Finding a Groove

Working to figure out a schedule/groove these few weeks.  With Alex starting preschool, it gives me time in the afternoon while Max naps to get some work done.  It's like the old days when Alex was Max's age and I got naptime every day to work on my digital designs.  It's nice to have the time but it doesn't seem to help at all with the work that I still have to do at night.  I do love working, it just makes it tougher to get up in the morning when I work until 11pm and then still want to hangout with hubby and watch some TV to unwind before bed.  It leaves me up until 2am and then when Max or Alex wake up at 8:30 I'm a sleepy cranky Mama.  So here I am, trying to find balance once again. :)

Yesterday during naptime I did get some pieces that hold sold made again so I could relist them in the store.  They are some of my favorites and hopefully you like them too!

Sprout Necklace Giveaway Winner!

The entries, ready and waiting for a winner to be picked...
Alex digging around for a winner...
And the winner is Sarah! Yay! Sarah - I have emailed you and will send out your necklace to you soon! :) Thanks for playing everyone!!

Drawing Tomorrow!

Hey Everyone!

Because of my internet being down over the past couple of days (it came back yesterday afternoon) I will be doing the drawing for the necklace tomorrow.  Just wanted to keep you updated! :)

Gem Show

I sure had fun at the gem show today - look for some new goodies in the next few weeks with these little sweeties! :)

Ingredients...

for a new necklace I'm going to be working on tonight. Garnet and silver, yum!! :)

Sprout Necklace Giveaway!

Hi Everyone!  For those of you that haven't been here before, this is my new blog, and will be etsy/jewelry related stuff.  I'm not the best blogger, so I can't promise I'll update everyday, but will as I can.

So there's a giveaway that you're here for right?  This is for one of my absolute favorite pieces - the Sprout necklace.  I got these beautiful green amethyst (prasiolite) faceted cube beads last spring and they just reminded me of a fresh spring sprout of grass in the middle of the dreary winter's end.  So here is the lowdown on the giveaway - there are two ways to enter.

*please note that leaving a comment here and entering the contest will NOT sign you up for any sort of mailing list that is run by me.*
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1.  Leave a comment here on this post to say hi, how ya doing and maybe how you found me and my jewelry.  Nothing too crazy.  That will get you one entry, so everyone gets one entry free.

2. Purchase something in my store.  For every one dollar you spend in the Meredith Fenwick Jewelry Etsy store you will get another entry into the hat.  (Everything is whole dollar amounts in the store so we won't have to worry about rounding) *please note in 'message to seller' at checkout on Etsy that you are participating in the Sprout giveaway so I make sure I give you credit.

3. Post about the giveaway on your facebook page, twitter, or a message board (where it's allowed) and link to the blog posting here.  Then leave a comment with your name and link to the place that you posted.  You can do this up to three times.

BE SURE WHEN COMMENTING HERE THAT YOU USE YOUR CORRECT NAME AND EMAIL SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN.
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So say you leave your comment here, then make a purchase in my store for $6 and post on your facebook and twitter about the giveaway.  That will get you one entry plus 6 additional entries from your purchase and two more for the postings.  Your chances will be a little bit better :)

All entries and purchases must be received by Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. EST.  After that all entries will be closed and the winner will be notified and announced on Tuesday, October 6th.  The winner will be chosen randomly from a hat - yes I will have each entry on a little strip of paper and probably have Alex pull it from some sort of container, depending on the number of entries :)

So there you go!  Thank you so much for stopping by and good luck!!!

Midnight Sun...

I first read the term 'midnight sun' when I started in on the Twilight series and Stephenie Meyer's website had that book on it, the leak of it already having happened and the uproar died down.  What is the midnight sun, I thought to myself?  To me, the midnight sun is a full moon, that is so bright in the sky it lights up the world.  I don't know if that's what it is to anyone else.  When I've seen moonstone, with it's brilliant blue flashes, this reminds me of the midnight sun, or that brightest of full moons.  So that is what I named this necklace...

I am terrible at photographing moonstone and translating the blue flash of the stone into pictures.
Besides the Stephenie Meyer novel, I love the song by The Killers, Dustland Fairytale.  In that song there are gorgeous lyrics, one part in particular that I love -


Is there still magic in the midnight sun
Or did you leave it back in sixty-one 
In the of the cadence in the young mans eyes
And were the dreams all hide.

These moonstones are gorgeous and let me tell you - I stumbled onto this cut a couple of months ago and picked up a half strand.  I fell in love, and tried to get my hands on more.  None of my suppliers could find them.  Finally, one came through and got me another strand.  But that's all she can find right now, so until these little babies run out, I hope you like these midnight suns :)