I Heart Vegan Cuts~25% off Vegan Necklaces by Christy Robinson + Free Shipping

Anyone who knows me well knows that I absolutely  love bargains and vegan goods!   So I  was pleased to find Vegan Cuts combines two of my faves in one spot!   yay!  If you have not gotten addicted to them yet you soon will ...they offer weekly deals on all kinds of vegan goodies and must haves.    So of course I am extremely flattered two of my all time most popular jewelry designs are now this weeks feature!  For a limited time only (offer ends Sunday)  you can get either the "Friend Not Food" necklace for the "Not a Nugget" chick  necklace at the one time rock bottom price of  $15~  Shipping is included!   Now is the time to stock up...these make great birthday or holiday gifts for Vegetarians and Vegans alike!   

See details of the deal below!!

http://vegancuts.com/

Featured deal from Christy Robinson

If you like to wear cute and contemporary jewelry but don't really buy into the whole "diamonds are a girl's best friend" ideology, then you're going to love Christy Robinson's line of necklaces. She makes adorable pieces that promote positive animal-rights messages in a stylish and fun way. Her pendant necklaces are made using eco-friendly and ethical materials like recycled aluminium and each one has a hand-stamped message that will make you smile.

This week you can buy Christy Robinson's "Not a Nugget" chick pendant or "Friend not Food" pig pendant for only $15, which includes free shipping to the U.S. or Canada. These necklaces makes great gifts for animal lovers (like you!). They're fantastic conversation starters that have an uncanny ability to make people think twice about their relationship with animals. What more could you ask for in a necklace?

Product Description

The pendants are made from earth-friendly recycled aluminum, which is a very lightweight metal.

Both pendants comes with a 1.5 mm sterling silver flat cable chain with lobster clasp. The chain length is 16". The chain, clasp and metal are from ethical sources that are made in the USA.

The "Not a Nugget" chick pendant measures approximately 1 1/4" x just over 1". It has been hand stamped with "Not a Nugget."

The "Friend not Food" pig pendant measures approximately 1 1/4" x 3/4". It has been hand stamped with "Friend not Food."

Due to the handmade nature of these items, they may vary slightly from original image.

Studio Tour

                                                    

Welcome to the jewelry studio tour! 

Love my Peace Banner!   It is on my studio door to remind me through out the day to stay calm and not stress out even when all it crazy around me!  Also it reminds me to spread the word of peace whenever possible!  Positive  affirmations  really work for me!!!  I learned this great tip and many others from the awesome Dianne Wenz  she is a vegan Holistic Health counselor and  if you need to destress your life  or learn some healthy tips you really should get in touch with her!  She is the best...check out her site:  http://www.diannewenz.com/

Also check out her veggie resource site at: http://www.veggiegirl.com/

View of the studio in the background from the garden  and where my tiny little peppers are growing!  Also  here is the pond, the lily pad is blooming and also the fishes just had babies!! So I when I take a break to stretch my back I love watching them...they are so cute!!  When the weather is cooler I usually have in the windows open so I can hear the fountain  which  is very relaxing and keeps me from stressing out!!

I have  animal medallion stickers on both of the skinny windows by the door... Love these!!!! 

 I love my Shepard Fairey print !!!!  I try to do this every day!!!

This is the polishing area this is where the sterling items get a really high polished finish also where I do satin finishing on most items.

Letter stamping area~  This is where the words come into the picture!!  I use letter stamps  and a hammer to stamp each individual letter that you see in  a piece!

Soldering area~  Above is the Oxy/Acetylene tanks

This is where I solder all the loops and silver misc. together

The bench pen where I spend most of my days!

 I get asked a lot how I learned how to make jewelry so here is a brief bit.  At first I started on my own then took some classes at the Craft Guild of Dallas and also worked with two other jewelers  a long the way.  A couple of my favorites resources are below!    The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight is a must have!!!   Metalsmith magazine is just so inspiring  creatively!

But really the key I feel  to making jewelry  is that you really, really, need to love it!!     It is really messy , labor intensive, detail oriented work and  behind the scenes  is just not glamorous at all so I feel like in order to stick with jewelry making it really needs to speak to you in some creative way!!!  Fortunately for me it does and I LOVE it!!

