Showing posts with label cluster bracelets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cluster bracelets. Show all posts

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cyber Monday Youtube Vid + NEW STUFF!

IMPORTANT:
As of 9PM pacific time, Nov. 28, 2010, MY ECOMMERCE HOSTING SITE IS DOWN.
I will extend the discount for another day because of this problem. They said they don't know when it'll be back up. Sorry for the inconvenience :( 
Site's back :)


I haven't made a video in the longest time... so here's one =)


I noticed that my bracelet collection has really been dwindling.. so I went bracelet crazy!

2 more dainty clusters: these are TOP NOTCH craftsmanship. Every single crystal is wire wrapped-- ensure long lasting quality.



I had a lot of heart chains left in about 7-inches length (from my bulk roll of chain), so I thought bracelets would be perfect =)






All bracelets are one of a kind, once they're sold, they're gone!

Couple earrings with mini wings:



Lastly, a one of  a kind necklace:

The Blue Morpho, to match the blue morpho earrings & cuff set (which are out of stock, sorry!)

Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend-- enjoy Cyber Monday!
I haven't done much shopping this weekend, the only thing I bought was $100 worth of bras, undies, sweats and vest from AE (GREAT DEAL BTW, 25% off and free shipping!)-- but these were actually necessary new buys. Otherwise, no money spent on anything else. I need to spend another $400 to maintain my car, and another $200 to get a smog check and re-register that info online. GEEZ. So much maintenance!

NOTE: I won't be blogging until at LEAST wed. I have TONSSSSS of stuff to do for classes. 2 presentation/projects and a paper. I'll still be answering emails and processing orders though!

love,
Lisa
heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
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Friday, September 10, 2010

Quick Weekend Giveaway + New items!

Hello all! Thanks for dropping by. I wanted to surprise everyone with a quick weekend giveaway.

The prize includes:
1 Simple Rockstar Necklace:

(16 inches, sterling silver Italian box chain)
ANDDDD
1 He Qi Clay Facial Sample + 1 He Qi eyeshadow sample (not pictured).

Rules are simple:
- Be a follower of this blog
- POST a comment telling me your FAVORITE item from the website HERE.
- Tell 1 other person about He Qi! Let me know who you told!

Get additional entries by..
- +1 entry for YOU if you have the person you told come to THIS BLOG and leave me a comment! make sure you guys let me know who each other are!
- +1 entry if you spread the word about this giveaway and leave the link in a comment.

>> Winner will be announced on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010! You will have then to get your entries in.

Some new items in the shop:

Rockstar Bracelet:


I did a custom version of this for someone a while back-- theirs had bigger stars on it and slightly different crystals. Thought I'd make an addition to the shop.

A TSN! It's been a while since I've had one of these. This one's called Earth and Water.


A Rocker Chick necklace:


I've been really feeling the purple/black recently :P

And finally, find these two random teardrops, so I thought I'd make something out of them:


I'll be pretty busy all weekend so I won't really be around to blog. Everyone, enjoy your weekend!

- Lisa
heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
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Saturday, May 01, 2010

New Work, Looking for New Model and Official April/May Giveaway!

Firstly, thanks to everyone who expressed their feelings about free shipping-- I'm looking to mark up each item about $.50 - $1 to slowly change everything to free shipping.... you actually save more this way than my current method ($3 for the first item, $1 for each additional). There will be no more "hidden" fees, and what you see is what you pay, regardless of where you live in the world. It'll take a couple of weeks for this to take effect, though! Hang in there with me =) Many of the items in my shop did NOT increase in price, so I'll just absorb the S/H =) I think this will just make things easier for both of us =)

Anyway....
I'm very excited for the debut of a new HQCD signature piece-- truly a classic, truly unique.

Say "hello" to HQCD's Signature Super Nova Necklace:



Inspired by the "burst" of Super Novas =)
It's a special SWAROVSKI rivoli bead with no holes, and a virtually un-scratch-able silver back. The bead frame is made with matching SWAROVSKI bicones and Japanese seed beads. It's beaded with fishing wire, and the whole design is beaded twice to ensure absolute durability.

I'm very proud of it =)
Here's what the back of the pendant looks like:


And modeled:

OH YES, other colors are definitely coming soon!

I'm looking for a MODEL to be the new representative of the Super Nova.
Entering into the small model search is simple:
1. Be an owner of the Super Nova, you can get yours HERE. (hmmm, ladies, you're missing this point!) I'd like my models to be genuine fans of HQCD.
2. Email me (heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com) with a request for "Super Nova Model Application"
and I will give you details from there. The Super Nova model will have all the perks of other HQCD models as seen on the side bar =)

Something else I made in the last couple of days:

I love beading. It's a shame that it's so time consuming!

Signature Pearls:

I have an obsession with peachy colors lately.....



And a pink cluster that was requested by a customer =)


April is HQCD's anniversary month-- it's been 5 years since I've been in the online jewelry business, and I'd like to celebrate by having a larger giveaway :D. I know I had a mini giveaway earlier, but I love giving away stuff, so here's another, bigger, more formal giveaway!

