New pieces added to the shop!

Aside from Michelle’s custom owl prayer beads, these beauties have been added to the shop! Any of these would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift; the code “MOM” will take 20% off your order through the end of the month. ❤ I’d love to hear what you think of the new additions!

Spring has Sprung: Elegant Aventurine & Fancy Silver Leaf Necklace

This elegant necklace combines faceted green aventurine beads with wee peridot glass crystals and silver-plated spacers and accent beads. The square silver beads feature a beautiful sun design; there are also a few oak leaf beads in the upper portion of the necklace. The large leaf pendant is just lovely; suspended from it are several glass crystal baubles, as well as an aventurine bauble hung from the tip. Additionally, there is an aventurine cabochon in silver plated setting in front of the leaf.

All metal components are silver-finished base metals or Tibetan silver.

The length is approximately 23″, including the lobster clasp. The pendant hangs down about 4.25″ from the beaded strand.

As with most of my necklaces, this piece could easily be shortened at no extra charge. Please allow extra time for making alterations, and contact me prior to purchasing to make sure that I am able to fulfill your request. If you require a longer length, please purchase an inexpensive extender chain from the add-on section of my shop or get in touch to discuss a custom order.

Everything is strung on sturdy, flexible, nylon-coated 49-strand stainless steel beading wire.

Time for a bit of catch-up!

Hello, lovely people! It’s been forever since I’ve posted here, again… Eek! I really need to get better about this, don’t I? The past few months have just been so busy! The biggest news is that I was finally able to restock my supplies after our cross-country move, and I have been working hard to catch up on custom orders, while also rockin’ some awesome new designs that have been posted to my shop.

I also wanted to let you know that our fundraiser will be concluding at the end of the month. It would make such a huge difference in our lives if we reach our goal, and we’re already more than 2/3 of the way there. This is currently the only way to get grab bags or monthly jewelry subscription packages from Baubles & Blessings, and I’m not planning on making them available in any other way in the foreseeable future. So please take a look if you’re interested in snagging those rewards and/or helping us truly get back on our feet after our long journey to our new home. I’m looking forward to working on grab bags in April, once I’ve wrapped up the fundraiser and started receiving responses to the questionnaires I’ll be sending out to help me make sure that you’re happy with your surprise goodies.

Here’s some of what I’ve been working on over the past six weeks; more than a few of my recent non-custom creations are still available. I’ve also included a few pics sent in by my awesome happy customers. 🙂

I’d love to hear what you think of these recent creations! Which one is your favorite?

I hope that you’re all having a great 2015! Sending much love and wishing you only the brightest of blessings this year and in the future.

Love,
Bri

New pieces!

I’ve just finished listing a small batch of new pieces in my shop!

Sneak peek time!

I was not quite so prolific this morning as I was yesterday, but I’m quite happy with how the pieces I did finish turned out. I would love to hear what you think of these! Which is your favorite?

Left to right…
– pink & green aventurine necklace with hand-painted flower charm by Windy Paints
– Steven Universe-inspired necklace #1 (garnet, amethyst & pearl beads in vial; the hematite star is for Steven!)
– “Frozen in Time” necklace: blue glass crystals, rainbow moonstone, raku tree of life beads, pewter spirals, blue lace agate cabochon on tree of life; sealed magical “snowglobe” vial with quartz points, tiny gemstone beads, mugwort & glitter
– Steven Universe-inspired necklace #2 (see above)
– necklace with blue goldstone, aqua crystals, silver daisies & hand-painted flower charm by Windy Paints

I’ll be listing all of these in my shop tonight!

If you’re on Facebook, please consider visiting my page to check out what’s new and show my recent posts some love. Likes help my reach and are much appreciated. When you find yourself moved to comment and share, it really means the world to me, and it helps boost my signal even more! You are my village, and my wee business needs your support in order to survive and thrive, now more than ever!

Auction ending tomorrow night!

I just added a few new auction-exclusive items to the auction yesterday. Please visit the event page to check them out, along withe the rest of the 40 items currently listed.

If those bids keep coming in today, I’ll post more brand new auction-exclusive items tonight. Please keep on sharing the items and inviting friends to the event… There’s just a little over a day and a half left, and whether we are able to embark on our new beginning in our new home in October depends very much on the success of this auction!

Remember, the auction ends tomorrow night at 11:59 PM EDT (Eastern time)!

Raffle Updates & Free Tickets!

The newest raffle — the last one planned before this weekend’s big auction — is now live! Click on the image to be taken to the event page on Facebook. The previous event also still has some tickets available. Get a free ticket to the raffle of your choice when you spend at least $20 in my shop, or grab a free ticket for a chance to win the necklace above when you buy 4 tickets for the previous raffle!

Sterling Tree of Life Necklace with Aventurine, Wood & Hematite

This piece features faceted aventurine beads paired with wood and hematite spacers, along with a stunning 16mm sterling silver tree of life pendant. The pendant bail and crimp beads are sterling silver; the clasp and jump rings are sturdy, non-tarnish stainless steel.

Nature’s Heart: Bracelet with Aventurine, Copper & Shell

This piece features aventurine, brown shell discs, copper spacers and faceted Czech glass beads.

Nature’s Heart: Necklace with Aventurine, Prehnite, Copper & Shell

This piece features aventurine, brown shell discs, gorgeous faceted prehnite beads, copper spacers, faceted Czech glass beads and a lovely heart-shaped handmade ceramic tree of life pendant by Beadfreaky.