Passion Necklace

I have been mulling this color scheme in my head for quite a while now, and yesterday I was finally able to get the idea out of my head and into reality. *grin* Rhodolite Garnets, Tanzanite, Iolite, Citrine, Cubic Zirconia and Lavender Amethyst bring out the wide spectrum of colors shimmering in this beautiful bead by Melissa Rediger of Sea of Glass.

Introducing the Passion Necklace:

Our family had a wonderful day today visiting friends, which we were able to do because hubby didn't have to work! Woohoo!!! LOL The girls were fantastic, praise the Lord! And each of us had a delightful time at the brunch. I am so grateful that the girls were so good as I was actually able to gab to my heart's content with my friends!! Our family needed the fellowship time with our good friends and we were able to catch up with some friends that we haven't seen in years! I hope those of you reading this are able to enjoy today and spend it doing something fun and refreshing!!

Three More Rings For You This Morning

Wow, based on the comments, emails and traffic, ya'll love my rings!!! Thank you so much for your comments, etc.!!! Keep em coming! *cheesy grin* Because you love my rings so much I was able to make three more this morning. Here they are:

Charoite Oval Ring

Leopardskin Jasper Ring (this stone has a ton of variations)

Smoky Quartz Barrel Ring (not for the timid!!! *grin* A big, bold, beautiful ring!)

Yesterday I was also able to add two more collections to my website, the Solely Silver Collection and my Little Luxuries Collection. Based upon traffic to these pages, you are ready and waiting for me to continue adding pieces to these collections! *grin* Be patient just a little while longer please. In the next couple of days I should be able to add more pieces as time permits.

Right now its off to get ready to head to the store with my cutie patooties! We're in desperate need of kitty litter and cat food! LOLOL Keep those comments and emails coming everyone!!! Thank you so much for the feedback!

New for the Store - Rings!!

I am very excited to introduce my newest pieces to you: A new Ring Collection! My first six rings are finished and are available to purchase on my website. Each ring is custom made to order, so they are truly unique pieces of art. Here they are:

Fancy Jasper Dark Green Ring (the Fancy Jasper comes in a wide array of colors, so I will be listing them separately)

Denim Lapis Lazuli Ring

Carnelian Ring

Botswana Agate Ring

Pink Lampwork Ring

Jasper Chita Ring (this stone has several variations, from a dark hunter green to light sage green, and sometimes spotted with the two colors)

Stay tuned for more rings soon. I am planning on offering many different colors and styles from Ryolite, Onyx, Kyanite (light and dark), Muscovite, Silver Leaf Jasper, the list goes on!!

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Christmas Orders

Holiday shopping can be a hectic chore when one is hideously busy with everything that has to be done at this time of the year. Take some of that stress off your plate by ordering your gifts early from Jewelry By Jennifer Casady. All year long, every order is gift boxed, no matter the occasion, in my signature hunter green boxes finished off with a gorgeous white ribbon. Every woman will feel special and cherished opening her gift of beautiful jewelry from one of my collections.

Make sure you order by December 15th to guarantee Christmas delivery. For orders placed after December 15th, I will try to ship them out as quickly as possible, but, as every item is lovingly handmade to order, I cannot guarantee that it will arrive by Christmas.

Exclusive Shopping Discounts for Black Friday

One of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving, is almost upon us. What a wonderful time of the year! Filled with plenty of opportunities to be with family and friends and to enjoy the many reasons why our family and friends are so important to us. This can also be a stressful time of the year...filled with tons of errands and shopping and racing around! Let me create some extra time for rest and relaxation by helping with some of your holiday shopping: Below is an awesome list of exclusive Black Friday discounts just for you from fantastic independently owned shops with tons of gift ideas good through 11/26/07!

And of course, I offer a 20% off storewide coupon code for your own purchases at Jewelry By Jennifer Casady (expires 11/26/07). Follow this link to have the discount automatically applied to your cart and begin shopping: http://www.jennifercasady.com/?code=JCStore20 Or, enter the coupon code JCStore20 into the Coupon Code Box on the left hand side of my website to apply the 20% off discount.

