Pile of trinkets and a winner

I always like to save the best for last, so first let me share with you this little pile of trinkets I purchased at the antique shop. I am lucky to know a dealer that gets the best antique early jewelry odds and ends and calls me when she is coming up to the shop, (she's coming tomorrow, yay!)These little odds and ends are perfect for my jewelry designs. Some of you may look at this little pile and think what the heck is she going to do with those? That little pile is my piece of heaven!

 Here are a few of the pieces I created using some of the elements from the above pictures.

Vintage Eagle Medallion on Etsy

Victorian cuff link used as a connector (check out the tiny shamrocks on it)

Victorian Sway Assemblage Necklace

and now the best for last...

the winner of the $25 certificate for Vistaprint is..

Beadroe

Vintage Button Earrings

I could not resist working with these vintage glass buttons, even though the buttons seem a bit like spring, I think the earrings would pair nicely with warmer fall clothes.

The red Czech glass beads are so deep in color and I especially love the picasso finish on them.

You can find these on Etsy

Is anyone else having issues with blogger? It has become very fustrating. I still am having a problem posting comments and can not access blogger from Moxilla Firefox. uggghhh!

I am having a super giveaway this week a $25 certificate for printing at Vistaprint.

 Be sure to enter here!

$25 Vistaprint Giveaway

As a special thanks to all of my wonderful blog followers I have a great giveaway for you! Something that will come in handy for many of you, a $25 gift voucher to use on printed materials at Vistaprint. It is a perfect time to restock those business cards or get some postcards for advertising your fall shows!

Enter HERE

Get Carried Away Vistaprint Giveaway!

lets get carried away...

As a special thanks to all of my wonderful blog followers I have a great giveaway for you! Something that will come in handy for many of you, a $25 gift voucher to use on printed materials at Vistaprint. It is a perfect time to restock those business cards or get some postcards for advertising your fall shows!

#1.To enter please leave a comment and tell me your favorite show to attend or exhibit in. It will be fun to hear about different shows around the country.

#2.For an additional entry share this post on your blog, facebook or twitter.

#3. If you become a new follower of JudithBDesigns on facebook or my blog you also get another entry.

and now for the fine print....very important!

~Just be sure to tell me what you did and leave me your email address so that I may contact the winner. This giveaway will end on Monday September 12th at noon.

~the vistaprint offer is not valid in the following states, NY, NC, CT, IL, CA, or outside of the US.

~No cash value/cash back

~Tax and gratuity are not included

~Entire value must be used in one visit

~Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion

~gift ceritficate must be used by November 10, 2011

you can find this piece on Etsy

Good Luck!

Show signs and advertising

 

I wanted to share with you a great and inexpensive way to advertise your business. A little over a month ago I ordered two large car magnets from Vistaprint, using an uploaded design of the front of my business card. When I went to their site my original intention was to order a banner, but I felt the banner was so large and too intrusive for my display. I saw the  large car magnets (17.3 x 11.25) and liked the look of them and thought I would order that. When they arrived I was so pleased at the coloring and gloss, they were awesome! I went and looked at all of my old frames that I use in my display and the magnet fit into one of them perfectly, I already had chicken wire on the frame so it stuck to it so problem, Voila, instant sign! The other magnet I use on the car when I am doing shows, so I get a little extra advertising in while traveling. Vistaprint is always having some type of sale so I am sure you can get them at a good price. I paid less than $35 including postage.

 I will give you a little update on my medical situation....I saw my surgeon today and have surgery scheduled for Dec. 8th to remove about a fist size area from my right leg. They will also be doing a skin graft and doing a dye injection into my lymph nodes to check for metastasis of the melanoma. Once that is done we will know what kind of treatment will follow, if any. Thanks for all of your kind words and thoughts on my previous post, it means so much!