It's That Time Agan...

Time for a giveaway,that is! :)
It's for two $25 gift cards to my etsy shop . There are many different ways to enter,including pinning some of my items to a Pinterest board,following me on Pinterest,and tweeting.It will end October 25.I'm also offering a special 20 percent off coupon during this time,you can use the code "giveaway20" on anything in my shop till the giveaway ends.
Follow the link below for the giveaway! :) Jenny’s Treasures Etsy Shop $25 Gift Card Giveaway WorldWide (10/25)

It's Time For A Giveaway!

I wanted to do a giveaway in the Spring,and I now have one going on!It's for two gift certificates to my etsy shop.One is for $35,and the other is $25.It's open worldwide.It ends on May 6,so that if you are wanting to get a gift for Mother's Day from my shop,you can.Click the link below to go to Emily's Reviews to enter! :)
Jenny's Treasures Giveaway

I also wanted to share a new item for spring,one of the items that you can win!


Little Pink Vintage Forget Me Not Blossoms Hair Comb

New Items in the Shop!

Wirework Branch Pearl Crown


Wirework Fall Gemstone Bracelet (Dragonfly Wings Whimsical Bracelet)

Packaging My Jewelry

Lately I have been thinking about packaging my jewelry.I didn't have to think much about it when selling in person,whoever was buying it would usually just put the jewelry they bought on,or I would put it in a little plastic bag.

So I had made a little gold organza bag I was going to use for a purchase,and thought it looked really nice,and wanted to have gift bags for everything I sell.Or almost everything.Some people don't care how it's packaged,as long as it's packed securely.(When I change it in my shop to things being sent in a gift box or bag,I will give them an option of not having one if they don't need it).

I found an old curtain made out of this ivory netting that I'm making gift bags out of,along with some unusual shiny flower patterned pink material I've for almost 7 or 8 years,cut up for something so I can hardly use it for anything,and some tulle.I'm using different colored ribbons and lace for the ties.Tulle gift bags look really amazing!Oh!and I want to make some lace gift bags as well,that would be a really beautiful way to package my jewelry.I know of some inexpensive,yet pretty lace I can use for that,I'll just have to buy it.And I'm hand-sewing each bag,which is a bit time-consuming,but enables me to practice my sewing,and be outside in the fresh air.So I'm being useful,not just sitting there ;),which is very easy to do in the country outside when it's spring.I want to make 50 of my own little bags(some bigger than others),maybe 100.Then I want to buy some gift bags from etsy,and Fire Mountains Gems.

(Unfortunately I can't post pictures of the bags right now,my camera lens broke.Which reminds me,if there's anyone out there who has a good camera,I'm looking to trade for one for some of my jewelry.)

I found these pretty little blue boxes on etsy when I used the search terms"handmade wired jewelry".I found a pretty pearl and quartz necklace,and at the bottom of the description was a link for jewelry boxes.

100 Pack of 2.5X1.5X1 Inch Size Teal Cotton Filled Jewelry Retail Merchandise Boxes

I think these would look absolutely amazing with strips of white tulle tied around them a into a bow on top,don't you?I love aqua/teal/turquoise colors,it's sorta my signature color.Reminds me a little bit of Tiffany's signature blue box.

In fact,I've been thinking about whether I should have a logo(never really thought about that till recently,either,but I thought it might be nice to have one),and I designed one that has a bit of that color with it,using leaves.I wanted my logo to have leaves in it,since whenever I made my cards,I would draw a border of leaves around the text.I make all of my business cards by hard,by the way.
So what do you think of this one?Do you like to see logos on pictures?

And so,how do you like your jewelry to be packaged?If it come with fancy wrappings,are you more likely to buy it?If you're a jewelry maker,I'd also like to hear how you package the jewelry you make.

Jenny.

Silver Roses-A Beading Contest Saga-Part 1

Two years ago I had entered the 2008 Fire Mountain Gems beading contest,my first contest.Here is a picture of the piece.I did not win anything,but I was a finalist.


So this year I decided that I was going to enter again,in the wirework section again.But the FMG contest is a bit different this time,it got so big that they had to assign different categories for separate pats of the year.Like the Wirework/Artclay/chain contest entries were open for about 3-4 months,then the Glass and Seed Beads one opens.

Anyway,so I had a design I was thinking of using.I had "accidentally" come up with this design,and I quite like it.Not that it isn't difficult;it's probably one of the hardest and most time consuming I've done do far,but it's worth it.The handmade chain takes me about 45 minutes,and the pendant took me around 3 hours.Of course,I will get a little faster as I make more.





So I thought that I would use this design,but with bigger and more pendants and a handmade clasp.I have to give credit to the owner of my local bead shop about making a handmade clasp.Her wesite is:
www.BeadMerchant.com and her shop is in Grants Pass,Oregon.

It took me over thirty hours to make this necklace.I used my nice silver color wire that I use for EVERYTHING,faceted pearls,and a few sterling silver stardust beads.
Necklace entry:"Silver Roses".

I got quite stressed out about it because I got sick a week before the contest deadline was,and I was leaving to go with my youth group to Jesus Culture the same day i had to get it in..But I got it finished just in the nick of time,and then.....oh-no.The CD-ROM I was going to put the pictures on didn't work for some reason,and I couldn't find any others.But my mom called the people at FMG and asked if there was any way we could email it,and they said yes.Which was amazing,because they say you can't do that.So glad they broke the rules for me.Plus,my mom took it to the office to show them when she dropped off the entrance packet(I was long gone on my way to Redding).We did that the last time,too.

Today I got a letter in the mail from Fire Mountain Gems.I was so scared I didn't want to open it.But I did.And I'm a finalist!And they want me to share my success story,which I'm not sure I have one,but I think I'll submit it just the same.After all,there aren't very many my age doing what I do.

I will be sending in the necklace soon fro the final,and the we will find out if I win one of the many prizes.

So,have you ever entered a contest?I'd love to hear about it!