I’ve started rephotographing my jewellery today.  I got the earrings done and I’m really happy with how they turned out.  I think the background works in really well with the colour scheme of the site.

Here’s one of the photos…

If you want to have a peek at the rest, you can check them out HERE. 

Let me know what you think!

Cheers!

Anne

I just realised I hadn’t posted here on my blog for a few weeks!  My bad! 

I have been busy organising and working on the next round of supplier coupons at My Aussie Coupons.  I’ve also set up a new website for it which includes a blog and discussion board.  Very soon I’ll also be announcing the first round of designer/artisan coupons as well.

I do have some lampwork beads made and waiting to be annealed too!  Yes I did get to do some torching, now I just need to get some time to do more!  I have several ideas buzzing around in my imagination.  I’ve also got some jewellery designs on the burner too.

I think today I will start taking the new photos of the jewellery I have in stock now.  I’m not happy with the current photos at all, they’ve been resized too often and are all grainy.  I’ve got some new lights so hopefully I’ll get some lovely shots even though it’s raining and miserable here.  Fingers crossed!

I hope you’re all keeping warm!  Those of you in the southern hemisphere at least lol  Those of you up north, I hope you’re keeping cool LOL

Take care!

Anne

Congratulations to F. Kelly of WA, Australia!

Faye has won the June 2008 Monthly Draw on my lampwork bead website.  Faye, you will be receiving this focal lampwork bead in the mail shortly.

To find out how you can enter the draw, just vist HERE.

In regards to the above mentioned post, I did promise to have a mini draw with the names of the people that suggested ways to get over my slump.

Congratulations Shan McLean!! 

Your name was pulled out, so you will shortly be receiving this cute lil focal bead in the mail!  Please email me and let me know your postal address so I can get it on its’ way!

I hope you like it!

I have finally gotten around to making some new beads.  I’ve really been wanting to torch lately but hadn’t had the chance, so I’m glad I finally found some time. 

I’ve just listed some lentil shaped focals.  They’re smaller sized focals, about 21mm, and will make some lovely pendants or feature beads in bracelets.

Also listed, are two sets.  A cute little four bead set of lentils and a larger 11 bead set. 

I’m hoping to get some more torch time over the next several days, fingers crossed! 

I’ve also been busy setting up a new photo area.  This way I wont be relying on bright, sunny days for taking photos.  I purchased an extra light, so hopefully it will be perfect now.  Hope you like them!!

I was checking the stats for my website this afternoon, and discovered that I was getting several hits from a particular page on a website that I’m advertising on. 

Of course, curiosity got the better of me and I had to check it out.  It turns out that the owner of the site/blog checked out my website after seeing the ad and wrote a lovely blurb about me!!  She has even purchased a couple of items.  I now know why I have had several sales to Malaysia lately!  It’s wonderful!

You can check out what she said HERE!

I was thinking my website was looking rather dark and sombre, so I decided to brighten it up a little. 

So I had a play and came up with new page title banners, and a new entry page.  When you scroll over ‘lampwork’ and ‘jewellery’ on the entry page some piccies will pop up showing samples of my work. 

I got a wonderful new program/add-on for photoshop that turns the graphics into html and css coding etc.  You can even build complete websites in photoshop, add some hints to the layer names and it will convert the whole thing for you!  You then just load it into the websites file manager and viola!  It’s done!!  I’m having a ball with it!   I also picked up the new photoshop CS3.. ohhhhh so many new things to play with! 

Anyway, enough gushing from me! 

Hope you all like the freshening up of the site!!

PS.  Dont forget!  There’s only a few days left on the 70% off sale on my jewellery site!!

I finally got around to adding gift vouchers to both my lampwork and jewellery sites. 

They are physical gift vouchers that will be mailed to either yourself or the recipient.  They are available in values of $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100.

If you’d like the voucher to be mailed to the recipient, you just have to note their name and address details, as well as the ‘To’, ‘From’ and ‘Message’ information, in the comments section during checkout.

You can also combine the voucher quantities into one total.  Just add the vouchers that equal the total value you want into your cart, then state in the comments section at checkout that you wish to combine them.  Eg for a $30 voucher, purchase the $5 and $25 vouchers, then in comments state “combine for $30 voucher”

I’m having a sale on my jewellery website for the end of this financial year.  You’ll get a huge 70% off most items listed.

Remember, my jewellery pieces are one-of-a-kind designs, so you wont see them again once they’re gone.

Sale ends 30 June 2008, so be quick to get the pieces you love while the prices are great!

Just click here to go to the website!

I finally got around to finishing off a necklace that has been half made for the last few months.  I’m really happy with how it turned out, love the different shades of browns and greens, hence the name ‘Mother Nature’. 

It incorporates some beautiful hypersten gemstones, a large Thai silver heart, some Swarovski crystals, Czech glass, keishi pearls and Bali silver.  It’s finished off with cotton cord in brown and green, and ended with an easy to use sterling hook and eye clasp.

I also changed up my photo’s a little, added a background and some other changes.  I’ll probably be posting some different style of images over the next few months, I’m really in the mood to do something different and find something that “fits”.

Let me know what you think!!