Get Ready for the 2nd Annual Eco-Chic Craftacular!

I won't be vending this year, but I will be there! Please check out the new website and share it! :)

Etsy Team Columbus Treasury

Gotta love Columbus, Ohio! Thanks, SpaceDog, for including my "specs" in your Columbus treasury on Etsy! :)


Go check out some of the other fabulous goods from the Midwest! Cheers!

MollyStuff in Etsy's Geek Gift Guide

I found this out a while ago but now I'm officially blogging about it! Haha. My Windsor Tie Pendant is on the second page of the Geek Chic Gift Guide over on Etsy! I waited too long to post it so it's on the second page (the items in gifts guides start on the first page and slowly make their way down as more things get added every day) and I can't make an Etsy Mini that includes my pendant. Boo! Oh well. Check out the gift guide and all of the other items in it!

Logo: in Action

MollyStuff was on display/for sale at Craftin' Outlaws last Saturday, and the new logo was in full force! First of all, I had a new sign:


MollyStuff also had new earring/jewelry cards:


Check out more photos from the show over at MollyStuff's Facebook fan page!

MollyStuff on Front Page!

Good news! Another MollyStuff initial pendant was on the front page of Etsy today! I was alerted on Tuesday that my M pendant was featured in a "Miss Muppet" themed treasury on Etsy (TheLostEarring made it!). Yay! I was excited about that, and I was even more excited to see that the treasury was featured on Etsy's front page earlier today!



I wish I caught these things as they were happening... but better late than never! (thanks, craft cult!)

Wanted: MollyStuff Designs

I'm ready to be an outlaw!


Well... actually... I have a lot to do before the show on 10/17! I'm so honored to be accepted as a vendor at this cool show, and I'm looking forward to sharing my jewelry with everyone there. Check out the website and all of the other vendors! There will be a bunch of us representin' Etsy Team Columbus!

American Craft Magazine: Studio on the Street

Ooh I may have found a new magazine to subscribe to... :)

Here's an article about a jeweler to takes his craft to the street.

Spring Plz Treasury

We're all getting a little antsy about Spring starting, right? Well here's a treasury on Etsy politely asking for Spring to start! Capow included my P Pendant in the treasury, The End of Winter Drags. Plz check it out!

L O V E Treasury

In honor of Valentine's Day, Sabahnur of Petit and Cute Design featured my bracelet in her treasury! Check it out!

Etsy Team Columbus November Fall Giveaway!

from the Etsy Team Columbus Blog:

Etsy Team Columbus is excited to announce our first Virtual Giveaway! In preparation for the holiday season we have decided to giveaway $10 gift certificates from each of the following Street Team members shops!

Arteest
Handmade by Andrea Baker
Miss Megan Mac
Molly Stuff
Jewels Of Luxury
Aressa
Artsi Bitsi
Tsurubride
Smarty Pants Design
Baby Gees
Out Of the Pink Sky Designs

Holy Mollie! That's a lot of cool stuff you can win, worth over $100! All you have to do is join our mailing list (if you have not done so already) AND visit a participating artists shop and leave a comment here about your favorite item(s).
Winner will be chosen at random on November 30th! Good Luck!

Powell Street Market

Yesterday, I set up a booth next to a few other Etsy Team Columbus members in Powell, Ohio:

We were set up in the sun with no tent! It was so hot... we eventually moved to under a tree.
Here's my little table and set-up: It's way better than my set-up at my first show!
These are my promotional pins from PromosInASnap. I gave a lot of these away yesterday!

Featured Etsy Seller: Audzipan

I decided a while ago to give some special Etsy sellers a spotlight on my blog. So, I asked a few sellers if I could feature them on my blog and Audzipan kindly answered some of my questions about herself and her shop. Please check out the shop and give some love!!


Shop:
Favorite item: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12729183


Most popular item: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11007600

$1000 would go toward marketing and product development. I would love to offer a wider variety of items, and I am working on that right now.

Design:
I am inspired by everything around me. I love looking through treasuries and other shops on Etsy. Much of my inspiration also comes from animals. I just love animals.

I really don't have an overall favorite color combo. I love all colors, so my favorite changes from time to time. Right now, I would say I love brown and robin egg blue.

I enjoy my subscription to Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine. It is my current favorite.

Honestly, I'm not much of a blog reader, but as a graphic designer I really get a kick out of Photoshop Disasters (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com).

Life:
A normal Saturday for my husband and me usually includes sleeping in and a movie. Sometimes we go hiking, paintballing, or visiting friends and family, but it really is different every week.

My ideal vacation spot is Bora Bora, but I have never been there. I do love visiting California.

Unfortunately, my favorite food is ice cream. I also like frozen yogurt when I feel like trying to be healthier.

Initial Pendant Process "Video"!

Etsy Team Columbus

I joined the Etsy Team Columbus, this week, and you will find my bio on the blog, Etsy Team Columbus ! I asked to join them because they seem like an active group and they are local. I think that it will be nice to interact with some people face-to-face from Etsy! I'm sure the more experienced people (to me, that's everyone!) will have some great pointers for someone with a new store like me! I'm looking forward to meeting the team at the next meeting!

Finished Class Project!

I soldered the bezel (the piece of silver that goes around the stone) in class last week, cut out the pendant piece on my own, and soldered the bezel onto the pendant in class today! Setting stones is pretty fun... I think I'll do it again in my next class project. For my next project, I'm going to be making the chain as well as the pendant! Woah! The chain starts out as sterling silver wire... yikes! I'm excited to eventually have a necklace that's all handmade!

My plan is to keep all of the things that I make in my class (not try to sell them), sort of as portfolio pieces. I may eventually give them away, though!

Me Lucky Charm

I made this ring in my class yesterday in honor of St. Patrick's Day!

New Class Started Today!

Yay! My new jewelry class started today over at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center!

I'm still very much a beginner, as I'm doing the second project one can do in the jewelry classes. I'm going to learn how to rivet 2 pieces of metal together. I started today by designing a pendant and cutting the metal out. It will be made out of base metals, copper and brass. I think it'll look pretty cool though.

New Jewelry @ Etsy!

They're on sale at my Etsy store, Molly Stuff

More to come soon!

My Current Project

Here is what I'm working on right now. It's made out of the silver that I just bought.

Progress!

I've finally made more progress on my portfolio! I still need to finish a couple projects but I just have to reformat and size the content rather than figuring out how to explain the projects.

Also, I've finished my bracelet! I will take pictures of it and post them here this weekend... I promise.

**Side note: I love how I write this as if I have fans... **