Click on the images to check these  out:out:

Love these!!!  These are my inspiration cards...little thank you notes and mementos from happy clients!  I cherish these...they remind me of how thoughtful and connected we all are as people and the images remind me to  always  keep working to get the messages of those that have no voice out  in whatever  positive way I can.

Last but not least my dear Julep is with me every  single day!!   I am soooo lucky to have her ... she is the best studio companion and friend ever!!!   Julep and I say thank you for stopping by the studio!!

Spring Preview

Spring is almost here!!  Yay!!! To celebrate I  will be adding some new designs to the site that will be part of the new SPRING  Section!  This will include designs for Earth Day and also Mothers Day as well as just fun springy looks for all occasions...Here is a preview of some of the new designs! Hope you love them!!!!  Earth Day Secret Message pendants! Earth day or Mothers Day ring "The Earth Laughs in Flowers" e.e. cummings Brass and Copper Flower Ahimsa Chick Necklace You can also choose either a pig,fish,or sheep instead of the chick! Leaping Love Bunny!! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Farm Sanctuary Exclusive~ Just in time for Valentines Day!

Just in time for Valentines Day...get a gift for your  honey and help out Farm Sanctuary as well!  

I am so proud to be a part of these two exclusive designs which can only be purchased through Farm Sanctuary!   A portion of the proceeds from each necklace goes directly to help the animals at the Farm!

CLICK HERE to check these out at the Farm Sanctuary site!

Peta2 Exclusive Holiday Necklace-Peace to all!

Just in time for the Holidays!  Peta2 Exclusive "Peace to All" necklace.  Animal pendants are made of recycled aluminum which is a very lightweight metal!  Comes with a mini size fish,chick, and piglet that read altogether "Peace to all"  Comes with a 2.7 mm silver plated chain and clasp,it is 18" in total length with pendants.


Make this a "Peace to All" Holiday season!   This necklace can ONLY be purchased through PETA2!   For the Special Price of $20

Happy Holidays!

Urban Street Bazaar!

Thank you to all who came by the Urban Street Bazaar in the Bishop Arts District this weekend!  We had a ton of fun and enjoyed the awesome fallness!   If you missed this event please check out my booth at the Funky Finds Experience  next month in Fort Worth Texas!  Should be a super fun event as well! 

Green in the Studio

Hope you are all having a wonderful  fun summer!  I have added some new green items to the studio that I would like to share!  First of all I am so happy to have finally found a biodegradable recloseable baggie!
If you have ever ordered jewelry from me your item came in a plastic baggie! And although I meant for this baggie to be reused as it can  help you keep your jewelry item from getting tangled in your jewelry box and  it also can help prevent tarnish, as exposure to oxygen accelerates the tarnishing process especially on sterling and copper items...it was still regular plastic!  So after searching for ages finally I found a recloseable baggie that is oxo biodegradable plastic which means that instead of staying as is in a landfill for hundreds of years if it is thrown out it will biodegrade in a matter of months!  You can  recycle it with your regular plastic items as well!    They are working on this process so that eventually  it will also be compostable!  I still wish it was something besides a plastic but it is definitely a step in a the right direction! Yay! My conscious is clean(er)!

Some other green improvements around the studio are that my new business cards are now 100% recycled paper as are the recipe cards!  You can get these babies at Vista Print.  They now offer 100% recycled paper on their business cards etc. for a bit more...but is is worth it!

Also in an effort to reduce paper the Care instructions for each jewelry item is now located on the back of the business card that the jewelry is attached to in the baggie. 

As a little reminder, my gift boxes that I  have been using for some time are 100% recycled and are made with 70% post consumer paper! Yippee!
I also now use a paper raffia bow instead of a ribbon so that if it gets tossed  instead of reused it is recyclable!

My regular office paper that I use for other printables is also 100% recycled  and you can get this at your local Office Max (They usually hide it on the top shelf.... so be vigilant and do not settle for the 30% recycled one that's at eye level...along with all the other virgin tree paper).

If you have not heard of Terracycle you must check them out!  They have all kinds of awesome recycled stuff!  I use the pens in the studio for taking notes throughout the day...these guys are made out of corn and are biodegradable!  I do not see these on their website at the moment but please check out all their recycled goodies at Terracycle!