tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75548203671845788622011-12-30T19:59:25.762-06:00Gems by JerriFeaturing handmade artist, vintage sellers, and tidbits about my own handmade business.Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-38717797932703314802011-11-07T16:07:00.000-06:002011-11-07T22:44:06.909-06:00Cuffs and Bangles<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">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.<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style></span><br /><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url("http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png") no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064">Bangle Beauties</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34760_product_1333817262_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--93050_product_1518178311_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--98672_product_1807894089_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--99150_product_1884023445_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--23054_product_1138067321_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--16751_product_1050284143_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--114545_product_520490823_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--39920_product_44305595_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--50937_product_1714505275_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--10195_product_1069013757_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--89602_product_270885474_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--92466_product_299334761_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=27064"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /> <a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0px 0px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies">Craft Supplies</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3871779793270331480?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-66759779689284634492011-09-21T20:37:00.000-05:002011-09-21T20:37:10.332-05:00What's Going On<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">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<a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/"> Little Black Boxes</a>. I hope to have those ready in the next couple of weeks so that I can get them photoed and shipped out. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">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.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, have you seen the new<a href="http://www.artfire.com/"> ArtFire</a> 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<a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/"> here</a>. Well, we are getting hit by a bunch of lightning right now so I guess I will cut this post short. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-6675977968928463449?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-27923094424914188002011-09-12T17:26:00.000-05:002011-09-12T22:25:24.178-05:00Day of Remembrance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yqJUDIJBLNA/SqpAlbQP17I/AAAAAAAACY0/CuYj0dVhM7I/s400/in-memory-of-september-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yqJUDIJBLNA/SqpAlbQP17I/AAAAAAAACY0/CuYj0dVhM7I/s320/in-memory-of-september-11.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.westport-news.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=1548655&width=628&height=471" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://www.westport-news.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=1548655&width=628&height=471" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://electronic-architecture.wikispaces.com/file/view/686FreedomTowerWorkRampsUp_pic1.jpg/140307701/686FreedomTowerWorkRampsUp_pic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://electronic-architecture.wikispaces.com/file/view/686FreedomTowerWorkRampsUp_pic1.jpg/140307701/686FreedomTowerWorkRampsUp_pic1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I guess I had more to say than I thought. Never Forget. Never Again. God Bless the USA.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-2792309442491418800?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-52252212601154522012011-09-04T18:30:00.000-05:002011-09-04T22:17:31.414-05:00Paisley Pretties<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today's collection is filled with pretty paisley creations from some of the wonderful artisans on <a href="http://artfire.com/">ArtFire</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm going to do things a little differently today. I thought it might be a nice to give a little link love to my fellow artisans, so I will be telling you a little bit about each of the items pictured. I will start with the top row ad work my way row by row to the bottom. Clicking the links below will take you to the artisan studio clicking the pictures will take you to the item listing.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Row 1</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The first item is a square silk pillow with a hand painted paisley pattern from <span title="pkfairaday"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/pkfairaday">pkfairaday.</a></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next we have a set of 4 pretty red paisley napkins created by </span><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Cranberry"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cranberry.</span></a></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Coolstraps"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cool Straps</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> created this wonderful paisley guitar strap of orange and turquoise India silk.</span></span><br /><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Row 2</span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A pretty black and white paisley padded sleeve for a MacBook computer from <span title="JanineKingDesigns"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/JanineKingDesigns">Janine King Designs.</a></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/38Stitches"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">38 Stitches</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> created this pretty blue, black, and white baby bib with pearl snap closures.</span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The lovely black and silver metallic woven paisley clutch was created by <span title="Delightful_Stitches"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Delightful_Stitches">Delightful Stitches.</a></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Row 3</span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/3zArt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3zArt</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is responsible for this pretty decoupage outlet plate in a pink and black paisley pattern.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The custom made blue and green ceiling fan with light is a product of <span title="sistersinstitches4u"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/sistersinstitches4u">sistersinstitches4u.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span title="sistersinstitches4u"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Up next is a black paisley fabric covered mouse pad from <span title="mousepadsplus"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/mousepadsplus">mousepadsplus.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span title="sistersinstitches4u"><span title="mousepadsplus"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Row 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span title="sistersinstitches4u"><span title="mousepadsplus"><span title="PickleberryLane"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/PickleberryLane"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pickleberry Lane</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> created the wonderful black, red, and white paisley camera strap cover.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span title="sistersinstitches4u"><span title="mousepadsplus"><span title="PickleberryLane"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wonderful paisley luggage tags from <span title="suzyssentiments"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/suzyssentiments">suzyssentiments,</a> fill the next to last slot in this collection.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span title="pkfairaday"><span title="JanineKingDesigns"><span title="38Stitches"><span title="3zArt"><span title="sistersinstitches4u"><span title="mousepadsplus"><span title="PickleberryLane"><span title="suzyssentiments"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And finally we have a mini velvet bag with a pretty floral and paisley design from <span title="AnnyMay"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/AnnyMay">AnnyMay.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url("http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png") no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687">Paisley Perfection</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--50937_product_1813950869_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--10463_product_1436345305_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--30611_product_275088580_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--8660_product_1018137316_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--108337_product_840388540_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--9981_product_74465538_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--4789_product_891124819_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--113649_product_2000787961_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--115400_product_1596010764_thumb_crop.png" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--98085_product_1170713016_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--81774_product_1764363585_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--23054_product_1066875362_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26687"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0px 0px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/media">Craft Tutorials</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5225221260115452201?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-7537043989392895862011-08-25T20:36:00.000-05:002011-08-25T22:14:23.341-05:00Tantalizing TealI should explain my absence by letting you all in on the ongoing computer saga. I finally had to break down and buy a new laptop. In a previous post I told you about the BSOD- blue screen of death- well, a friend managed to fix that by reformatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows. Well, a few days later the problem occurs again only worse as I cannot even read the BSOD before the darn thing trys to restart. I did a little research and discover that the problem is either the hard drive or the internal power supply. I decided that it wasn't going to be worth the effort to try and find the replacement parts and that in the long run it would just be better to get a new laptop. <br />So, on my next trip to Wal Mart I bought a brand new Compaq Presario laptop with Windows 7. It is taking some getting used to as I have worked with XP for so long, but so far so good. <br /><br />Today's collection is all about my favorite color, TEAL. I love blue as a general rule, but really don't care for green. Teal is the perfect mix of the two colors into a beautiful shade that can lean in either direction. Teal also blends well with purple as well as silver. I selected a wide variety of products for this collection to show how you can use this color to create just about any kind of creation that strikes your fancy. I hope you enjoy this collection and please take a moment to click on the photos and visit the ArtFire studios of these awesome artisans.<br /><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url("http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png") no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400">Tantalizing Teal</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--63059_product_1291437774_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29912_product_1041854508_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7767_product_1087078549_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--32896_product_1381866525_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--5541_product_925964777_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--89440_product_575419816_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--10885_product_1260429255_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--81786_product_903706140_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--103711_product_618294717_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--84931_product_1798974609_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29167_product_1593024571_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--819_product_330689338_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26400"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0px 0px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art-Photography/2/88/0/0/0/0">Fine Art Photography</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-753704398939289586?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-33947932536348732172011-08-19T22:11:00.000-05:002011-08-20T13:46:18.066-05:00Cloisonne<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently did an interview to accompany my sponsorship of this months <a href="http://thelittleblackboxes.com/">Little Black Box</a>, if you would like to read it you can find it <a href="http://thelittleblackboxes.com/pages/sponsor.htm">here</a>. I am also running a special in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">ArtFire Studio</a> to go along with this sponsorship. The coupon code for this promotion is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">AUGPROMO</span>, this will get you 25% off of your purchase.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now on to the collection for today. Cloisonne is is an ancient technique for decorating metal objects. The decoration is formed by adding compartments and separating them by solder silver or gold wires or strips between the compartments. The compartments can be inlayed with cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. In recent times the inlay is made with vitreous enamel.