Etsy Etteam Black Friday thru Cyber Monday Specials

 Everyone loves a get a bargain especially during the Holiday Season.

I am a member of a wonderful group of Etsy shops called the "Etteam"--

Etsy Treasure Team.  We make treasuries to help promote what we make.

Below are 2 gift guides that I created to promote the shops on my team that have sales or specials from now thru Cyber Monday

Personalized Movember No Sho... SockprintsOnEt... $28.5	Red Ume - Leather Journal - ... WeeBindery $32	Black white cross body purse... forkeepsamanda $35	SUPER CYBER SALE Weekend Red... thimbledoodle $17.6
Beautiful Dog Collar, Flower... TheBluestSky $14	Vice Versa Houndstooth Fabri... SheSellsFabric $10	Extra Large Peppermint Bark ... CandlelitDesse... $7.5	Vintage 1950s Black Pin Tuck... RetroKittenVin... $65
Black night - cotton cord me... DivinaLocura $11	Black Fri-Cyber Mon SALE Cre... laurelsbylauri... $46.75	Black White Rustic Photograp... IslayCorners $45	Chunky Women's Infinity ... MadeByMariama $55
Folk Art Ornament - Beaded F... PaintFabricWhi... $15	Contemporary Art Glass Penda... coastalartglas... $35	Math Geek Greeting Card - I ... CursiveArts $4	Art at the Museum, Seattle A... SketchAway $23

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JOY - Unique Handmade Leathe... WeeBindery $37	Gift Certificate, Last minut... SketchAway $25	Reindeer Christmas Card in R... CursiveArts $3.5	POPPIES painting gift -6&qu... devikasart $110
FREE SHIPPING Brooch Blue Ba... PaintFabricWhi... $8.5	Hoop - red and turquoise dou... DivinaLocura $10	Art Glass Sculpture Blue Gre... coastalartglas... $235	The Perfect Pair - Personali... PillowprintzOn... $19.95
Stay on Wrap Mittens - Infan... HattieDesigns $20	Personalized Children's ... SockprintsOnEt... $21.75	Spearmint Eucalytpus Goat ... CleanLineSoapC... $5.5	Black Fri-Cyber Mon SALE Hap... laurelsbylauri... $51
ORIGINAL Art Gold Red Cherry... ModernHouseArt $310.5	Blueberry Soap Pop CandlelitDesse... $4.99	Red Rustic Kitchen Decor, 11... IslayCorners $45	Life Journey Typography 8x10... KneeDeepOrigin... $25

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My shop BayMoonDesign is offering Free U.S. Shipping on orders of $20 or more with coupon FREEUS  through Dec. 1.  Free gift wrap and gift tags with all purchases.  My shop BayMoonDesign is well stocked and my whimsical cards and jewelry are ready to ship.

Thankful and Giveaway Winner

 Baywood Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Delaware

I am thankful for many things this year.  On the top of my list is good health.  At my age, you can't take it for granted!  I am thankful I am able to enjoy traveling, swimming, snorkeling, hiking, yoga, reading, and jewelry making.

My jewelry making is getting more rewarding each year.  A pair of my earrings were featured in Bead Trends Magazine.  I have a few more being featured in the future.  I am a designer for several companies.  One of the companies is Znetshows.  I have gotten some pretty pearls, cultured sea glass, and findings for free.  I am giving away a set of 5 of their morning glory clasps to KayzKreationz      to enjoy.  Please email me your address.

Znetshows morning glory clasps are going to

I made some changes in my craft show table which I would like to think helped me at craft shows.  I added a banner by Visaprint which makes me look more professional.  You can see the top of the banner in the photo below.

Kathy at Biggs Museum, Holiday Fair 2013, Dover, Delaware

I eliminated most of my holiday decorations to make more room for my jewelry.  I used lots more art beads in my work this year which enhanced my work.  I added a new necklace display which my husband helped me make.  It is show in the far left corner of my table at the Biggs Museum.

Old wood frame that I had on hand

I took an old wood frame that was just sitting in a closet.  I went to Lowe's and purchased some
hardware cloth.  The hardware cloth was cut to fit into the back of the frame.

Hardware cloth spray painted

 I spray painted it with white paint.

My DIY Jewelry Display

Last step was stapling it into place.  I then decided to put some burlap on the back and make a stand out of an old, heavy metal hanger.  Instead of using s hooks to hang my jewelry unto the screen, I bought inexpensive Christmas ornament hangers and cut them to size and put some curls in them.  This saved a lot of money.  I discovered S hooks are pretty expensive.

 I am thankful that I have done much better this year at my two craft fairs and I have one left.  I will be at the Lewes Yacht Club Holiday Show on Dec. 7, 2013.  If you are in Lewes, Delaware please stop by and say hi.  It is free and open from 9 to 4.  A wonderful lunch is available for purchase and the town will have house tours and an old fashion Christmas parade. 

If you prefer to shop online, please visit my online store.  I have free US shipping for all orders of $20 or more and free gift wrapping with handmade tap on all items from now through Nov. 31.  Use code FREEUS at checkout.

Happy Thanksgiving!

More Earrings with Art Beads for the AJE Reveal 22

Mint and chocolate earrings available for purchase in BayMoonDesign Etsy Store

 
For this reveal #22 of the AJE Earring Challenge I am featuring ceramics by a local Delaware artisan Marsha Neal.  I like to buy local whenever possible so Marsha's ceramics are always on the top of my list.  The first pair I made from her ceramics are mint and chocolate earrings that are earthy and rustic looking. They dangle from antique copper ear wires and are light and comfortable to wear. The antique copper ear wires go great with the colors in the ceramics and the aqua and brown agate beads.

