Bling N Things by Penny

Bling N Things by Penny
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlingNThingsbyPenny?ref=pr_shop_more

Enjoy a visit to Penny's Etsy shop where you will find creative one of a kind treasures!

by Penny



I am married, live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my two Miniature Pinschers and an Amazon Parrot. Luckily my husband doesn't mind living with a creative woman...he never knows what will be changed or added when he comes home!

 

I can remember being creative all my life. Both of my grandmothers and my mother are all really creative women so it was natural that I would follow in their paths. I learned to crochet at age 11 from my Nonna and everything else from my mom and Grandmother. My Mom and I still go to numerous craft events and classes when we can, we have a blast!

I always had a crafting class weather it was wood working, metal shop, arts and crafts or sewing all throughout my school years. I started selling on Etsy after my shoulder therapist said that beading would be good therapy for my carpal tunnel. So after accumulating numerous earrings and bracelets Bling N Things by Penny was started. A girl can only wear so much jewelry, lol.

I have since expanded to selling my Scrapbooks, Journals, Jewelry Boxes as well as my Jewelry. I never know what I'll be in the mood to create and I love the idea that I can share my items with people all over the world. When I had my first sale I was so excited as I am with every sale there after and the first international sale I was scared to death that it wouldn't make it there, lol.

Since then I have become a leader on the wonderful STAT (Self Taught Artists Treasury) Team where I have made friends with some really talented people who are also so very supportive! 

 

 

Penny's studio workspace:

 

 

 

 

 

You can find Penny at:
www.blingnthingsbypenny.etsy.com
www.facebook.com/blingnhitngsbypenny
www.twitter.com/penelope00
www.pinterest.com/Blingnthings
www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/BlingnThings

Sparkle City Jewelry

Sparkle City Jewelry

You are sure to love Sparkle City Jewelry's whimsical and unique jewelry. I love her gemstone beaded jewelry and sparkly resin pieces. Sparkle City Jewelry http://www.etsy.com/shop/sparklecityjewelry is holding a back to school sale... check out her shop for this special deal! Back to school sale 15% off your entire purchase from now until September 14, use coupon code backtoschool at checkout.

I'm an artist who graduated with a degree in visual communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. My love for jewelry design began years ago when a bead store opened near my house. I used to go and buy some beads and I just made earrings and my designs grew from there. Then people started to take notice of my creations when I wore them and I just sold them right off my neck. That's when I decided to open my home business.

I choose only the highest quality materials for my designs. My philosophy is that if it's not good enough for me then it's not good enough for my customers. The gemstone beads I use are a high grade and rich in color and texture. Also, I use resin, I have to say it is my favorite material do to the versatility of the substance. I can design items that are more colorful and funky. There are not limits to how creative you can get with it.

Over the years I have sold at various shows and fundraising events. Recently, I opened my Etsy store and have enjoyed the site very much. There are many wonderful artists on Etsy, it's amazing to me how you can really connect with people online and grow friendships. Truly that is what jewelry designing is to me, it's about connecting with wonderful people thru my work.

Personal Designz

Visit our feature artist and jewelry designer Marge Mills at Personal Designz. Marge creates stunning one of a kind specially designed pieces and creates exclusive items just for you... !

Jewelry Designer ~ Marge Mills   

Personal Designz        
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PersonalDesignz

I started jewelry design about 7 years ago. Although I do all forms of Jewelry Design, my main focus is on Wire Wrapping. I love the technique and have even come up with my own style of "Free Form Wire Wrapping" . This gives me the opportunity to show off more of the gemstone that I am working with than the traditional form of wire wrapping as you do not have to cover as much of the stone to hold it in place.This lets the true beauty of the gemstone come out in the piece.

 I have also tried beading, polymer clay, silver metal clay and seed beadwork. But I always come back to my wire wrapping. Sometimes I will just see a gemstone that calls out to me to make a setting for it. But a lot of the time it is a client who is responsible for my return to bending wires.I love to design settings for gemstones and actually spend a lot of my time designing pieces with stones my clients have that they love but are just not happy with in their present setting. I take out the stones and redesign a new piece for them that they will enjoy with stones that have sentimental meaning to them...This brings me as much joy as it does them to see that stone in the new design.

All of my designs are one of a kind...I like that I can offer that to my clients.



That is what sets us apart from the jewelry found in department stores... handcrafted jewelry should have an individuality about it that the client can not find in just any store. I love being able to give that option to them.

My inspiration in the arts comes from my Mother... she was a gifted artist... and a career seamstress. I never grew to love sewing although I was taught from an early age and can do what I need to when the need arises to sew, but the love for art became evident when I started to paint.I owe that to a client of mine.. I am a retired colorist/stylist. I had a very dear client who was a gifted oil painter. I always envied her ability and one day as we were discussing her latest art piece, I told her how much I envied her being able to put the ideas in her head down on canvas. She quickly told me that she would mentor me in my attempt to paint and that if she felt that I did not have the potential, as a former teacher she would tell me and I would know if I had any ability or not. That was 12 years ago and I still love to paint. The love for the arts spilled over into jewelry design some 5 years later and I have never turned back since. I love what I do and if it gives others pleasure, then it is that much better.

 I urge every person who has that inner desire to create to go for it, do whatever it is that you have that desire to do. You will get such enjoyment out of creating and what you create may
just bring joy to another.We all have abilities that we are not aware of and sometimes it just takes another person to bring out the best in us...

I am fortunate enough to have a 2 story house with a loft upstairs which is my little corner of the world. My office is there as well as my art studio. My first love is oil painting  and I still try to devote time to it whenever I get the chance. The room is large enough that I have a corner dedicated to jewelry design. I love to go to my private space for some real quiet and relaxation time.

One of my favorite quotes:
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
                                                           ~  George Bernard Shaw