Tired, but .... here are the earrings you've been waiting for

I'm really tired :\
This week had been filled with lots of hw and studying, and on top of that, planning our Harry Potter theme party which will be Sat. night. Hopefully it goes well. I'm making golden snitch macarons... I really hope they turn out good so they'll be worth all the trouble :X

Anyway, I posted a sneak peak of some of these earrings on Twitter, and received very positive responses. Only ONE of each pair available!

Anyway, these babies got some love on twitter:




^ This one's my fav. out of the batch. Very detailed, so dainty, and its all sterling silver :)

And two simple pairs:



Sorry for the lack of excitement. I'm exhausted. I'm going to be catching up on order tmrw! I keep getting things out of stock, so you guys had to wait a bit longer to get your orders-- I'm so sorry :( Thank you all for your patience and love. Goonight!

- Lisa
heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
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All's Golden in Today's Post & Youtube contest ideas?

A couple of GOLD pieces for you today =)

SHOP HERE.

OOAK Bracelet: my first GREEN themed bracelet =)

Remember, only one!

More OOAK Earrings:

Golden Bows & Pear Drops

(These Pear Drops are NEW SWAROVSKI fall/winter 2010 Innovations! Probably haven't seen them anywhere else yet :D)

Yea yea, pearls and bows are overdone and everywhere and everyone has them down to Betsey Johnson. But they're cute, so they're making an appearance again.
And the CRYSTAL AB shines different colors depending on lighting and background color.

Lastly, Golden Luck:

Pear Drops shows its face again here! 

I also wanted to host a YOUTUBE contest/giveaway once my Facebook giveaway is over-- any ideas? I wanted to have fellow youtubers make a video to enter the contest... but the question is... what should the video be about? Any input is welcome!

And I must absolutely stress that your Holiday Shopping w/ He Qi must be done early! Deadlines for shopping are already posted on the main website =)

love,

- Lisa
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Giveaway Winner, NEW convertible Necklace & Celtic Earrings

Thank you all for being so patient with me regarding the April/May giveaway. I've finally had time to input all the entries and the winner is.........
(Chosen at random)

...Halifax !!!
Congrats, girlie!
Please contact me to redeem your prize! heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
Thank you =)

On to some Facial news!

I created 3 more blends. Most people requested combination, so here it is:


And some for dry/sensitive skin


As well as acne prone:


** I'm getting special sample size packs soon, so you can "try" a small amount of facial before you decide if you want to get the full size one =)

One the note of jewelry....

And I've been working on the design of this necklace forever. I finally had the time to sit down last night and work on it. I started at 4, wasn't done till 9. So I think the 5 hours I put into wrapping this 38-inch necklace makes it worth the slightly hefty price tag ($50). Keep in mind, I have seen simple pendant necklace without 1/100th the work for the same price. I think whoever buys this will be pleasantly surprised by the level of detail in this piece.



I don't do long necklaces very often because honestly, they're very hard to make, take forever, and it's hard for the customer to see it's real value. But thought I'd give it a shot anyway =)


Made with genuine freshwater rice pearls.

I'm going to take requests for any specific color combos you'd like to see.

Wear it as a necklace...




Or bracelet...


Or anklet. It's the new "My Dainty Everything Convertible Necklace".
My style of jewelry overall is more dainty. If you look at my cluster bracelets, even those are dainty and relatively modest, but the whole point is that they're wearable and pleasing to look at without going over the top. 

And added some more earrings:



I had a couple gals request CELTIC designs-- here's one!


See all them new stuff HERE!

love,
Lisa
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heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
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SO EXCITED. New materials from Korea = TONS of new jewelry

My WINTER GIVEAWAY has ended. I'll announce the winner sometime this weekend. Sorry for the holdup!

And I've been waiting WEEKS for my NEW materials from KOREA to come in! They're very, VERY high quality materials... not to mention, insanely cute! If the response towards these new items are good, I'll place another, larger order :D

There's only ONE of each available... for at least a month or so. If you like any of these pieces, I advise you to get them quickly! I can't guarantee anything since my supplier is halfway around the world!

These were an impulse purchase, but they're cute, hmm? Golden umbrellas?


Hearts with wings are loved by everyone:


As as bows!


Puffy heart STUDS!



And I LOVE these, super hot.
Masquerade!


These gold ivy leaves are amazing. So amazing, I can't find them anymore -__-


Some awesome unique feather dangles:
These are the favorite out of this batch.



^ Those are filigree feathers. Beautiful, no?

By request:


And just a simple, classic fleur de lis piece:


Classes are sorta heavy this quarter... not heavy if I just want to pass, but heavy if I want to do well. I'm making it a goal to blog at least once a week.

Visit my SHOP.
Email me for questions/comments/requests: heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
(Please put some type of title)

love,
Lisa

Oodles of Cookies and New work!

