Winner! Winner!

Happy new year! Each January, all online customers from the previous year are entered into a draw for a $50 gift card that can be applied toward any regular priced merchandise. A draw was held today and the winner is Patricia Ryan, who purchased the Paige and Cherie earrings in March 2012. Congrats!

The same draw will be held again a year from now and there is only one way to participate so here's the link to the shop: aileen.etsy.com!

A visit to Vancouver Island

This is just a quickie post to note I will be out of town for work until December 14th. All purchases can take advantage of the code 2012ISLANDTIME for free shipping to anywhere in the world!

Where have they gone?

Curious blog visitors may have noticed that some of the links to specific pieces of jewellery do not work. Why does Etsy say they pieces can't be viewed? It's because they were sold off the site, such as at a craft fair, and the listing had to be taken down.

Don't fear though - if a particular style interests you and I can get more of the same materials, I can make a duplicate! For example, the Io earrings (pictured below) sold at the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair and I made an identical pair for another customer:

Double win!

ARIA INDUSTRIES was at two craft fairs this weekend - the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair in Richmond on Saturday and the Urban Artisan Craft Fair in downtown Vancouver on Sunday! Many pieces were sold including the brand new Katinka and Lalita earrings...

As usual, there was a draw at each craft fair and I am very happy to announce the winners of $25 gift cards, which can be used for anything at aileen.etsy.com...

Steveston Christmas Craft Fair winner:
Anna Li

Urban Artisan Craft Fair winner:
Liz Hayes-Brown

I also snapped this shot on Sunday - it is of some of the event's raffle prizes and in the white box are the Xishi earrings!

Craft fairs galore!

Alright, the time is nigh! I’m back from Hawaii and this is going to be a weekend of craft fairs, from the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair on the 24th to the Urban Artisan Craft Fair on the 25th! That's why the shop is empty, but it will be restocked on the 26th. In the meantime, if you are in the Metro Vancouver area, please stop by!

STEVESTON CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Steveston Community Centre - indoor tennis court
4111 Moncton Road, Richmond, BC
Saturday, November 24, 2012

URBAN ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR
Roundhouse Community Centre - exhibition hall
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Sunday, November 25, 2012

A Hawaiian hello!

Winter weather is upon Vancouver and I miss the sunshine so I am taking a little bit of time off for a trip to Hawaii! This means that there will be no shipments from now until November 23rd, but there is a reward for the patient! Use the code 2012ALOHA at checkout to receive free shipping at aileen.etsy.com during this period!

This is a great time to order holiday gifts and to snag the pieces you really want... Why? Because the shop will be emptied during the evening of the 23rd - all the pieces are going to craft fairs on the 24th and 25th!

La-la-la-lalita!

It has been a while since pearls have starred in any ARIA INDUSTRIES creations so please welcome the Lalita! She came from humble beginnings, but was personally selected for her beautiful appearance! All joking aside, the rectangular pearls in these feminine earrings were chosen specifically for their near-symmetrical pattern and the depth of colour of their nacre. The shape is reflected in the sterling silver chain, which has rectangular links. Altogether, this combination is unstoppable!

Urban artists

October is winding down and that means it is time to prepare for the holiday craft fair season again. This year marks our first appearance (on Sunday only) at the Urban Artisan Craft Fair at Roundhouse Community Centre and they created some pretty nifty advertising:

When turquoise met jade

Ten items have been added to the shop and instead of a regular here's-a-photo post, this one is a here's-how-it-happened piece. Twitter followers (at @ARIAindustries) will already know... First, it started when I drew a little design one day. It was a rough sketch that captured the general look I wanted to create: Then I played with the details... What kind of hoop to use? How to connect the dangling stones to the hoop? What order to connect them in? These were my two hoop options:
In the end, I went with the brushed oval hoop and separate connections in an alternating cascade via jump rings. Here is the end result:


The style is called Anjali and is available at aileen.etsy.com.

Craft fair season

It's the beginning of October, which means the holiday season is almost upon us! I'm extremely excited to announce that ARIA INDUSTRIES will be selling in downtown Vancouver soon! The event is the Urban Artisan Craft Fair and it will be held at Roundhouse Community Centre. It is actually a two-day affair, but we will only be there on Sunday, November 25th because we have another engagement the day before - the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair in Richmond! For those in the area, please come see our jewellery in person!