A Craft Show in February

I am doing my first craft show on February 6, 2009

It is time for me to do my first craft show. I have never done one so I am flying blind. A friend of mines' little girls' school is having a craft fair and I will be selling some of my wares.

Because it is my first craft fair, I am not totally sure what I need to do. My first priority is to get the inventory I plan to take with me and prepare a price list. I will also tag the items with their prices and also select items to be listed for sale prices. It will be alot of work but I hope it will be worth it. It will be good to get some sales and hand out some business cards.

I will let everyone know how the show goes and I will include some pictures as well.

Happy Selling.

Buy Handmade!

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com/
http://www.madeitmyself.com/user/gajlsbeadsnsuch.aspx

Boy!...have I been busy.

Boy!...have I ever been busy...

I have been very busy setting up a new and joining two new communities. I set up a shop at "Madeitmyself" and I joined the Weloveartfire and Indiepublic communities. I will be doing blogs on Weloveartfire and Indiepublic to promote my wares and plan to list items, jewelry and anything else I can come up with, made using gemstones in my Madeitmyself shop. I am also trying to finish setting up my new website in which I will design/create/sell wedding and special occasion jewelry pieces. My artfire shop will include miscellaneous pieces of jewelry, bookmarks, and more. I've listed the urls below for my shops and my website.

Artfire Shop

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com/

Madeitmyself Shop

http://http//www.madeitmyself.com/user/gajlsbeadsnsuch.aspx

Gajlsbeadsnsuch Wedsite

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.com/ (Coming Soon)


Hopefully you will be able to view my new website soon. I will do a blog entry when you will be able to access it.

Until then...Happy Blogging, etc.

Gena
Gajlsbeadsnsuch

Always...Buy Handmade!

The Berry Lace Collection

I would like to introduce my Berry Lace Collection.....

The Berry Lace Necklace is made with deluca lilac silver-linedseed beads, garnet chez fire polished crystals, and a garnetcolored glass bead for closure.

The necklace is approximately eighteen inches long and is made
using one of my original designs. The pattern is made with off loom beadweaving techniques, such as, brick stitch and picots.

The bracelet is approximately seven and a half inches long and has tye same type closure as the necklace.

The earrings are a little less than two inches long and are made using antique copper earwires.

The Berry Lace Collection may be worn to any special occasion or it may be worn as a wedding set. The beautiful colors and the style may be considered vintage, heirloom, or even classic. Each piece was made by hand and individually created with love.

If you love this set and would like to get information on pricing, etc., visit my Artfire shop at: http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com

This jewelry set may be custom made in other colors as well. If you are interested send me a comment and I will return your message eagerly.

Thank you,

Gena,
GAJLSBEADSNSUCH

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.com (under construction)

Image Issues

I am having some "Image Issues" with some of my photos...

Some of my photos are not showing up for some reason. However, you can still access my website by clicking on the image boxes. I will get this resolved as soon as I can so you can see the images again.

I appologize for any inconvenience.

Gena Anaya,
Gajlsbeadsnsuch


BUY HANDMADE...FOREVER!


http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com/

Annual January 50% Off Sale

We are having our first time ever January 50% off sale!

This is our first New Year as a jewelry business and we thought it would be good to start a tradition in making January our 50% off Sale month. This is one of many monthly promotions we plan for you, our customer.

Simply go to our website at http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com/ and select the "Sale" category. You fill find many of our present inventory listed at 50% off their originally marked price.

We will announce our February even somethime within the next few weeks. Until then, enjoy shopping.

Thank You,

Gena Anaya, Owner
Gajlsbeadsnsuch

My New Project Is Finally Finished!

My special Wedding Jewelry project is finally done and I am so happy with the results! My special wedding project was well worth the time and effort...and stress during the holiday season. The reaction of the wedding party when they saw the final designs was priceless.

The Bridal Necklace and Earrings Set was made with 3mm and 4mm swarovski crystals in clear arora borealis and golden shadow, #11 seed beads in ivory pearl, clear arora borealis, and opaque luster blush, and #15 seed beads in gold luster cranberry. The round filigree clasp and earwires are of gold filled metal. The necklace is approximately eighteen inches long and the earrings are about one and a half inches long.

The Brides Maid Necklace and Earrings Set was made with 3mm swarovski crystals in golden shadow and 4mm swarovski crystals in golden shadow and clear arora borealis. It was enhanced with #15 seed beads in gold luster cranberry and the round filigree clasp and earwires are of gold filled metal. The necklace is approximately fifteen inches long and the earrings are about one and a half inches long.

The Matron of Honor Necklace and Earrings Set was made with 3mm and 4mm golden shadow swarovski crystals, 4mm clear arora borealis swarovski crystals, #15 seed beads in gold luster cranberry. The necklace is approximately fifteen and a half inches long and the earrings are about two inches long. The round filigree clasp and ear wires are of gold filled metal.

The bridal jewelry that was created in this project was designed with the help of the Maid of Honor. The Brides dress was in the color of champaign and the Matron of Honor and Brides Maid dresses were made of burgundy fabric. After looking at my bead selection, we agreed on what beading materials would be used and in what colors. The next step was to come up with a design for each set. The brides necklace was a combination of three patterns, two from a magazine and one of my original creations. The Brides Maid necklace was made from a pattern in a magazine and the Maid of Honors necklace was one of my own design. Each of the three pairs of earrings were my own design.

I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I have. I plan on making some more sets so I can have them in stock. I will probably vary the designs and use different colors. Come see what I make. I will you know when they are done.

All of my wedding and special occasion jewelry designs will be listed on Artfire as well as on my new Wedding and Special Occasion Designs Website (still under construction). I will let you know when my new website is up.

Thank you,


Gena Anaya,

Gajlsbeadsnsuch

http://www.gajlsbeadsnsuch.artfire.com/

http://gajlsbeadsnsuch.com/ (my new Wedding and Special Occasion Website--still under

construction)