The T-Shirt Lady » jewelry

Do you have a lot of earrings?

tshirtlady — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:44:43 +0000

I have been collecting earrings for years. When I was working I wore earrings that would complement my outfits. It was lots of fun. Now I have a ton of earrings, many I’ve not worn for quite awhile and I may see if any of my children would like them. Right now they are all stored in a box.

Recently I started collecting earrings from Etsy shops – many of the shops owned by people that I know, and I love all my new earrings. But I have a dilemma. I don’t have anywhere to put these new earrings! I don’t want to just put them in a box – these earrings are ones that I want to wear frequently.

So I made a cute little shallow felted bowl that I thought would work. Ah… there are too many pairs of earrings in the bowl and it’s hard to pick through them to find a pair to wear. And I don’t want to damage them as I am rummaging.

I have found the solution! These adorable earring holders that are created out of mesh, and framed with wood. Then the mesh is painted with a delightful scene or boss design. This earring holder can sit on your dresser or vanity table, or hung on the wall. The one I chose to use is the Bamboo design in the 7″x10″ size – which can hold 20-35 pairs of earrings depending on the size. This is the way the earring holder looks before you load it up! Standing on a table…

Hanging on the wall…

Viola – all my new earrings are hanging on the holder (please excuse the angle of the picture – the holder is rectangular in shape)

Notice the one hanging on the bottom by itself? If I’d had this hanger when I got those earrings, I might have actually had a pair

You can see these large (7×10) and small (5×7) earring holders at Sandi’s T’s

Sandi

More Holiday Gift Ideas

tshirtlady — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Like before, I’ve put together some ideas for gift giving that you might be interested in.

From Knitting Guru Luxurious, one-of-a-kind, flattering, custom knitwear. A Radical Retro Ruffle Scarf

From Burry Babies One-of-a-Kind & Custom-Made Baby Boutique, A Christmas Red and White Newborn Hat (how can you resist??)

From The Art Of Joy Original Illustrated Cards and Stickers. A set of Christmas Greeting Cards

A number of the members of my team Etsytwitter, recently had items shown in our trunk show – while some of the ones I show here may be different from what you saw at that event – you can be assured that the artists have items just as delightful, such as:

Angela from Amie Voltaire and her Paddington Apron & Chef Hat

Here’s Debby from Star Baby Online and her Dragon Vein Agate bracelet

Amy from Ojami featuring Japanese juggling & jacks game – below is a game made with fabric beanbags. These are great for adults and kids alike! Actually, I’m going to buy a set for my granddaughters to play with!

Jen from Jenco13 features Crocheted Scarves, cup cozies, and baby items, like this Sunshine Shells Baby Blanket

And Suzanne from Three Peats has the neatest new type of necklace made with recycled t-shirts!

Please join me again next week, when I will bring more shopping ideas for you!

Sandi

My favorite Shop – Punky Jane

tshirtlady — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:51 +0000

Each week, I feature a shop that I have marked as a favorite in Etsy. This week I am featuring Punky Jane. She is a member of the Etsytwitter Team along with me and many other wonderful artists.

One of the reasons I decided to feature this shop this week, is that recently Sandy, from Punk Jane created a few custom buttons for me, when I was trying to set up Custom Orders items in my Etsy Shop

She did such a wonderful job, I wanted to thank her – and feature her shop!

Sandy specializes in handcrafted sterling silver, fine silver and copper jewelry and accessories.

On of the neatest items that Sandy has in her shop is this Mark Your Calendar – Decide on the month, the year, and the special day to remember, and Sandy will create it for you!

Need something a little more family oriented: FAMILY TRIBUTE hand stamped and personalized sterling multi-charm necklace. Check out all the items that you could use to customize your necklace…

Check out Punky Jane – you are bound to find something to temp you!

Sandi

Speaking of Holiday Gift Ideas

tshirtlady — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:40 +0000

Recently I answered an ad from My Shopping Connection about handmade items to be featured in a Holiday Gift Guide.

I sent in a sample of my crocheted chokers and a sample of my coffee cozies. There were no guarantees that I would be included. And that was ok – it was a way of getting exposure as well as figuring out what might be of interest.

Well, this weekend I got an email telling me that the Guide was now online and available for shoppers to check out. Here is the link to the guide!

In checking out the guide I found that my crocheted choker is featured!

One of my friends in the Etsytwitter mentioned that she was in there also! So I went back and looked at all of the items listed, and found several other team members. I also found a friend from another on-line social group that I belong to. So let me just share with you the fantastic items that they have listed in this guide!

From my online group Creative Enterprises, Jane Loedding of Personalized Room Decor has this delightful sign featured

Another friend from the Etsy community is Sue from Antique Basket Lady has this adorable Nouveau Bird Snap Coin Purse featured

From my team the Etsytwitter Team, Kristen from Firebirdhouse has this Vintage Sunflower and Bird Bracelet featured

Another member of our Etsytwitter Team, Amy from Ojami has this Bento Tote Bag and Band featured

Yet another member of our Etsytwitter Team, SalonD’Arte has this Custom Origami Lantern (a one of a kind designed original large origami ornament – yours might be different) featured

Enjoy your shopping experience!!

I looked throught the rest of the shops featured, if I’ve forgotten anyone, please let me know.

Sandi