Aside from making jewelry, I also love baking. Cheesecake, cake, brownies, cookies, etc. My next goal = biscotti. The only problem with baking is that it takes a lot of time-- something I don't have a lot of, unfortunately. One of the things I want to do when I grow up and retire is just stay home and be an amazing housewife. I know, it's so stereotypical or whatever, but I think that kind of life is pretty awesome, actually. My two cents!

Here's what I baked today.
Now, I said I liked baking, never said anything about being able to decorate properly. I'm one of the worst artists you'll EVER meet in your life, lol. I never sketch out any of jewelry designs either.

Sugar cookies in the shape of cats in honor of Halloween, and my famous Oatmeal Heath cookies (the boyfriend's fav.).
I apologize for the crappy photos >.< The lighting in the kitchen is terrible.





If I could send cookies to all the lovely ladies (and gents!) who order jewelry from me, I totally would! Maybe I'll make some mini cookies and box them up all cute and offer them for certain orders .... hhhhmmmmmmmm......

I don't have class Fridays, so I was able to catch up on many of the blogs I've missed out on. I think this entire quarter in general is going to be just as crazy as it has been. Sigh.

I made an emerald/bermuda blue mix Rosalie today:


A funky bracelet. mmm. This is sort of a random design o_O. It sort of follows my moon/heart bracelet style with the three clusters, but not exactly.


And new earrings:




Remember to join my TWILIGHT Giveaway! Details are on the left side bar!

Visit my SHOP.
Contact me at heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com for custom orders or any questions/comments.

Thank you for dropping by! All your comments mean a lot to me, and I do read every single one!
Let me know if there's something you'd like to personally see me make, and I'll try to make it happen for you.

Gnite!
- Lisa

Last day to shop before shop is paused for the weekend and new pieces =)

Reminder:
FRIDAY, October 9th, will be the last day to shop before my shop is paused for the weekend.
This is because I'll be vending for an event called WITCHAPALOOZA, and I don't know which pieces will sell/not. So if there's something you want, GRAB IT, NOW! Especially the one-of-a-kind stuff! The most popular stuff recently is my "Alice" collection of necklaces, as well as my hearts on hearts earrings, go check those out at my SHOP. As of 10:24 PM pacific time, E-Crater (host of my website) is down for maintenance! I'm not sure when it'll be back up :\

Email me (heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com) if you have any questions or special requests!

This was a crazy week for me. SO much homework! I don't remember the last time I had so much homework! Haha. So, I'm glad that's over. I don't have class Fridays this quarter =). Tomorrow is dedicated to making jewelry like crazy, and I'm going to make TONS of origami butterfly earrings!

Meanwhile, I leave you with this, as I go fold some more butterflies.

I'm continuing my "Alice" necklace collection with this piece, Classic Alice:

More Victorian styles coming soon! They've been ordered, and I'm just waiting for them to come in =)

And an entirely one-of-a-kind piece:

This features a 14mm SWAROVSKI heart in crystal AB, and a gold hammertone outline curvy heart. The combo works well together! Comes on a 18-inch 14K gold filled chain. This one's for the gold lovers! Sorry for the leaf bail, again. I'm working on finding other bails. Only ONE piece available!

And the popular hearts on hearts earrings, in HELIO!

These are the regular (10mm) hearts on hearts, not the large 14mm ones.

I am also SUPER excited, because SWAROVSKI released NEW elements, including FISH and new colors!!! I've ordered those the MOMENT they were released, and you'll see them early next week! I'm first to get in on the new stuff! :D :D :D CAN NOT WAIT.

Golden Alice and Vamp. Desire back in stock, only TWO available!

Hi ladies,

The super, SUPER popular Vampire Desire is BACK IN STOCK.
But there are only TWO pieces available, so snatch em up quick!



I also made a gold version. Here's Golden Alice.
Both of these victorian style necklaces were inspired by ALICE from Twilight.

Honestly, I think my next big thing is Victorian style jewelry. It's hot. But not super crazed out ones, some modest, classy pieces that aren't so OUT THERE that it doesn't wear well with regular outfits. If I can find another good gold tone bail besides leaves, I want to use that instead :X

More earrings in chandelier style up:


And this is what I've been working on for Witchapalooza.
I'm not selling them on here unless if I get special request. It's my Czech glass/Swarovski Flower combo-- a HQCD classic. Goes back a year or so =)


Important General Reminder:
I'm putting my shop on hold starting from Friday, all the way till Sunday. No sales will be made during that time, since I'm selling my pieces at Witchapalooza at the Cal Expo. If there's something you want, you need to get it now, or it might not be available again afterwards!

SHOP.
Email for custom orders/questions: heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

Night, loves. I have a paper to write, and a circuits prelab to work on, all due tmrw.

Quick Gold Piece Update

The last piece I did with the Helio heart and silver antique Victorian style link sold out like THAT.
So here's a gold version, with a BAROQUE pendant, in honor of Edward from Twilight. The color of the pendant is the color of un-hungry eyes =). It's on 14K gold filled chain. ONLY ONE get it quickly!!


Side note: There was more to the leaf bail, but I hacked it off because I thought this looked better :X


Visit my SHOP.
And email me for and questions/custom requests. heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

love,
Lisa

busy busy busy today!
origami butterfly earrings coming soon!

