Summer Jewelry & 100% Skincare Goodies - Sale! & Chance to win a lip balm!

Summer is in full swing here in the Sacramento area... though today has started off a little chilly we are expected to get warmer weather as the week ends.

I recently purchased a macro lens for my Nex-3... why.. didn't I do this sooner?!  It's amazing what difference this has made for taking photos.

I caught a couple good photos of our kitties --

We are also holding a ShopLately sale with a few of our favorite all natural skincare goodies --

^ The half size is on sale-- many of you have been asking for a half size to try it out... so here it is, at a great reduced price!

Basically I'm excited about all the goodies in this sale-- so here's the photo preview!

^ One of my favorites!

^ Another cutie :)

Head on over to our ShopLately sale page.  We have very limited amounts of each piece to create, and sale is for a few days only.

Thank you all for dropping by!

What's your favorite piece from this sale?  Comment with the link to the item below for a chance to win a Lavender lip balm!
(Open to residents world wide, ends Sunday June 23, 2013)

Thank you all!

Love,
Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

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New Sale of Rings & Balms!

Just a quickie note--

There is NEW SALE up on our ShopLately storefront! Click HERE to shop our latest collection of little rings, earrings and some of your favorite lip balms!

Here's a quick peak:

Hope everyone is doing well! The weather here is becoming nicer and nicer-- I'm looking forward to bringing my workout outside in preparation for our July Tough Mudder!

Love,
Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

St. Patty's NOTD + Secret Handmade Sale!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! My nail chewing problems appears to have gone away and I'm finally able to easily paint my nails with happy colors to celebrate the various holidays! Whoo hooo!

Just wanted to share my manicure today/tmrw with you all:

Gold Chevron turned out nice-- just used masking tape to make the shape.

In addition, we're moving in a week! I'd love to clear our some of the existing stock I have at ultra low prices... just for the readers of my blog!  If you are interested in any pieces below, please email me at lisaHQCD@gmail.com with title "Secret Sale Order" and include your country of residence and the items you'd like to purchase.  I'll then send you an invoice that includes shipping to your country.

Only ONE of each piece available unless otherwise noted. All earrings are in perfect condition-- nothing wrong with them, but I do need to make room for more goodies!

All of these items are IN STOCK, ready to ship.
Sorry, this deal can't be combined with any other offer!  

Offers expire Wednesday March 20, 2013
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

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Thanks so much, everyone, for your continued love and support.  This is hopefully the last time we'll move in a while so things will likely settle down-- I have tons of designs in my head just waiting to come to fruition!

Please pass on these sales to all your friends and family!

Hope you all have a safe, happy St. Patrick's day!

Love,
Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

An ode to the origami butterfly

It's time for me to bring back some old favorites!

A customer has requested for the longest time the origami earrings to come back-- so much so, she was sweet enough to send origami papers to my home to inspire me!

Stacey, you are awesome. Without your encouragement I would have never been able to make this batch of origami butterflies.

The process does take a while--
- Papers are cut to size, butterflies folded and glued on day 1. Left to cure overnight.
- Metal wire is placed in the middle of the butterfly, glued, cured overnight.
- Butterflies are coated again, cured overnight.
- Lastly, SWAROVSKI Crystals are added to embellish the butterflies. The earrings are finished with 14K gold filled or sterling silver hook.
Easily, this process spans at least three days-- it's been tough trying to find enough time to work on the steps in batches.

So here are the latest creations -- origami butterfly earrings. These are only a few of what is available.
Only one of each pair is available; so each design is one of a kind!

View the entire origami butterfly collection HERE. 

Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

Restock of MOP Dove Earrings! Plus new creations

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all are having an awesome Sunday in the US.

First off..
After over a year of being out of stock, our Mother of Pearl Dove Earrings are FINALLY back! There are 3 pairs left before they are out of stock again.

I've had a lot of trouble securing these particular dove beads.  A local  bead shop had stocked them, but hadn't for a quite a while.  I had tried buying from online sources but the quality was really never up to par and those beads got tossed.

My overall obsession as of late has turned to wire wrapped rings. For the longest time I couldn't get a hang of getting them perfectly round, the wires in the right positions.  Lots of practice and wire later, I've grown to really love making rings.  Making each one has been therapeutic, and knowing that you all can custom your size makes me feel more connected to each of you.  Sounds a little lame but very true :)

The little knot ring is a surprisingly cute ring-- super versatile and really, can be worn every day.

Our new little gold heart ring is... simply adorable.

I'm falling in love with minimalist jewelry.
Sometimes, the smallest pieces may have a surprisingly large impact.

Also found cute little shooting star motifs and turned them into a one of a kind pair of earrings:

See the Shooting Star Earrings HERE.

Hope everyone has a beautiful rest of the day and in the week to come. I have major spring cleaning coming due for the site-- reorganization is in the works!

Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

Julep Cupid Box Review & A Julep Giveaway!

My latest Nail Polish obsession is.... very much rampant and it's more than likely you will see way too many nail polish posts in the future days to come..

Julep announced its Valentine's Cupid Box (mystery box) promo--
For $19.99 (free shipping if you're a Julep Maven -- join HERE) you are supposed to get $70-$200 worth of nail goodies.

Also, if you end up becoming a Maven, you will get your first box FREE with code FREEBOX. Apply the code during checkout!

