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 .....