HQCD Signature Hearts with Wings, hawt new necklaces and bracelets , about the upcoming week

Okay, FIRSTLY.
I know I've been tagged 4x for various awards, and I'm SO SORRY that I still haven't gotten to them. I don't like half-assing, so I want to actually sit down and take the time to fill them out. I have WITCHAPALOOZA on Oct 10-11, and I'll be vending, so this entire week is completely dedicated to making jewelry and doing homework, which I seem to have tons of. So I'll get to it AFTER Witchapalooza.

Witchapalooza Info
If you guys want to come out and meet me (which I'd love, and be honored if you did), Witchapalooza is taking place Oct. 10-11 at the Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA. If you live in the area, stop by for some fun, magic and jewelry! I'll be vending both days. And I'll be in costume, so it'll be pretty awesome. Entrance fee is only $5! And there will be food and entertainment. I'm not quite sure how much parking is-- but bring some friends, and split it up! Anyone who visits me and read my blog will get 10% off their purchase!

I'm making jewelry like CRAZY to prepare for this event. I have a 10x10 booth, and I need to FILL IT UP!

More gold! I actually really love the pink/gold combo.
Only ONE pair available!


And some more SIGNATURE jewelry that I came up with!
Hearts with Wings! Inspired by the Claddagh ring, actually. It's weird, because the Claddagh has hands instead of wings, but... this lead to me thinking wings. Random.

^ this also comes in other colors, upon request! Moonlight is also available on my site. I love moonlight, because it matches absolutely everything. I personally wear my moonlight hearts and bows earrings everyday!

A purple bracelet, for those who don't like pearls.
The one downside of using purely SWAROVKSI Crystals is that the price is a little higher. Pearls of the same size are a little cheaper than bicone cuts. But this is beautiful, so who cares.
I used the new XILION shape that replaced the bicone for the purple crystals. It has more facets, and shines more. The moonlight bicones are still the old bicones.
Pretty.


Shirley asked me to make something for her prom, which is next year.
She specifically asked me to make a triple layered necklace for her, and maybe also a bracelet/earrings/ring. Her featured stones are these large 18mm SWAROVSKI polygons in smoked topaz. This is only the second time these crystals have been featured in my work-- but gotta say they're very classy. Shirley, perhaps this can be your bracelet? ;)


ANDDDDD I found these STUNNING antique silver links last week. Aren't they AMAZINGLY HAWT?! I paired them up with a big 18mm HELIO heart. And it's so, SO sexy.
There are only TWO of these available. This has a vampy feel to it, dontcha think? I'm gonna wear a similar piece with my vamp outfit for witchapalooza.


IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
I will be pausing my E-Crater site on Oct 10-11. If you want to buy anything, NOW is the time. I'm going to be selling everything at WITCHAPALOOZA and I can NOT guarantee that the item you want will still be in stock! EVERYTHING that you see on my site (handmade jewelry wise, not beauty products) will be sold at the fair, so don't wait!

Visit my SHOP.
And email me for and questions/custom requests. heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com

love,
Lisa

Quick Post and Today's Promos

Hi ladies!
These two weeks are HECCCCCTIC filled with more HW than I'd expected, and preparing for Witchapalooza. I know there are a couple of blog award I need to pick up, and I'll pick those up on the weekend! Thanks for your patience.

A new piece that I've been working on for a while. Finally got the pattern right! I'm really proud of this piece, and feel like it's one of the classier ones in my line.. versus the regular "cute" stuff I have =)
"Roman Goddess". Gold filled hooks, and gold plated findings!


Today's Promos (Sept. 30, 2009)
Special Discounts for orders placed and paid for today. Handmade Jewelry Only.
Only one promotion per order, sorry! And promotions do NOT apply to custom orders, sorry!
Let me know you're a reader of my blog!
Email me with your order to qualify! heqicrystaldesigns@hotmail.com
I will then make a personal listing for your on my site!
Website: http://www.heheproductions.ecrater.com
Discounts exclude S/H charges!

1. Buy any 4 earrings, get the 5th of equal or lesser value FREE.

2. FREE worldwide shipping on ALL necklaces.

3. Take 5% off your entire order of $25 or more.

Later,
Lisa

Introducing... He Qi Crystal Design's Sorority Jewelry and 2 new pieces.

Thanks to Jess's brilliant idea for making sorority jewelry, I've made my first Greek piece in honor of Sigma Kappa at UC Irvine








If anyone's in a sorority, let me know if you want to customize jewelry! I'll be more than happy to work together with you to make a statement making piece of jewelry =)

And here's what's new today on my site:

Purple swarovski ball earrings:
Accented with gold! =)


New signature bracelet:


I'm going to be getting real busy for the next two week-- classes have started, and I'm preparing for Witchapalooza 2009. I might drop off the radar for a little while sometime in this time frame. I'll still try to post some special discounts, though =)

Enjoy your weekend!
- Lisa