I hope and pray your holidays are restful and enjoyable!! (Don't forget to check below for more awesome discounts!!)

~ Jennifer Casady

Stunning Details - www.stunningdetails.com: Unique sterling silver and 14k gold filled designer jewelry created by Rhonda Reagan. I will offer 20% off everything through the 26th using coupon code 'posh', and as always, free shipping on all orders over $50.

Hawaii Heather - http://www.hawaiiheather.etsy.com Fine silver and semiprecious stones. I would like to offer a 15% discount on all purchases. Free shipping on all orders over $50. This is valid with the blackfridaysale code and is only good through Monday November 26th.

Jaminga- www.jaminga.com, the COOLEST baby store on earth...offers all posh mamas a 5% discount every day with promotion code: POSH5.

Tuni and G- www.tuniandg.com offers 10% discount for Posh Mamas with coupon code: HotMoms and if you sign up for our newsletter you'll have a chance to win a $75 Gift Certificate.

A Mother's Gift (www.amothersgift.net) is your breastfeeding and natural parenting resource. To kick off the holiday shopping season, EVERYTHING will be on sale, with NO DISCOUNT CODE NEEDED! 25% off all nursing covers, 10% off cloth diapers, and 15% off everything else in the store. Discounts apply only to items in stock. There is still the free shipping for orders totaling $75 or more, no code needed.

At Vintage Body Spa (www.vintagebodyspa), we encourage you to take time to Indulge Your Body (TM) Take 20% off your entire order during the promotional period with no discount code needed Stock up on our natural, luxurious and paraben-free spa products for yourself or someone special!

ericalyn designs - www.eldesigns.net Handmade gifts and accessories for babies and tots. Free shipping!

In Style Moms- www.InStyleMoms.com, hip maternity and baby wear offers 10% off with coupon code PM10

Michabella Creations- www.michabellacreations.com, Handcrafted Jewelry at Affordable Prices Enjoy 10% off with coupon code is Posh Mama10 and is valid on purchases of $20 and over. Always free shipping.

Gigi Belts- www.gigibelts.com, free shipping as long as they send me a note with coupon code PMShip

Your Healthy Lifestyle- http://yourhealthylifestyle.wordpress.com/ will offer 35% OFF EVERYTHING!! Enter Posh Mama in subject line of email for your discount. Must email me directly with your order. pmickelson@verizon.net Some of my FAVORITES are ABC Baby Care, Awaken Sea Salt Scrub, and SPF 30 Sunscreen.

New Digital SLR Camera

The most frustrating issue of almost every jewelry designer who sells on the internet would be taking quality pictures of our creations. We can spend delightful hours filled with designing and creating the perfect piece of jewelry, but, then it comes time to take a picture of that piece, and the stress and frustration begins. Many of us jewelry designers are not professional photographers, so not only do we continue to improve our skills as artisans, we also have to improve our skills at photography. Who knew? LOL My first pictures two years ago were horrid. Only through two years of unwavering determination, and a handful of amazingly patient and giving friends and aquantences have I been able to achieve (what I think) are decent pictures of some of my pieces. But, due to limitations in my Canon Powershot model, I could not take completely clear and in focus pictures of my large chainmail pieces. As I discovered what my camera could do, I realized that there were a few things I would not be able to do and that I would ultimately need a DSLR camera. I never realized that the opportunity to buy my DSLR would come so quickly! I thought I had another year before that would happen! *grin* But, praise the Lord, the opportunity arose to buy one and I grabbed it!! After much research I decided on the Pentax K10D. Woohooo!!! I received the camera on Friday and have had very little time to play with it. But the few pictures I have been able to take...oooo...I'm already in loove with this camera. I know it can be a very frustrating process of learning how to properly use this camera, but, I am up for the challenge!! After the holiday rush is over I look forward to continuing to explore the vast abilities of this Pentax and I can't wait to capture better pictures of my pieces!