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">In ancient times the technique was mostly used for jewelry, fitting for clothing, weapons, or other small objects decorated with geometric designs. During the Byzantine Empire thinner wires were developed to allow more pictorial images to be created. These were used mostly for religious images and jewelry, and always with enamel. As the enamel technique spread to China it started to be used on larger items like bowls and vases.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy the collection.</span><br /><br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url("http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png") no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013">Creative Cloisonne</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26287_product_1707615289_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--113621_product_2063998858_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--6197_product_242538388_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--52135_product_1762756995_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--112651_product_1459439488_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--6624_product_1063544449_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--32661_product_15262595_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85156_product_406637158_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--100532_product_1355120239_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--59296_product_1492448461_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--46138_product_2116515277_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--15953_product_1808412680_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=26013"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /> <a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0px 0px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border: currentColor;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art-Photography/2/88/0/0/0/0">Fine Art Photography</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3394793253634873217?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-59345103781092665162011-08-14T16:09:00.000-05:002011-08-14T20:19:51.617-05:00The Little Black Box<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8h0ug9iwZig" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is <a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/">The Little Black Box</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">? Why it is an absolutely fabulous way to discover some amazing handmade businesses. In each Little Black Box you will find 14-20 samples that can range from jewelry to soap to homemade carmel corn or cookies. Sometimes you can even get gourmet dog treats for you furry family members.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've included a couple of YouTube videos that show you what was in the April and May boxes. Just a little taste of what might be in a Little Black Box in any given month.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't just love to buy these boxes I also contribute and this month I am the box sponsor. In addition to the earring samples that I included I also supplied two prize vouchers that will be placed in two lucky boxes. One of those boxes will receive a necklace and the other a bracelet. So if you happen to buy a box you could be one of the lucky winners. Actually anyone who buys a box is a winner because they will get to experience some amazing handmade items. You can see a list of who is in the box this month and get an idea of what samples you could receive <a href="http://thelittleblackboxes.com/pages/etailersAug1.htm">here</a>.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n-BjOpiUxng" width="560"></iframe></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can find more information on The Little Black Boxes by clicking <a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/">here</a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5934510378109266516?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-58610326898778638912011-08-11T21:30:00.001-05:002011-08-11T21:33:22.007-05:00Grrrrrr! Updated<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">See bottom of post for update.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes I just hate computers. I get home from work today, turn on my laptop and what do I see, THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH. Now what? I spend the next 2 hours on the desktop searching google for a solution to the error message. I finally find one that just might work and I end up having to download 3 programs as well as hunt down a blank CD so that I can burn the information. Now, the stupid battery on the laptop decides to die and I plug it in to the AC adapter and receive another message saying it doesn't recognize the adapter type. Great. It does say I can continue but there may be power issues. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, what choice do I have I set up the BIOS according to the instructions and proceed to boot the computer in DOS. I honestly don't know all that much about the programming side of a computer and without instructions written for dummies I will get completely turned around. Fortunately for me these instructions are quite clear. The computer responds according to plan, but at about 72% it shuts down. Power issues I suppose. The only real problem with that is that the very clear instructions state "DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER WHILE RUNNING CHKDSK or you can have severe problems...". What was I to do? I don't know if this will work now, but I am currently trying to run CHKDSK again. Wish me luck it is currently at 55% and hopefully will finish this time. Needless to say I am not getting a collection done today. Hopefully things will go better tomorrow.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ended up having to have the computer reformatted and having Windows re-installed. Now, it is just a matter of having all the updates downloaded and installed so that I can get back to what I need to be doing. Will try to get a new collection and post up for tomorrow, but don't know if I will have the time. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5861032689877863891?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-20719305492924865372011-08-08T20:14:00.001-05:002011-08-08T20:15:03.145-05:00All Braided UpI know that I missed a day or two over the weekend, but sometimes life gets too busy to blog. I don't think I got more than 3 hours of sleep on Friday or Saturday night. But, I did have a good time hanging out with friends. I am presenting a lovely collection of braided accessories today. They range from rings to bracelets to headbands. There were a lot of beautiful pieces to select from, so this collection was pretty easy to assemble. I just wish there were a few more slots available so I could have showcased a few more artisans. <br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621">Braided Beauties</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--68761_product_192163273_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--68295_product_1559702985_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--83914_product_1056473097_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1313755652_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--76012_product_617826850_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34760_product_1811880538_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--4579_product_1014986853_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--97589_product_712989726_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--70181_product_953541733_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--94062_product_1680543952_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7767_product_90062136_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--13964_product_1972399531_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25621"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-2071930549292486537?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-73776218071773910192011-08-07T22:05:00.000-05:002011-08-07T22:05:46.220-05:00AngelsEver felt like you had an angel looking out for you. I know I have, but sometimes the little angel on your shoulder gets overpowered by the little devil on the other shoulder. Fortunately, I think that the angel guides you even when you chose to listen to the devil. At least I hope so.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565">On the wings of Angels</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24028_product_1922959807_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--4114_product_1969755843_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--84275_product_836128174_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82456_product_1350991686_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7248_product_2030231279_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--99894_product_1953435422_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--4114_product_547199363_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--91933_product_1362601308_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--83663_product_406268841_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--89757_product_1492236872_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24701_product_865559392_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--18194_product_1349365949_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25565"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-7377621807177391019?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-50462619232039282142011-08-04T21:38:00.000-05:002011-08-04T21:38:42.656-05:00Let's go BOWLingIt has been over 100 degrees here in Texas for days and days. On top of that we haven't had any significant rain in months. I read an article today that said La Nina was coming back, so we are in for a continuation of the drought at least until 2012. Our best hope of rain is a large tropical storm or hurricane. It is really sad that you have to hope for a disaster in order to get a little rain. The experts quoted in the article say that this drought is probably the worst since the 1950's.<br /><br />I only know that it is getting really hard for folks around here. It is really heartbreaking to hear about people who are having to sell off their cattle because they cannot feed them or don't have enough water on their property. I know several people who have had to drill new wells or sink their pump farther into a well than it has ever been before. I just hope that rain will come sometime soon. Unfortunately, when it finally does rain we will probably end up with a flood. <br /><br />Now on to today's collection. Since I currently live in a dust bowl I was inspired to create a bowl collection today. I have found an awesome selection of wood, glass, and pottery bowls for your perusal. Enjoy!<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467">Bowl Me Over</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--77787_product_1783662522_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--12185_product_1910845555_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--47741_product_1011732233_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85649_product_1534013697_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--84931_product_278494872_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--83626_product_1266877757_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--83607_product_1743863964_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--94449_product_1710751325_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--105798_product_35149238_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--49072_product_1882887622_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--83980_product_907641841_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--51199_product_1882430997_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25467"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5046261923203928214?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-14885001629672403382011-08-03T20:00:00.000-05:002011-08-03T20:00:55.563-05:00Spectacular SpidersI found a huge spider in my shower today. I can't tell you how much I hate spiders. They are just down right creepy in my opinion. I remember as a kid walking into our wash house and finding a giant ball of daddy long leg spiders. They were all balled up and pulsating. It totally freaked me out and I wouldn't go in there for weeks after that. I don't know why they creep me out so much because I also recall playing with tarantulas when we lived in west Texas. I ended up washing today's spider down the drain so I wouldn't have to touch it. <br />With that discovery I stumbled upon the theme for today's collection. Without further ado here is the Spider Spectacular Collection.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410">Spider Spectacular</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--81698_product_1577418583_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--77505_product_797126435_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--53884_product_741065047_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--90797_product_751514751_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--45413_product_1430176065_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--23731_product_2011280783_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--89602_product_1438344943_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--27191_product_1902539765_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3645_product_1927885577_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--60381_product_788099343_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--25334_product_287806569_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--90886_product_1483932111_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25410"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1488500162967240338?