A feature, treasuries, updates, and more!

Woo-hoo, I finished another semester of grad school and am that much closer to being done! This was probably my hardest to date (I still don't think I understand stats, lol) but I did finish the last of my required core classes (said stats class) - those seem to be the hardest for some reason. Now I'm hoping to do an internship to finish off the rest of my hours I have to do, then on to my thesis! Which in itself is still evolving - who knows what I'll finally end up doing!

Now that the semester is over, I have many plans for my business and online presense. As you've probably seen I haven't been able to plan the weekly 'stone of the week' articles for awhile due to being swamped (they do take a bit of planning and research to do!), and I'm pleased to say that a brand NEW article will be up this weekend! Want to know what it is? You'll have to come back to find out! :D I'm also planning to do some more 'Adventures in Geology' articles, as well as a couple other additions, so stay tuned!

The Mad Scientists of Etsy team finished up their first team challenge not too long ago, the theme of which was 'Science as Art'. We had many great entries! For this challenge I made a beaded ACEO of the solar system (yes, without Pluto), as astronomy was my first love of science. I really love the bead I used for the Sun - the colors and pattern are marvelous (I even ended up using one for a cell phone charm for my phone!) The listing for it can be found here.

ACEO of our solar sytem with the Sun (vibrant lampwork bead), Mercury (silver crystal), Venus (tan glass), Earth and Moon (african 'turquoise' and seed bead), Mars (garnet), Jupiter (red adventurine), Saturn (lepoardskin jasper and glass beads for the rings!), Uranus (dyed jasper), and Neptune (frosted blue glass). These are fastened onto soft foam with pretty 'stars' and backed with felt. Measures 2.5" x 3.5" Great for framing! (ACEO = Art Card Editions and Originals - they're like collectible works of art on a small scale!)

Yart was a great success! I got to spend the day hanging out with fellow artists and sharing my art with many customers! It was great getting to hang out with my friends who I haven't seen in awhile since I moved to KY for grad school. I also did a drawing for a gift certificate for one lucky person - as you can see I even got my rabbit JD involved and let him pick the winner!

Holly from Etsy was so kind to feature me on her blog this week! She did a great job, and has a very fun blog. Check out her blog http://winklepots.blogspot.com/ and her store for some wonderful items for the little ones http://winklepots.etsy.com/

Last week I was also featured on Etsy treasuries by loosewirestudio and evanrhett - both were beautifully done, and one of the items recently sold!

That's it for now! Be sure to check back for new articles!

Sales, Teams, Treasuries, Updates, and More!

So today is the last day of my week-long sales event at Bijoutery. Tonight is the Saturday Night Specials at http://bijoutery.etsy.com/ with a Buy More Save More Sale!

♥Purchase 1 item get 15% off!
♥Purchase 2 items get 20% off!
♥Purchase 3 or more items, get 25% off!

The Mad Scientists of Etsy Team is now Official! Check out our team profile at http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=265 or you can still visit the thread in the Etsy forums at http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5521620

To find team items, search for our team tag 'msoe team' in the Etsy search engine. We're also gearing up for our first challenge this month,'Science as Art' which will be featured!

I also nabbed us a treasury, but since it ends soon here's a pic of some great items!

Speaking of treasuries, I found some great items made with the stone Jasper, and created a treasury earlier in the week. I will be posting a 'stone of the week' feature on Jasper tomorrow, and that treasury will be featured along with it!

As school is coming to a close here in the next month, I've been kept super busy, so hence the delays in the 'stone of the week' articles. I will still do my best to get them out about once a week, as long as time permits. Look for the feature on turquoise soon!

Update and more Etsy Treasuries!

So if you haven't noticed by now, I did not get up a new 'stone of the week' article last weekend. I have been just crazy hectic with school - we're at that midway point, so its time for projects and midterms already. But never fear - a new one will be posted this weekend - featuring Garnet!

In the meantime, here's two more of my lastest treasuries. Both are already gone off Etsy, but I've included info on how to find more about the items!

First is the 'Weird and Wonderful Etsy' treasury, featuring all kinds of neat and sometimes crazy stuff found on Etsy (crocheted dinosaur skull = awesome!). Inspired by a thread on Etsy, these items and more can be found here http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5504777

A Whiter Shade of Pale was a treasury inspired by the song by the British band Procol Harum, which has been sung by several people including Sarah Brightman and Annie Lennox. Featured sellers include NatureMandalas, kalyn828, PreciousMeshes, 47bonanza, recycledideas, JudyStalus, duchessofdirt, CozyColeman, karenssoaps, BrassPaperclip, elementclaystudio, and bluedogrose. (Notice how I still managed to include rabbits into the treasury! And yes, Herbalina the Bunny - pictured top left - is a real rabbit!)

And that's it! Check back this weekend for the Garnet feature!