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three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2007-08-26 10:58 am

Shiny things, on sale

So here are the products of my restless hands while I watch movies or reruns of Cops after work. I enjoy doing this, patterning out beads and stringing them along. It keeps my hands occupied so I can focus better on other things. I never seem to be so satisfied as when I multi-task. Anyhow, I need to have more beads and there is no way I could wear all of these things. So I offer them up to you for the cheap, so that I can buy more beads and make more things. It seems to be a pleasant cycle. Any thoughts, suggestions, constructive criticisms would be welcome. I am hoping to acquire some rings to use and more fancy clasp materials. Everything right now is a lobster claw and ring, and all necklaces are strung on pretty strong nylon coated steel wire. It is fairly sturdy and if I haven't broken it yet I don't imagine you will.

Apologies in advance that my photography skills are not the best. It was also hard to capture the shiny flash of some stones. Trust me, they are more beautiful in person. That red jasper is much more red and not orange.

Now for the details:
Shipping: Shipping and packaging is $4 for all over the US. For Canada, let's say $5. For all over countries, let us say $6. (These estimates are based on first class postage & bubble padded mailers. If you require another option, please email me and we can figure it out.)

Payment information: I take Paypal, of all kinds. My paypal address is tsarina_amanda at yahoo dot com. Please send your money there, and make sure you have a current address on file for shipping.




Love set fire Love set fire
Length - 15 3/4 inches Garnets, labrodite, sea glass opal Price: $20
Daylight fading Daylight fading
Length - 21 inches Red jasper leaf, carnelian, goldstone, agate, dyed pearls, glass Price : $25
Harvest gold Harvest gold
Necklace length - 19 inches Bracelet length - 7 1/2 inches Czech glass beads Price: necklace - $10 bracelet - $5
Binary Springtime Binary Springtime
Length - 22 inches Citrine, iolite, peridot and blue glass Price: $20
Binary Springtime Binary Springtime
Length - 22 inches Citrine, iolite, peridot and blue glass Just another view to give you an idea of the length
Forest Floor Forest Floor
Length - 18 inches Tsavorite, blue goldstone, dyed pearls, snowflake obsidian, aventurine leaves Price: $25
Red Shift #1 Red Shift #1
Length - 15 3/4 inches Dyed pearls, blue goldstone, garnet, Czech glass Price: $20
Ruins in the grass #2 Ruins in the grass #2
Length - 21 inches Murano glass, picasso jasper, tsavorite, hematite, dyed pearls (A little on the heavy side) Price: $20
Ruins in the Grass #1 Ruins in the Grass #1
Length - 16 1/4 inches Murano glass, picasso jasper, tsavorite, hematite, dyed pearls (A little on the heavy side) Price: $15
Ocean night Ocean night
Length - 14 1/2 inches Dyed pearls, Czech glass, lapis lazuli Price: $10
Walk me home Walk me home
Length - 17 1/2 inches Blue goldstone, dyed pearls Price: $10
Catch me Catch me
Length - 15 inches Hematite, agate, carnelian, Czech glass Price: $20
Rainy Monday Rainy Monday
Length - 15 1/2 inches Czech glass SOLD
Binary Sun Moon Star Binary Sun Moon Star
Length - 17 inches Blue goldstone, moonstone, labrodite and goldstone Price: $12
Confidence Confidence
Length - 15 1/2 inches Murano glass, dyed pearls, hematite, silver beads, Czech cathedral beads SOLD (I wore this to my recent interview that landed me a nice new job. It got many compliments.)
Red Shift #2 Red Shift #2
Length - 18 inches Czech glass, hematite, smokey quartz Price: $12
Tulip Tulip
Length - 9 inches Czech glass, hematite,glass tulip beads Price: $6


[identity profile] kythryne.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You have a really good eye for beadstringing.

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Sometimes it takes forever and sometimes it is just instantly there. I enjoy it.

[identity profile] brienze.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Dibs on Rainy Monday. Can I just paypal the $15 and get it from you next weekend?

Heading to lunch now but will check in when I get back.

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It is yours! :D

[identity profile] siria.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't afford to buy jewellery right now, but these are beautiful. Most especially Love set fire, I think. :)

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Will you let me send you it? For serious! I would rather it be with someone who could wear it and enjoy it than sit around in a bag at my apartment until maybe one day someone gives me a couple bucks for it. Please! Let me send it to you. email me?

[identity profile] avidbeader.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh...pretty! You do have some lovely designs going!

I may be back after payday or after my Paypal balance rises again...I'm eying Binary Springtime and Ocean Night, but first come first serve.

[identity profile] antebellumcafe.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
These are lovely! One thing I might suggest is to include a poetic description of what each stone's properties. I would enjoy reading about lore or meaning each piece has as a consumer.

For example:
Healing ability: Garnet is an excellent assistance for blood deficiency diseases. It stimulates bloodstream and pituitary gland, relieves rheumatism and arthritis pain.
Garnet combats depression and lethargy. Garnet also stimulates the spleen properly. Garnet protects against depression and impure thoughts. Cures fever and promotes good health.

Mystical power: Garnet should be carried close to the body. Its energy is balancing and peaceful. This stone of passion stimulates the sexual drive. Garnet gives energy and courage. It is said to encourage robust good health and sexual desire, enhance the wearer's imagination. Garnet symbolizes fire, faith, courage, truth, grace, compassion, constancy and fidelity. It also offers protection to the traveler.

AND if you had a particular image in mind when designing each piece, you could add a little poem, etc. ala BPAL... I'm a sucker for all that. It makes me feel like I am getting more than just a piece of jewelry. It makes me feel like I am purchasing "mood" and helping someone who understands that "mood".

[identity profile] antebellumcafe.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course, this is for when you go global. ;)

[identity profile] devilindupriest.livejournal.com 2007-08-26 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Just throwin' this out there:

www.etsy.com

Neat site, dunno if it would work for you.

Lovely Blings

[identity profile] abbismom.livejournal.com 2007-08-27 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Dibs on confidence. Gorgeous piece. It shall be mine, oh yes, it shall be mine. If you want to post your stuff on my site, www.shinyblings.com, it could only help both of us improve our "viewership." I'm also planning on getting a booth at Wimberley in October (first Saturday of every month), so if you wanna set up with me, that would be great. I still wish I could take a class with Kythryne, the Goddess of All Shiny Blings...

Re: Lovely Blings

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2007-08-27 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Coolness! I will deliver it to you at work. :D Hey, booth sounds exciting.

Re: Lovely Blings

[identity profile] abbismom.livejournal.com 2007-08-27 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Will have cash in hand. Yay! We'll dish about the booth.

[identity profile] abbismom.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Rosanna loves Rainy Day! She said she would buy it if it weren't already taken...

[identity profile] brienze.livejournal.com 2007-09-15 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been meaning to come back to this post for at least a week now... if you're ever in a mood to take requests, I would be happy to buy a 15 1/4-1/2" of the colored stones from Binary Springtime with some of the brownish-goldish ones from Ocean Night added in (and maybe some of the clear, but not so many as in Binary).