Secret Santa on Etsy Lithuania Team

Happy New Year to all readers! Here’s a bit overdue post about the exciting Secret Santa game we had on the Etsy Lithuania Team, pics of the wonderful gift I’ve received and a spotlight on two artists I had an opportunity to get to know a little better: talented knitter Irma who was very generous to send me one of her bestseller pieces and also an outstanding fiber artist Rita who was receiving Secret Santa gift from me.

Hooked on Hoops – new beaded hoop earrings

Yep, I am. Totally hooked on wire wrapping hoop earrings lately. And it seams that each time I try to make the same earring design twice, I end up with something quite different. Like the moonstone hoops below – after the first design was sold, I wanted to make another one to put in my shop… And created two more moonstone hoops none of which really replaces the sold one. To be completely honest with you, I still haven’t managed to do the design I had in mind before I started wire wrapping this first pair..

Handmade Polymer Clay Beads .. destash

I love playing with colors and creating / crafting polymer clay beads, not so much – finishing them, and it seems I totally cannot come around to using them in my designs recently. So after hoarding saving them for over a year, I’ve decided to go ahead and offer these beads for sale in my Etsy shop.

So here’s the line up of my theoretically homeless handmade polymer clay beads (clicking on photo will take you to the Etsy listing):

How to safely package earrings for shipping

What to do when your earring cards don’t fit in the gift box you have?
Selling handmade jewelry is fun, a day that brings a double sale is twice as fun.. until it’s time to pack and you realize that your packing plan just doesn’t work and does not guarantee the package will travel safely across the globe.
Join me on this mini earring packing adventure – a simple “how to” full of pictures and some words

How to make Halloween pumpkin beads from polymer clay

Halloween 2011 is just around the corner but there’s still plenty of time to collect ideas and get busy with homemade crafts! Here’s a very simple and well illustrated (and completely free!) step by step DIY sculptured pumpkin beads tutorial.

Learn how to make these unusual pumpkin shaped beads in 7 simple steps and use them in your craft projects just as you would use regular beads or charms – created pumpkin earrings or make other accessories to go with your Halloween costume, create beaded bookmarks and key chains, Halloween charm bracelets, party accessories, home decorations and so much more.