Showing posts with label mother of pearl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mother of pearl. Show all posts

Sunday, February 24, 2013

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
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011

QUICKIE: Work update, so many mother of pearl birdies!

A reallllllllll quick update-- I will make a more detailed one with lots more substance over the weekend :)
Work has started, and it's awesome. I'm surrounded by really amazing people and mentors. More on that later :)

Over the last couple of days, I've made more designs with mother of pearl birds, which I know you are all very fond of!

ENJOY!








I also want to do a quick giveaway this weekend, so stay tuned for that!

love,
Lisa
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Kitty, Wire-Wrap, Feathers, Tutorials? I'm employed!

Hi everyone! This is my last month of my undergrad education... so it's been busy and hectic.
On Sunday, my neighbor found a kitty outside her house, and since she has doggies at her place, it wasn't possible to keep it at her place.... so I took her in, and kept her in the bathroom (away from our current kitty, Achilles).

Here's a shot of her, chillin' on my body pillow:

A teeeny, tiny gal, but the sweetest thing ever. Extremely affectionate, constant head bumps. She'd do this thing where she'll get on her hind legs when I lean down to pet her, and try to bump my face with her head. SLDKFJSLDKFJLSKDJFLS SO CUTE. But she didn't know how to use the litter box, and pooped on my bed (wet poop, ugh). HOWEVER, after that incident, I rubbed her paws in the litter box I provided, and she got it right away, and never had an accident since.

Here's her enjoying a nap in my lap-- she LOVES to curl up in my lab/on my chest. UGH it's so painfully cute.

On Monday morning, I took her to the Vet to make sure she's healthy, etc. Got her some Frontline. Turns out she's about 4 yrs old (she looks so young and kitten-like!) she might be pregnant, which may describe her extremely affectionate behavior. Since I can't keep a stray cat right now (I can't properly take care of her if she's pregnant) I had to take her to the shelter-- but no worries, they will take good care of her. If she's pregnant, they'll help her with the kitten process, and put them up for adoption when they are ready. I did express that I would be interested in adopting her if she check out in good health and has good temperment.

She'll be fine, and I hope to hear from the shelter soon with an update on adopting her:

A good girl.

I was wondering what I should make last night... and after asking around Twitter last night, RightsToBeauty suggested I make something along the lines of a horseshoe/clover. I had no clovers... but I did have these beautiful fern green hearts and gold horseshoes, so this is what I came up with:


And this led to another piece:

^ This is my current favorite :)

Another wire wrap piece:


Cute umbrella earrings:


Mesh Bow Earrings:



^ these are probably a little overdone in terms of design, but they're cute, good quality, and affordable in case you're not sick of hearts/bows yet :)

More Spring earrings:


And... another pair of Grizzly feather earrings :)


I think that I'd like to start making jewelry tutorials in the future-- what do you think?
They'll be in PDF format or something, with plenty of photos on how to properly execute the design, plus you'll have unlimited access to me if you have questions/what not. Any suggestions on what you'd like to see a tutorial on?

In other news, I'm officially employed! I'm truly honored to have been hired by an excellent biomedical device company in Rancho Cordova, CA.  I'm extremely fortunate to have found a job so quickly, and one related to my major. My first day is July 5th! What does this mean for He Qi's future? I think I will continue to craft in my spare time, and may continue this business after work starts. This COULD mean that I will be able to have more monetary support, meaning more variety and goodies for you at a consistent, reasonable price :) ... of course, depending on how work goes, there is the possibility that He Qi Crystal Designs may retire... but it is all up in the air for now :)

love,
Lisa
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Thursday, May 05, 2011

Giveaway winner, tons of new goodies :)

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway!
Congrats to: Soo
Please email me your full name and shipping address so I know where to send your prize :) You'll also get to use your $25 at www.shopheqi.com :)

I know I've been updating wayyyy less than I'd like to-- writing resumes and cover letters is much more time consuming than expected, and I learn more with each experience. Over the last few weeks, I've also had the honor of meeting people who are very involved in the medical devices industry, and it's been extremely humbling.

Aside from job hunting, I've been reading SO MUCH Shakespeare for my English (upper division elective) class. I'm generally good at lit classes/writing in general, so I decided to take this for fun-- besides, I've had the professor before and she's amaaaaazing. I love listening to her lecture, and time goes by so fast when she's sharing her expertise. Anyway, this class was.... definitely not as easy as I had expected. I literally have to the read the play once in the "translated" version (thanks to nfs.sparknotes.com), and read the actual version, go to class, listen to how English Majors interpret the play, go home, read it again. ... so after this post, I will go back to reading, since I have a midterm tomorrow :X

I had some feather studs left, so I made these:


And used the last of my mother of pearl kitties to make a necklace:


Lots of spring jewelry:








An Everyday Classic piece, it's been a while since I've made one:


Peacock dangles revisited:
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And finally...
I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up, read some Shakespeare, and made these cuties around 4:30AM-- Counting Sheep, haha


love,
Lisa
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