Sharing a Week of Beautiful Treasuries

Each treasury in itself is a work of art and I feel very blessed this week to been featured in all of these stunning treasuries. Thank you to my wonderful fellow Etsians who have chosen to feature my work! I am extremely grateful!

Treasury Eye Candy

As Chrismas draws near, who could resist a little eye candy? With a love for whimsical things, I can't resist to share this sweet little treasury by Celia of http://glitzglitter.etsy.com/.

While you are on Etsy, you have to visit her shop. She creates the most beautifully wire wrapped gemstone and crystal jewelry and did I mention, she takes the most stunning pictures? Thank you Celia for featuring my fine silver deer necklace!!



To view my fine silver reindeer listing, please visit: http://www.etsy.com/listing/63204994/silver-reindeer-necklace-with-red-resin

Silver Christmas Ornament Necklaces

For the holidays, I have created a few seasonal pieces.

Today, I am unveiling the first, which is a collection of fine silver christams ornament pendants. They each feature 3 little diamond shapes filled with hand-tinted resin, which are available in green, blue, and red: http://www.etsy.com/listing/63015178/silver-christmas-ornament-necklace

These are the perfect gift for someone who loves to wear holiday themed jewelry and is versatile enough to wear year round!

Black Friday - Cyber Monday Customer Appreciation Sale

Now through November 29th, please join me at my main website: http://www.destinyscreations.com/ and Etsy Site: http://destinyscreations.etsy.com/ for my Second Annual Customer Appreication Event.

As a special thank you, all of my customers will enjoy free shipping on all of their purchases. In addition, all purchases over $30.00 will receive an additional 10%off. To enjoy this special, please use coupon code: Gobblegobble upon checkout.

Stay tuned as I will be adding 3 to 6 new items daily. So far these have been added today:

Etsy Metal Clay Team: Charm Bracelet Auction

The 2010 Etsy Metal Clay Team Charm Bracelet
100% Charitable Donation to Autism Speaks

In April 2010, members of the Etsy Metal Clay Team joined together to create their very own handmade charm reflecting each team member's individual style. Enough charms were created so that each member could share with each other and there would be 2 charms remaining for a charity of their choosing. The Team has generously donated a bracelet to benefit Autism Speaks.

Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Susan Wright, grandparents of a child with Autism. Since then Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism and science organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.

As 100% of the proceeds will go to Autism Speaks, please join in on the bidding fun!

Winner of My Blog Giveaway for my EMC Team Charm

My giveaway to receive one of the charms I created for the Etsy Metal Clay Team Charm Swap ended last night at midnight. I used www.random.org to generate my winner.

The winner is: Anna from Spain

Congratulations to Ana and thank to all that entered. I appreciate each and everyone of you for participating.

Inspired by a Japanese Rice Bowl

On Etsy there is this wonderful thread in the forum entitled "Metal Clay Artists & Aspiring Metal Clay Artists." While I haven't been able to pop in as much as I would like I always try and participate in the challenges. I am working on a systems conversion during the day so for the past two challenges I have been late. Despite that I always try to create something in response to the challenge. This last challenge was selected by Liz Hall winner of the bracelet challenge. Our challenge was to create something with a found object. To give you a hint, I have posted the inspiration for my creation above. I just finished placing my pendant in the kiln and will have more to share with you within the next day or two.

Also, for those who haven't had a chance to participate yet in my blog giveaway, there is still time! http://destinyscreations.blogspot.com/2010/05/destinys-creations-blog-giveaway-win.html

Destiny's Creations Blog Giveaway - Win an EMC Team Charm!

Hello Friends,

This is a quick post to announce an extension for my giveaway to Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Due to not feeling well this week, I wasn't able to promote the blog giveaway. In fairness to those who have already entered, I am going to be giving you one extra entry.

For details on how to participate in the fun, I have reposted the details:

Only rule to enter is to visit my Etsy Store: http://www.destinyscreations.etsy.com and comment here either with your favorite piece of jewelry or leave a recommendation as to a new resin color for my creations.

- For additional entries: Blog about this linking to this post and to http://www.destinyscreations.com.

- Submit to any social network (StumbleUpon, Kirtsy, etc) - Click on the “ShareTwitter this giveaway –> copy and tweet: Win the Enigma Earrings from Destiny's Creations at http://www.blogger.com/destinyscreations.com

- Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shopdestiny.

- Subscribe to or be a follower of this blog.

- Become a fan of Destiny's Creations: http://www.facebook.com/destinyscreations

- Purchase something from my store and you will get 3 entries to the giveaway.

Please leave a seperate comment for each of your entries to count.

WHO CAN WIN:This contest is open to everyone, wherever you live!Prize winner will be notified by their registered e-mail. Winners must respond within 3 days with their valid shipping address, or their prize is forfeited and a new winner will be selected.

Blog Giveaway - Win an EMC Team Charm!!

