I Put It In Writing

On Twitter today, I wrote that I had to blog tonight.... and since it is in writing, I feel compelled to oblige myself.  What should I write about?  I am tired and can't think of a great jewelry or bling topic.  As a matter of fact, I am going to turn it around on you all!  Please give me some suggestions on what you would like to hear/learn/commiserate  about.  I think it should have something to do with jewelry... but if you can provide a strong argument for another topic, I am willing to consider it.

Come on now..... give me your best suggestions and I will do my best to create a fun post for you.  You know how I love to make my public happy.  So there it is.... the challenge has been given, now it is up to you to take it and present me with my next blog topic.  Have fun and please make it interesting, okay?

Ciao Peeps!

Kittie  >^..^<

Vintage Jewelry Treasures

Happy New Year! I just had to throw that out to you all, since I haven't posted since last year. I hope you are all healthy and happy and doing what you love. I try to do what I love, but you know how it is... one has to make a living, so in my SPARE time I do business consulting. Now on to the what I love.....

I think everyone is aware of the fact that I love jewelry... if not, have you read my Bio? Anyway, along with handcrafting jewelry, I also love to buy and sell vintage jewelry. It all started when I wanted to acquire vintage beads for my crafting purposes. I managed to procure some vintage items and lo and behold, I could not take them apart! I had an appreciation for the original work of art and felt it would be sacrilege to ruin a perfectly good piece of jewelry, albeit an old one. It was during this time that I discovered an addiction to online auctions. Not to go off on a tangent, but you can imagine the amount of money I spent on my obsession!

Over the course of several years, I have amassed quite a booty of vintage jewelry. I did sell a few pieces here and there on Ebay, but mostly I could not bear to part with my treasures. I sorted them by type and placed each one in a plastic baggie. From time to time, I would pull them out and admire the sheer beauty. I conducted countless hours of research on the web to learn about the styles, designers and history of these pieces. Last summer, I finally got wise and started auctioning them off more seriously. It takes a lot of work, however, and being that I also have another job in my "spare" time, I still have plenty of inventory.

In the spirit of sharing, I thought I would post some pictures of my treasures for you to peruse. Hopefully you will appreciate them, as well!

Until next time,

Kittie =^..^=

Blog About What???

Tonight is one of those occasions where I am in the mood to think, but I don't know what to think about. A serious conundrum, to be sure. Well, I guess I should start with what I have been doing of late.

I haven't made any new jewelry, but I did make a card or two last night. It has been quite a while since I have done any card making... not because I don't like to, but simply because all of my supplies have been packed away. Moving is a seriously tricky business and when you don't pack your own stuff.... well, who knows where it will be found! Luckily, I have gathered enough supplies and bought a few new ones to allow for a little card crafting.

I would love to make my own holiday cards... but that would take a little planning and I have been short of that this year, so the best I could do was a "Thank you" card for a sweet person in Puerto Rico. She was kind enough to send coffee to a stranger... so the least I could do was personally craft a card, right? The picture above is of Version 1, which was rejected. Version 2 was slightly different in that it had a horizontal placement of the gold accents.

How about that? I managed to come up with a blogging topic! Now is the best part (applause, everyone) of the blog.... Has anyone been crafting lately? It doesn't matter what it is, really. I would just love to hear about your craftiness and how you express it. Thank you all, because I know you will obey... okay that sounds kind of harsh... you will comply, with my request and share so that we all can enjoy!

Until we meet again.....

Kittie >^..^<