wanted that elephant, probably because it has a chip and he felt sorry for it...

I scored some really sweet little chains of crystals. Some of them are even signed, so I need to do a little research before I start upcycling. They may be more valuable as vintage finds.

I had to sit with this bunch of chain and untangle it but it was worth it! That pile of green, however, fell apart and scattered beads and gold spacers all over the place! It's okay, though, since I would have taken it apart anyway. Half my job is done:-)

I actually found a couple of things I'll keep for myself. The bracelet at the top is bead weaving, which I don't do. It's sparkly purple crystal and I just couldn't pass it up. The bracelet in the center is big plastic "gems" in all different colors. Ahem... Couldn't pass that up either... And I collect small old bottles but they have to have some sort of particular value to me. I have some with city names and one with my maiden name I got from someone in England on Ebay.

This one says "Sanford's Inks Half Pint And Library Paste". Since it referenced libraries, I (altogether now) couldn't pass it up...

Raina is amazed at my treasures!!

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Halloween Jewelry

Today I wore a Halloween pin that I haven’t worn in years. I’m not a big Halloween person but I enjoy some of the iconic images--vampires, ghosts, black cats… And it got me to thinking about what Halloween jewelry I have.

Here’s what I could find in a few minutes sifting through my collection:

This is the pin I wore today. The Husband bought it for me at a craft show in the 80’s, I think. I love the vampire, I love the rainbow cape and especially, the red sneakers! This always make me laugh when I see it.

This is a necklace I made myself when I was first making jewelry, probably in 2001 or ‘02. I got the lampwork ghost on Ebay, I think from an artisan in Hawaii. I wanted to make the beadwork look like candy corn but I think I got the colors skewed a little. Oh well, I still love this piece!

Here’s a Boyd’s Bear pin, with a less than traditional black cat. So much detail and texture!

You can tell it’s a Boyd’s from the bear paw print on the cats head. The paw print is their signature.

And here’s a fun necklace that I bought for 25 cents last year at a yard sale in Buena Park. It made me laugh and reminded me of our very own black cat, Watson. I was going to cut it up and use the faces and candy corn to upcycle some new jewelry but I really like it just the way it is!

Do you have any favorite Halloween jewelry?

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Sometimes Things Just Don't Work

Here's one from the "What Was I Thinking??" file…

This is a necklace I made a few weeks ago.

I kept looking at it, thinking there was something not quite right about it. The green chain bothered me but it wasn't until I took pictures that I finally realized that there isn't actually a whole lot of green in the dragonfly tiles I was using. I could have sworn there was when I was creating the piece!

Well, I couldn't very well put that out into the world! So I rummaged through my Cool Colors box and came up with these resin beads in a similar green. Better, yes?

Now, I have to make a necklace with the dragonflies because they're so pretty! Stay tuned…

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A Day at the Fair

We spent last Saturday at the Orange County Fair, where I witnessed first hand my first and second place necklaces! I wish they had been hung with a little more care in the final displays but I'm happy and grateful to have won.


Here are some other favorite moments from our day:

Ode to the OC Fair, made out of bread... To see a bread Eiffel Tower, click here

An "antsy" tablescape, with ants on the table and the mannequin. Take note of the "melting" plates!

Here are two of my artist friends' entries:

Max Yamada is the artist I know from the Yorba Linda Celebration of the Arts. That's his Corgi in the foreground!

And here's Kim Vanderhoeck's landscapes. She got to go on an art trip to Italy recently. I'm jealous! Visit her blog here

A little Wallaby Joey safe in a "pouch". We saw one of these "pouches" at Sea World, too.

Donkey Love. The Husband used to work with a donkey at Knott's, so he has a soft spot for them.

Piggies!

And more piggies!



And me with the quintessential Orange!

We had quite a weekend, being as my birthday fell on Sunday. Next post will be our trip to the Huntington Library in San Marino.

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5 Things Friday

Five Things I Need to Do to Prepare for the Celebration of the Arts Show on Sunday:

1 Card a bunch of earrings (no, I’m not asking them to prove they’re 21... I’m putting them on cards to affix to canvas frames)

2 Price new necklaces and a new bracelet

3 Gather copper jump rings and my tools, to work on a project during the day

4 Buy some Light lemonade in cans and cool it in the fridge

5 Decide what to wear--it has to be something to show off my jewelry but also be cool, since I hear it’s going to be warm

If you’re near Yorba Linda CA on Sunday, come on by! It’s a great art show, with plenty of entertainment and eats. It’s at the community center on Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma.

Here’s one of the new necklaces:

Copper Double Star

And the new bracelet:



Cherries Jubilee


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Christmas Gifts Revealed

Now that the presents are open, I can show you what I made The Mom and my BFF, Zan.

I saw these wonderful copper pendants in October and knew they’d make great gifts, adding my own copper chains.

Here’s The Mom’s, with a foxtail chain:

And Zan’s, with a combination of two in two and flower patterns:

I think it’s really interesting in that Twilight Zone kinda way that Zan’s gift to me also involved stars:

This picture was taken with the new Canon camera The Mom sent us for Christmas. I couldn’t be happier with it and plan to use it for all things business and pleasure! Thanks, Mom!

Merry Christmas to all!!

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Stocking Stuffer Sale on Etsy!

In the spirit of the holidays, or maybe it was the drugs I was on after a root canal, I've lowered the price of some of my earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Isn't it nice to get a bargain, especially this time of year! I've created special sections, so you can go right to the bargains on Etsy but don't forget to look at all the other goodies in my shop that would make great gifts. Or treats for yourself!

Here’s a preview of what’s on sale:



Movie Star earrings for your favorite film buff





Flowers Got the Blues Memory Wire Bracelet for the gardener in the family



Oh Christmas Tree Charm N Bead Necklace for you to wear to all the Holiday Parties

Happy Shopping!

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