I am very excited to share the joy today! As some of you may know, I am part of the Etsy Metal Clay Team with a fabulous group of ladies. This month 22 of us have taken part in the Etsy Metal Clay Team Charm Swap. We all create an extra 2 charms, which will be later used as a charity bracelet.

These charms above are the ones I created for the Swap. During our first swap I was getting ready to go to the Philadelphia Buyer's Market of American Craft and I ran out of time and wasn't able to add a little pop of color to my charms. So when the second charm swap was announced I already knew the design of my charm. I started making the first batch with a smooth background, but to change it up a bit, I decided to create a batch with double sided texture. As a surprise to my lovely teammates, I made them in two colors.

Now you to have a chance to enjoy one of the charms I created. The drawing will take place on Sunday, May 16th and will be announced the following Monday.

Only rule to enter is to visit my Etsy Store: http://www.destinyscreations.etsy.com and comment here either with your favorite piece of jewelry or leave a recommendation as to a new resin color for my creations.

For additional entries: Blog about this linking to this post and to http://www.destinyscreations.com.

Submit to any social network (StumbleUpon, Kirtsy, etc) - Click on the “ShareTwitter this giveaway –> copy and tweet: Win the Enigma Earrings from Destiny's Creations at http://www.blogger.com/destinyscreations.com Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shopdestiny Subscribe to or be a follower of this blog.

Become a fan of Destiny's Creations on http://www.facebook.com/destinyscreations

Purchase something from my store and you will get 3 entries to the giveaway.

Please leave a seperate comment for each of your entries to count.

WHO CAN WIN:This contest is open to everyone, wherever you live!Prize winner will be notified by their registered e-mail. Winners must respond within 3 days with their valid shipping address, or their prize is forfeited and a new winner will be selected.

Heart Earrings in Red Resin on the Front Page of Etsy

This morning I woke up to wonderful news that my Red Resin Heart Earrings made the front page on Etsy. Thank you Zadyball on Etsy for a stunning front page treasury!

Introducing New Copper Clay Jewelry

This weekend I have introduced a few new copper creations to my Etsy Shop with much more to come once I have finished playing with resin tonight.

All of these have been handcrafted with Art Clay Copper. After having read many blogs in search of a good firing schedule I chose one tested by the lovely Pam East. One of the benefits of Art Clay Copper is that you can fire your pieces on an open shelf, but after pouring my heart and soul into all of these little flowers I decided to use my firing pan.

I placed 4 shelf supports in my kiln and then placed my pan ontop of the supports. Each piece was placed inside my firing pan standing upright and fired at 1780 degrees with a holding time of 3 hours.

I was thrilled with my results and plan to try this schedule again.

Late Night Eye Candy

As I was setting up a custom order for a dear customer of mine, I ran across this stunning lamp. I thought I would share a little late night eye candy with all of you! OrlyMyLight on Etsy, you light up my evening with your creativity.

New Earrings

Good Evening! I hope everyone enjoyed a beautiful Saturday. Earlier today I went to the Gem and Lapidary Show with my hubby. I was able to lure him in with the promise of a yummy lunch at the new Barbeque Pit in the center of Windsor.

At the show I purchased some really stunning druzy that I am looking forward to setting in metal clay. I also found some stunning pearls in summer colors. I see rings and necklaces in my near future. Work is really busy at this moment, but I hope to have some beauties to show you in April.

In the meantime, I have listed these new earrings in my Etsy store. More to come as time permits for picture taking.

A Great Start to December....

With my last show of the season now behind me, I can start to catch up on all of the things that have been temporarily neglected like my blog and twitter. December is off to a wonderful start with a feature on the front page of Etsy: A great big hug and thank you to Sugarraindrops on Etsy for the feature!

Yesterdsay I worked on Christmas orders and also spent a little time creating a few new designs. Within the next week I will have a few more items combining metal clay and resin. Have I mentioned how much fun I am having playing with both?

Today, when I returned home I discovered another sweet and darling treasury by Blushing Mermaid on Etsy (http:www.blushingmermaid.etsy.com) showcasing my Snow Bunny:



I hope that everyone is enjoying a great start to the Christmas Season as well!

Three Days....Four Beautiful Treasuries

Three days filled with four beautiful treasuries. Thank you to the fabulous Lori, Millica, and Lucia for thinking of me!!

Featured on the Storque - Etsy Finds: Gifts for Mankind

Today was another big day for my Forbidden Fruit Necklace. When I went out on my lunch break this afternoon I read the good news on my i-phone that my necklace had sold. As is usual, after I have greeted my hubby and my beloved Emma I jumped on the computer to see a ton of new hearts and views.

At first I thought I was featured on the front page, but a quick check of my trusty treasury hunter yielded no results so I quickly checked http://www.craftcult.com/ and saw the good news. My Forbidden Fruit was one of the picks for the Etsy Finds: Gifts for Mankind Series under the category for Teachers. Thank you Erin!!! Super Fun Lab - you made my first experience a very good one!

