Wednesday, April 7, 2010

New Year and Lots Going On!

The first quarter of 2010 has been very active and flown by so fast!

A new shop opened in the town I live in - Powell, Ohio. It's called The Market at Serendip. The shop is a mixture of vintage, contemporary, fine art, high quality craftsmanship and handcrafted items for your home or yourself. All made by local Ohio artists. What a worthwhile way to support artists and all things handmade in our state.

Even the building itself is unique and has quite a history. It was built in the late 1890's and was originally a flour mill. When you come to the shop - look up - and you will see flour sprays on the wood beams of the ceiling along with flour shoots. It is so very charming. What a perfect location for this venue.

As of March 1, 2010 you can now find my handcrafted jewelry at The Market at Serendip. I'm so fortunate to be part of a group of talented and creative artists of many mediums.

The Market's mission "Is to provide local artists and craftspeople a venue in which to exhibit their work, and to to provide shoppers a delightful-- shall we say serendipitous?-- shopping experience."

I hope you will stop by and shop. Here is a link to the shop: www.marketatserendip.com

My Facebook fan page for AdoreJules rose to 100 fans! Had to celebrate with another drawing. There were two winners who were able to choose a pair of earrings handcrafted just for them. I will continue to do this - it is so much fun!!

I've added new items for the Spring season to my Etsy shop, I'm attending classes to add to my knowledge of handcrafting jewelry.

The first quarter of 2010 has been fun, exciting and rewarding!! I hope yours has been as well!

Fondly - Nancy

Sunday, December 20, 2009

AdoreJules Fan Drawing Contest

I promised my fans on the Adorejules Facebook page when I reached 70 fans I would hold a drawing for a pair of earrings. On Monday, December 14th my dear sister sent me a text message to let me know that I had reached 70 fans!! I was delighted to say the least.

Later that evening I had my darling 5 year old neighbor Emma draw 2 names out of a hat. She drew the names of Kelly Chee and Pat Setzer. Kelly lives in Kuala Lumpur - very exciting since my husband has actually traveled there on business and spent quite a bit of time there. Pat lives in the states in North Carolina. The Carolina's have always been very special to me. Vacationed yearly when our kids were young for a very long time. Sweet - there was a connection to both women and where they were from.

I'm hopeful that I will eventually have 100 fans! When that occurs I will have another drawing for a piece of jewelry. This time 1 name will be drawn and the individual will have their choice of a necklace, earring or bracelet.

It's my way to say "Thanks" for your support. I hope business will be good and I can continue to say thanks in this way!

I'm very honored!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Tiffany Figure Eight Links!

I'm finding all kinds of great ways to use these solid, heavy sterling silver Tiffany links. They are stamped 1999 and were used in a freshwater pearl necklace in 1999. Tiffany's is still using this style of link on a necklace this year.

I currently have a necklace and now a bracelet using the link. I had a custom order for a pendant using this link. The picture is below.

Maybe some earrings next... Hmmm