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New Bracelet & Bridal Giveaway News

Another new flower bracelet was added to the Etsy shop...

Wonderland Dream was made with the last of these blue flower beads, pretty!  They can even be worn with these earrings. 

I'm working with the lovely ladies at The Broke Ass Bride who are hosting a giveaway for me.  There is actually a nice little write-up about the shop too.  I wanted to get involved with a wedding website but not just *any* site.  The mission behind BAB is right up my alley. :) 

Speaking of giveaways, I will be annoucing the winner of the Atomic Cowlick giveaway tomorrow!

Pearls, Flowers, Fashion!

I've been in a bit of a creative funk lately and I'm running low on supplies again (it happens so fast!) so there's only one item to the shop this week.

Sister Harmony - coral rose & pearls

Saturday night I checked out this really cool show at Cornell St Studios in Kingston, NY called Passion for Fashion. This shot I took of some work by Juda Leah from Saugerties, NY. 

My boyfriend submitted some Fetish Fashion inspired art too.  I wish I could find an actual corset like that.

Otherwise, it was a low-key weekend. I *finally* Netflixed the first season of Mad Men and started watching that. I hate that it took me this long!

New This Week on Etsy - Pulp Sushi

This week I added three new items, each a different style but still all "me". Click the images to take you to the Etsy listing.

I'm two Etsy sales away from 600 and I'm still giving away a free Vanilla Sakura Candle with every transaction that brings me to it.

Also come back tomorrow for a new giveaway annoucement! 

New at Pulp Sushi - Flowers (and maybe a cute dog)

Sleeping Beauty Bracelet - This is my second bracelet using this name, I just love the ring to it and fairytale feel. 

Flower hair pin sets are back!!

Pastel Parade

Urban Garden

Pink Lemonade

I stopped by to visit Karen at Karmabee in Kingston, NY on Saturday and it looks like there's someone new working in the shop, meet Angie.

Yes Karen got a new dog.  It was Angie's first day in the shop.  Unfortunately she won't make much of a guard dog because she is just TOO sweet and friendly.

And then we all took her for her first walk around the new neighborhod.  It was such a gorgeous day, we walked down to the Rondout Creek. That's Karen walking with Mike.

I wish Karen & Angie much success in their new life together. :) 

New at Pulp Sushi

Oh happy day! My camera was shipped back to me from Canon and they were able to fix whatever the funk was wrong with it.  So I was able to add more items to Etsy over the weekend and not have to use my iPhone!  It feels like it's been a while since I shared some new items on here.

Sailor Jerry Candy Jade Bracelet

"Cherry Rose Red" Lily Flower Stud Earrings - this is such a cool color, it was so hard to find the right way to describe it.

Harmony Sunshine - the yellow beads are found vintage and have an interesting finish to them that is hard to capture on camera. It's almost a frosty finish but painted. 

Happy Buddhas are BACK!!

I know it's been a while, but the Happy Buddha is back in the Etsy shop.  There are currently three available.  Within minutes of posting the Black Buddha it sold so I quickly made another one and posted it this morning. :) 

Did anyone else catch the Etsy Success Symposium on Friday? I watched a couple of the seminars online, good stuff! One of the many things I took away from the day was photos (which kept coming up in EVERY presentation) so I applied some of that to these items.

I don't think I will be using props in all of my items photos but only when I feel something works with it.

They also mentioned that it's good to have at least one product photo with just a white background in case an Editor is interested in a product photo.  This is not the greatest shot but remember, these are all iphone pics. 

Besides photos, they discussed how to tell your story in your shop and your items, how to approach blogs and publications, using Pinterest, how to get found and featured on Etsy, it was a lot of information to take in. I wish I could have been in there in person. I hope Etsy will stream the videos again soon in case you missed it.

 

More New Lily Flowers (& Thank You)!

First off, I want to thank you for the comments left in yesterday's post. I know it was a little wordy but the encouragement left on the blog and my Facebook is *SO* greatly appreciated! ♥♥♥

I'm happy to have more stud earrings back in the shop.  I have a couple more I would like to add but the colors are kind of hard to photograph and I can't quite get it to match on Photoshop so I may just leave those as in person exclusives (?).  I will definitely have them at the Bust Spring Craftacular which is less than three weeks away!  I guess I'm as ready as I'll  ever be at this point.  I will bring everything I have but since I'm sharing the space, I'm not sure how much I can have out but it's gonna be a good day.  Even though it's indoors, I hope the weather will be nice.  SoHo is pretty busy when the weather is crummy but when it's nice, it's super bustling.

I took this picture back in February 2010, the buildings look like something out of a miniature model kit, not real.

Some More Spring Bling!

