Regina and Carissa

Below is a picture of the modified Carissa earrings, which Regina Yung Lee chose with her $50 gift card prize! Regina does not have pierced ears, but I happened to have screw-back findings for unpierced ears so they were a perfect match!


Each item purchased online at my shop in 2010 earns an entry in the next $50 gift card draw. The winner will be announced in January 2011!

Treasury: Khairi

Etsy member Palmsprout created a treasury listing and chose my Khairi bracelet to showcase! I'm thrilled she picked one of my pieces and here is a screenshot of her listing:

Salome, finished

And here it is, the finished version of the Salome... After the last post, I added some tiny crystal quartzes that were connected to shiny 6mm jumprings to give the earrings some extra shine.

Salome, in progress

Further to the previous post, this is what the Salome earrings look like currently:


I still need to add some extra cluster elements to make the design flashier and will post another photo soon!

Colours: neutrals

My most recent shopping trips netted me two different types of coin-shaped beads and it is high time they joined forces. Here is one of my favourite combinations, citrines and smoky quartzes, in the "before" stage of a pair of fabulous earrings:

The first annual gift card draw

The winner of the $50 gift card is Regina Yung, who entered the draw with her purchase of the Rhonwyn earrings back in May. Read more about the sale here...

There is going to be another $50 gift card draw in one year and the only way to enter is to make a purchase at the online shop at aileen.etsy.com. Each item purchased earns one draw ticket and the gift card can be transferred to another individual of the winner's choosing. How sweet is that?

Design evolution: Kasia

After a month long break following the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair, I have started working on some earrings again. The palette for my latest design was inspired by a lovely colorboard post at 100 Layer Cake and I picked peach moonstone, crystal quartz, and blue calcite as approximate matches for butter, sugar, and seafoam. I expect to have one or two more crystal quartzes in the design and hope to finish these earrings soon.

Last chance

There are still three weeks left in December, which means there is still plenty of time to have your name entered in the $50 gift certificate draw! How? Each purchase made at aileen.etsy.com in 2009 earns one entry for the draw, which will take place in the new year. Don't miss out!

Lori and Emmanuelle

Here is Lori Dray wearing the Emmanuelle earrings, which she selected with the gift card she won from the draw at the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair:

A very merry day!

A big thank you to everyone who made it out to the Steveston Christmas Craft Fair today! Many pairs of earrings were sold, as was the Danae necklace, which was brand new and not even posted in the shop yet! All of the unsold items have now been relisted so if you didn't have a chance to see the jewellery in person, you can always look online.

The winner of the $20 gift card draw is Lori Dray, who has her eye on the lovely Emmanuelle earrings. Congratulations Lori! There will be another gift card draw at the next craft fair (to be announced) so be sure to clear your schedule!

The coming days will be spent cleaning my work space and then posting several new pieces including four pairs of earrings and a necklace. Here are two of the earrings, the Mina and the Elena: