FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - A Pretty Rock -

"O Shiny!" - Yazmin Wickham, creator of A Pretty Rock, says this should definitely be her mantra as it says a lot about her. Yazmin, a jewelry designer, creates one of a kind or limited edition pieces of jewelry. She likes to work with carefully selected gemstones, mineral stones and freshwater pearls, and sterling silver. The goal for her collection is to bring quality elegance, beautiful and affordable to all. "There is no reason why every woman shouldn't have A Pretty Rock in their life!"

Yazmin uses beautiful colors in her jewelry collection; turquoise, rose quarts, pearl and pacific opals, mother of pearl, garnet, moonstone, and many others.

Yazmin offers a unique policy that your jewelry will be repaired free of charge for the first year (from the date of purchase). All you need to do is contact her for more details. She takes great pride in her workmanship.

I have shown just a sampling of her lovely jewelry but to see her greater collection please visit her etsy store at:

www.aprettyrock.etsy.com and her blog: http:www.aprettyrock.com/blog.

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Bella Dio -

Bella Dio is the etsy shop created by a Stay At Home mom with 3 boys who started out creating her jewelry design as a fun hobby which has developed into an online business. Her etsy shop, Bella Dio (bel-un dio) is Italian for "Beautiful God". Her love for her Lord and Savior is the forefront of what she does and she wanted that to be conveyed in the name - Bella Dio.

In the process of developing her design and personal style she learned the technique of making her own beads with polymer clay. She not only sells her jewelry on etsy but also in the antiques/tea room where she worked.

Her apparel line, t-shirts with scriptures can be purchased through Cafepress.

You can see that this is a busy young lady and all of her work can be seen in the following places:

http://www.belladio.etsy.com

http://www.cafepress.com/belladio

http://belliadio.blogspot.com

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Moore Taste

MOORE TASTE - DESIGNER JEWELRY by Toni. This etsy artist has always loved jewelry which led her to the passion for making jewelry. She uses sterling silver for the base of most of her jewelry and works with a variety of gem stones such as labradorite and amethyst, firepolished crystal beads, carnelian beads, hammed copper and sterling silver.

Toni makes stunningly unique jewelry that is not only beautiful but timeless. In her etsy store:

mooretaste, she has a large selection that you will want to check out. Her etsy store is: www.mooretaste.etsy.com

http://mooretaste.blogspot.com

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Autumnleah

I would like to invite you to visit the etsy shop of Autumnleah - http://autumnleah.etsy.com Leah has a degree in Graphic Design and as would naturally follow - graphic design is her passion. As a result of this you will find that her shop is ecclectic - her interest are many which in turns allows her be creative in many areas. One of her pleasures is scrapping digitally which leads her to making cards for all ocassions: Christmas, birth announcements, birthdays and other holidays. Above I have shown off just a few of her talents: Beautiful signs with Biblical verses, a sweet little baby dress, size 12 to 18 months, a beautiful heart necklace, and seasonal banners for your etsy shop. Also, there is a huge sale going on in the shop. To see the full ranges of her creativity please visit her etsy shop at http://autumnleah.etsy.com and her blog site, http://autumnleahdesignslblogspot.com

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - LITTLE BROWN BIRD

LITTLE BROWN BIRD - created by Mary who is an Interior Design Consultant by day and a Jewelry Artist during every other waking moment. Jewelry and the arts is her passion! She is accomplished in jewelry designing, photography, painting ... just to name a few of her many talents. As Mary says "the love for all things shiny keeps me happily engrossed in jewelry design". You will find beautiful semiprecious stones and interesting glass, sterling silver and even wood pieces decoupaged with interesting paper and children's vintaged pictures in the design of her many lovely pieces. Please visit Mary's etsy store: http://littlebrownbird.etsy.com and her blog: http://thelittlebrownbird.blogspot.com .... this will give you a chance to see her larger collection of beautiful and interesting jewelry.

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Scorpienna -

Meet today's featured etsy jewelry artist: SCORPIENNA

Emily, an Engineering Student, is the creator of Scorpienna ; she likes working with tools which gives her the skills to make beautiful jewelry using beautiful colors. You will notice in looking through her etsy store that she has a love for sparkle, color and interesting designs.

One of the rings I featured is a beautiful opalescent hot pink with silver pleated beads and memory wire.

