Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Dancing at the Black & White Ball, anyone?


Black and White Ball - macrame choker, anklet, and earrings

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

New beads!!!


New beads! From the left: 6mm quartz cubes, 3mm iolite rounds, random hand-carved moonstone leaves, 6mm rose quartz rounds, tourmalinated quartz flowers (they're clear/milky with black random streaks through them that are obscured by the background).

I am SO EXCITED about working with these!

Monday, May 28, 2007

Girly Girly Girly

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Me, A - Z

The Letter A
Are you available?: Yes, but not interested.
What is your age?: 27.
What annoys you?: Drivers trying to drive on top of my car, gangsta rap, screaming kids.

The Letter B
Do you live in a big house?: No, a medium-smallish apartment.
When is your birthday?: May 12.
Who is your best friend?: Shannon.

The Letter C
What's your favorite candy?: Licorice allsorts, Milk Maids, Coconut Creme Hershey's Kisses, Nerds.
Who's your crush?: Shut up.
When was the last time you cried?: Oh wow, it has been a few days at least. Go me! I teared up two days ago when I got angry, but that's different.

The Letter D
Do you daydream?: Way too often.
What's your favorite kind of dog?: I like Labs and Retrievers I guess.
What day of the week is it?: Sunday.

The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?: Well-done!
Have you ever been in the emergency room?: Yes, let me try to count... no, let's not count and just say yes I have.
What's the easiest thing ever to do?: Hide.

The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?: No, and I don't think I could deal with it.
Do you use fly swatters?: Yes! I do battle with evil spiders and they usually win (even if they die).
Have you ever used a foghorn?: No, I would want earplugs.

The Letter G
Do you chew gum?: No, it upsets my stomach.
Are you a giver or a taker?: Both. I'm a materialistic giver and an emotional taker.
Do you like gummy candies?: That depends. I had real fruit juice gummi worms and they were great. I also love Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids.

The Letter H
How are you?: Getting over a cold, but fairly well.
What's your height?: 5'7".
What color is your hair?: Red. And red it should stay unless I have the opportunity to go purple or pink again!

The Letter I
What's your favorite ice cream?: I love french vanilla and real strawberry. The pecan praline I bought a few weeks ago was delicious.
Have you ever ice skated?: Just once! It was someone's birthday party in elementary school. I watch some guy slip and twist his leg up pretty bad. Ew.
Do you play an instrument?: I used to play the flute. I sort of played the keyboard. I can hold a guitar. ;)

The Letter J
What's your favorite jelly bean?: Jelly Belly: plum, blackberry, pear, sours.
Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke?: My favorites are the ones that smack you upside the head once your brain processes them.
Do you wear jewelry?: Yes, lots. I have seven earrings and a navel ring that never come out, two more ear piercings, three rings I regularly wear, a pentacle, and other various necklaces and bracelets.

The Letter K
Who do you want to kill?: I would rather not.
Do you want kids?: I used to flip flop on this issue a lot. Now I am thinking a slight maybe if I meet someone who makes me feel like I could do it.
Where did you have kindergarten?: Middletown.

Letter L
Are you laid back?: I am an odd mix of laid back and high strung.
Do you lie?: Only little necessary ones to get by.

The Letter M
Whats your favorite movie?: Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Do you still watch Disney movies?: Occasionally.
Do you like mangos?: I'm not sure.

The Letter N
Do you have a nickname?: Salyx, Kir... not really!
What's your favorite number?: Four. I like the duality.
Do you prefer night over day?: No. I prefer the gloaming.

The Letter O
What's your one wish?: I want to be healthy.
Are you an only child?: I have a younger sister.
Do you wish this was over?: I sat down to fill it out on purpose...

The Letter P
What one fear are you most paranoid about?: Vomit/being alone. Not sure which is worse.
What's a personality trait you look for in the opposite sex?: Creativity.

The Letter Q
Are you quick to judge people?: On a small scale, yes.

The Letter R
Do you think you're always right?: No, that's part of the fun of living a life.
Do you watch reality TV?: I typically hate the stuff.

The Letter S
Do you prefer sun or rain?: Both at once.
Do you like snow?: Yes!
What's your favorite season?: Autumn. It's so magical.

The Letter T
What time is it?: 1:24pm.
What time did you wake up?: The first time? Around 6am because a crow had decided to become an alarm clock. Later at 10am and I read for an hour.
When was the last time you slept in a tent?: Last August.

The Letter U
Are you wearing underwear?: Yes.
Do you prefer underwear or thongs?: Underwear.
Underwear or boxers?: Boxers.

The Letter V
What's the worst veggie?: The ones that stink up the house and your clothes while they cook.
Where do you want to go on vacation?: Road trip to Alaska!
Where was your last family vacation to?: Oh my god... I don't remember.

The Letter W
What's your worst habit?: Procrastination.
Where do you live?: Santa Rosa.

The Letter X
Have you ever had an x-ray?: A couple.
Have you seen the X Games? I love them!
Do you own a xylophone?: I did when I was little.

