Origami Butterflies, Cinderella Charm, Bracelet and more

.... gasp! A post almost entirely dedicated to jewelry! It's been a while :) I have missed having time to sit down and create, but despite being busy, I am extremely happy and fulfilled with what I'm doing in the day.

I have been receiving many emails from soon-to-be-college-grads asking for work advice, etc-- and I'm happy to answer all/listen/give study advice, based off my personal experience. If you need help, please do not hesitate to ask! Sometimes it may take a while to get back to you, however, so if you don't hear from me in about a week, please send me a reminder email! :)

So... the jewelry first today. These were made over the last three days-- it's been a fun, creative, productive weekend.

First off, matching bracelet and earrings!
I know many of you have been asking for matching sets-- and I honestly have no idea why I don't do it more. But here's one set!





Some antique wing earrings:

Also, I discovered something about these wings... I used to purchase these antique wings from a supplier in Canada, and my most recent batch was from a United States suppliers. They look relatively the same in photos, but the recent batch is SIGNIFICANTLY higher in quality. I've noticed this pattern with a few other components-- it seems that knock-off parts are everywhere now :\ Sad face. Especially with the rising cost of silver. However, rest assured. I'm out to find the best quality, highest value for everyone-- well, to the best of my ability.

Another request: more phone charms!
A Cinderella theme charm-- one of my favorite themes for charms and I'm not sure why ...


And by request, more MINI origami earrings.







The mini versions take significantly longer to make than the regular sized-- I'm happy in times like these I have small hands :)

And of course, no post is complete without the kids:


Just chillin' -- they love each other.


... and Oh, Kratos..

Lisa

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GIANT update! CHARMS! =) Origami Butterflies, love package =)

Firstly, thank you RINA for your amazing love pack (as usual, her love packs are always amazing).

LOADED with Sanrio goodies! (There was a lip gloss I forgot to include in the photograph, oops) I LOVE THE NERD POUCH. I'm thinking of either using it as a pencil case, or more likely, making a wrist strap for it and converting it to a clutch!
There are also TONS of MBD diary masks, omg! Plus... DOLLY WINK EYELINER!! AHHH! I've been meaning to try these out, and I'm so  happy that I have the opportunity to. THANK YOU, RINA!
Go check out her blog HERE. She'a a fellow talented crafter (She crochets, as well as makes these FRICKEN adorable sock piggies!)

Ah... My week of hell is over! 2 presentations, 1 big project, 1 paper. ALL DONE WITH MUAHAHAHAH.
I'm so relieved and happy right now! I finally have a couple of days to sit down and work on everyone's holiday orders. Finals will be next week, but it won't be as bad as this week, I don't think... I'll officially be done with this quarter next friday night!

For those of you who have placed orders recently Thank you so much for you patience! I know everyone is anxiously awaiting their orders, and I'm working very hard to get them sent out ASAP!

Over the last week, I haven't really been able to dedicate any set amount of time toward doing jewelry-- but whenever I need a break from something, I'd sit down, do a little, and over this period... it was really accumulated.

After my last class yesterday afternoon, I was able to sit down and take photos, edit, upload them onto the website. It was an 8-hour process, haha--- didn't finish till this morning :X

I've been getting a surprising number of emails from ladies who have known me since Soompi days recently! They have requested that I start making phone charms more (I used to make tonssssssss of those!)-- but I've been so busy that I haven't had the chance to order any phone straps! I finally made the effort to make an order of 100 last week, so now, I have plenty of charms to share with you all!!

Based off the popular gemstone coin earrings:


.. a random crystal I was unable to find any other use for... this is a huge, HUGE SWAROVSKI moon in moonlight charm. It's the size of a regular pegasus: 3 cm in length!


This is a genuine gemstone charm:

A bit more high end, but it's stunning.

A small wild heart cluster charm:


Another gemstone charm:


Plain star:


Cute, feminine charm:


Sultry!


And the following two charms are kind of different from what you're used to seeing-- I basically took the designs for one of my feather earrings, and turned it into a charm. I REALLY like the result:


Really gives your phone some extra flair =)

Bringin' the Moon Princess dangles back, but in GOLD this time =)


Earrings inspired by peacock feathers:


Christmas tree earrings!


