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Shop of the Week – Luvvleigh Creations

Hi! My name is Jasmine and my Etsy Shop is called Luvvleigh Creations.

I currently sell my handmade jewelry part-time while I have a full time job working for a logistics company in Maryland. The name of my shop comes from a play on words along with my middle name. I’ve always loved my middle name as it wasn’t common when I was growing up and its very personal to me.

I have always been…

Etsy Seller Essentials – How to Sell on Etsy

Are you setting up your first Etsy shop? How to Sell on Etsy

I’ve put together a list of resources to get you started on learning how to sell on Etsy. Some of these are helpful items I have created myself and others are companies that will help take your business to the next level. Keep in mind that some of these links are affiliate links which means I will make a small referral commission at no…

Shop of the Week – Turquoise Zebra Handcrafted Jewelry

  COLOR! Color can bring a smile to our faces, fond memories to our minds, peace to our souls. It can stir our hearts and excite our emotions; it can settle the tensions of the day and help us relax. What would the world be without color?      Hi! My name is Deb and a few years ago I discovered a new world: jewelry making! I’ve always been intrigued by colorful things and it gives me such a…

Shop of the Week – Providence Vintage Jewelry

Greetings from Providence, Rhode Island, USA!

We are a third generation American manufacturer of fashion jewelry based in Providence, Rhode Island. Our vintage items were 100% handcrafted in the U.S.A using old fashioned processes and quality materials we no longer use these days.

When our vintage jewelry was made, Providence was once the Jewelry Capital of the World. From the 1970s to the…

Shop of the Week – WillOaks Studio

WillOaks Studio has showcased my original, artisan made pieces on Etsy since November, 2008, and many of the creations in my studio incorporate pearls. I have always loved pearls and will never forget receiving my very first real pearl ring as I began junior high school, a possession that broke my heart when I lost it. Pearls are my birthstone and now, many years later, I create wearable art and…

Shop of the Week – Crude Company

Crude Company Raw Jewelry & Ornament Created June 1995

After years of processing lost wax method and silver sculpture, my true love was found in the simple presentation of the stones and the lapidary process. Thus, wire and stones became my choice materials.

If you are seeking mass produced jewelry, man-enhance, man-treated or dyed gemstones, the same as, or one like she has……………….you have…

Bloodstone Jewelry, History, and Information

Bloodstone, aka Heliotrope

Bloodstone is technically green chalcedony (a type of quartz) with red iron oxide or red jasper. Bloodstone gets its name because the flecks of red jasper against the green stone, look like flecks of blood on the ground.

Bloodstone is also known as heliotrope, which is a Greek word, meaning “sun turning”. Under some conditions, heliotrope can have yellow flecks in…

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