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-22123985736494635142011-08-02T20:31:00.000-05:002011-08-02T20:31:52.761-05:00Black & Blue<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't really have a story behind the collection today. I chose the theme of black and blue mostly because blue is my favorite color and really stands out with black. I hope you enjoy the wonderful creations that I selected for the collection. There are several pieces of jewelry, a bead or two, a bag, a hat, and some graphics. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It amazes me every time I make a collection how many talented people are on ArtFire. I found so many items I could have made two or three collections, but I did manage to settle on just these few.</span><br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349">Black and Blue All Over</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--17525_product_384851296_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--70181_product_171631976_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--103711_product_963500887_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--52845_product_17502788_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85081_product_1089604609_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--6550_product_338307442_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34939_product_186768271_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29912_product_1810378898_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2611_product_1488710330_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--17525_product_1406530586_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7767_product_1356050773_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--20174_product_223736780_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25349"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/media">Craft Tutorials</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-2212398573649463514?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-69620798825629903852011-08-01T20:16:00.000-05:002011-08-01T20:16:17.115-05:00Squirrels<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's collection is full of cute squirrels. It was inspired by the family of squirrels who make my yard their home. There is also a second inspiration for this collection. My friend recently lost a squirrel that she had rescued when it was a tiny baby. She had invested a lot of time in him and was very upset when he passed on. I had the pleasure of getting to spend time with this squirrel as well and can say without a doubt that he will be missed. She had to feed him with a tiny dropper when she first got him and was amazed that he survived. A vet told her that he most likely had some form of brain damage. She did try to release him once he was old enough to take care of himself, but he nearly killed himself trying to get back to the habitat that she had created for him. So, maybe you can see why this particular collection is special to me.</span><br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 0 0; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0 5px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226">Lets get a little Squirrelly</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--67050_product_460579339_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--79152_product_612070117_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--93799_product_2143241706_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--86119_product_1213770039_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--105598_product_1771904497_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--13902_product_1713443998_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--60861_product_1399607325_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--87328_product_1635713661_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--76216_product_1460665123_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--92450_product_32993882_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--111076_product_2796670_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--17359_product_1960973359_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0 0 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25226"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /> <a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0 0; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border: none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies-Jewelry_Supplies/2/104/0/0/0/0">Jewelry Supplies</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-6962079882562990385?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-35878775211097625882011-07-31T11:56:00.001-05:002011-07-31T11:56:28.611-05:00Birds, birds, and more birds<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I live out in the country and spend a lot of my time outside watching the various wildlife that inhabits my surroundings. This collection was inspired by the beautiful birds that inhabit my yard. I can spend hours just watching them at the bird feeders trying to keep one another away. After they get tired or bored of that they will settle on with wire fences and cables around the property for a rest. If I was a better photographer I would try to capture some photos, but alas I am not. So here are some pretty creations I selected of birds on a wire.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><span style="color: #810081;">Bird on a Wire</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--88255_product_330878217_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--13267_product_2113402013_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--109849_product_1624645602_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--6215_product_409829945_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--86095_product_479239603_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--32927_product_1845798724_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--74981_product_483333862_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--87385_product_929827578_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--8894_product_1821323447_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--87928_product_1979422107_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--4247_product_1793043187_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--111672_product_1713553155_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #810081;"><br style="clear: both;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=25220"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri"><span style="color: #810081;">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #810081;">ArtFire.com</span></a></div></div></div></div></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/media">Craft Tutorials</a></div></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Today is the first post in what will become a new daily feature of this blog. This will ensure that something new is posted each day. I will still have other posts on different topics, but there will always be a daily collection posted. I can schedule these posts ahead of time just in case I don't have time or can't post some days. I hope you all enjoy the collections and if you have any suggestions for a collection please let me know.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3587877521109762588?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-74201565430756202082011-07-30T22:25:00.000-05:002011-07-30T21:27:06.097-05:00Is ArtFire Pushing Too Hard?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I logged into the ArtFire forums today to find a post about how ArtFire will be charging anyone who signs up for a Pro account after Aug. 15, 2011 $11.95 a month. This comes on the heels of the announcement that the free basic accounts will be going away.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are those in the forums who feel as though ArtFire is forcing them to make a decision about going Pro before they are ready. As it stands anyone who has a basic account now can start their 30 day free trial and will be charged $9.95 per month once it is over. As long as they opt in before Aug. 15 they avoid the price increase for the time being.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I myself got in when ArtFire was running a promotion in which the monthly fees were locked in for life. While I may not necessarily be making enough money to cover my fee on a monthly basis all the time the rate is low enough that it is not a problem for me. The main thing I looked as was that the locked in rates were going away and why not take advantage of it while I could. After all, if this thing really takes off then I will have an easier time making a profit.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately for those who sign up now the locked in prices are gone. You may pay $9.95 now, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. ArtFire has stated that those who are not locked in will not have an increase at this time. The new price is only for new sign ups.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I honestly believe that ArtFire is worth the price. The tools they supply and the customer support that they offer are excellent. Plus, they are always looking for ways to improve. They actually listen to their community and do the best they can to give us the tools that we need or request.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-7420156543075620208?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-4689556586604478672011-07-25T22:28:00.000-05:002011-07-25T22:56:53.301-05:005 Reasons to love ArtFire<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ncKP_z5CZ9c/TijtoRHuhjI/AAAAAAAACjo/Jw9_MC-Q48c/s1600/art.png" t$="true" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>I have for you today a list of my 5 favorite things about ArtFire. <br /><ul><li>The amazing staff. Anytime I have had a question I have had no problem getting a quick response from the ArtFire staff. They are often in the forums and available to help.</li><li>The global editor tool. I can't tell you how awesome it is to be able to adjust all of your prices or tags with just a few clicks. It's ridiculously easy to use.</li><li>The collection system. I love being able to make a collection of whatever I want whenever I want. It is an amazing tool to help promote other studios and your own as well.</li><li>The one page listing process. It is so helpful to be able to see everything all on one page.</li><li>The artisan community. The artisans on ArtFire are an amazing group of people. You only have to spend a few moments in the forums to find out for yourself. If you have a question and ArtFire staff aren't immediately available the Maven team can often answer your questions or point you to where you can find the answer.</li></ul>While this list is about the things I love about ArtFire, there are some areas in which there is room for improvement. But, that is a post for another day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-468955658660447867?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-62322572198216564852011-07-20T14:03:00.000-05:002011-07-20T21:44:48.552-05:00New Listings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3360397" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wg8osxjadeU/TePomSEI8eI/AAAAAAAACig/pzRjKobXiVw/s320/bumpy.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I just finished listing a few new items in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">Artfire Studio</a> and I thought I would share a bit of that with you all. The listings included some lovely new earrings that I created as part of the items that will be featured in August's <a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/">The Little Black Boxes</a> of which Gems by Jerri is the sponsor. Once August is a little closer I will tell you more about how to get your own Little Black Box. Just click on the photos to go to the listings.</div> <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3360098" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vp0Fb6Xk9YQ/TePoafFR2tI/AAAAAAAACic/mg3GZwcjbhE/s320/blue+and+pink.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3360000" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AOIQJ-ANnRU/TePoWyQAEdI/AAAAAAAACiQ/eI40bO-OkZc/s320/serpentine.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am now offering Glass Markers in my studio. I only have two styles listed as of right now, but more will be coming. I am also open to request if you have something specific you would like to have made or if you need larger quantities.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3359852" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A3k6a7Ex8Vs/TePoXq9BR0I/AAAAAAAACiU/v5QdmNuX4-I/s320/cat%2527s+eye.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3359902" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hxiioLwqj2c/TePoYvDNx-I/AAAAAAAACiY/tzvauPnBLl4/s320/crystal.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-6232257219821656485?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-76966308727833149562011-07-19T19:49:00.000-05:002011-07-19T20:57:47.709-05:00SEO is a headacheWhile having good SEO (search engine optimization), is important to getting items seen, it sure can give you a headache. I spent about half of the day yesterday working on a few of my titles and one description.<br />I have a really bad habit when I list my products. I want to hurry up and get everything listed and don't take the time to write a proper description with any kind of extra information. It's always the bare bones details size, color, style, etc. Well, this doesn't really help you with search engines and i am now in the process of revamping my titles and descriptions to try and boost my SEO.<br />With 15 pages of listings in my ArtFire Studio, I guess I had best invest in a bunch of Tylenol. Now I'm off to get some more work done.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-7696630872783314956?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-15961851054291383062011-07-17T14:53:00.001-05:002011-07-17T12:50:39.634-05:00ArtFire Dropping Free Accounts<br />I have written about how great I think ArtFire is as a selling venue several times on this blog. My opinion has not changed with the news that they are ending the free basic seller accounts and going to a free trial membership. I have been a Pro seller from the time I joined ArtFire. While my membership is only $5.95 a month, due to signing on for the locked in price last October, I don't think that $9.95 a month is that bad. When you consider what it costs to list on other venues and the final value percentages that they take when you sell, you can end up spending much more than $10 per month.