These were the studs that I gave away on Cyber Monday:

I have extras left over (bought about 40 pairs, gave away only 10 pairs so far), so I decided to sell them: 3 pairs for $15 shipped!

And here's a necklace:


And finally, I had some time to work on these over the last week. It took longer than usual to  make because I had been so busy. The 3-day process turned into a 5 day process, oh well!
Origami butterfly earrings:










I leave you with..

A ghastly photo of me doing a He Qi Clay facial-- my skin always feels super smooth afterwards!

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoy looking at the items I've posted.
I do have some things lined up I want to talk about:
- Dolly Wink liquid eyeliner review
- I'm approaching 600 followers: once I hit it, that means I'm having another giveaway!
Meanwhile, enter the Holiday giveaway, link on sidebar!
There's also another coupon code on the promos page =)


love,
Lisa
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I've missed you :(

I've missed everyone on blogger so much! My quarter is so, SO hectic. Classes are turning out to be much more intense than I'd anticipated, leaving me with very little time to make new pieces. Orders have also picked up a bit (THANK YOU!), so currently, I'm trying hard to finish those.

Right now, I'm in Tahoe with the bf's family, trying to have a relaxing weekend + snowboarding (and... squeeze in some jewelry making and possibly studying).

So I'm going to really quickly highlight a couple of pieces I've made this week. I've got TONS Of new stuff coming in-- CROWN TOGGLEs in white gold plating. I'm so excited :D :D :D


See the bracelets HERE.


^ This piece is on SALE right now, only $20 USD. I thought I'd sold this, but turns out I just misplaced it, oops! It's under the clearance section of the store.

This one sold within the first day, but thought I'd throw it in here anyway:


And a classic beauty:


HQCD Signature origami earrings



See them here.

And a custom for Danielle:


And a custom for MY


Do you guys have any plans this weekend? Anything you're looking forward to?

Sorry for the quick post, I hope my next one will be longer, with more interesting content :X


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love,
Lisa

Updates and a special discount for ALL of my readers!

Thank you all SO MUCH for your love and support-- it really does mean a lot to me. It's truly amazing to me that in about 4 months, I've received 400 followers. I'm STILL holding my 300-follower giveaway! ... read on to see what I've to offer to celebrate the big 400 =)

I know I haven't been around lately-- I miss blogging so much! Aside from updating about my jewelry, all you lovely beauty bloggers out there have inspired me to try new, different beauty products. There are SO MANY beauty reviews I have lined up that I want to do, I just need to find the time to put them all together.

School's so, SO hectic right now, so blogging has been limited to about once a week, boo!
I actually don't remember ever being this busy-- every minute is filled with doing something. In a way, this is awesome, and my life is truly rich. BUT, it's hard to devote as much time as I want to into you guys, or my business. But alas, this is life =) Overall, I'm a very, very happy person.

Haiti Update:

To this day, we have donated $80 USD (It was actually 72.80, but I rounded it up to $80) to redcross.org.
THANK YOU for purchasing during this period, and helping the cause! Every little bit counts.

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New Items!


I have two pairs of threaders that I need to clearance-- so I used them like this.
It's a simple piece, as requested.
This is a rare SWAROVSKI Color called "Titan". A deep sea blue-- stunning actually.




^ Valentine exclusive, only $18.50

Aren't these SIMPLY THE CUTEST?! HAha, ::spazz::





^ "Masked Lover" LOVE EM





A recent BRIDAL piece I did:






And I saved the best for last..

^ I love love LOVE this necklace to pieces :X

I've brought back my signature Origami Butterfly earrings.
They're made from imported Japanese Washi Chiyogami paper, and have been sealed with a glossy coat three times to ensure that your origamis stay put and relatively waterproof.
These were my top seller at the UC Davis Whole Earth Festival in 2009. I'm planning to make a giant batch of these by the time the festival rolls around =) In many colors!



These particular ones are made with top quality papers, they were originally cloth-like, and are now pretty hard due to glossy coatings. They're work extensive, and takes 3 days to complete.
At $8.25 a pair, they're a steal!

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Have a wonderful week, everyone!
- Lisa