Thinking and Pondering

Ok so earlier here, I was talking about separating my jewelry into two shops. I was thinking about it again today. The thing is, "Designs By Debi" is so...generic sounding. I would leave the more "generic, assembled" type jewelry in Designs By Debi and put the cooler, vintage-y things in the new shop.

So today I was trying to come up with a new shop name. I really love some of the cool names some other Etsy sellers use. Like Opulent Oddities, Fanciful Devices, Covetable Curiosities and Sparrow Salvage. I'm throwing around words like -Profuse- Copious- Prolific- Gadgets- Doodads- Whimsy and Apparatuses. My brain is on serious Dictionary/Thesaurus overload.

The Colors of Nature

Artists are inspired by so many things around them- patterns, shapes and colors. Nature is a wonderful place to find inspiration. This bug (I have no idea what it is) was crawling along my deck railing. I showed the picture to my daughter and she said that it looked like it had been bedazzled or had sequins all over it. lol Please do click on it to see a larger view. :)

Showing My Face....book

Do you facebook? I started a page earlier this year for my Jewelry. Feel free to check it out. Fans get in on special sales and discounts :)You can find my fanpage here

Patinas and Silk

Speaking earlier of thinking outside of the box, here are some things I recently purchased. I bought a pile of the lovely Sari Silk. It's my first fair trade purchase. :) I created a lovely bracelet with it already and listed it in my shop.

Sari Silk Bracelet

The mandrels are so cool. Four different shapes for making new cool findings. I bought them here.

The patinas are from MissFickleMedia. I've only tried out one so far and the results were pretty good.

Things in the Works & New Beads

I am working on this cool glass and paper pendant. All foiled wrapped and ready to solder. I actually have not created a soldered glass pendant before, so this should be an adventure.

It really is time for me to think outside the box though. Although I do create some jewelry that is what some would call "assembly" type jewelry, I love to create the parts and pieces myself. That's the only way you can have truly unique items.



Bought these new beads. I love black! Above are cinnabar, lava and a couple others. The ones at the very top are black quartz. They are really awesome! I hope they aren't too heavy for earrings.

Some of My Sold Items

Red Hot Drops


Recycled flower ring


Underwater Sparkler


Too Much Time on My Hands

Some of My Favorite Pieces

The Butterfly's Collection. - What I would see butterflies collecting.


Hearts On Display- Lots of copper colored charms and chocolate glass pearls.


Bloom- Lots of fun with raw copper and my torch!

Finding MY Style

I really need to find my style. Some days I create vintage-y things like thisThe Secret Necklace
And then some times I create newer stuff like this

For The Love Of Rock N Roll

I guess it would be ok to create both types of jewelry, but I have seriously been thinking about opening a second shop to sell one or the other in. It would keep my shops looking more cohesive. Ya think?

I'm Horrible!

Seriously, I can't seem to keep up with a blog to save my life. I've been reading a few blogs that I L O V E and it inspired me to start back blogging. Maybe I can keep it up this time! lol

New Chain

I added some ball chain to SweetGeorgiaBeads today. This chain is 2mm and comes in Silver, Gunmetal and Gold colors. I also listed matching connectors in packs of 30.

This is great chain for scrabble tile pendants, glass pendants and other cool pieces.