FREE charm necklace offer thru March 31st at Risky Beads

It's time to start shopping for Mother's Day and Graduation, keeping in mind that production time for custom and made-to-order handmade goods will lengthen as we get into April. Shop today and/or tomorrow at Risky Beads at get a FREE charm necklace with any purchase of $39.95 or more. (Free shipping to the U.S. ends April 1st!)

Charm necklace must be valued at $13.95 to be free choice. You can choose from any of my Weapon of Choice charms (list below). Necklace will be 16" unless requested otherwise. If you choose a brass charm, you'll get a brass chain. Offer good thru March 31, 2011, one per customer. Request your free necklace in notes to seller at checkout.


The following charms are available:
airplane
anchor
artist's palette
ballet slippers
baseball
basketball
beaker
beer (various)
bike
binoculars (brass)
birth control pills
book
boom box
calculator
camera
cell phone
cheer leading
chef hat
chocolate (Hershey bar)
corkscrew
cowboy boot (brass)
cross
dental mirror
dress
dumbbell
football
golf clubs
guitar
hammer (brass)
hand cuffs
hanger
hand mixer
hockey stick
hope (awareness ribbon)
laptop
microphone
microscope
musical note
martini
medical Caduceus
molecule
needle (sewing)
paint brush
pen
piano (brass)
pick up truck
pliers
purse (brass)
remote control
rolling pin
ruler
saw (brass)
scales of justice
scissors
skateboard
skein of yarn
sneaker (brass)
soccer ball
spoon
television (brass)
tennis racket
toothbrush in cup
tractor
trumpet (brass)
trowel (brass)
typewriter
vodka (Smirnoff can)
volleyball
watering can
whiskey (Jack Daniel's can)
woman’s shoe
wrench (brass)

Thanks and enjoy!
~Lori

Creature Comforts America - a little weekend fun

I am hooked on this show Creature Comforts on Netflix.  It was originally a BBC show, but there's also an American version.  It's absolutely hilarious.  This video does the set up for you... so just watch and laugh!

Get Ready to Geek - New Science Designs at Risky Beads

By popular request, I've created more science-centered designs!  I've been anxiously waiting for these charms to arrive, and they're finally here!

First up is the microscope key chain that started the science craze.  It's a best-seller!

Microscope Weapon of Choice Key Chain

The microscope led to inquiries for other science-centered pieces, so we now have the beaker:

Beaker Weapon of Choice Key Chain

And the molecule...

Molecule Weapon of Choice Key Chain

You can turn any of my key chains into a necklace for her or him or as a stand alone charm:

Molecule Charm Necklace

I'm always on the look out for more charms, so if you have a request, please let me know!

Happy Monday,
Lori

Thoughts and Prayers ... to Japan

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone dealing with the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and threatens the west coast of the U.S.

Take care and be safe.

Wordless Wednesday - Threesomes

Who cares if three's a crowd?

Menage A Trois Anyone, 3 -Way sign, veraviola

Leaf Frog Mini Print, Lori411

Ladies Man 1940s Vintage Photograph, EphemeraObscura

Enesco Owl Family Bank 1979, TogetherAgain

Be Happy Now, Three Handmade Word Birds, SkyeArt

Lg Threesome Unmatched Octopus Earrings, OctopusMe

Bizarre Love Triange set of 3 Wooden Wall Hangings, TackledAndShackled

Nesting Card, Idaimfille

 

Three Antique German Doll Heads, Time Passages

Find your own threesome.  You know you want to. LOL. 

~Lori

New Designs at Risky Beads - Early March 2011 Round 2

More newness today! (Free U.S. shipping ends April 1st, so order now! If you'd like access to special deals, email me to get on my mailing list.)

Customized 3 Layer All Nickel Silver Key Chain

Fly. Brass Bird Necklace

Beach Bum Key Chain with seashell

Princess Necklace

Tiny Paint Brushes Charm Necklace

(I can make a necklace out of most of the charms in my shop. I several of them listed, but please ask if you don't see what you need!

Teardrop Crater Silver Necklace

See the last post about new designs (late Feb.) here and early March here and be sure to check out my new product line... pet tags!

~Lori

New Designs at Risky Beads - Early March 2011

I've been busy, busy, busy designing new pieces.  I have a bunch I've made that I haven't even photographed yet!  Here's a sneak peek at some new goodies!  (Free U.S. shipping ends April 1st, so order now! If you'd like access to special deals, email me to get on my mailing list.)

Customized Aluminum Washer Key Chain

(great gift for groomsmen!)

Whoooo Loves You? Key Chain

Beach Bum Necklace

You Are My Sunshine Copper Washer Key Chain

Ballerina Princess Necklace

See the last post about new designs (late Feb.) here, and be sure to check out my new product line... pet tags!

~Lori

Repopulating My Life

I need to repopulate my life.  While I absolutely love (and covet) the freedom I have as a self-employed jewelry artist, it can be a lonely trade.  I live by myself save my two cats and have always been a solitary person by nature.  I have a tendency to make socializing more difficult than it needs to be, so I'm trying to change that.

My first real step is to start volunteering once a week at the Raleigh LGBT center.  I went to a Volunteer Orientation a couple of weeks ago and found everyone there to be very friendly.  It's a very welcoming place and much to my surprise, has only existed since May 2010.  I'm looking forward to meeting some new people and getting out more, especially now that the weather will start warming up.  Guess we'll see how it goes, but I'm hopeful.  I brought a few of my new rack cards to add to the business display as well.  I never seem to have anything on hand to really show people what I do (make), so I made new cards to show them!  I think they came out well.  I created them myself and ordered them from Vistaprint.

The front:

The back:

I made more new designs today as well that I'll likely photograph this weekend. I've noticed that the more listings I create, the more inquiries and sales I get.  I know; that seems rather like DUH, but I'm at about 350 now, so it's been a journey and a learning experience the entire way!

~Lori