Round Earrings with a retro look available in BayMoonDesign Etsy Store

My other pair of earrings features round ceramics with a cream and beige colored glazing by Marsha Neal Studio. The base metal gold ear wires go great with the colors in the ceramics and make for a pair of large, retro looking earrings.  These earrings are about 2 inches long. 

I think you can see why I like to use Marsha's ceramics! 

Decision on Color Palette Is Key to November Art Bead Scene Challenge

BayMoonDesign heart necklace inspired by Cezanne's Basket of Apples

Basket of Apples by Cezanne is the inspiration the November Art  Bead Challenge and for this necklace.  It wasn't until Brandi Hussey posted her blog on the color palette of this painting that I made a decision about what I would create.
I took her thoughts on using the lighter side of blue (and blue-green) and ran with it.  She pointed out that you have more to play with - light aquas and blues, medium teals, and all of those subtle shades in the background area.  The bottle of wine and the plate of fruit reminded me of preparing for a special perhaps visit by someone he or she cares for so I thought an aqua heart by Southern Gal Designs would be a good focal piece for this necklace.  I had some aqua leaves and blue fresh water pearls in my stash.  I used a mix of blue/green seed beads to pull everything together.  Don't you think that my necklace captures the colors in the background well?

Nov. 16 lampwork

Lampwork in the center of this purple and gold necklace draws attention to Sharyl's Jewelry focal

This blog hop showcases lampwork beads by artisans.  Lisa Lodge organized it and sent everyone different lampwork beads to use.  For this blog I received 3 different sized, smooth, round purple ceramics by Shazzazz and a pair of purple floral ceramics by Suebeads.

I used 2 of the smooth,  round purple ceramics to suspend focals in the necklace above and below.  The purple and gold necklace above has a handmade brass artisan focal suspended from one of the smooth, purple lampwork beads. The purple lampwork is surrounded by lovely pieces of citrine.

Owl Necklace by Bay Moon Design $39

The second of the three smooth, round lampwork beads is used to suspend the owl focal.  I use large and very cute handmade ceramic owl by blueberribeads as a focal.

The last of the smooth, purple focals is found in a cuff bracelet that features a bracelet bar by Humblebeads.  The purple beads is on the right of the bracelet bar and is the same color of purple as in the polymer clay.

Purple Firefly Bracelet is available for $35.

I also got a pair of beautiful, matching purple floral ceramics by Suebeads .  I think they are perfect for earrings.  These  purple floral earrings have over a dozen petite cream colored pearls. The artisan ceramics have cream colored swirls or floral design on them.

Purple Floral  Earrings are available for purchase

Thank you Lisa for the beautiful ceramics and organizing this blog hop.  I was able to create some unique pieces with them.  Please visit all of the participants to see what they created.

Hostess:  Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist

Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs

Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry

Annette Rivers, MamaOwl's Mess

Karin King, The Sparkle Things Blog

Shaiha Williams,   Shaiha's Ramblings

Mimi Gardner, Baubles, Beads and Other Curiosities

Dee Alcalde, Agape Creations Jewelry

Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz

Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams

Lori Jean Poppe, Lorillijean Creative Corner

Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life

Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes

Terri Wlaschin, Dances in Fog

Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Sharyl's Jewelry

Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation

Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera

Linda Aspenson Bergstrom, TBD

Toltec  Jewels, Jewel School Friends

Judy Turner, Silver Rains

Gloria Allen, Gloria Allen Designs

Kathleen Douglas, Washoe Kat's

Connie Tipton, TBD

Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry

Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations

Michele Dotson, Star Jewels

Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware

Jennifer Clifford, TBD

Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall

Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me

Loretta, Loretta's Boutique

Carolyn Lawson, Carolyns Creations

Shirley Moore, Beads and Bread

Bonnie Coursolle, Jasper's Gems

Alice Craddick, Alice's Beads and Baubles
To thank you for visiting everyone, I am offering  a special in my Etsy shop for the month of November--Free U.S. Shipping on all orders of $20 or more with coupon FREEUS in November !
Happy Holiday shopping!

AJE Earring Challenge Reveal 21

Red reindeer earrings by Bay Moon Design

 

 

With getting ready for holiday craft fairs, it is difficult keeping up with the AJE Earrings Challenge.  I am a little late but I had to get these reindeer earrings ready for my craft fair at Baywood Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Delaware.  It is on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  If you are in the area, please stop by.  It has over 35 vendors with handmade and collectable items.

As soon as I spotted the reindeer ceramics in the above earrings, I new I had to make them for this craft fair. These red reindeer earrings are made with handmade artisan ceramics by Mary Harding.  They are combined with gold glass pearls from Znetshows. The red color of the ceramics reminds me of Christmas red.  These earrings make great holiday earrings that can be worn all winter long. They are very cute. Don't you think?

Cream and Brown Earrings by Bay Moon Design are available for purchase

I always like to have some neutral colored earrings available and Marsha Neal's ceramics are very popular in Delaware since she is a local Delaware artisan.  These cream colored earrings are shaped like ovals and are earthy looking when combines with antique copper kidney ear wires. The antique copper kidney ear wires go great with the colors in the ceramics and give them an edgy look. Simple, lovely, go with almost anything!

Wish me luck!  Don't forget to stop by my Etsy store.  I am offering Free U.S. Shipping on all orders of $20 or more with coupon FREEUS in November !
Happy Holiday shopping!