New things!!

I have been a real recluse lately.  Nose to the grindstone, or in my case, I have been in the studio working with copper, sterling silver and a torch, oxidizing and polishing, hammering, twisting, pounding.. you get the picture.  I took some really quick pics of things to give a peek of what's to come!  

The lariat line is what I am really excited about.  Roughly 19 inches long and no clasp!  

You simply put it on and flip one end over the other and it stays!  

I just got inventory of some great summer stones  Melon, Celery, Tangerine, Dragonfruit, Blueberry, Lemon just to name a few colors.  Mix those with oxidized sterling and it looks great...  More time needed in said studio...  that said, time for me to get back to work!!

Upcoming Craft Fairs!!

It's that time of year again!  I have been so busy creating things for the upcoming spring season!!

A few shows I have coming up are:

May 2nd    (Saturday) 

Hickam Art Fair~    I'll be located in the same spot as always (booth#4) in                                           front of the stage.

May 9th  (Saturday)

Pride 4 Ewa  ~~  Off Geiger and Keanunui past the elementary school. 

July 18th &19th

Haleiwa Arts Festival

Hope to see you all there!  Each event is a big one so get there early for the best selection!!

Updated pics for Spring and Summer!!

 I've been busy since the holidays making new jewelry and getting ready for the upcoming show season. 

A few of the shows I am trying to get into are:

Hickam Arts and craft fair May 3rd

Waikiki Spam Jam April 25th

Pride 4 Ewa May 9th

Haleiwa Arts Festival July 18th & 19th

I'll keep you posted.

I am also working on a lot of metalsmithed pieces in Sterling silver and copper.  Really cool stuff and when I am thru taking pics I will post them!!

Craft show at the Topa Center, Honolulu

Two days of a craft show in Honolulu!  Met lots of great, fun people and I am waiting on supplies to make the custom orders!

I thought this was going to be my last show of the season but another vendor, who wouldn't be able to attend, sold me her booth and I managed a 3rd on Sunday!  Phew!

I will be posting everything I have on my ETSY shop (www.aquashella.etsy.com) this week!!!

I am busy taking new photographs of things and the camera battery pooped out so it's charging.  go figure, right?

Tomorrow is another day and I will resume with a fully charged camera battery and sally forth.

Hickam Craft Fair!!

OK, I am beat but I am so psyched that I had to write this real quick before I go to totally veg out.  Today was the Hickam Craft Fair and I was signed up and totaly looking forward to it.  Sat 9-3.  But Friday night it was pouring..  It was still pouring when I went to bed a little after midnight too!  I woke up at around 5:30am to the sound of heavy rain...  Still?  Seriously?  I peeked out the window and it was soaked and getting soakererered.  Crap! 

 Will the Craft fair even happen?  SO, I laid in bed and made a deal with God.  If he could give us a rain-free day I would donate 5% of my sales to a cause I had in mind.  If I went over a higher amount I would give 10% to this cause.  I made coffee and got ready and by 6:30am it had stopped raining...  No kidding...  It was hot and humid all day but no rain and sales were GREAT!  I knew he heard me!  At 3pm when the show ended and we were all packing up it started pouring again!  Like a timer went off when the show ended!   

I totaled up sales and I am happy to say that I have a hefty check to offer a family that wants to take their sick child to Disney World.  I think the best part of the day was knowing I am able to give more than double what I originally expected.  I am really  thankful that the rain stopped and I am really blown away that I really think GOD was listening!

Thank you everyone who helped me reach a great goal today, my customers are the best.  NO one knew what my goal was today.  Just me and God.  Thanks God!

Heres what new!

I have had the opportunity to have large chunks of time to my disposal lately as my 3 kids are ALL in school.  This is the first time since 1991 that I have had this kind of 6 hour time slot to fill with my own time!  You can't even imagine how nice it is to get the torch out and completely take over the kitchen with all the flammable liquids, solder, MAPP gas and metal and really get some good things done with no interruption!  

IT has really opened me up to doing more time consuming projects and really coming up with some good ideas...ahhhhh  I will show the things I am currently working on here soon!

Here are a few of the things that I have ready for sale...

Aquashella Handcrafted Jewelry is....

Gearing up for a lot of Craft Fairs in the coming months!  

I have announced on my  ETSY site (www.aquashella.etsy.com) that I am listing pictures of most of my One Of  A Kind jewelry pieces here on my BLOG for you to see and find what you'd like to purchase or have me make for you.  

I am doing this because my jewelry has been !selling out! at craft fairs and shows and I cannot afford (timewise) to keep it listed on ETSY to then take it off each weekend for a show, so, Take a look here, find something that you would like to purchase and email me at aquashella@earthlink.net and I will then post the items(s) on my ETSY site for you to purchase there.  I have already taken orders and I am making special order pieces and I am loving it!

If you have any questions regarding shipping, packaging (you'll receive each piece beautifully wrapped ready for gift giving, or as a treat to yourself!) please look at my ETSY site and it is all there under policies.

Thank you and Have fun browsing thru Aquashella Jewlery,

Jane