<br /><br />I remember when I was selling on Etsy that in order to stay relevant in their search system you had to constantly be re listing or listing new product on a daily basis. Even at $.20 a listing it adds up pretty quick and then if you sell anything there is an additional percentage on top of the original fee. I really like the flat fee where I can list as much as I want and only have to worry about the single fee.<br /><br />There is a bit of hostility from the basic free account holders on ArtFire because they are losing their free service, but in the long run I feel like this will improve the site. In my opinion they are doing what is best for their business and trying to improve the site for the sellers who make it possible for ArtFire to remain in business. <br /><br />Here's a quote from the ArtFire Forums from Tony, the COO and Executive Vice President of Marketing at ArtFire: <br /><blockquote>The Basic Account: Historical Performance<br /><br /><br />In reviewing ArtFire's performance stats for different seller types we've found that Pro sellers still account for more than 85% of the total sales on ArtFire, even though they comprise just 25% of active sellers. <br /><br />We've frequently seen members who signed up for basic accounts frustrated; their plan was to start with a basic account and upgrade to Pro after making sales. Unfortunately, the purpose of the basic account was not helping them reach this goal. By design, the basic account was created to let members get started in the ArtFire marketplace, completing set-up and listing product without paying anything upfront. <br /><br />As the ArtFire marketplace has grown, the disparity between the opportunities for Basic vs. Pro members has as well. This has cost early-stage basic sellers a great deal in lost business opportunity as anyone who tested a Basic account without going Pro would never actually know if their business could have been successful.</blockquote><br />So, if I am reading this correctly ArtFire never intended for the free basic seller accounts to be a permanent feature of the site. It looks to me like they are just following a business plan that they have been working with from the beginning.<br /><br />I wish all those with basic free accounts well whether you chose to upgrade and stay or move on to other venues. It's all about supporting handmade. <br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1596185105429138306?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-22340505189115677812011-07-15T21:00:00.001-05:002011-07-17T12:49:16.144-05:00New LookQuick post today. I am still playing a round with things, but I will probably leave the blog like this for a little while at least. What do you think? I had to redesign my banner for my ArtFire studio, so I thought that I would attempt to make the blog look somewhat similar. I kind of think that I would do better with a dark background, but I like the cleaner look of the white. Well, I guess we will see how long I can go without changing things around again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-2234050518911567781?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-83071459251732594592011-07-12T12:42:00.000-05:002011-07-12T18:39:36.680-05:00Christmas Ornaments<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135">Christmas Ornaments</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--89468_product_1419425483_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--20170_product_361879462_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--8988_product_458459330_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1172977476_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--59324_product_537877487_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7248_product_205951669_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--21916_product_1225636938_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85611_product_1496635383_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--20582_product_1988050691_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--18986_product_1368184209_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--10833_product_1831289378_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--28719_product_1269506651_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24135"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's my latest ArtFire Collection. As you can see it's wall to wall Christmas Ornaments. Well, it is Christmas in July on ArtFire and you can find all kinds of Christmas themed items and a whole lot more on sale. </span></div><div style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am currently having a promotion in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">studio</a> in conjunction with the Christmas in July goings on. All items in the <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&sc_id=169106&seller_id=10300&op=new">Christmas in July section</a> of my studio are eligible for the 25% discount coupon code MERRYJULY11.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-8307145925173259459?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-91844369150986301962011-07-11T18:10:00.001-05:002011-07-11T18:10:32.090-05:00Christmas Cards<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146">Christmas Cards</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--55577_product_442074649_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--81694_product_1929369350_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--15975_product_534105178_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--40579_product_1044522127_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--17359_product_1424054634_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--5486_product_253744524_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24146"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art-Photography/2/88/0/0/0/0">Fine Art Photography</a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday it was ornaments and today is Christmas cards. Why not get a few unique cards to give to those really special people in your life. Here are just a few of my favorites from the wonderful artisans on ArtFire. There are some wonderful vintage cards and some really cute animal cards as well as your more traditional styles. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy this collection. Please let me know in the comments.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-9184436915098630196?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-49534368477435109102011-06-30T20:43:00.000-05:002011-06-30T20:43:23.259-05:00Christmas in July<style type="text/css">.widget_container, .widget_container a:link, .widget_container a:active, .widget_container a:visited, .widget_container a:hover{ color:#ff6600; text-align:none; }</style><br /><div class="widget_container" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/coupons/css/images/frame_1.jpg) no-repeat; border-bottom: #ccc 1px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 160px;"><div style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 65px; text-align: center;">Visit <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri">gemsbyjerri's</a> Studio</div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Use Coupon Code:</div><div style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">MERRYJULY11</div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">during checkout.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick post to let everyone know about my Christmas in July Sale. You can use the coupon code MERRYJULY11 to receive a 25% discount on anything in the <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&sc_id=169106&seller_id=10300&op=new">Christmas in July Section</a> of my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">Artfire Studio</a>. This sale will run until the end of July. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4953436847743510910?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-43577381675113086542011-04-28T13:51:00.000-05:002011-04-28T07:02:07.407-05:00Brazz Matazz<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--w8V4QZAKtQ/TbRtYh12KMI/AAAAAAAACKI/beCihDT8dvk/s1600/new+4-23-11+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292px" i8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--w8V4QZAKtQ/TbRtYh12KMI/AAAAAAAACKI/beCihDT8dvk/s320/new+4-23-11+052.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m4gkYmcc6Y8/TbRtMQ8ssuI/AAAAAAAACJ0/6tKu0o1v-28/s1600/new+4-23-11+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285px" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m4gkYmcc6Y8/TbRtMQ8ssuI/AAAAAAAACJ0/6tKu0o1v-28/s320/new+4-23-11+047.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brazz Matazz is the name I have given to my newest creation. This necklace earring combo was created from a selection of items I received from <a href="http://artbeads.com/">Artbeads.com</a> as part of their blogging for beads promotion. The objective was to create a vintage or vintage inspired piece. I selected some lovely antiqued brass items for this creation. The items can be found in the</span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/base-metal-components.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> base metal</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/collections.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">collections & Brands</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> sections of the </span><a href="http://artbeads.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Artbeads.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> site.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GkKWNcQSjc/TbRtUgHCTjI/AAAAAAAACKA/Xh_yKkB3FrQ/s1600/new+4-23-11+050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="250px" i8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GkKWNcQSjc/TbRtUgHCTjI/AAAAAAAACKA/Xh_yKkB3FrQ/s320/new+4-23-11+050.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I paired the pendant and other brass items with some pretty glass beads and some anti-tarnish brass craft wire that I had coiled to create beads as well as some pretty brown cat's eye beads.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also created a pair of earrings using the coiled wire and antiqued brass findings. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b3noguzJz4s/TbRtERnJZTI/AAAAAAAACJs/UV2pZM4y0tE/s1600/new+4-23-11+045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320px" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b3noguzJz4s/TbRtERnJZTI/AAAAAAAACJs/UV2pZM4y0tE/s320/new+4-23-11+045.jpg" width="301px" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I actually wore this piece to work the other day and received many complements. I also had a coworker ask me not to list it as they wanted to purchase it. So, if you like this one and would like to see one similar for sale in my shop please let me know as this one has been sold. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Once again it was a pleasure working with Artbeads.com. The opportunity to work with them to create projects like this is amazing. If you are ever in need of jewelry or crafting supplies be sure to check them out.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;">As always I have received no payment for this post. All comments are my opinion only and should be read as such. </span></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4d7012e4-b118-42d5-a419-ebd8cf37943b" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4357738167511308654?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-4850394865227769582011-04-13T18:28:00.000-05:002011-04-13T18:22:42.146-05:00I'm backQuick apology to all of my followers for not keeping up with this blog as I should. Rest assured I have been busy creating and will soon be posting loads of wonderful new product photos and telling you all about them. <br /><br />Now for today I have the pleasure of sharing the collection I am currently curating on ArtFire for the AJDJSS guild featured artisan of the week. This week we are featuring the wonderful works of Joni Stinson and her studio <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=12517&rmore=1&op=new">Ghi-Goo-ie Designs</a>. Joni creates wonderful jewelry with a combination of Native American techniques and contemporary elements, colors and materials. Her heritage and heart really shine through her works. Please take a few minutes to visit her studio or leave a comment.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=18021">Ghi-Goo-ie Designs - AJDJSS Featured Art...</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; 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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-485039486522776958?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-86332263284125627292011-02-24T17:08:00.000-06:002011-02-24T17:08:16.136-06:00Winter Inspired<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have been meaning to get this posted for a while now, but haven't been able to take pictures until today. The winter weather has really wreaked havoc on my plans lately. At any rate, I received a blogging for beads package from <a href="http://artbeads.com/">Artbeads.com</a> a while back it contained this lovely <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/charm570.html">sterling silver snowflake pendant</a> and this <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/iscl-0023.html">snowflake toggle clasp</a>. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pQEF5YceRaM/TWbg783z4_I/AAAAAAAACGo/qjQxtGMKEf0/s1600/2-24-11+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="260" l6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pQEF5YceRaM/TWbg783z4_I/AAAAAAAACGo/qjQxtGMKEf0/s320/2-24-11+001.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4i29cFIrbw/TWbg-xL8IbI/AAAAAAAACGs/PeytEotDQ2o/s1600/2-24-11+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="271" l6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4i29cFIrbw/TWbg-xL8IbI/AAAAAAAACGs/PeytEotDQ2o/s320/2-24-11+002.