Some Bunny Loves You Necklace

Summer Breeze

Darling Scarab Earrings

Happy first day of Spring!  Seriously it feels like it was just last week I was wishing everyone a Happy New Year.  Here are some of the latest items added to Etsy. Full of Spring Love!  Don't you love that Rabbit pendant? I actually have another idea involving that little guy. Can't wait to get started on it.

What about the little scarab bugs? Not my first time using them and I know they're not for everyone but I think they're pretty neat and the green works with them.  Not all bugs are bad. Just another sign that the warmer weather approaches.  I'm trying to keep it positive here. :)

I noticed that I'm only eight Etsy sales away from 600!  I just got an idea!  The next group of customers to help me reach 600 will get a Pulp Sushi Vanilla Sakura Candle included with their purchase, no minimum order or coupon code necessary.  I wish I can give a candle to everyone.  

Blog: Flower Stud Earrings Are Back!

 

Just in time for Spring, pretty new flower stud earrings are back in the shop. I bring you Roses! They're small but super cute to wear if you tie your hair up so you can show them off.   

And I also added the Vintage Camera Charm Necklace which was previously only available on PulpSushi.com.

I also have good news! I will be one of the vendors of Bust Magazine's Spring Craftacular on Saturday April 14th.  I know, I know. I said I wouldn't do this show anymore because I was so uncomfortable last year but this year I applied with my friend Judy from JSWMetalworks to help cut down on cost and it's in April, BEFORE Mother's Day which is a good incentive for people to shop. Better timing this  time around.  Hopefully I won't get stuck in a corner again. :)

Blog: New Line of Earrings ~ Fanciful Deluxe

The Bead Expo hit me with some serious inspiration.  As soon as I got home I to work on a new batch of earrings which invoke a less kitschy, more fairytale wedding feel to it using flowers and pearls - Fanciful Deluxe Earrings

 

 


You'll notice I have a watermark on these pictures now. There has been so much talk lately about the Pros & Cons of Pinterest that I'm just playing it safe. I love Pinterest and I love using it for my personal inspiration boards and other references (ie: food receipes, home decor ideas).  I have a board for my jewelry and they are getting pins but I can't say I'm getting much sales from it. Unfortunately, I've seen some of my items getting pinned to boards with names like "Jewelry Ideas" or "Things I Want To Make". Oh well, not much I can do about that but I'll keep using it and hope that something good will come of it.

Shop Update: More Pretties For Your Ears

On a serious earring-making kick lately.  Personally, that is the one piece of jewelry I can't leave the home without.  Necklaces are ok but I need to wear earrings or else I feel like I look like a man ha ha! 

I'm using the last of my Tagua beads for the bottom two pairs of earrings. I've had them since I first started making jewelry and then I stopped,  I don't know why I do things like that.  Anyway, I did stock up on a ton of supplies this past week. I went to a bead show and spent WAY too much on new stuff but it's so inspiring.  I took some snapshots while I was there. 

I already made some more earrings when I got back home. Can't wait to make more!

New Earrings at Pulp Sushi

I had a three day weekend and what happens? I catch a cold that pretty much kicked my butt.  I spent most of the weekend laying on the couch blowing my nose. Go figure. I was hardly on the computer most of the weekend and my shop update was delayed a little.  I just could not engage my brain in anything.  So here's what's new...

New earrings added to Etsy, Last Mermaid SOLD & Sweet Jade.  The Jade earrings hang alittle more heavy but still comfortable to wear.  Both are bold, fun and eye-catching.

I'm feeling a little better today. Still a little head stuffy but I don't feel so bad when I'm actually outside and breathing some fresh air.  Anyway I gotta gather my strength, there's a BEAD EXPO going on near my home this coming weekend which can be pretty draining on it's own if you've ever gone to something like this.  Everything starts to look alike afterawhile but after you go to a few of these you know which booths to direct your attention first to get all your jewelry making goodies.

Closets, Chains, Pearls - Oh My!

Yesterday's photo for February Photo A Day was "Inside Your Closet". For a minute I thought that maybe I should straighten it up a little. Try to make my closet look pretty like out of an issue of Real Simple Magazine or something. But then I said "Screw it!".  I love having a walk in closet but it's so cluttered that there's really not much room to move around in. I still try to keep it all sorted by color at least. Here ya go!

I have a lot of scarves.  You can't see the bottom of my closet but it's all shoes, bins, my craft fair suitcase and more shoes.  Shoes on the stop shelves too. Lots of footwear.  You won't see too many outfit posts here but at least you know I do like clothes. :)

New necklace added to Etsy & PulpSushi.com yesterday. Simply put, Chains & Pearls.   I like how multi-strand necklaces look but they take me a LONG time to put together.  I'm so neurotic about how the strands fall and not having it look cluttered. I hope you think it looks nice, I am happy with it.

