Collection Time

Tis The Season For Red and Green

  Curated By: gemsbyjerri

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Holidays

Wow I have been gone for a long time.  Sorry about that folks.  I have been posting a few things recently in my ArtFire studio blog, but nothing that is all that interesting.  I just wanted to jump in here and let everyone who is still around know about the amazing sales that are going on at Gems by Jerri.
Currently all items are 25% off and for ArtFire Patrons and Item Comments there are additional discounts as well.
In addition to those discounts I am also giving a gift with purchase. From Black Friday thru Cyber Monday.
For every $10 you purchase I am giving a FREE PAIR OF EARRINGS.  
Yes that's right for $20 you would get 2 pair for $30 you get 3 pair and so on.  
Not a bad deal right?

I am also trying to get offers set up on my Facebook Page, but I need nearly 200 likes to get the button so that I can use it for promotions like this.  
I'm going to try and be here more often, but you can always find me on Facebook or ArtFire.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Cuffs and Bangles

This weeks collection features some amazing bangle bracelets. I found tons of lovely bracelets to put in this collection but here are a select few that I decided to share with you all. I don't wear bangle bracelets myself. I have a hard time finding bangles that I can get my hand through. I also included a few cuff bracelets, which I can wear sometimes. I have issues with cuffs that have the ball ends because I spend so much time on the computer they end up digging into my wrist. For these reasons I tend to wear clasp bracelets that are relatively light. I do love the look of bangles and cuffs and I know a lot of other people do as well. So be sure to stop by some of these wonderful studios to check out their bracelet offerings.

Bangle Beauties

  Curated By: gemsbyjerri

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What's Going On

Once again I have been a bit lax in my blogging.  I will make no promises that this will be going away.  I will only say that I will try to be more present.  It has been such a long hot summer and I really can't wait for the cooler fall days ahead.  I have been busily working on new samples for the November and December Little Black Boxes.  I hope to have those ready in the next couple of weeks so that I can get them photoed and shipped out.  
We have finally had a little rain around here and it is kinda nice to know that water can still fall from the sky.  If you were here you would understand what I mean.  It hasn't rained at my house in at least 2 months and even then it wasn't anything to write home about.  I have yet to have any rain that measured in my rain gauge, but at least it has been around.
Oh, have you seen the new ArtFire homepage.  They have recently launched the redesigned page and it looks amazing.  Not that I am surprised.  They are always working on various parts of the website and every time they launch something new you can bet it will be awesome.  They launched the new artisan studio pages about two months ago and they are pretty great as well.  You can see what mine looks like here.  Well, we are getting hit by a bunch of lightning right now so I guess I will cut this post short.  

Day of Remembrance

I don't have much to say today.  There are far too many emotions on this day.  I just want to send my thoughts and prayers out to those who lost someone on Sept. 11, 2001.  There are no words to convey how horrible that day was for our country, but I know it was so much worse for all of you.  For all of those who were simply doing their job that day and were lost in the line of duty your loss is felt each and everyday.  You were heroes and will be remembered always. 

 

We as a people are responsible for making sure that these heroes are remembered.  September 11, 2001 forever changed our nation as a people.  On 9/10/01 we were all content to go about our lives like nothing mattered but our own little problems.  The events of 9/11/01 changed all that, we suddenly went from being individuals to being a nation united for a time in fear, anger and loss.  On 9/12/01, we were all more connected, the individual was no longer the most important thing.  It was almost as if we had gone back in time to a time where neighbors helped one another and a community rallied to help itself.  There were volunteers from all across the nation who dropped their daily lives and headed to New York to help with the recovery efforts.  In the past 10 years we have gone back in so many ways to the people we were before 9/11.  This saddens me so much more than you know.   We must remember who we were on 9/12 and go forward in our lives with that in mind.  We have from our founding been a nation of doer's not a bunch of do nothings.  It all starts with neighbors helping neighbors, giving a hand up and not a hand out.  If we all do this we will become once again the people we were on 9/12 and we will be a stronger nation.  

My thoughts and prayers also go out to the families all of those who have served our great nation and payed the ultimate price.  Freedom is not free it comes at a price and we must not forget those who have fought and continue to fight to ensure that we are safe.  I also want to say thank you to the families of those same military men and women.  The sacrifices you make to support your loved ones is a hard one and should not go without note.  May God keep you all safe and bring your loved ones home soon.

While I would have preferred that we build the towers back bigger and stronger than before that is not going to be happening.  Instead we will have the 1776 foot Freedom Tower, or One World Trade as many are now calling it.  The building is currently under construction and has reached the 73 floor.  The photo on the bottom is a rendering of what the New York skyline will be like when the tower is completed in late 2013.

I guess I had more to say than I thought.  Never Forget.  Never Again.  God Bless the USA.