Erin Loechner is one of the bloggers from the award winning Design for Mankind bog. http://www.designformankind.com/ I am happy to say that due to this feature, my necklace is heading out to the Netherlands! This day has ended on a happy note for me. :)

Twice on the Same Day

Both on the same day, yet two distinct treasuries and color palettes. Thank you to http://www,gulinoartware.etsy.com/ and http://simplyinvitingcards.etsy.com/ for including my forbidden fruit in their beautiful treasuries!

To visit both treasuries, please go to: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=91061 and http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=91092 before they expire in two days.

Destiny's Creations Blog Giveaway Winner

We Have a Winner!!!

Drumrolllllllll please.....

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of my very first blog giveaway. Melanie Sands you are the winner!!

I extend a warm thank you to all that participated. On Saturday I will be going on a very much needed vacation as I take a cruise to the Bahamas for 8 days, but upon my return I will be doing another blog giveaway so please stay tuned for that announcement.

After a very long summer I look forward to relaxing and re-energizing to get ready for the holiday season!

You Don't Know What You Have Til' its Gone....

The phrase you don't know what you have until is gone rings so true to me today. I had been without the internet since Monday afternoon. While I do have my trusty i-phone - my computer definitely has its advantages with the big screen.

My area experienced a power outage and after the power outage my modem failed to work. Comcast came to my house today and while they fixed my modem they encountered bees made the pole their residence. Luckily, the gentleman came back in the evening and now I am live again!

Despite this minor set back, I am happy to report that my first giveaway is off to a really good start and entries are coming in daily. I have cut and paste the details below so that you don't have to scroll down 81 entries to enter.

The first person to post their entry on this post will get two entries.

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These earrings were lovingly handcrafted with Art Clay Silver, an eco-friendly form of pure recycled fine silver that allows me to form and sculpt metal by hand. Initially it is soft and pliable, just like clay. Art Clay Silver is hardened once it is fired in my kiln resulting in a one-of-a-kind, pure silver piece of jewelry.

They measure 1.25 inches from the top of the earring wires and retail $26.00.

Only rule to enter is to visit my newly redesigned website or Etsy Store: http://www.destinyscreations.com%20and/or http://www.destinyscreations.etsy.com/ and comment here either with your favorite piece of jewelry or leave a recommendation as to how to improve the site.

For additional entries:

1. Blog about this linking to this post and to http://www.destinyscreations.com/.

2. Twitter this giveaway –> copy and tweet: Win the Enigma Earrings from Destiny's Creations at http://www.blogger.com/destinyscreations.com.

3. Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shopdestiny.

4. Subscribe to or be a follower of this blog.

5. Become a fan of Destiny's Creations on http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/East-Windsor-CT/Destinys-Creations/6850074382.

6. Purchase something from my store and you will get 3 entries to the giveaway.

Please leave a seperate comment for each of your entries to count.

DRAW:A winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, August 29th, 2009.

WHO CAN WIN:This contest is open to everyone, wherever you live!

Prize winner will be notified by their registered e-mail. Winners must respond within 3 days with their valid shipping address, or their prize is forfeited and a new winner will be selected.

Destiny's Creations Enigma Fine Silver Earrings Giveaway

With the Philadelphia Buyer's Market now behind me and a newly redesigned website, it is time for me to do to my very first Blog Giveaway.

These earrings were lovingly handcrafted with Art Clay Silver, an eco-friendly form of pure recycled fine silver that allows me to form and sculpt metal by hand. Initially it is soft and pliable, just like clay. Art Clay Silver is hardened once it is fired in my kiln resulting in a one-of-a-kind, pure silver piece of jewelry.

They measure 1.25 inches from the top of the earring wires and retail $26.00.

Only rule to enter is to visit my newly redesigned website or Etsy Store: http://www.destinyscreations.com or http://www.destinyscreations.etsy.com and comment here either with your favorite piece of jewelry or leave a recommendation as to how to improve the site.

For additional entries:

1. Blog about this linking to this post and to http://www.destinyscreations.com.
2. Submit to any social network (StumbleUpon, Kirtsy, etc) - Click on the “Share
3. Twitter this giveaway –> copy and tweet: Win the Enigma Earrings from Destiny's Creations at http://www.blogger.com/destinyscreations.com
4. Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shopdestiny
5. Subscribe to or be a follower of this blog.
6. Become a fan of Destiny's Creations on http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/East-Windsor-CT/Destinys-Creations/6850074382
7. Purchase something from my store and you will get 3 entries to the giveaway.
   

Please leave a seperate comment for each of your entries to count.

DRAW:A winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, August 29th, 2009.

WHO CAN WIN:This contest is open to everyone, wherever you live!

Prize winner will be notified by their registered e-mail. Winners must respond within 3 days with their valid shipping address, or their prize is forfeited and a new winner will be selected.