Come back tomorrow for my Valentine's Day Giveaway! 

Blog :: Cheeseburgers & Necklaces

My first attempt at a Chevron Necklace, what do you think?   You see this shape on Etsy often but not too many that are beaded in a bright green like this.  It's the latest addition to the Enchanted Sideshow collection, where I play around a little more with shapes using Czech glass beads. 

Did you have a nice weekend? It was First Saturday in Kingston, NY so we made the trip up and tried out a new restaurant - B3, which was so good! I gotta write a Yelp review.

Then we headed over to Karmabee just to say hello and maybe do a little shopping. :) I said hello to my little shelf which I just restocked.

I previously had some necklaces on displays but Karen, the owner, made an interesting observation - people were afraid to remove the necklaces from the displays (???) so we're trying out just laying them flat to see if people are less timid. Customer Psychology can be so weird sometimes. Personally, I still think it needs *something*.

Blog Update: Flapper Girl Odyssey Necklace

A new necklace was added to the shop today, Flapper Girl Odyssey. I made it this past weekend while snowed in. Totally on a whim and it's my spin on Steampunk. I'm a big fan of the style and have wanted to make something inspired by it for a while now but I wanted to do it right. I didn't want to just take random watch parts and stick them together, there's more to it than that.  And I wanted it to still look Pulp Sushi.

I'm not going to pretend that I'm some sort of Steampunk expert, but I love the fashion & art. It's dark, it's sexy, it's macabre and beautiful. One of my most favorite things is when a style is given a quirky twist.

The Flapper Girl was a thought I've been playing around with for a while and thought the bead strands would work well together.  The necklace is a mix of antiqued finish brass, gunmetal, freshwater pearls, czech glass, and onyx beads.

My current sale of 20% off your Etsy purchase can also be applied to new items like this necklace, just use coupon code LOVEU20 at checkout.

Valentine's Day Sale!

From now until February 17th, I'm offering a sale on both Etsy & PulpSushi.com for 20% off when you use coupon code "LOVEU20" at checkout.   Maybe pick up this new necklace I added to both shops....

Last Thursday I did something drastic and chopped off ALL of my  hair!   I've had my hair short before, but never this short.

I just needed a serious break from my high-maintenance hair.  When you have fine, curly/wavy hair that frizzes easy, it can be a real pain in the toosh every morning.  I was just wearing it up most of the time. Plus I wanted to do something drastically different with my appearance. I'm happy! 

So did anyone else get snow this weekend? 

This is what I woke up to Saturday morning. Good thing we had no plans and just stayed in all weekend!  It was pretty nice actually, quite relaxing.  I caught up with some knitting and my crocheting is coming along nicely. I will share some pictures soon. 

 

A whole lot of NEW this week

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I have a lot of new items that have been added to Etsy & PulpSushi.com  

 

New bags from Gnorasaurus

 

New clutches from H+J Star Creations

More Enchanted Side Show items were added to Etsy too

 
You can check them out at pulpsushi.etsy.com (will be added to the online store too)

Introducing: Enchanted Side Show

Ok! I was originally planning on sharing this with everyone next week but I just couldn't contain myself any longer. This is my first collection, I call it Enchanted Side Show - mid-century beadwork given a touch of boho luxe.

I have worked on these necklaces during my Holiday "break" and I'm so happy with how they look. I wanted to try something a little different and I think these came out pretty funky. All are fire-polished Czech glass beads.   There are more to come soon (just need to photograph).  These items were added to the Etsy shop yesterday. Click images to see the item listing.

Soon to be added are more necklaces, earrings & bracelets.  Stay tuned!

New Earrings at Pulp Sushi

In case you missed out, new pairs of earrings have been added to the Etsy shop. It's only been less than a month since I've really updated but I feel so rusty on the shop promotions. It's crazy how involved you get with it that when you step away from it, it feels like a big deal.  Anyway, here they are....

Lady Dawn

Blue Bombshell

Olive Bea

The Olive Bea earrings kept selling at the holiday shows I did so thankfully I had enough of the supplies to make a pair for the shop.  They're already included in an Etsy Blogger's Team Treasury - If You Blog It.... so check it out!

New @ Etsy :: Sunshine Joy

Check out the new bracelet I added to the Etsy shop yesterday: Sunshine Joy

I'm really trying to work on more braclets. I just don't have enough of them.  I worry that I might be making them too small. So far I have received no complaints but on average I make them around 8 inches, does that sound right? My wrists tend to run small.  They're all easily adjustable.

Don't forget I am offering **FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING** on Etsy and at PulpSushi.com when you enter code "FREESHIP".  This is in addition to other discount codes I have available for those on my email list and who follow on Facebook.