Gweyeni

Two weeks ago my water heater burst. Water, which is drawn to books and electronics, naturally found its way to my office and started building a pond colony in the carpet.

Thankfully, I was able to rescue my computer and precious books before serious damage was done. However, full eradication of the pond took about a week - which made for an interesting experience of running my Etsy shop out of an upside-down pile of stacked desks on an iPad with a filing cabinet over my head. Completing orders was made doubly complicated by remembering exactly where everything was in the now empty office and searching for its new home amongst the piles of stacked chairs and book forts.

Unfortunately, all this adventure prevented me from making new pieces or editing new photos.

But now I'm back! My glorious office is now as dry as California, freshly painted, and restocked with all my jewelry goodies. Regular updates should resume in the next few days.

In the meantime, you can see all my current work and view my vintage stock on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/gothicglitte…

I’ve spent the last two weeks getting my destash shop up and running. Destash Delight is now fairly well stocked and ready for shoppers.

A destash shop is different from a supply shop in that I won’t be restocking the sold items. It is a place I sell the pretty items I bought and never used at prices lower than I paid for them. Right now, I have a healthy mix of Swarovski crystal, antiqued filigree, gemstone beads, cabochons, and watch parts.

I have a lot of watch parts. Movements, gears, plates – even partial projects.

I’ll continue to add new items every 24-48 hours until I run out of supplies. Check back daily to see the newest additions!



Supplies: www.etsy.com/shop/DestashDelig…
Fine Jewelry: www.etsy.com/shop/gothicglitte…
Fashion Jewelry: www.artfire.com/users/gothicgl…

I purchased a Paragon SC2 kiln last week. This lovely invention will allow me to make bronze and copper pieces in addition to fine silver. Bronze and copper clay are way cheaper, though, so I'll be able to make larger pieces at much lower prices.

I've already come up with pages of Renaissance-inspired projects for when it arrives.

Speaking of new things, I'm filling up [my Etsy shop] as quickly as I can. I have a whole bunch of new pretties that will be photoed and posted over the next few days. These include emerald, rose quartz, and pearl pieces, all in sterling silver. I'm also almost done with another 10kt gold Katherine's Ring.

I am really bad about remembering to update my DA gallery, so be sure to check [Etsy] to see my latest work. I'll try to bring my gallery up to date over the next week.

Have a great day!