New Pieces Galore

The last several weeks have been crazy busy as I have been preparing for the holiday buying season and making several dozen new pieces.

I absolutely adore my Raspberry Delight set and I have created two more versions of this luscious set, Blackberry Delight (Black Spinel gemstone rondelles) and Snowberry Delight (Freshwater Pearl nuggets).
My Fireglow Necklace has been very popular, so I created two additional pieces with the same color combinations for variety. The Fireglow Earrings and Carnelian & Citrine Shaggy Loops Necklace.


I fell in love with these gorgeous Pink Amethyst faceted gemstone briolettes and they were begging to be paired in a spring combination, and I just could not resist adding a bit of springtime in with the rest of my new pieces.

One of my most popular sets, the Flip Flop earrings and matching bracelet needed an understated necklace to be paired with.
Enjoy!

I'm in another Etsy Treasury!

Woohoo!!!! One of my girlfriends from the Cagey Crafters forum has featured me in another Etsy Treasury with 11 other awesome designers! Fun, fun!!!

New Twisted Circles and Cascade Pieces

Here are two of my newest sets of pieces:

Green Amethyst Twisted Circles Necklace & Earrings


and Iolite Phrenite Cascade Necklace & Earrings


The Green Amethyst Twisted Circles set features some of my favorite things, green gemstone beads (can I ever have enough green gemstones?? *grin*) and twisted jumprings. I love making twisted jumprings and enjoy using them in my pieces as they lend a delicate flair to a simple piece giving it an entirely new look.

The Iolite Phrenite Cascade set is very special to me for the simple reason that one of my good friends and fellow designers, Rhonda Reagan of Stunning Details inspired these Cascades. Rhonda is a dear friend and a fantastic designer.

Both sets are, of course, for sale on my website.

Thank you Crystal!!

I am so excited about a recent blog post by one of my friends, Crystal of 2 Belles & a Bead. In her Blog Post she talks about our recent Art Piece Swap from the Cagey Crafters forum of which we both belong. Crystal was my Art Swap person to whom I mailed 2 lengths each of Jen's Pind and Flat Queen's Link chainmail. As you can read from her Blog Post, she is absolutely thrilled about the pieces. Thank you so much Crystal for such an awesome write-up!

Stepping Stones Collection

I recently worked on a series of pieces entitled "Stepping Stones." The pendants consist of short lengths of a chainmail weave called "staggered corduroy." Three large handmade sterling silver rings intersected by smaller silver rings stepping upon each other with various selections of gemstones woven into the larger rings.

This first piece feature Grade AAA Garnet rondelles:


This pendant contains Iolite and Freshwater Pearls:


And this third piece pairs Smoky Quartz and Pink Topaz:


I also created two additional color combinations that are on my website, www.jennifercasady.com Shaded Hessonite Garnets and Freshwater Pearls. Several of the pendants have delicate earrings to match, an example is seen here:

Additional color combinations are available of course. Feel free to email me for custom work.

Surprise Sale!

Raspberry Delight Necklace

Berry Kaleidoscope Necklace

Queen's Link with Lampwork Bracelet

These are just a few of the myriad of pieces that are on sale in my Decadence Collection on my website. The sale runs this week, 9/17 - 9/22, and the majority of my Decadence Collection is 15% off, with a deeper discount on a couple of pieces.

My first magazine press!

On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, one of my pieces made it into Quick & Simple magazine which is published by Good Housekeeping.

Here is the cover:

And here is the page with my Sapphire Teardrops Necklace :

I was listed on an Etsy Treasury!!

Woohoo! How fun! Yesterday I found out that I was listed on an Etsy Treasury. Here is a picture:

Yes, I know, its a bit small, but, look in the upper right hand side and that's my Fireglow Necklace.