My first box (darnit, I'm tempted to order another one... grr... argh... must.. resist...) came relatively quickly-- I've gotten 4 packages from Julep in the last 2 months and they have ALL arrived promptly-- brownie points!

Everything comes in a sturdy package-- red crinkle cut papers lined the box, and the nail polishes were resting in them snugly.  Kratos needed to investigate the second the box was opened...

The entire box came with the following goodies:

 The item in the black box is actually a lip gloss! It's cute, but I may save it for a future giveaway or something ;) It's a cute sparkly pink and I may not be the most suited for the pale pink...

There were 5 nail polishes-- at $14 a pop that's $70 retail + the lip balm, not sure how much that's worth. Worth the $20? Most definitely.

Because I have some similar colors already in my existing collection.. I thought it'd be nice to give those "dupes" away to one of you guys!

This little giveaway includes 2 nail polishes (in Rose & Evangeline.. special edition) and 1 essential cuticle oil. The oil is AWESOME, but I have been using my Vanilla Lavender Salve on my cuticles and it'll  last me a very long time so thought I can pass this one along.


a Rafflecopter giveaway
CLOSED/ Winner has been notified via email.

  

Also, come check out our new creations on www.shopheqi.com !

Square Mint Glass Earrings

Square Onyx Glass Earrings

Fancy Victorian Bride Earrings

Enjoy! Please share this giveaway!  If you're shopping He Qi for Valentine's-- tomorrow is the last day for US residents to purchase for goodies to arrive in time for Valentine's Day!

Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

Recent nail polish obsession & Final Day of our ShopLately sale!

I'm sooo late jumping on the nail polish band wagon!

You see... I have (had?) this huge, huge, nail biting problem.

My whole life, I've NEVER been able to grow up my nails naturally. Magically, this last month I've managed to not massacre my nails.  I think painting them, even when they're short and ugly helps to prevent me from chewing on them. I also prefer shorter nails since I type an insane amount at work and then go home to work some more with my hands; but growing them out enough to look nice is definitely something I've been striving for!

Lack of chewed nails = prettier nails for painting with pretty colors.

With my newly slightly grown nails, I've developed an obsession with nail polish. I stuck with dark red/glitter black for a while but am now trying to explore other options.

So... my question for you is:
What are your favorite BRANDS/COLORS of nail polish? LINK ME in the comments below!
I'm hearing tons of good things about Zoya... so that's what I'll want to try next :)

I've subscribed to the Julep Maven box... and have been pleasantly surprised with their "OXYGEN" product.  I've gotten 2 boxes so far and I think I'm going to have quite the Julep collection...

Here's a quick shot of what I've gotten so far-- 2 of them were purchased for $5 each as add-ons to my first intro box.... and I think I found a coupon code for like 50% off my first box so everything was about $15 for the first box.  The monthly subscription fee is $20, free shipping.

And this was just the Feb. 2013 box I recently got-- CUTE, came with two chocolates.

I don't know how I feel about the Julep top coat. Seems to initially be "dry" to the LIGHT touch in about 2 minutes, and takes another 15-30 minutes to REALLY harden.  I think I'll stick with Seche Vite.

In other news, I'm continuing to hold sales on my ShopLately page!

Today is the LAST DAY I'll be holding a special sale-- with steeply discounted goodies made of antique brass and SWAROVKSI Crystals.

Here are some product highlights:

From left to right:
Antique Bow Necklace
Cherry Blossom Locket Necklace
SWAROVSKI Teardrop and Antique Bow Earrings

Other favorites of mine include:

The little crown necklacehttps://shoplately.com/product/34789/little_cz_crown_necklace_on_gold_plated_brass_chain-- at $13.25 it's a steal!

Antique Pink tassel earrings (only 1 pair available)

EVERY SINGLE PURCHASE comes with a FREE bracelet!  I still have a few more left to give away!

And your gift WILL get to you in time for Valentine's day if you are ordering from the United States :)

Please spread the word about this sale! Today is the LAST DAY.

Shop our ShopLately Sale HERE.

Thank you all as always for your support.  For those watching the Super Bowl-- enjoy!
Those of us who aren't football types, have a wonderful Sunday, and don't forget to tell me about your fav. nail polish!

Lisa

www.shopheqi.com

FACEBOOK

lisaHQCD@gmail.com

Of Meows, Noms and Shinies

This is Loki.

He likes chin scratches and face pets.

He also likes to lay awkwardly.

This is his signature pose... flat on the ground with legs spread. Super attractive, eh? haha

I also made macarons.. 1 batch of batter, with three very different results. It's confusing.

First batch: (same batter)

Ugly and cracked.

Second batch (same batter):

um... the feet pooled out and the shells were super fragile

Third batch:

Perfection. Strange.

And at some point, I went on an earring binge!

Emerald, one of a kind earrings!


These were one of a kind, and out of stock, sorry I'm late in posting :(


Some classy earrings:




Giant SWAROVSKI leaf earrings:


And Faerie Forest collection:






Over the weekend, I made my first batch of lip balms.
I have yet to perfect the recipe-- but I'm giving out samples for you to try :)--- you will have a chance to give your input before the formula is finalized!


Tonight, I had the craving for potato chips... so I put my new mandolin to work and made some!

Frying in olive oil..

Seasoned when hot:

So that the flavoring will stay...

and this is the seasoning I used and it's awesome:


How is everyone's week coming so far?
What are you looking forward to this week?

love,
Lisa
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