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fN3iRH6I3E/TWbhBpbm1MI/AAAAAAAACGw/nKLoZPc33l8/s1600/2-24-11+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="201" l6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fN3iRH6I3E/TWbhBpbm1MI/AAAAAAAACGw/nKLoZPc33l8/s320/2-24-11+003.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBLO2u7rowI/TWbhFdhUq6I/AAAAAAAACG0/tM-jcPhtbFY/s1600/2-24-11+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="192" l6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBLO2u7rowI/TWbhFdhUq6I/AAAAAAAACG0/tM-jcPhtbFY/s320/2-24-11+004.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eaH1JISxdMI/TWbhHv-DETI/AAAAAAAACG4/l863U3klJJk/s1600/2-24-11+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="287" l6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eaH1JISxdMI/TWbhHv-DETI/AAAAAAAACG4/l863U3klJJk/s320/2-24-11+005.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I paired these wonderful items with silver glass pearls and oval quartz beads. You can find all kinds of inspirational <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/pendants.html">pendants</a> and <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/jewelry-supplies-clasps.html">clasps</a> at <a href="http://artbeads.com/">Artbeads.com</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">I have received no monetary payment for this post. The beads were free of charge and the opinions in this post are my own. </span> <br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d9cef9c0-f64a-43b1-a593-3b60b6827fa8" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-8633226328412562729?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-41535665839471090612011-02-16T21:30:00.000-06:002011-02-16T21:30:06.478-06:00Pizzazzled Designs<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's ArtFire Crazy Train rider is Marti Ann of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=97042&op=new&body=1">Pizzazzled Designs</a>. Marti Ann has only been designing jewelry for a year. She loves doing custom work, so don't be afraid to ask. She has some pretty jewelry in her shop, here are a couple of examples. Just click the photo to go to the listing.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2466959" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" j6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d3r_EaIolrI/TVyVre6IFTI/AAAAAAAACGM/gFh42vKyM2g/s320/p1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2337461" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wscRluY10r0/TVyVsvraxnI/AAAAAAAACGQ/hhEhsdUE6MI/s320/p2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4153566583947109061?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-74913376747423517882011-02-14T21:18:00.017-06:002011-02-14T21:18:00.594-06:00LeeLu CreationsToday's Artfire Crazy Train Rider is <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=37706&op=new&body=2">LeeLu Creations</a>. This is a wonderful studio filled with one of a kind jewelry, bobby pins, and bookmarks. Each piece is creative and many have a vintage element to them. Please take a few minutes and see what wonders you can discover when visiting this awesome studio. Here are just a few examples of what is available, just click the photo to see the listing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2693792" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LUE5qSwpCaM/TVigebGLziI/AAAAAAAACF8/0MlFEyj47FM/s320/lc1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2286036" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a2IgXUZJdT8/TVigfvskLQI/AAAAAAAACGA/lwrDDFFt1Xg/s320/lc2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1261644" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j3ZzbeHDFKA/TViggfHeumI/AAAAAAAACGE/hIoc0VkYHcY/s320/lc3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1164544" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0WqdRz7Z1o/TVighHhoekI/AAAAAAAACGI/bom13MpKxa4/s320/lc4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-7491337674742351788?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-43942111919103984812011-02-13T21:04:00.000-06:002011-02-13T21:04:41.353-06:00Busy, Busy<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I have been a little busy this week and got a little behind on my posting. I just went back to work after my vacation and a whole lot of below freezing weather that caused a ton of extra work around the house. It is pretty rare for us to have weather that stays below freezing for more than a day, but we had three days of it and a day full of rolling black outs as well. That led to some problems with the water pipes a such so needless to say it has been kind of busy getting everything back to rights. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, I know a few of the Crazy Train Riders were missed and I will be giving them there due in this post as well. I'm sorry that they didn't get to have their own special post but I hope that you all will check them out and see what wonderful things they have to offer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ZEBRALAN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First up is </span><a href="http://www.zebralan.artfire.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Zebralan</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, you can find some really neat pocket mirrors in this studio. Click the photo for to go to the listing.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1956197" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-036p3TeoNqc/TViYjbooZcI/AAAAAAAACFk/U4LXK2JQsvc/s320/z1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2057911" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYqfNTbYUUU/TViYkOUiamI/AAAAAAAACFo/EwRO5rsWiDY/s320/z2.jpg" width="299" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next up is </span><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=89317"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spiritual Sparkle Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. You can find all kinds of spiritual inspiration from the amazing dichroic glass and wire wrapped creations in this wonderful studio. Here are a few of the items that I love, just click the photo to go to the listing.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2853833" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wpBprcoa--c/TViaVdvp3zI/AAAAAAAACFs/HguxvqzOQog/s320/ss1.jpg" width="264" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2851975" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-02hr2RRsYxU/TViaWvSFQcI/AAAAAAAACFw/mHmlxN86LkU/s320/ss2.jpg" width="314" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2544596" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="318" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcNanW8G8EQ/TViaXbaaBMI/AAAAAAAACF0/JFPA0Z6UvEg/s320/ss3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2318753" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rnLVhvm3KyA/TViaYYQOUtI/AAAAAAAACF4/OxKn2eRh8-M/s320/ss4.jpg" width="293" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4394211191910398481?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-53300992672147174322011-02-08T21:09:00.000-06:002011-02-08T21:09:11.708-06:00Shymousee Handmade ClothesToday's Artfire <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Train" rel="wikipedia" title="Crazy Train">Crazy Train</a> rider is <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=93142&rmore=1&op=new">Shymousee Handmade Clothes</a>. If you are in the market for some cute handmade <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.sandboxcouture.com/" rel="homepage" title="baby clothes">baby clothes</a> you should stop by and see what's available. You can also find childrens clothes and some lovely candles that the artisan has created with the help of her daughter. <br /><br /><br />Here are a couple of examples of what you can find when you visit. Click the photo for a link to the listing. <br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2799345" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TVIE_GQA10I/AAAAAAAACFc/05b1ZHT-T4g/s320/sh1.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2055694" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TVIFAVadpjI/AAAAAAAACFg/jOCuXT9D-y8/s320/sh2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=21ac49b8-f668-48ea-924a-caef3b65294e" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5330099267214717432?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-17440276509294311472011-02-06T09:51:00.000-06:002011-02-06T09:51:06.085-06:00Tripicians TreasuresCrazy Train Rider for today is <a href="http://www.tripicianstreasures.artfire.com/">Tripicians Treasures</a>. This studio is full of eclectic recycled and upcycled designs. You can find all kinds of jewelry and even some purses. <br /><br /><br />This studio is currently running a sale to benefit two ladies who are fighting cancer. The sale is 40% off sales $40.00+. Please take a few moments to check out this studio.<br /><br />Here are a few examples of what you can find when you can visit. Click the photo to see the listing. <br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1939135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="259" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TU7BGPayF9I/AAAAAAAACFI/oykzLJfu-EQ/s320/tt1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2852029" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TU7BHxUCX9I/AAAAAAAACFM/DJVeW94OxzI/s320/tt2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2673827" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TU7BSAC0yuI/AAAAAAAACFU/I0Q6sQAYwqI/s320/tt4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2301992" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="274" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TU7Cq2qzRyI/AAAAAAAACFY/Ar8wwY3HQUk/s320/tt3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=46390620-c932-467d-8ccb-7cbe8517ee7d" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1744027650929431147?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-32447317074981200262011-02-04T13:09:00.016-06:002011-02-04T13:09:00.448-06:00Cricket Creek DesignsToday's Crazy Train Rider is <a href="http://www.cricketcreekdesigns.artfire.com/">Cricket Creek Designs</a>. This wonderful studio is filled with gorgeous jewelry and accessories. There are some beautiful lanyards, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces to be found here. You can discover some wonderful gemstone jewelry as well as some unique polymer clay creations. <br /><br />Here are a few examples of what you can find in this amazing studio. Just click the photo to go to the listing. <br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1921850" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUr93zpMw3I/AAAAAAAACE4/C2ntL4TrN94/s320/ccd1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1915201" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUr95RQ6mwI/AAAAAAAACE8/_k1s_3_tI3A/s320/ccd2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2709796" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUr96xAP12I/AAAAAAAACFA/Zglh43Iqaus/s320/ccd3.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1981108" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUr97ize99I/AAAAAAAACFE/JbA46ESPoOo/s320/ccd4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3244731707498120026?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-9167918721739993152011-02-02T11:04:00.000-06:002011-02-02T11:04:41.915-06:00Promo Pixie<span id="goog_2024962295"></span><span id="goog_2024962296"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1193449675"></span><span id="goog_1193449676"></span><span id="goog_1193449663"></span><span id="goog_1193449664"></span><span id="goog_1193449665"></span><span id="goog_1193449666"></span><span id="goog_1193449667"></span><span id="goog_1193449668"></span><span id="goog_1193449669"></span><span id="goog_1193449670"></span><span id="goog_1193449631"></span><span id="goog_1193449632"></span><span id="goog_1193449633"></span><span id="goog_1193449634"></span><span id="goog_1193449635"></span><span id="goog_1193449636"></span><span id="goog_1193449637"></span><span id="goog_1193449638"></span><span id="goog_1193449639"></span><span id="goog_1193449640"></span><span id="goog_1193449641"></span><span id="goog_1193449642"></span><span id="goog_1193449643"></span><span id="goog_1193449644"></span><span id="goog_1193449645"></span><span id="goog_1193449646"></span><span id="goog_1193449647"></span><span id="goog_1193449648"></span><span id="goog_1193449649"></span><span id="goog_1193449650"></span><span id="goog_1193449655"></span><span id="goog_1193449656"></span><span id="goog_1193449619"></span><span id="goog_1193449620"></span><span id="goog_1193449621"></span><span id="goog_1193449622"></span><span id="goog_1193449623"></span><span id="goog_1193449624"></span><span id="goog_1193449625"></span><span id="goog_1193449626"></span><span id="goog_1757555858"></span><span id="goog_1757555859"></span><span id="goog_1757555860"></span><span id="goog_1757555861"></span><span id="goog_1757555850"></span><span id="goog_1757555851"></span><span id="goog_1757555852"></span><span id="goog_1757555853"></span><span id="goog_1757555830"></span><span id="goog_1757555831"></span><span id="goog_1757555832"></span><span id="goog_1757555833"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1757555838"></span><span id="goog_1757555839"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1757555840"></span><span id="goog_1757555841"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1757555842"></span><span id="goog_1757555843"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1757555844"></span><span id="goog_1757555845"></span><span id="goog_1757555821"></span><span id="goog_1757555822"></span><span id="goog_1757555823"></span><span id="goog_1757555824"></span><span id="goog_709071479"></span><span id="goog_709071480"></span><span id="goog_709071481"></span><span id="goog_709071482"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_709071483"></span><span id="goog_709071484"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_709071485"></span><span id="goog_709071486"></span><span id="goog_709071467"></span><span id="goog_709071468"></span>Today's ArtFire Crazy Train Rider is <a href="http://www.promopixie.artfire.com/">Promo Pixie</a>. Melissa is the artist behind <a href="http://www.promopixie.artfire.com/">Promo Pixie</a>. She has created some excellent banners, business cards, T-shirts, and so much more. If you are in the market for some promotional items please give <a href="http://www.promopixie.artfire.com/">Promo Pixie</a> a look. <br /><br />Here are a few examples of her work, click on the photo to go to the listing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_709071462"></span><span id="goog_709071465"></span><span id="goog_709071471"></span><span id="goog_709071477"></span><span id="goog_1757555819"></span><span id="goog_1757555828"></span><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2836296"><span id="goog_1757555836"></span><span id="goog_1757555848"></span><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUmK15J2kEI/AAAAAAAACEg/Kiksy23Y8JI/s320/pp1.jpg" width="320" /><span id="goog_1757555849"></span><span id="goog_1757555837"></span><span id="goog_1757555829"></span></a><span id="goog_1757555820"></span><span id="goog_709071478"></span><span id="goog_709071472"></span><span id="goog_709071466"></span><span id="goog_709071463"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1022594" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUmK3ERW40I/AAAAAAAACEk/Kfxik7BFTn8/s320/pp2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2482664" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUmOH61lyHI/AAAAAAAACEw/BrJTzth-vdI/s320/pp3.