'Bout Time

I finally got up off my patootie last weekend and took some shots of the jewelry I've finished lately. You know, I love making the pieces but I hate like the devil to have to get out all the lights and backgrounds and camera stands and extension cords...... My dream is to have a place where the dog and the cats aren't allowed to be and I can set up the photography crap once and leave it there ready to be used whenever I need it. I tried a different lighting setup this time and a blue paper with a subtle pattern on it for the platform. The shots turned out more shadowed toward the top of the display with the light focus on the jewelry instead of the stand. I like the effect I'm getting with the plexiglass under the jewelry, too. I'd be interested in comments or suggestions on the results. All of these pieces have been listed on Etsy and I'll get more up this weekend hopefully.

Made It Into A Treasury!

I am so excited -my Orange Popsicle
Flower Lariat Necklace was listed in a Treasury on Etsy. Beth of theladiesann.etsy.com put together a beautiful collection of things orange and called it A l'rorange : from crispy duck to the Etsy logo, everything's better "a l'orange!" It is such an honor and a thrill to have my necklace chosen from the thousands of pieces of jewelry on Etsy and the cherry on the top is that the treasury was featured on the front page! If you're not familiar with Etsy, trust me, this is a big deal. I always love it when I log into my Etsy shop and see the little red number by the Conversations link. It means someone has been visiting my shop and wants to talk about it. For the note to say I'm in a treasury is so totally awesome, as my 15-year-old niece would say. Many thanks also to Beth who got a screenshot of the treasury on the Etsy's Front Page and posted it on Flickr. I'm going to smile all day!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88549784@N00/2789017633/