First prize:

Includes:
- 4 Facial Masks
- 1 NYX Eyeshadow
- 1 Benefit eye shadow
- 1 Isqueen Rice Facial Wash
- Milk Tea flavored Japanese Kit Kats
- Your choice of color, and HQCD signature Super Nova necklace

Giveaway Guidelines:
- You must be at least 18 years of age, or have parental consent 
- Must be a follower of this blog (you don't have to have a blog to follow)
- Open to residents world wide
- Ends on May 20th EXTENDED May 30, 2010. Winner will be announced a few days afterwards.

How to Enter:
- The first entry is simple: leave a comment on this post with the link to your favorite HQCD piece from my SITE and your name.
- Earn (1) additional entry by spreading the word by blogging about it, tweeting, facebooking, myspacing, whatever. Make a separate comment with the link to your "spread the word" entry.
- Earn (2) additional entry by LINKING to HQCD (either my blog or website) from your website.
- Earn (5) additional entries by making a YOUTUBE review of your purchase from HQCD, link me here.
- Earn (2) additional entries by making a BLOG review of your purchase, link me here.

Any questions? Let me know =)

love,
Lisa
heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
Shop HQCD HERE.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Tons of new earrings =)

I've been trying to slow down and enjoy my spring break, so I haven't really had the chance to make many new things :X I HAVE been ordering a bunch of new, cute supplies though =). In honor of these new supplies and not having been very productive all week, I went on a jewelry binge today =)

Most of the metal parts are top quality materials, imported from Korea. Always solid sterling silver or gold plated over brass, and completely nickel free.

Speaking of nickel.....
I found out that I had a nickel allergy the bad way. Nickel in jewelry is generally a bad sign-- it's just not a precious metal. My ex gave me a promise ring (an expensive one, I must add) many years ago and the part where the band touched my finger turned black, rashed, and virtually started rotting away. Alas, looked up where the ring was purchased, and it said that jewelry "may contain trace amount of nickel". :\. Lesson learned: do your research when you buy jewelry.

New things on my website. You can get yourselves some HERE. =)



I've been getting a lot of attention from wearing these cute dress earrings:


And goodness, these beautiful butterflies are seriously to die for.


How cute are the mirrors? :X








And restocked on some old favorites =)








Recent Custom Orders:




Enjoy your Sunday, all! Talk to you soon :D

Thinking about starting a rewards program soon... $1 = 1 point, and you can redeem your points for stuff later on? Thoughts? The only thing that would be a little hard to do would be keeping track, but I'm sure I can manage =)

- Lisa
Shop HERE
Contact me with questions/special requests: heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

Monday, March 22, 2010

Provence Dragonfly, Achilles Clip, mystery earrings giveaway =)

Introducing NEW SWAROVSKI Crystal Spring/Summer 2010 Innovations, including a NEW Wing pendant-- you're the first to see it on this blog =)

Say hello to Provence Dragonfly:


Features NEW SWAROVSKI Crystal Innovations: Wing pendant in PROVENCE Lavender, also a new SWAROVSKI color just added last week!
It does look a little more blue in photos, but the color is more tanzanite in real life =). Contains a very generous sprinkling of STERLING SILVER stardust beads, pearls, and crystals on a sterling silver chain. ONE OF A KIND! More info HERE.

Cute Heart Chandliers:


Finally got around to taking a NEW photo of these Moonlight Heart Chandeliers =)


BTW, I had to share..
This is Achilles, he's about 1.5 yrs old now. He's Brian's roomate's cat, but I'm in love with him. When he's happily being pet.. he looks like this:

Ahh, too cute for words! I love this kitteh :D

Today was the first day of Spring Break, and I went to watch Shutter Island with Brian-- then we watched some Chuck, lounged around, and after this I'm about to go play some FFXIII. I plan for this to be a relaxing break, filled with lots of jewelry making. Anyone have special plans for break?

Mystery Earrings Giveaway:
I'm doing a QUICK giveaway to people who follow and read this blog =) Winner will be announced in my next blog entry :D... so I can announce it tomorrow... or two days from now..... So get your thoughts in quickly. The prize will be a mystery pair of earrings. Open to residents worldwide, as usual.
Just post a comment to the answer of this question:
What do you love most about Spring?
Do NOT leave your email, your entry will be tossed. Check back here to see if you've won.
Ended, thanks for participating!


As always, you can purchase He Qi Crystal Designs jewelry HERE.
* Don't forget to check out the promos on the sidebar! Remember my monthly reader appreciation giveaways ;)

Will be posting again soon,
Lisa
contact me for custom orders/questions: heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Honey Comb made me break my "a" and some links =)

Well.... to start off-- I apologize for the lack of posts and slower responses to emails. I'm also terribly sorry for not Twittering/Tweeting back as much-- my week is insanity. Filled with homework, project, homework, studying. It's been wayyy intense. I'm writing this entry while in one of my classes :X

Asides from that, I've been able to make one new piece of jewelry since... the weekend. Which is a long time of no jewelry making for me!

Say hi to Honey Comb!
All SWAROVSKI Crystals, no pearls.
Crystals are 2-3 times more expensive than Swarovski pearls =)


So how did Honey Comb break my "a"?

