Bohemain Pinks...

Hi all, hope you have had a good week so far...we have had a great week, mostly...besides getting some nasty itchy hives from some food or some other allergens a few days ago, our week has been full of fun, sun & good things...over the weekend hubby did some work stuff & I made a few beads, listed them, see the post below to see that batch...then I made some more beads for today...I have listed them on etsy click here to see...

Here is a photo of me at a dam park area very close to our house, about a 10 minute ride...it was so lovely there this weekend...we drove Bella over to the park with the top down, probably how I picked up the allergens & got the hives...but that came later, we had fun the rest of the time...

Last Week's Flower focal bead goes to Vanessa from TX. send me your address please...

For this week I have the very yummy blue yellow ribbon bead above...the blues are silver glass, so they are even more yummy in person...to win this gorgeous bead please make a comment on this post about what kind of lampwork beads you are looking for these days...color, shape or what have you...

I am off to list more beads, if you get there & you don't see what you want it probably sold here is the link to the sold items...I do make some special orders, so let me know if you like a remake...

Thanks for stopping by...life is so very good...

Jelveh

Peace

French Casual...

I was looking at an English clothing store on line, looking to see if I could get my favorite trousers from them & shipped to the US (yes) anyway I ran across one their new lines for the season its called Casual Orchid, which has all these lemon yellows, gray & white colors in it...inspired by the clothes I picked a nice gray or so I thought with a pretty lemon yellow, some black and crystal clear to make some beads...as you can see in the photos my gray is more of a tan stone with lots of details in it, I went back & checked this colors name & for all you bead makers this is one of the new Cool Colors from Effetre, but I can not figure out which one, its either the 654 or 683 one of the Fossil ones...

The yummy photo above is of the beads I made yesterday...one set listed already rest to come as time goes on...in other words when I feel like it...lol, I am lounging on the couch...

hope you have an awesome weekend...life is so good & bright Lemon Yellow...

Jelveh

Peace

Earth Day Flower Garden Beads...

Hi all & a happy Earth Day to you...in honor of Earth Day I made a ton of Spring Flower Beads...I have listed them in my etsy shop click here to see... I did make more of these and listed them over the weekend & they sold.

I like the idea of listing beads on different days & times. Below is a photo of today's beads & goodies...check out the Drawer Pull or Knob...

Last week's bead goes to ikkinlala, please send me your address. For this week's giveaway I have the pink, orange, yellow & blue yummy spring focal bead above about 30x20mm...to win it make a comments on this post, maybe you can tell me what cool thing you did on Earth Day to save the planet...

& Did you see the last blog post, see hubby & the Belly Dancer...Thanks for stopping by, if you got some cool weather or rain please send it to Northern California as we are roasting here in 95 plus degree weather...

here are a few places you can purchase green goods in on etsy... eclipse amkdesigns flowerfly of course dont forget that glass is the ultimate reusable material and its not just for beads...

Jelveh

Peace

Sunday Surprise...

Ok, the last few days I have been in to making flower & spring beads, above photo is of the newest additons to the the group, I have listed them in my etsy shop & there is more to come on Monday...

Friday night we had the best Persian food at this yummy reasturant in San Jose called Negeen...they have a Belly Dancer on Friday nights which was a surprise to us...she was really good & I love the color of her outfit...can you tell hubby is just a bit uncomfortable, I waved her over with the money & handed it to him, the whole time he is saying no, don't...I am sure inside he is thinking wow what a nice belly...her name is Summer & she is an Etsy addict too...

Hope you are having a great weekend too...life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

Saturday Feature....

Hi all, I must be a lucky girl this week, well I think I am a lucky girl most weeks, but I just got an etsy convo, my bead photo above has been featured in a lovely treasury, here is the link, go check it... and yes this yummy bead of mine is available for purchase in my etsy store, click here if you want her...

have a FAB Saturday...life is good

Jelveh

Peace

Featured on Friday...

Hi all, having a great day I hope...my bead above was featured in a blog today so here is the link go check it out www.kaedankrafts.blogspot.com...

have a FAB weekend...

Jelveh

Peace

Tax day Relief Promotion....

Hi all, how is your April 15th going, if you are like me now, you have done your taxes already and are a happy person, if you are like me when I was a kid, then you are still working on your taxes and I wish you lots of luck in finishing in time... I have made & listed some yummy beads for you today...you can check them out here

since I am so lucky to have tax day fall on my update day, I decided to have a bit of a Tax Relief Promotion...so this is how it works, from now Wednesday 15th of April until Friday the 17th of April at Midnight PST, that means all of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, when you purchase more than 2 items from my shop you get a $5.00 discount which I will send to you via a paypal refund...