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><span id="goog_2024962283"></span><span id="goog_1193449673"></span><span id="goog_1193449674"></span><span id="goog_1193449662"></span><span id="goog_1193449654"></span><span id="goog_1193449630"></span><span id="goog_1193449618"></span><span id="goog_1757555864"></span><span id="goog_1757555857"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-916791872173999315?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-65575322054800359732011-01-31T13:06:00.000-06:002011-01-31T13:06:42.698-06:00JDM StudiosEvery two days you all will be treated to some lovely works by members of the ArtFire <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Train" rel="wikipedia" title="Crazy Train">Crazy Train</a> Guild. I hope you all enjoy these features and that you will help me in supporting these amazing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan" rel="wikipedia" title="Artisan">artisans</a>.<br /><br />First up is <a href="http://www.jdmstudios.artfire.com/">JDM Studios</a>. This studio is filled with beautiful watercolor and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_paint" rel="wikipedia" title="Acrylic paint">acrylic paintings</a>. The artisan behind these creations is Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald. She lives in Sydney, NS -Canada, with her husband and 2 sons. She has been painting with watercolor since 1993 and her favorite subjects are flowers, quilts, and angels. You can find Jo-Ann on her <a href="http://www.jdmstudios.com/">website</a>, <a href="http://www.jdmstudios.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jdmstudios#">Etsy</a>, or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jdmstudios">Facebook</a>, in addition to her <a href="http://www.jdmstudios.artfire.com/">Artfire Studio</a>.<br /><br />Here are some examples of the amazing pieces you can find in her Artfire Studio, JDM Studios. Click the photo for a link to the listing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2614657" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUcGMKPZ9aI/AAAAAAAACEU/cYpDUV-cs1I/s320/jdm2.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2292747" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUcGN_at8kI/AAAAAAAACEY/aemNLIczmmw/s320/jdm3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2292752" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUcGO-mxpcI/AAAAAAAACEc/Dj_t9I6x0Is/s320/jdm4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2562133" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TUcGKOwwVGI/AAAAAAAACEQ/-kv_ArRXhPY/s320/jdm1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4ff659af-dd54-4290-bebd-25d6d80823d1" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-6557532205480035973?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-82819219189719875662011-01-19T06:42:00.000-06:002011-01-19T20:18:09.863-06:00Re-launchingI know I have been remise in posting lately, but the holidays were really busy around here and there just weren't enough hours in the day. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do in 2011 with my business and my blog. I am not quite ready to reveal anything yet, but a relaunch and new look are coming soon. <br /><br />I will be introducing some new products in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">studio</a> and showing them off here. I still want to help out other <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan" rel="wikipedia" title="Artisan">artisans</a> with feature articles and ArtFire Collections. In that respect I will soon send out a call to artisans who would like to be featured. I'm still working on a new questionaire for this purpose. There will be a post asking for suggestions of what you all would like to know about a featured artisan. Please bear with me through out this relaunching phase.<br />Thanks<br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=1c49d969-fe40-42fb-9736-2a8aec9d11f2" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="defer" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-8281921918971987566?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-57477532630186465032010-11-28T18:18:00.000-06:002010-11-28T18:18:19.608-06:00Cyber Monday Sale<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1120828" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/Sy5SLQ5A0DI/AAAAAAAABOw/c2atLWlEQMo/s320/sdc13452.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2260012" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4JuTkR5HI/AAAAAAAACCw/bR_SUpYd7WY/s200/jewelry+310.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I know it's still Sunday, but I decided to start my <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday" rel="wikipedia" title="Cyber Monday">Cyber Monday</a> sale a little early. All items in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">Gems by Jerri ArtFire Studio</a> are on sale for 35% off and there is also a 25% off coupon that you can apply at check out. The coupon code is LBB25. All of the photos are linked to the listings so if you like one just click and it will take you there.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1120835" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/Sy5Scc0YyxI/AAAAAAAABPY/W02HuEcvJAM/s200/sdc13448.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=441990" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/SqHf6hsd45I/AAAAAAAABI4/w5AvJlM2gsc/s320/SDC12803.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #274e13;"></span> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=a359b9e9-3820-453c-9255-64cae6fbbd6e" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5747753263018646503?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-40838120525259079522010-11-26T18:35:00.000-06:002010-11-26T20:40:28.255-06:00Desert RubbleI almost forgot to share this one with you guys. It really would have been such a shame if I had. This weeks AJDJSS guild artisan of the week is <a href="http://www.desertrubble.artfire.com/">Desert Rubble</a>. It amazes me what Lynn has done with <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_clay" rel="wikipedia" title="Polymer clay">polymer clay</a>. She creates wonderful pieces in the steampunk, victorian, and gothic styles. Here is the collection I created to share with you all.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055">Desert Rubble - AJDJSS artisan of the week</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_704160014_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_816128002_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_1961949384_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_1228723242_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_982931261_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_452926335_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_261274725_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_159685798_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_459926939_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_341345684_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_498478356_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82724_product_1517922395_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8055"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=c51a3237-8f1f-4df3-b413-cdc6313b8d9b" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4083812052525907952?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-41856622917011083342010-11-25T18:48:00.000-06:002010-11-25T18:48:51.123-06:00Happy Thanksgiving<span class="zemanta-img separator" sizcache="2751" sizset="0" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pumpkin_Pie.jpg" sizcache="1172" sizset="0" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pumpkin pie, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki..." height="200" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Pumpkin_Pie.jpg/300px-Pumpkin_Pie.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" sizcache="2751" sizset="1" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pumpkin_Pie.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span>Happy Thanksgiving! I had a quite Thanksgiving lunch at my mom's and then back home to work on sales for <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.buy.com/specialty_store_6b/black-friday-thanksgiving-deals/63214.html" rel="homepage" title="Black Friday">Black Friday</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday" rel="wikipedia" title="Cyber Monday">Cyber Monday</a>. I sure do love all the wonderful food for Thanksgiving. The roasted turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and don't forget the pumpkin pie. Well, I actually skipped the pumpkin and had my mom's homemade coconut meringue pie. Now I just kind of want to take a nap.<br />I hope you all have a very safe and happy Thanksgiving. <br /><br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" sizcache="1172" sizset="1" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" sizcache="1172" sizset="1" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=58556cbd-3163-41af-9fb6-9292374eb0e2" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4185662291701108334?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-79755231234653689932010-11-18T19:53:00.000-06:002010-11-18T19:53:29.000-06:00I'm in a collectionI just love getting that wonderful message saying that one of my items is featured in a collection. This collection is curated by <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/luvncrafts">luvncrafts</a>, and includes my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=662129">Turquoise Magnesite and Pearl Necklace</a>.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8101">Torquoise</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8101"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--81692_product_1497184175_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8101"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24755_product_546279102_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8101"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/luvncrafts" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: luvncrafts">Curated By: luvncrafts</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies">Craft Supplies</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-7975523123465368993?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-85914075234892374372010-11-14T22:34:00.000-06:002010-11-14T15:08:29.392-06:00Christmas is coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NM7og9tI/AAAAAAAACDU/L-ok4lS8avs/s1600/jewelry+312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NM7og9tI/AAAAAAAACDU/L-ok4lS8avs/s320/jewelry+312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NFhy3vJI/AAAAAAAACDQ/ZxcndtmA-So/s1600/Copy+of+jewelry+036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NFhy3vJI/AAAAAAAACDQ/ZxcndtmA-So/s320/Copy+of+jewelry+036.jpg" width="167" /></a>With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I am doing my best to fill my <a href="http://gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">Gems by Jerri ArtFire Studio</a> with as much product as I possibly can. I added several items today and will be adding some more tomorrow. There is an <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&sc_id=34324&seller_id=10300&op=new">entire section of earrings that are only $5</a> that would make an excellent gift for those of you on a budget. I know money is tight, so I want to try and have something for those of you who don't have much to spend. <br /><br />I am going to be running some great sales for Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I will be posting about these sales as the draw closer. I am currently have a coupon code available in the sidebar of my studio. <br /><br />Once again I want to take a minute to promote the <a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/">Little Black Boxes</a>. I sent in samples for this month as well as next. I received my box in the mail today and let me tell you, it was jammed packed with handmade goodies. It had everything from bath bombs to earrings and homemade caramel corn to perfume. You can't go wrong when you order from the <a href="http://www.thelittleblackboxes.com/">Little Black Boxes</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NeDV0flI/AAAAAAAACDc/SQRRzC5POF8/s1600/jewelry+144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NeDV0flI/AAAAAAAACDc/SQRRzC5POF8/s320/jewelry+144.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br />I will also be running a couple of giveaways in the coming weeks. I am going to have one on this blog and another on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gemsbyjerri">Facebook fan page</a>, so be sure to check that out and like me so that you can get in on both giveaways. