Watch me while I design, bead, yell, create, sew, construct, and sell.
Monday, December 19, 2011
New Items!
I feel like all I've been doing this week is making earrings. I'm obsessed, it's official. Here are a bunch of my newest listings. Everything is one of a kind and ridiculously on sale. I can also do overnight shipping so you get everything by Xmas :)
Friday, November 25, 2011
Handmade Black Friday
HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!
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The store has been updated this morning with all bracelets and necklaces reduced to $10 and all earrings reduced to $4! Shipping has also been reduced!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tips - Cleaning Your Vintage Jewelry
I wanted to share some good jewelry cleaning tips I've found online. This is a great list of 12 household products that can be used to clean any "gently worn" or tarnished jewelry bought at the thrift store or flea market.
My favorite:
Vinegar
Make your silverware — as well as your pure silver bracelets, rings, and other jewelry — shine like new by soaking them in a mixture of 1/2 cup white vinegar and 2 tablespoons baking soda for two to three hours. Rinse them under cold water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
This one has a great reaction when you mix the ingredients! The shine is actually pretty impressive. This one started with a lot of metal chipping and gunk but now it's ready for the paint and tools!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New Reversible Necklace
After refurbing those vintage necklaces I have lots of chain remnants. I'm also too cheap to throw them away, so I threw them together instead. The long beads are reversible and I couldn't decide which side I liked better so I'll let you chose.
I think I like the smoother side better. This is what it looks like in real life via my cell phone.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Holiday Sponsorship Sale
Ad space includes a 150x150 px ad - all ads are rotated weekly so everyone gets to be at the top - as well as an introduction post inlcuding a photo and links to your blog/shop/cause. Giveaways and coupon codes are encouraged but not required. Ads can start on any date and will run for 30 days at a time (60 with this sale).
Sale only through November 30, 2011
Please contact me at JessiSeling@gmail.com if you are interested :)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Gift Guide - Shiny and Geeky
Monday, November 7, 2011
Knock off Criss Cross Bag
I fell in love with this bag on etsy a couple months ago but I was not going to shell out over $70 for it. I'm way too cheap to pay more than $30 for a bag. I loved the leather details on the very interesting straps of the bag. I studied it and sketched the pieces that I thought would work. After a lot of planning and graph paper I was pretty sure I had it down.
I can't show you how I made it (unethical and whatnot) but I can show you my version. I wasn't confident in sewing leather with my machine so I chose a home dec fabric as the main bag and a canvas for the details. I also used this zipper tutorial for installing zippers to lined bags. I used this for the top of the bag and for the back pocket.
I was able to put this together in one night once I had all the pieces cut out. I am hoping to make another version in a print. A shoulder strap is kind of necessary since I don't like to carry handbags. There are already made leather straps on etsy that I might check out next time.
What do you think about the tassel that I added to the zipper? I think it makes the bag pop!
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