The purple cluster bracelet is made with almost 100% Swarovski crystals in tanzanite, violet, and purple violet. The bracelet has a lot of shimmer and motion.

Her petite cluster earrings have a brilliant burst of citrine Swarovski crystals. Beautiful!

Scorpienna's work can be seen at her etsy store: htt://scorpienna.etsy.com and on livejournal: http://scorpienna.livejournal.com

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Shannon Saylor

SHANNON SAYLOR.ETSY.COM SDS DESIGNS Shannon refers to herself as a country gal who loves beading! "Beads are my way of expressing my creativity, and I love both the designing process and the making of the jewelry itself."

Shannon welcomes custom work allowing you to pick your colors. What could be nicer than that - getting just the right color for that just right outfit!

Shannon likes to work with glass beads, wire and toggle latches in designing her jewelry pieces. In her shop you will find a beautiful selection of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, earrings and some sets. To find her store go to:

http://ShannonSaylor.etsy.com http://shannonsaylor-etsyshop.blogspot.com/

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Ulixis -

May I introduce Amanda, the creator of Ulixis.

Amanda has been involved in crafting all of her life. When she was younger she enjoyed drawing, making wreathes, dolls and beading. Now her love and passion is making notebooks and jewelry. I have included in this feature the latest notebook that she just completed and featured on her blog. She did the presentation so well that I brought it over to my blog for all of you to enjoy. It is so beautifully done. You can view all of Amanda's work at her etsy store: http://Ulixis.etsy.com and her blog: http://ulixis.blogspot.com

NEW NOTEBOOK!!!

WOW!! I just posted a new accordion-style memory book, and it's a beauty!! Family Matters, also known to me as The Sister I Never Had, turned out so nicely, I'm really pleased. It started out as a fall notebook, as you can see by the colour scheme, but it ended up being the perfect family keepsake! I think this would be so neat: if a couple of sisters bought it for their mom, and each took turns filling out a page... what a lovely gift, something you'd want to turn back to again and again, to flip through the pages, pull the mementos out of the envelopes, and reminisce. *sigh* I always wanted a sister... Anyway, I just thought I would post some more pictures, so you can have a better idea on what it looks like! And now for each of the layouts: I hope that isn't too confusing to look at. I think I put them in a logical order! Anyway, I have more new button bracelets, beaded jewelry and a snowflake notebook to post soon, so keep an eye out for them!

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Sweet Irie -

SWEET IRIE - Featured etsy artist on the 90 Features in 90 Days. Sweetirie - SO SWEET IRIE ORIGINALS ..... The name for the lovely etsy. shop came about from the creator's cat whose name is Sweet Irie. The name means - supreme joy. Sweetirie started out making hemp jewelry but has moved on to beautiful handmade beaded designs. Her esty store is filled with a vast array of beautiful jewelry for you to look at; 102 items are available in different colors, beads, and designs. You will find necklaces, earrings, bracelets, anklets, cell phone charms, and bookmarks. Sweet Irie is a fun, interesting store to explore and you are sure to find just the right gift you have been looking for. So, where can you find this great jewelry store? http://sweetirie.etsy.com http://sweetrieoriginals.blogspot.com

FEATURED ETSY ARTIST - Sparkly Strandz

Today's featured etsy artist is: Sparkly Strandz - handmade jewelry, crochet baby gifts - Jamie, the creater of Sparkly Stranz has been crocheting for over 25 years. At the age of 5 she learned to chrochet from her grandmother. She also has a love for beads and making beautiful classic style jewelry. About 10 years ago she started her store Sparkly Strandz. Featured in her esty store: http://sparklystrandz.etsy.com you will find darling handmade, crochet baby gifts such as sweet little soft and sassy onesies. You can order these charming little onesies in any color you delight in ranging from white, pink, red, black or aqua. Jamie's other passion is making handmade jewelry. She works with wire and a lovely range of beads, pearls and gemstones. In her beaded jewelry you will find pearls, tiger eye beads, jade, agate, topaz, and other beautiful colors and stones. Sparklystrandz offers a wide range of jewelry from pendants, earrings, necklaces, braclets. rosaries, and baby jewelry. You will find all of the wonderful gift items at Jamie's etsy store and her blog: http://sparklystrandz.etsy.com http://sparklystrandz.blogspot.com/