The Letter Y
Do you like the color yellow?: I'm not very fond of it.
What year were you born in?: 1980.
Whats one thing you yearn for?: I really don't know. I yearn for something to yearn for.

The Letter Z
What's your zodiac sign?: Taurus. *horns*
Do you believe in the zodiac?: Depends on whose book I'm reading.
What's your favorite zoo animal?: I like the big cats.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Store Stats

Date Created: March 2, 2007
Items for Sale: 86
Number of Sales: 33 items sold
Feedback: 34, 100% posititve
Number of People Who Heart My Store: 53
Special Orders In Process: Working on 6 :)
Item With Most Views: Healthy Habits Necklace with 154!

Friday, May 25, 2007

I macrame in my sleep.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere!

I have been toying around with new designs and ideas. I made my first alternating black & white choker yesterday and my friend Carlie saw it and purchased it immediately! I want to find more colors to work with now that I know the outcome is so neat. I have another friend who is specifically requesting red waxed linen. I have white, purple, black, and I know blue was out there, but I'm not sure about red. I may need to track down a craft store, but I fear the reprocussions of entering A CRAFT STORE. Those places are seriously dangerous.

I am also soon to start a Scorpio Kit for yet another friend. She's asking for labradorite & rubellite like my last Scorpio choker, only she wants me to work with the white cord. Her kit is going to include: One choker, one bracelet, one pair of earrings, a pocket stone, and a tealight. I need to get some new rubellite in stock before I start on that one.

I have almost all the pieces finished for the Student Kit. I special ordered 40 soy tealights a few days ago from another Etsy seller, and those will probably show up early next week. I also ordered a strand of tourmaline, one of citrine, and one of carnelian from this Etsy seller. And grabbed a strand of iolite rounds, one of quartz cubes, one of moonstone leaves, one of tourmalinated quartz flowers, and one of rose quartz rounds from an eBay store. I have not spent nearly as much as you would think on all this. In fact, the money in my PayPal more than covered it!

...yet it would be nice to not spend 500% of profits on supplies. ;)

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Lions and Archers, Oh My!

Sagittarius Macrame Choker - seraphinite, smoky quartz, rutillated quartz

Leo Macrame Choker - garnet, carnelian, and onyx




www.earthcharms.etsy.com


Almost done with the Zodiac signs! I've been putting together ideas for kits (Student Kit, Health Kit, Travel Kit, etc). I am getting some tealights to go with the kits from another Etsy seller: GuidingLightCandles. I'm pretty excited about the kit ideas, and I am very open to suggestions and special orders!

Sunday, May 20, 2007

I am so proud!

Friday, May 18, 2007

Whoops, I accidentally bought something...

My mom made me go into a bead store last weekend, which is like putting an addict into a crack den.

I managed to make it out with minimal damage done. I needed more smoky quartz anyway.

I bought a strand of teensy tiny rutillated quartz beads, and they are acting as the perfect warm accent to everything!

I'm also making more with the white waxed linen cord, so things are looking pretty bright and summery lately.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Oh the goodies!


Now you can use the search function in
earthcharms.etsy.com to find items by stone, zodiac sign correspondence, or color!

New Items Up!
I have been making chokers during lunch at work. It kind of helps advertise! I also got to make two bracelets for a coworker as a special request. I think I will be adding more bracelets soon. I have so many things to photograph! The light just isn't right by the time I get home from work, so they have to wait for Saturday. *sigh* I don't like waiting! ;)

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

New Zodiac Items!

Cancer Macrame Choker - shell and blue chalcedony
Virgo Macrame Choker - moss agate and snowflake obsidian


earthcharms.etsy.com


Friday, May 11, 2007

The Zodiac Signs

I am taking this Zodiac signs idea and running with it!

I have Pisces, Scorpio, and Gemini listed.
I have Taurus, Aquarius, Virgo, and Cancer made but not listed yet.
Everyone else is ready to be made except poor Sagittarius, as I have run too low on smoky quartz!

I need to remedy that and get some moonstone and iolite. Ahhhh, the wishlist grows!


I did my first necklace with white cord. It looks really pretty. That one will be listed soon.
I also got the suggestion to make bracelets, and my first try turned out okay. The only thing I don't like about bracelets is how much wrists vary. It's a lot more difficult to accomodate wrists than necks!

New Chokers

Gemini Choker - Apetite and Quartz

Scorpio Choker - Labradorite and Rubellite

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Gem Faire Goodies

Obviously I made some amazing purchases at the Rock & Gem Faire. I am so exicted for the next one in October!

I have been making macrame chokers since then. I have five currently listed:

Stop. Think. Speak. Macrame Choker - kyanite and hematite
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5883411

With Eyes of Angels Macrame Choker - seraphinite, prehnite, and quartz

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5885758

Great Ability Macrame Choker - malachite and hematite
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5891905

Light Of The Sun Macrame Choker - amber
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5901565

Pisces Macrame Choker - amethyst and blue fluorite
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5925265

More Zodiac signs will come!