I was using my light box to take photos of Honey Comb... I got careless, and somehow the bottom of the light box caught two of my keys-- the "a" and the "q". The "a" key is completely destroyed-- the spring under the keypad is broken, but the key is still responsive, which is awesome. The "q" key popped off, flew off somewhere in my room, and I have yet to find it, so I've replaced it with the "a" for now. Lisa Fail.

I'm going to be starting a "links" tab on my side bar-- it'll be a list of site that I enjoy visiting, or I think you should check out =)
A little blurb about some of the links on my side bar (so far...)

1. Be In Style Beauty/Fashion blog: TONS of giveaways and chances to win some awesome stuff. Your odds are great which is awwwwwesome, right? Also, check out their Carnival of Shopping to get introduced to some new shops.
2. Hautelook: Designer goods at discounted prices. Currently, they're selling GO SMILE! I absolutely love that system, and will be picking some up later tonight. You do need an invite to join, so get one HERE.
3. Julu Jewelry I just love her. There isn't anything else to it, really. Unique, handcrafted SWAROVSKI jewelry.
4. Shop Molecular Muse for your inner Chemy. I love their unique (and high quality) selection of molecule jewelry. I've currently got my eye on the Serotonin earrings.

Recently, I've been addicted to surfing Overstock.com. If you haven't visited, and love to shop online, GO GO GO! I recently bought a snowboarding jacket and boots for $72.98 shipped-- what a deal! A plus with overstock is that they literally have EVERYTHING.

In other news, YIM asked if I'd spread the word about her Relay for Life. Yim and her roomies are trying to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. More details HERE The goal is $300.
I will donate 5% of my sales for the next week to this cause-- BUY HQCD, support a Charity =)

Sorry if that wasn't the most exciting post in the world :X. I promise there will be more exciting things to come after the end of next week (YAYAY FINALS WEEK NEXT WEEK!)

Until then, happy shopping at HQCD HERE.
Contact me for questions/custom order: heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

- Lisa

Friday, March 05, 2010

Lisa's Proud, Julu, and New HQCD (Alice in Wonderland!)

Thanks to those of you who answered that question for the little The All Natural Face giveaway-- I think Jamie had an exceptional answer. There will be lots more of the philosophical questions in the future for my readers. It gives you something more to think about besides just what's going on right in front of one's eyes. And that's that, for now =)

A couple of months ago, the Internal Vice President of the UC Davis Vietnamese Student Association asked if I'd contribute some pieces for a charity auction-- of course, I was more than happy to!
I got a letter from Ai Phi yesterday:

Click HERE to read the whole thing.


I often think to myself that HQCD interacts with a limited amount of people/resources, and that no way would I ever be able to make a somewhat significant contribution-- but this is one of the many events I hope to attend in the future (and maybe even host one!). HQCD helped raise over $500 for UNICEF through donation of 6 pieces of jewelry. Bidders bought these, and the money will go towards providing hygiene kits, medication, clean water and other aid to those who were affected by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam.

So needless to say, I feel great today.

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I wanted to share with you a pair of earrings I bought from Julu Jewelry.
Steph's one of my favorite designers in the blog-sphere (and probably one of the only that I keep up with, because she's awesome). Her creativity and sense of style is super.

She recently came into possession of a beautiful pair of angel wing earrings OMG.

BUY THEM HERE. Quick, last two pairs! If no one buys them, I think I'll buy a second pair as a back up, just in case. Yes, because I'm that paranoid about earrings I like.

I did make an alteration, though. I have two ear piercing on the lobe, and in order to make them attach to my ear that way, I added an extra stud needle:

That way, they stay upwards and do not slowly fall throughout the day.
BEAUTIFUL. My favorite pair of earrings I've owned in a LONG time.

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Here are some new things from HQCD:


^ YES YES! This is RESTOCKED.
I've made slightly changes to it (very subtle, mostly for quality purposes).

Some every-day classic earrings, great for any occasion, formal enough for work:



Fun spring-time earrings;


The 2nd HQCD double-stranded bracelet ever:

This one's called "Raven".

And the long planned for Alice in Wonderland Cluster Bracelet:


I finally realized why I got so many emails for cluster bracelets. Will not disclose the reason, but will say that if you ask me to duplicate another artist's jewelry, don't expect to hear an answer from me. That's quite insulting, actually. If you don't like my style, don't make a purchase-- it's very simple. Clustering is a STYLE of jewelry making that has very similar basics (so basically, every single cluster bracelet will have similarities because a "cluster" has already been defined in our minds), but if you want to change my cluster style into someone else's... you're better off purchasing directly from that person.
I also don't have the time and resources to go blog/website stalking to check if all custom orders are copied orders, so I trust you to never bring me those requests. I'm a busy gal, so I work based on an honor system. That being said, the same applies if you think I'm "copying" someone. I just DON'T have the time to search the net for things to copy because I'm BUSY. My school work is demanding, and living on my own is as well. Shoot me an email and bring it up to me if you have any issues.


Don't forget to check out the PROMOTIONS on the sidebar!

love,
Lisa
heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
Open to all sorts of custom orders, just ask!