New Etsy Metal Members

New Etsy Metal Members
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So, I snagged a treasury last week on etsy. It was completely unplanned, but I decided to use it to welcome the newest Etsy Metal members. I had to round out the list with a few existing members.
So please help me welcome them to the group. Visit their shops, they are all great:
Ses Design Jewelry
Judy B
Nectar Jewelry
Jewelry Fool
The Muses Jewels
AF Metalsmith
Delias Thompson
Timothy Adam Designs

New Business Cards

Bizcard front
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I'm so excited about my new business cards. The are so much more professional than my old ones and turned out really well.

Here is the back


I even got a beautiful little card holder from Holly Hawk on etsy. I love her stuff and want a bunch more of it.

Etsy Front Page

So, its already gone, but what a beautiful front page to be included in. Thanks Hedy, I love this list.

For Mother's day I gave Mom this great handmade prayer flag by Flederhaus of Etsy. My mom collects hands and the flags spell out peace in sign language. I just knew she would love them, and she did. I should have taken a picture when she hung them in the trees on our camping trip, but missed the chance. Instead here is a pic of them hanging in her sewing room.

Inaugural Airstream Camping Trip

So, I'm finally getting around to blogging about the airstream. My folks found this beauty a couple of months ago. It is in great shape for its age. We had our first outing in May for Mother's Day/ Mom's 60th birthday. We camped at Mckinney Falls State Park in Austin, which was gorgeous. The weather was perfect and we had lots of great guests and meals.
On the same day that Dad called to tell me about purchasing the airstream I read a story about a local artist named Paige Davidson in Indulge magazine. I am really interested in her paintings and love her style. The airstream series is especially intriguing to me. Here is one of my favorites.

Caged Pearl Necklace

Caged Pearl Necklace
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So the Etsy Metal June Challenge was to create a pearl pendant or necklace. I am so happy with the way my design turned out. I hope to experiment with other freeform stones. I found the beautiful gray pearl with iridescent purples and greens. I wanted as much of the pearl to show as possible and this is what I came up with.Check it out in my etsy shop. Everyone in the group came up with really great designs. We will be doing a tresury soon.