What's New??

Sorry it's been so long since my last post! The summer has been busy and it's flying by!

Jewelry Update:
The jewelry has been doing well. And I've been working on some new things for the fall, alot of new original silver pieces will be coming soon, I promise! Keep checking my Etsy shop at http://littlebrownbird@etsy.com for new items.

Travel Update:
My next trip is coming up very soon. I'll be headed back to Mexico in a few weeks and I'm really excited. This time it's Mexico City, Taxco, and surrounding areas. I'm really looking forward to this one!

Now that the next trip is almost here, it's time to plan the next one! It could be South Africa, Thailand, Ireland...

So much world, so little time!

The Cheerio In My Spoon...

Aren't best friends the greatest?! They are there to lean on when you need them, laugh with you (or at you), be goofy with, worry about you, and brighten your day when you're down. My day was already pretty bright today, not for any particular reason, just a happy day. Then my best friend, who usually sees the world a little differently than me (and most others, I mean who are we kidding Pokeedot?) made it even brighter and had me rolling with laughter.
















A little back story:
She just reminded me of one winter when, on the coldest day of the year in northern Illinois, I got a flat tire. I have been plagued with flat tires on this car since I got it and wouldn't you know, the temperature drops below -10 and here we go again. I told her how I had managed to pull into a gas station and a woman came over to help. The two of us tried to no avail to remove the lug nuts until we were both frozen through to the bone. She called her husband whom she had to wake up because he worked the late shift. Her husband came to the gas station, with their son and all their tools and worked for a good half hour frozen to the bone to change my tire. Then the whole family sent me off with a cherry wave and a "hope your day gets better from here on out!" I was eternally greatful yet, I was still furious that I had to fix yet another flat tire.

When I made it to my destination I relayed the story on the phone to my best friend. As I fumed about the flat she exclaimed, "How wonderful! I think I'm going to cry!" To which I replied in a curt, "WHAT??!!" She said it was so wonderful that these people went so out of their way to help someone in need on such a brutally cold day! Their thoughtfulness touched her and actually brought a tear to her eye. That's when I was reminded how much differently we all see the the world sometimes. The event that I thought was a horrible thing was beautiful in her eyes.

So, here's props to a wonderful friend who keeps it all in perspective for me and reminds me (happily)what an idiot I can be sometimes.

JET Street Team on Etsy.com

I have joined a new street team on Etsy. com called JET (Jewelry on Etsy Team) .
All you have to do is type in JETT (the extra T is for Terrific!) under tags in the search function and you will come up with tons of great jewelry designers like myself. What a great way to shop! See you there!



Also I have decided on a new and more permenant avatar on Etsy. It's a bird's nest pendant made of fine silver and gold and a a freshwater pearl "egg". I made this pendant almost a year ago and almost forgot that I had it. I think this picture is a much more fitting avatar image. Look for it on Etsy in the forums or in the chat rooms, to which I am addicted!

Going Postal

I've been working hard on my marketing materials in order to get my name out there a little more. So I've made up new business cards and put together a little post card to help in that respect. What do you think of the post card?

I've also been working on a new banner for my shop on Etsy.com since I never did like the old one.

And I've temporarily gone back to my little brown bird avatar until I can figure out a better one. It's ok though, he's really growing on me.






There are new listings on my site today, even though Etsy is still running a little slow. But shopping will not be stopped!

"I am woman, get out of my when shiny things are on sale!"

Esty.com Temporarily Down

Hey everyone! Good morning.
I just wanted to let you know that if you have been trying to reach my e-shop, Little Brown Bird on Etsy.com the site is down temporarily for maintenance. It should be up and running again hopefully by Noon today (she crosses fingers...). Etsy administration is working hard to get more servers due to the massive inflo of new sellers and buyers on the site. All of their hard work is much appreciated as it should make the site run much faster. Please be patient and please try again later.

Here are a few things soon to be listed in my shop...

So much to do...

My Etsy shop is getting a little more full. I still have a ton to list so please be patient. I have been editing descriptions and pictures of my jewelry, promoting the hell out of the site, trying to find time for a new "someone", figuring out the whole shipping issue for sales from Etsy.com, pay pal issues, etc... Phew!





I just found out about another place on line to promote my Etsy shop http://littlebrownbird.etsy.com . It's Jewelry Galore http://jewelrygalore.top-site-list.com/ .


Please visit and don't forget to vote for me and up my ranking! You can vote by clicking on the link in the top right corner of this page.





Look for my banner on the list:

I also have a new avatar on Etsy. I thought it would represent the fact that I sell jewelry a little better than my sweet little brown bird picture. What do you think?

Oops, someone's at the door. See ya later...

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Little Brown Bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally! My new Etsy shop is up and running! I posted my first few items on Etsy.com yesterday. You can find my shop at http://littlebrownbird.etsy.com .

I have lots and lots of very pretty pieces to add to my shop over the next couple of weeks so be patient but keep coming back to see what's new. And of course, feel free to purchase anything you wish. I am offering FREE SHIPPING FOR A LIMITED TIME on most items right now.

And don't forget to add me to your favorites! Sign in and click on "Add seller to favorites" in the column at the right. I need all the hearts I can get!

Etsy is a great e-market so check it out. It's unbelievable how talented poeple are! And you won't believe what you'll find there!

MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING! GET HER SOMETHING SHINY (FROM MY SHOP).

http://littlebrownbird.etsy.com

YEA!