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NBgKBpII/AAAAAAAACDM/3mppNP4IW4g/s1600/Copy+%25282%2529+of+jewelry+110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TN4NBgKBpII/AAAAAAAACDM/3mppNP4IW4g/s320/Copy+%25282%2529+of+jewelry+110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>One other quick note. Thank you to those of you who signed up for the newsletter. Unfortunately I have not had many sign ups and will be discontinuing the newsletter. I will however be using my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gemsbyjerri">Facebook fan page</a> to keep everyone informed of sales and giveaways, so if you haven't already please like me there and you will automatically receive any update that I send out via Facebook. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-8591407523489237437?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-16719503454955369712010-11-11T05:44:00.000-06:002010-11-11T19:47:32.817-06:00Pickle Valentine Vintage BeadsHey gang, I know it's been a while since I posted. It's been crazy around here what with work and getting ready for the upcoming holidays. Anyway, I am back with a new post about the AJDJSS guilds featured artisan of the week, <a href="http://www.picklevalentinevintagebeads.artfire.com/">Pickle Valentine Vintage Beads</a>. <br />Libby has all kinds of wonderful vintage beads available in her studio. Please give it a look and see if you can't find something you can't live without. <br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://www.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=7369">Pickle Valentine Vintage Beads - AJDJSS ...</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=7369"><img src="http://www.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--66101_product_509995878_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=7369"><img src="http://www.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--66101_product_11711545_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=7369"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://www.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://www.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/media">Craft Tutorials</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=88453656-686c-4ef1-a2dd-db5bd299de15" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1671950345495536971?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-47074208058560349652010-11-01T20:03:00.000-05:002010-11-01T20:56:25.153-05:00New Creations<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2s1cHM1I/AAAAAAAAB_4/HOVzdTQH-Vg/s1600/Copy+of+jewelry+010.jpg" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2s1cHM1I/AAAAAAAAB_4/HOVzdTQH-Vg/s320/Copy+of+jewelry+010.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2tTO77SI/AAAAAAAACAI/tI51NkmHRa0/s1600/jewelry+079.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2tTO77SI/AAAAAAAACAI/tI51NkmHRa0/s320/jewelry+079.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2thpg-iI/AAAAAAAACAQ/6Ymg0NY0ZtQ/s1600/jewelry+105.jpg" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 383px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 331px;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2thpg-iI/AAAAAAAACAQ/6Ymg0NY0ZtQ/s320/jewelry+105.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> Here are just a few of the new items that I will be listing in my <a href="http://photos.blogger.com/www.gemsbyjerri.com">Artfire Studio </a>in the next few days. All of the earrings are going to be $5 per pair, so think about some of those as inexpensive <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" rel="wikipedia" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> presents. There will be all kinds of gemstones from garnet to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyx" rel="wikipedia" title="Onyx">sardonyx</a> so there will be plenty to chose from. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now if only I could magically have everything be listed my day would be just perfect. Well, I guess there is always tomorrow. I've been working so much overtime at my job that there never seems to be enough hours in the day to take care of everything with my <a href="http://photos.blogger.com/www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com">studio</a>, but I'm trying to catch up so please bear with me.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2s1QIbhI/AAAAAAAACAA/NuKP4lmf9Es/s1600/Copy+of+jewelry+038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mVzuyInUArw/TLj2s1QIbhI/AAAAAAAACAA/NuKP4lmf9Es/s320/Copy+of+jewelry+038.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Have a great day everyone.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Already sold the bracelet gang, so don't expect to see it listed.<br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=5bf441f5-8dce-45e7-8119-e83b6ad72780" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4707420805856034965?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-68393426947632969082010-10-29T13:20:00.000-05:002010-10-29T18:57:42.715-05:00AJDJSS Awareness PromotionOctober is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer" rel="wikipedia" title="Breast cancer">Breast Cancer</a> and Domestic Violence Awareness Month and some of the AJDJSS Guild Member's are running a promotion. All of the studio's in this collection are donating a portion of their sales to the Susan G Komen for the cure and a Domestic Violence Center. Please take a moment to visit the <a href="http://ajdjssguildevents.blogspot.com/2010/09/ajdjss-guilds-breast-cancer-and.html#comments">AJDJSS Guild Blog</a> for more information and a list of studios participating in this promotion. Enjoy this collection and please take a moment to check out the studios who knows you just might find the perfect Christmas present.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577">Think Pink and Purple - AJDJSS Guild Awa...</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--52290_product_1076588745_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--327_product_2053758453_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--76623_product_1247848434_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--70288_product_34954008_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/1455_product_90713753_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3552_product_854400215_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--17366_product_1030016097_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/5453_product_2137051752_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=3577"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/vintage">Vintage Fashion</a></div><div class="zemanta-related"><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Related articles</h6><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.lipsticking.com/2010/10/time-again-to-think-pink-for-national-breast-cancer-awareness-month.html">Time again to think PINK for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month</a> (lipsticking.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/fight-breast-cancer-ill-drink-to-that/">Fight Breast Cancer? 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Here are the items that I received totally free of charge, a <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/ss-pend044.html">sterling silver leaf pendant</a>, <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/iscl-0047.html">sterling silver leaf toggle clasp</a>, and a <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/ltd-2507.html">strand of faceted autumn agate flat ovals</a>, as well as a few sterling silver spacer beads. I also added a few sterling silver links and jump rings to complete the necklace. So, what do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I absolutely love working with <a href="http://artbeads.com/">Artbeads.com</a> and hope to do so for years to come. You can find the same wonderful pieces that I used or maybe something more to your taste on the <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/pendants.html">pendant</a>, <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/jewelry-supplies-clasps.html">clasp</a>, and <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/stones.html">gemstone</a> pages of <a href="http://artbeads.com/">Artbeads.com</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine alone. Thanks for taking the time to read about my latest creation. </div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d6887398-6faa-42b8-89be-0508d141fcb8" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-653205636831310180?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-32906652081680844622010-10-11T11:54:00.000-05:002010-10-11T21:10:59.394-05:00GiveawayHi all!<br /><br />Please take a minute to check out the giveaway my friend Kimberly is hosting. You can win a pair of my <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earring" rel="wikipedia" title="Earring">earrings</a> if you enter.<br /><br /><a href="http://livingonlimitedincome.blogspot.com/2010/10/win-pair-of-earrings-from-gems-by-jerri.html?spref=bl">Living On Limited Income: Win a pair of earrings from Gems by Jerri! Review/...</a>: "Several months ago, I stumbled across the Gems by Jerri <a class="zem_slink" href="http://facebook.com/" rel="homepage" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> fan page. As a lover of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handmade_jewelry" rel="wikipedia" title="Handmade jewelry">handmade jewelry</a>, I was excited by what I saw. Jerr..."<br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=40fc74bc-6884-403c-bd37-6fe393bea2ef" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3290665208168084462?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-42705757563342655012010-09-25T18:51:00.000-05:002010-09-25T23:30:28.247-05:00Spun Sister Designs<div align="left">This week the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.artfire.com/" rel="homepage" title="ArtFire">ArtFire</a> Jewelry Design and Jewelry Supply Studio Guild is featuring the lovely works of Spun Sister Designs. You can find all kinds of bracelets, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklace" rel="wikipedia" title="Necklace">necklaces</a>, and earrings in this great studio. Check out the collection I made of just a few of the wonderful creations available. Just click the photos to go to Spun Sister Designs' Studio, you won't regret it.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499">Spun Sister Designs - AJDJSS Featured Ar...</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14717_product_1887254638_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/14717_product_851751538_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/14717_product_1432382060_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/14717_product_952319078_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=2499"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/vintage">Vintage Fashion</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=b8bd0173-8bd1-4b4c-bc70-1ed4eddac2c6" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4270575756334265501?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-12210208653999827632010-09-19T19:37:00.000-05:002010-09-19T19:02:31.887-05:00Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs611.snc4/59093_493735682541_121792192541_7021815_189241_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" ox="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs611.snc4/59093_493735682541_121792192541_7021815_189241_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have been diligently working on my samples for November and December's Little <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_box" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Black box">Black Box</a> and thought I would give my readers a sneak peek. The top picture is of the November samples. They are pretty red, green, and silver/grey wonder beads. I really like these beads because when the light hits them just right they give off a pretty little sparkle and with the bead caps they remind me of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_ornament" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Christmas ornament">Christmas ornaments</a>.<br /><br />The bottom picture is for the December samples. These earrings were made with dyed riverstone beads. I really enjoyed the variety of colors that were available in this stone and felt that they were the perfect beads for this project. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs678.snc4/61813_493735652541_121792192541_7021814_4568467_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs678.snc4/61813_493735652541_121792192541_7021814_4568467_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />You can learn more about The Little Black Box sample boxes by clicking this <a href="http://thelittleblackboxes.com/">link</a>. If you order one please let them know that you found them through Gems by Jerri. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=33815505-ee7e-475e-976b-8f9521754215" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1221020865399982763?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-53717322921529479392010-09-08T22:07:00.000-05:002010-09-08T21:00:10.490-05:00Jewelled TrellisThis weeks featured studio is Jewelled Trellis. <a href="http://jewelledtrellis.artfire.com/">Jewelled Trellis</a> is a wonderful member of the AJDJSS guild. Her studio has gorgeous gemstone and vintage <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Glass">glass</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewellery" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Jewellery">jewelry</a> of all shapes and sizes. If you enjoy looking a pretties, here is a collection that I have created in support of Jewelled Trellis. Each week the AJDJSS guild features an artisan or a product, like beads, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendant" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Pendant">pendants</a>, etc, and I have volunteered to help promote our guild feature by creating collections. I hope you enjoy these weekly features and that you also take the time to check out the other products available from these wonderful handmade artisans.