mini gallery

Attached to the side of the front page is a link to the etsy site that I have. I am unsure that this site is a great route for me but I am trying it for now. I am also working on my own website through square space that I will have control over but with great power comes great responsibility!
Enjoy!

Fun-raiser

My sister called me up and asked me if I would donate something for her son's auction fundraiser...
Heck yeah I would! What a great opportunity to support this great school in Seattle, Wa. Check it out...
http://www.giddensschool.org/
I made a necklace with sterling silver infinity symbols and grey, white and peacock pearls. I like the matching earrings too! I am going to try a different design and try to attach the pearls directly to the figure 8 design. It was fun using my bench block and chasing hammer to create these links. It felt good to be using symbols like this and creating new links... I really got into it.
I thank Elizabeth for inspiring new ideas. I hope you enjoy the photos!

things are going well?

I have been selling my earrings at a great shop called JT's Island Grill and Gallery. It is a coffee shop/gift shop on Chokoloskee, Florida. They have really been well received. Rebecca has asked for another batch of earrings and I am making more in a few minutes.
I am going to go to Islamorada in a few weeks to do a show for Ella, www.ellavickers.com . I think I have found some good sails for her. I hope that the folks I have contacted will be willing to donate the sails. I also hope that she can use them and it is not a waste of postage.
I will get my camera up and running and post a few photos after I make some new earrings!
cheers
anne

online store

somehow my hyperlink did not make it on the last post? here is a link to the online store for C'est la Bead.
cestlabeaddesigns.etsy.com

selling!

I am really excited as I have been selling my wares at a local shop called Jt's and have been selling here on the island and have had a few hits on my online shop. This is really fun! Sharing my items with other folks. Thanks for all the encouragement and support. Check out the online shop...

have a great day!

getting out there!

I am now selling in Chockoloskee at a cute shop called JT's on consignment as well as online at cestlabeaddesigns.etsy.com . I am pretty excited and to prove it I made 17 pairs of earrings and 5 necklaces last night. I was up till 2 in the morning. It is amazing what will motivate me!
thanks for all of you support!

Working with wire

I have ventured into the realm of working with sterling silver wire and have made my first chain link necklace (NFS).  It is a good start.  Good learnings. I maybe should get a book or something to help me out.  I have also been toying with the idea of starting a storefront on www.etsy.com as well as looking into my own website.  If I do etsy.com then I can have legitimate sales where as on my own...I would have to figure things out.  etsy.com would be better for taxes.  Ah, so many things to think about.  Enjoy the photos...