Is It Friday Yet?!

It is time for Sissy & Jack's Christmas Open House and Trunk Show on Friday. Working on very little sleep since I have orders galore from my show last week!! The price we pay I guess ....

Are you coming Friday?? Where: 3708 Cliff Haven Drive When: 9:30-1:30 and 6-10 pm

Current Inventory Up to 60% Off ... Making room for new pieces in the Spring (take a sneak peak)

Merry Everything and Happy Always!

Happy Holidays

So I am a little, Ok ALOT challenged with the computer ..... but I found that I can add a connection from the website http://sissyandjacks.etsy.com/ to Facebook so you can Shop and Share right from FB.

If you see something you like you can hit the Share button and pass your holiday wishes along. Perfect for those that need a little prompting (you know who you are).

If you use this feature I will give you an additional 10% off your purchase. Just put FB11 in the Note To Seller at checkout. Plus I am offering FREE SHIPPING until 12/31. Happy Shopping!!

The Charmed Series

I have come up with a new series for my metalwork and it is the Charmed Series. It is a series of necklaces with different sayings, names and initials.

I am always looking for new sayings, so if you have a suggestion and I use it, I will give you a FREE necklace with the saying!!

Check out the website often as I am trying to add new pieces each day!

The Temperature is Dropping ....

I am loving this weather, 40's at night and 50's during the day this week. It makes it cooler while working in the garage with the torch. I have been working on a couple of custom pieces this week, one for a wedding in CO!

Snuggle up and enjoy the weather ......

Get Ready .... Fall

I will try this again ... the first time I was making the entry it disappeared. Cheers to the computer challenged!!

Fall is starting and the show season begins. The first is this weekend in downtown Raleigh. The Designer's Downtown Market is 60+ artisans for inside and outside of NC. I promise you will not be disappointed.

If you mention that you follow my blog you will receive an additional 15% off your purchase.

Next stop is Charlotte on Oct 10th in Independance Park for Craft Attack which is put on by the Charlotte Etsy team. 50+ artisans from all over the southeast.

Now I am off to create and get ready .......

Rainy Mondays ....

Ah ... rainy days are meant for curling up and being creative! (I think I am sounding a little bit like my friend C) I found these beads at a show from Lisa Beaman of Charlotte, NC. Her work is really wonderful and I love the fall colors. Browns, blues, red, yellow and greens. Just perfect for this one day in August that we will be at 70 degrees.

I have added it to the website http://sissyandjacks.etsy.com so take a look.

Planning for Fall .....

Well it is that time when I start to gear up for fall shows and there a several this fall starting with:

** The Designer's Downtown Market of September 12th http://www.blogger.com/www.designersdowntownmarket.com from 9-3. Lot's of great local (and not so local) artisans and local food.

** On Saturday October 10th I will be heading to Charlotte for The Craft Attack that is put on by the Charlotte Etsy Street Team in Independance Park from 10-5.

** Saturday November 21st (my b-day) I will be at the Durham Mariott Convention Center for the Junior League of Durham and Orange County Holiday Market.

** Sissy & Jack's Holiday Trunk Show is Friday December 4th.

New pieces being added each week so stop by the website http://www.sissyandjacks.etsy.com/.

Learning New Things ...

I love to learn new jewelry techniques and I am especially loving my new found metalsmithing skills. Check out the Copper Cuff that I made on Sunday (love the little dangle and my S&J stamp). Still working on the brass earrings using the same technique, so look for those soon .... Cheers!!

Come Shop the Sale!!

Come visit http://www.sissyandjacks.etsy.com/ and see all the new pieces that have been added. Now through Monday July 13th receive an additional 10% OFF and FREE SHIPPING!

And if you are at the Downtown Designer's Market http://www.designersdowntownmarket.com/ on Saturday you will also receive 10% OFF if you mention that you read it here.

I will also be destashing so I will have alot of loose beads. Stop by and say Hello.

Oh What a Day!!

What a day .... I took a great class on photography from the great Jane at Ornamentea, and this is what I learned <<

I learned to make my own light box and the correct way to take a pictures of my pieces. Not bad huh?!

Go to www.sissyandjacks.etsy.com to see all the new listings.

Thanks Jane!

Life has been a little crazy lately so I am a little late in posting new photos as I said I would. Baseball and dance are over for now for the kids, but we are into swimming, tennis and camps for the summer!

I got very inspired this last month when I attended the Art & Soul retreat in Hampton, VA http://artandsoulretreat.com and took two GREAT metals classes so look for new pieces coming in the next couple of months and especially for the fall and holiday season.

Don't forget to check out the website http://sissyandjacks.etsy.com, and for the month of June I am giving an additional 10% any purchase. Just enter "June10" in the Notes to Seller at checkout. And as always you can see what's up on my facebook page and add yourself to Sissy & Jack's Fan page. Thanks to everyone that has supported me and those of you that have inspired me! Till next time .......

Creativity is Flowing

Well it has been awhile since my last post .... but life seems to get in the way sometimes and I am trying to work on that!

New pieces have been added to my website http://www.sissyandjacks.etsy.com/ please stop by and take a look. I am also better about making a post on FB with pixs.

I was in Virginia a couple of weeks ago and took some R E A L L Y neat classes with metal and beads and will be adding those as well.

Lots of color coming .....

Spring is Here (I think!)

I think Spring is here ... I have been in shorts for a couple of days, though I hear it is to go into the 40's this weekend and rain. This will be a good time to make sure that I have enough inventory for the Spring Market at Ravenscroft March 19-21st.

If you come and mention that you saw this you will receive an additional 10% off your purchase! Here is another sneek peek and what you might see ....

Another Snow Day ......

Here we are another snow day ... kids are home and I am trying to get ready for the Spring Market at Ravenscroft March 19-21st. Lots of new pieces to show. Take a look .....

Stay tuned for surprise updates in the next day or two.

Snow Day!!

Woohoo ... what a day!! There is nothing better than a snow day, no school, hot chocolate and in our house yesterday, s'mores along with a pot of soup (you have to have something healthy).

The kids were in and out many times to change clothes and get warm, then it was back out to make snowballs and go sledding. We did take a break to all sit down as a family and watch history being made and watch the inauguration.

We have another snow day today from school, but I do need to get some work done in the office!! We will see what happens ......

Things are finally getting back to normal after the holidays. Though I have a husband home with the flu and our dog Brenna rec'd a lovely party hat that she must wear for a week this morning from our vet. Ever try going up the stairs with one of those on before?!

I took a great class this weekend to hone in on my soldering skills, so look for new jewelry pieces that will include charms with lots of different themes. Maybe add pictures of your children to a bracelet or necklace. Check back to see what I have done ......

You can always check out what is for sale at sissyandjacks.etsy.com.

Happy New Year

Out of the box .... open the lid and let's see what happens! This is my goal for the new year. Whether it be creatively or in my everyday life. Stay tuned for new posts with new jewelry pictures and shows. Don't forget The Spring Market at Ravenscroft in March.

You can always go to http://www.blogger.com/www.sissyandjacks.etsy.com to see my jewelry posts.