CeeGee Jewellery Design wins the yummy bead from last week, please send me your address...this week's bead (first photo above) is a new addition to the ribbon & the Petite Focal series...to win it make a comment on this post...

I am off to list the rest of the beads, thanks for stopping by, life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

Tuesday....

Easter was fun with the family, hope to have some photos to share soon...my sister took the photos this time...how was yours? I ate too much food & got a lot of sunshine & play time with the kids...

Been working on a special project which I will share more with you on soon, you bead makers out there will love it, so its been busy around here...the photo above is just a reminder that this yummy bead is waiting for a new home...click here to see her... a ton of beads on the way, a few today and most on Wednesday & Thursday...

Jelveh

Peace

Artist Alert...Galit Barak...

Hi all, in my quest to find great artists & show them off here, I have found Galit Barak Jewelry Designer...below is an interview I did with her...she is pretty cool...enjoy

1. Tell me a bit about you & what is your art form/media? My name is Galit Barak, I'm 22 years old from Israel.I live in a small town next to the Mediterranean Sea. I always loved to create, and studies fine arts in high school. I learned to knit and crochet at that time and wanted to explore the technique a bit more and started to use simple metal wires.

2. How long have you been working in the medium, why or how did you get started? I started crocheting wire for jewelry making while serving the IDF 2 3 years ago as a tour guide for soldiers in Jerusalem, and just couldn't stop creating my jewelry ever since.

3. What inspires and influences your art? Well, it's hard to say, I really love using circles and natural shapes but more than anything I'm inspired and influenced by the semi-precious stones and wires I'm using.I combine colors, shapes and textures while using high quality materials as 14 karat gold filled, sterling silver, semi-precious stones and pearls.

4. What is the most favorite part of working with your art medium? For me each one of my creations is unique. I love making custom order for special events, wedding, and personal ideas of customers. It is important to me to continuously developing and improving my jewelry so I'm attending to collage for B.Des degree in jewelry design.

5. What was the last item you bought on Etsy & why? If it was a good transaction lets give a shout out to the seller? The last item I bought was 26ga gold filled headpins from frogcottage http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=14978395 She is so kind, great prices, and no one sell these perfect headpins in Israel!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you Galit oh and here is her blog galitbarak.blogspot.com...Thanks for stopping by everyone...

Jelveh

Peace

New Beads & More...

Ok, I was planning on this big blog post about family & friends this past weekend with photos & all, but somehow between the rain (no sunshine for photos), waking up late & being plain lazy today, I fell behind a few hours in my work day...the sun finally came out a bit, I took the photos & am now listing beads as we speak...So click here to see them in the shop, there will be more as the day goes on & some every other day or so from now on...I listed some a few days back too, to see the sold items in my shop click here, I am approaching 600 items sold on etsy in the past 2 years, which is pretty good considering I was gone half the time moving studios & such...life is good & I am thankful for all the love....

The Winner of this past weeks bead is Sandi from TX...This week's bead is called Amazon Rivers & Lakes...it is a yummy encased round bead...part of the Petite Focal series...lot of detail in about 17x21mm space...to win it please make a comment on this post, for example you can tell me what kind of colors & shapes of beads you are looking for right now...

I am going back to listing the rest of the yummies, thanks for stopping by...life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

New Beads Listed...

Just listed the first batch of beads made in the new California studio...click here to buy & or drool over them...

life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

Happy April & New Beads...

Hi all, hope your April is starting on the right foot...ours is good, the sun is out, we are getting settled back in to our house & I got a new car (used, new to me) this week...the Studio is up & running now, I have made some beads that I listed today that I made at my friends studio, the next ones will be coming from my studio...

So lets get down to the beads, first the winner of last week's bead is "acptuser(at)hotmail(dot)com" Please send me your address so I can send you your bead...

This week I have up for grabs one of my all time favorite shape beads, I made this bead last week too, it is one of my gourd beads, its very yummy at 41mm long it is also very large, amethyst over silvered ivory with teal eyes, can you say yum...to win it enter a comment in this post...

I have 6 new bead sets and focal beads to my shop click here to see , I have 2 more sets & 1 focal still to add, I will put them up on Thursday...

I would also like to invite you to visit my friend Samantha's shop on etsy, the girl is a very talented jewelry artist, she uses the best ingredients & makes very lovely pieces of art, she has just started to offer her gorgeous jewelry on etsy click here to see her yummies & heart her shop for your future gift giving needs...

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a great sunny day...

Jelveh

Peace