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691">Jewelled Trellis - AJDJSS featured artisan</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_658409399_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1050346739_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1681589664_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_2086642456_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1834750484_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1181320644_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_2078909151_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1559716943_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1153474968_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14988_product_1727965021_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1691"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /> <a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/handmade-Jewelry/2/5/0/0/0/0">Handmade Jewelry</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=e99bd953-6c1d-405f-b961-fe9987524599" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-5371732292152947939?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-14199150531777507092010-09-01T18:36:00.000-05:002010-09-01T20:31:52.976-05:00Beads, Beads, BeadsThis week the AJDJSS Guild is celebrating beads. Beads are very versatile, you can find them in all types of materials from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_clay" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Polymer clay">polymer clay</a> to acrylic, gemstone to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Glass">glass</a>, fabric to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Metal">metal</a>. The possiblities are limitless with beads. The only thing holding you back is your own imagination. <br />I have worked with beads in all these forms, but tend to stick with gemstone and glass most often. I absolutely love to spend time shopping on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.artfire.com/" rel="homepage nofollow" title="ArtFire">ArtFire</a> for beads. I have my eye on a lot of beads for future uses, I just hope they are still available when I can afford to start any one of the projects I have in mind.<br /><br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351">Beads from the AJDJSS Guild</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--27271_product_563751897_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--12912_product_1485866246_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--42966_product_986705980_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/15548_product_850289673_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--45139_product_186055672_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--77050_product_1499855206_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/29747_product_615611953_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/9016_product_1175519537_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1351"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art">Fine Art Paintings</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=b6e2e92e-0126-409b-a7aa-effb0758894e" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-1419915053177750709?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-44124514139945617912010-08-22T02:13:00.000-05:002010-08-22T09:42:00.479-05:00SALE Aug 21-22<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282">Gems by Jerri 50% off</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3191_product_277762659_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3191_product_1245563252_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_1120622352_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_97313668_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_704460800_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_2051068481_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3191_product_76373184_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_975528569_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3191_product_726695483_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3191_product_1237092598_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1282"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://handmadesoap.artfire.com/">Handmade Soap</a></div><br />That's right I'm running a sale, everything in my <a href="http://www.gemsbyjerri.artfire.com/">ArtFire Studio</a> is marked down 50%. The sale will only run for two days, Aug 21-22. So check it out and see if there is something you can't live without. I may never run this typed of sale again. I have all sorts of jewelry and some destash beads. There are just a few examples of what is available in the collection featured above. I wouldn't ordinarily make a collection featuring only my work, but because this is such a short sale I thought it might help with the promotion.<br />I thought now would be the perfect time to start making room for new pieces for the Christmas shopping season. <br />Happy Shopping.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4412451413994561791?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-69128484723651622402010-08-20T07:01:00.000-05:002010-08-20T23:52:39.359-05:00River's Edge GlassToday I am posting my first official collection in support of one of my fellow Artfire Jewelry Design and Supply Studio guild members. This weeks featured studio is <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=27135&op=new&body=2">River's Edge Glass</a>. Barb is the artisan behind these wonderful <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Glass">glass</a> works.<br />Barb has been working with glass for about four years and creates everything in her west <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.34,-85.58&spn=3.0,3.0&q=44.34,-85.58 (Michigan)&t=h" rel="geolocation nofollow" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_studio" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Recording studio">home studio</a>. She creates unique beads and buttons which she kiln anneals for strength and durability. <br />Please take a moment to click on the collection and post a kind comment for Barb, she really does deserve some recognition for her wonderful glassworks.<br />Without further ado here is the collection.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div align="center"><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111">Rivers Edge Glass - AJDJSS featured arti...</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_594957213_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_1862475257_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19705_product_1436105873_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_312500761_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_426795650_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_877309128_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_1114078633_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19705_product_2118678240_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19705_product_1017356450_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19705_product_1657360943_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19705_product_1455843113_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19705_product_2033956246_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="clear: both;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1111"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/design">Indie Design</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=b5808148-cd8d-4c69-adf3-184b7c1cf508" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: right;" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script defer="true" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-6912848472365162240?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-35332630253090230762010-08-14T18:45:00.000-05:002010-08-14T18:45:30.038-05:00PendantsI just wanted to share my latest curated collection from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.artfire.com/" rel="homepage nofollow" title="ArtFire">ArtFire</a>. This collection was created to support the featured crafters of the ArtFire Jewelry Design and Supply Studio Guild (AJDJSS), the subject was <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendant" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Pendant">pendants</a>. Pendants can be created in various media from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Glass">glass</a> and metal to gemstone and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay" rel="wikipedia nofollow" title="Clay">clay</a>. Here are just a few of the outstanding pendants and creations with pendants from the AJDJSS guild.<br /><br /><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026">AJDJSS Pendants</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3613_product_1377873695_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/12631_product_1766359056_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--23792_product_1670801229_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14648_product_723262414_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/3171_product_308594174_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--1842_product_1972848461_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3552_product_748543126_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2087_product_1517882018_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--5571_product_1604069962_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--13472_product_401298334_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/727_product_836291688_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29747_product_1999229249_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=1026"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-3533263025309023076?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-49495708109610598082010-08-12T20:21:00.001-05:002010-08-12T19:53:59.002-05:00Five SparrowsToday's featured artisan collection is from <a href="http://www.fivesparrows.artfire.com/">Five Sparrows</a>. Colleen Burdsall is the creative force behind Five Sparrows. She creates wonderful stained glass works of art in between raising her three children. She gives 10% of her profits to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.compassion.com/" rel="homepage nofollow" title="Compassion International">Compassion International</a> through whom she has sponsored two children for over 10 years. She loves the how the organization makes a difference in the world. <br /><br />She shares this quick blurb on her Artfire Bio,"Maker of playdoh dumptrucks by day, creator of glass "masterpieces" by (late) night."<br /><br />You can find her online at the following links:<br /><a href="http://www.fivesparrows.etsy.com/">http://www.fivesparrows.etsy.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/fivesparrows">www.facebook.com/fivesparrows</a><br /><a href="http://www.fivesparrows.artfire.com/">http://www.fivesparrows.artfire.com/</a><br /><br />Colleen also share a bit about how stained glass pieces are made and since I don't want to make a mistake in trying to summarize I will just quote her directly.<br /><br /><blockquote>A little bit about how a stained glass piece is made: It all starts with a pattern-almost all of mine are original. The pattern pieces are cut out and traced onto the appropriate glass, then the glass is cut roughly to that shape. I grind each separate piece down until it fits smoothly into my original pattern. I always love the end result of grinding-it is like finishing a puzzle correctly. Once the grinding is done, the glass is given a bath in rubbing alcohol and copper foil is applied to each piece. Then the whole thing is soldered together. As part of the soldering, the seams are all beaded up on the front and the back, and I also bead my edges to make it look more finished. I then add homemade wire hooks-usually I put two per piece, and embed them in the solder seams on the back for more stability. Now comes the final step-the finished item is cleaned and polished with a finishing compound. For most pieces I will hang them with clear 10lb fishing line, although the heavier items will have chains. All of the solder I use does contain lead, so the glass items need to be kept out of reach of children.</blockquote><style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }.title_charc, .title_charc a, .title_charc a:link, .title_charc a:active, .title_charc a:visited, .title_charc a:hover { color:#333333; font-weight:bold; }</style><br /><div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-dark-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0px auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 484px;"><div class="title_brown" style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 100px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673">Five Sparrows Stained Glass</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_1634411401_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_2111242982_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_1705755690_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_1604052_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_1418698446_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34386_product_1801579987_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=673"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br /> <a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/gemsbyjerri" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: gemsbyjerri">Curated By: gemsbyjerri</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br /><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art-Photography/2/88/0/0/0/0">Fine Art Photography</a></div><br /><br /><br />If you would like to be featured please leave a comment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7554820367184578862-4949570810961059808?l=gemsbyjerri.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685971419656513780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554820367184578862.post-51309721102769887322010-08-08T15:48:00.000-05:002010-08-08T15:48:58.183-05:00Faith CollectionI told you all about the new ArtFire collections yesterday. Well, I am really enjoying making new collections, so here's what's going to be happening with this blog. I am going to use this wonderful new tool to show off the works of my fellow artisans. My plan is to post a new collection each day. With that in mind I will be looking for artisans who would like to have their creations featured on my blog. During the week I would like to create collections dedicated to a specific artisan each day. If you are interested in having your items fea