My jewelry was just featured on a website from Twitter called CheapTweets. Not sure if it works, but if you read this please click all of the links and vote for my deals.
http://cheaptweet.com/t/lo2zli
http://cheaptweet.com/t/lochoo
http://cheaptweet.com/t/loigwp
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Kelli
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
30% Off SALE going on now
Well I'm sitting here at 4:10 AM wondering where all of the time went... I just reduced prices on my etsy site to 30% off, and updated pictures, and copy based on the recommendation of my very smart friend Shanna. I was trying to be too formal, but I'm not a corporation. I just love making jewelry and selling it on Etsy. Hope you enjoy it too!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Featured on a Treasury on Esty!
Just had one of my rings featured in a treasury! Check it out: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=45651 You can also shop online for more jewelry at http://sageandgracedesigns.etsy.com.
Dream Big & Follow through,
Kelli
Friday, February 27, 2009
Been busy
Well it has been a while since the last post. Have been busy with my day job (advertising/design/mom), and making tons of jewelry, and eating pretend pizza that our 2 year old makes in her play kitchen, and overall busy with just every day activities. Recently I have been getting re-inspired all over again. It kind of goes in waves. I think I might get back into drawing and painting. If they are any good, then I might even post them on my etsy site. I found a great resource for frames, so they can even be sold as a whole package.
There are many other crafts I have been dabbling in recently. I just created sterling silver earring from precious metal clay. Once they are fired, they will be .999 sterling silver and ready for the web! I'll take pictures now in the beginning phase, and post as I go along. Can't wait to wear a pair of the earrings soon! I have also been making rings from polymer clay, and one of these days I hope to finish the resin rings that I started.
Feel free to check out what I have been working on at http://sageandgracedesigns.etsy.com!
You can find multi-strand necklaces, big fun & chunky jewelry, rings, earrings, and more!
Dream big & follow through...
Kelli
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Flamingo Card
WANT TO MAKE THIS FLAMINGO CARD?
Below is a sample of a card I made for our daughter's 1st Birthday party. I only made about 15 cards, but it took a long time making all of the pieces. Hope you enjoy making your own cards no matter what the occasion may be!
STEP ONE:
You can either cut out a small card, or buy the pre-bought card stock with corresponding envelopes from Close to My Heart or any stationery store. Once you have your cards, stamp the leaf pattern once for the dark shade, and then a second time to get the lighter effect. Repeat this process until you have covered the entire card. After creating the patteren, take them same ink pad, and gently brush the edges to give it a distressed feel.
STEP TWO:
Next you will want to cut out two circles. I used a coluzzle circle cutter, but they make punches now that can punh them out much faster. I think I spent the majority of this project cutting out circles! Use your light pink paper for the 3.5" circle, and the darker pink for the 1.5" circle. Feel free to make your circles any size. (** Note: Always measure the stamp you are using first before cutting out your larger circle** )
STEP THREE:
Stamp your flamingo drawing in the center of the light pink circle. Follow by using a brown ink to ink the edges. this will help it flow with the rest of your distressed items. I used the Flamingo stamp set from The Angel Company, and the leaf set was from there also.
STEP FOUR:
Once you have all of your pieces ready, use double sided tape to attach a strip of patterned paper 1" from the bottom of the card. You can flip the card over to see how much you should trim off. Next, glue the large pink circle down overlapping the strip of paper a little. Once you have completed that, take your small circle and attach two small ribbons to the back. Then attached a small brad to make it look like everything is connected before you glue it down.
I hope this was easy for you. I liked this design so much I sent a picture to the woman who made our cake, and she created this for us. We complimented the Flamingo theme buy having a Flamingo Toss game for the older children along with a duck pond and goodie bags filled with tropical items including flamingo gummy candies and flamingo finger puppets, and flamingo lollipops. It was a great day!
-Kelli
Below is a sample of a card I made for our daughter's 1st Birthday party. I only made about 15 cards, but it took a long time making all of the pieces. Hope you enjoy making your own cards no matter what the occasion may be!
STEP ONE:
You can either cut out a small card, or buy the pre-bought card stock with corresponding envelopes from Close to My Heart or any stationery store. Once you have your cards, stamp the leaf pattern once for the dark shade, and then a second time to get the lighter effect. Repeat this process until you have covered the entire card. After creating the patteren, take them same ink pad, and gently brush the edges to give it a distressed feel.
STEP TWO:
Next you will want to cut out two circles. I used a coluzzle circle cutter, but they make punches now that can punh them out much faster. I think I spent the majority of this project cutting out circles! Use your light pink paper for the 3.5" circle, and the darker pink for the 1.5" circle. Feel free to make your circles any size. (** Note: Always measure the stamp you are using first before cutting out your larger circle** )
STEP THREE:
Stamp your flamingo drawing in the center of the light pink circle. Follow by using a brown ink to ink the edges. this will help it flow with the rest of your distressed items. I used the Flamingo stamp set from The Angel Company, and the leaf set was from there also.
STEP FOUR:
Once you have all of your pieces ready, use double sided tape to attach a strip of patterned paper 1" from the bottom of the card. You can flip the card over to see how much you should trim off. Next, glue the large pink circle down overlapping the strip of paper a little. Once you have completed that, take your small circle and attach two small ribbons to the back. Then attached a small brad to make it look like everything is connected before you glue it down.
I hope this was easy for you. I liked this design so much I sent a picture to the woman who made our cake, and she created this for us. We complimented the Flamingo theme buy having a Flamingo Toss game for the older children along with a duck pond and goodie bags filled with tropical items including flamingo gummy candies and flamingo finger puppets, and flamingo lollipops. It was a great day!
-Kelli
The rebirth of Sage & Grace Designs
Today is July 19th 2008. Over the past couple of days, I was trying to think of extra ways to earn a little extra cash to avoid going back to a 5 day a week job. I work 30 hours a week already, plus stay home with my daughter 3 days a week (one of those days I work from home, so it's double duty)
Anyway for the past 5-6 years I have been trying to get my own business up and running with a million ideas, and failures. After 5 years of working for other companies, buying other people's products, and trying a million pyramid schemes, I woke up one morning and realized that I have a computer & portfolio FULL of my own original artwork, a strong photoshop talent, & a closet full of custom rings, handmade jewelry & notes cards. I also have more experience and a better marketing & business sense to try this again.
I was going to put an ecommerce site on my Sage & Grace Designs website, but I found this wonderful place called Etsy. You can sell your handmade and homemade crafts for very little cost, and it is SO much fun to shop on their site. I missed the ebay band wagon, but Etsy is still new enough and I plan to use it wisely.
I plan to use this blog to journal my journey from taking an old dream, and bringing it back to life, and doing things the right way this time. I have met wonderful people along the way so far, like Sandra Magsamen, Holly Hobbie (the artist of Holly Hobbie), Dean Griff (Charming Tails), Mike Oleskow (of Max & Lucy) and also Susan Branch. All of these wonderful artists said similar things to me when I met them. 1. They all said that I had the mind of an entrepreneuer, and 2. To find your own style, and never try to be like another artist, just enjoy your own style. I thought back on all of those conversations, meetings, and inspiration and I am going to build up Sage & Grace Designs all over again.
Check back often, as new and exciting things will be coming up. Also visit www.sageandgracedesigns.etsy.com for new products and designs coming soon. I hope to get a couple of items up there by August 1st 2008.
Dream big & follow through...
-Kelli
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