A Beautiful Day

Jan and I got married on May 1, with 20 friends to help us celebrate! Jan's dad performed the ceremony in our living room, and I cried while Jan said his vows and bawled while I said mine. The flowers from local Hoover-Fischer Florist were fantastic, exactly what I'd wanted: a bridal bouquet made of nothing but plump pink peonies; bunches of hot pink, orange and yellow Gerber daisies and tulips in pitchers around the house. The cake from local Woodmoor Pastry Shop was the most delicious dessert anyone could ask for (the top layer was almond and the bottom layer was chocolate, with white buttercream icing all over). I can't wait to get the pictures!

500 Sales and Wedding Ring Drama

I passed 500 sales a couple of weeks ago -- I've been meaning to write about it but it's been a little nutty around here with wedding prep going on. As Kateri from UrbanLegend and LeavesOfGlass pointed out, the 100th sale is the most exciting. But 500 was a big thrill, too!

In wedding news, my ring still isn't ready. Please keep your fingers crossed for me that it's ready in time!

Getting Hitched

Jan asked me to marry him during snowmageddon earlier this month! I love him so much and I'm so happy that I think my unusual level of cheerfulness is probably annoying everyone. :D We looked and looked for a ring, and I couldn't figure out exactly what it was that I was looking for. Then Jan found the ring you see here, and I thought it was PERFECT. It's gold with pink sapphires and diamonds. I am in love with this ring! Maybe I can marry Jan and the ring.

Gorgeous Maria!

One of my customers sent me some pictures from her wedding, which looks like the most fun wedding EVER. When Maria told me she planned to wear my Ripest Berries Bracelet (made with luscious vintage moonglow beads) to her wedding in Mexico, I knew it was going to be the kind of wedding everyone wants to go to -- a great time for the couple but also for the guests! Her pictures are amazing, courtesy of Glen Stubbe Photography.

Congratulations to Maria and Jimmy!

Rediscovering Big, Honkin' Lucite

It's been a while since I posted -- the holiday season was busy, and work has been kicking my butt lately. Jewelry-wise, I'm letting myself be pulled in all directions, which is a a lot of fun but doesn't lend itself well to settling down and making jewelry! I managed to make several pieces over the past few weeks, then Jan took pictures and I posted them. One of my favorites is my Judy Jetson Bracelet, made with huge, enormous, monstrously big vintage Lucite in several shades of pink. I sneaked one Venetian glass bead in there too, along with some pink jade, cherry quartz and polymer clay. But the scene stealers for me are the orangey pink vintage Lucite discs. Enjoy!

300 Etsy Sales and $350 More to Noah's Wish!

Yay! Just in time for my first anniversary of opening Red Chair, I passed the 300 sales mark on Etsy! Thank you, everyone, for all your support! It was also time to make my donation to Noah's Wish based on Red Chair sales, and the latest amount was $350. So thanks to my customers, I've donated a total of $870 this past year to Noah's Wish! In case you don't know what Noah's Wish does, they're the people who go to the site of disasters and help animals in need. Please read more about them here: www.noahswish.org. I had the pleasure of meeting the two founders a few years ago, and these women are amazing.
I've also been busy posting new pieces of jewelry. I'm about halfway through at this point. Here's one of the items I'll be posting. Click into my shop to see even more of my jewelry and Jan's gorgeous pictures!

Gorgeous Jess!

Jess is an old friend of mine who got married recently, and I'm honored that she wore two of my pieces on the big day! She wore my Night on the Town Earrings and a custom necklace I made for her -- it's basically one strand of my Night on the Town Necklace, Crystal Edition, with some flashes of green crystal surrounding the fireballs.
Congrats to Jess and Ryan! (Thanks to Ciras Photography for letting me use their lovely picture of the bride!)