♥ Tea on Tuesday at Prim Rose Hill ♥

Tea on Tuesday is dedicated to all things tea-related!

Today I'd like to share a bracelet I made with a tea theme. The Seed bead mix is called "orange blossom." How appropriate for a tea party bracelet! Warm colors of orange and cream with gold-plated tubes. I completed it with a teabag charm and a teacup charm. It is designed to fit a range of sizes, from petite to extra large. It is adjustable from 6 1/2 - 8". It can be found in my Etsy shop.

♥ Back again! ♥

I really don't know where the time goes! All I know is that now it seems like all I get done is working. I enjoyed reading back over the last 10 years of my blog and realized so many things have changed since I last posted here. I once had a job that allowed me stay home safe when we had bad snow storms. That changed about 5 years ago when our department at the university "merged" with another and suddenly "emergency personnel" took on a new meaning--mainly they didn't care how bad a blizzard we were having, I was required to drive to work anyhow. They did not care that I was risking my life (literally!) driving over two mountain ranges because someone forgot their work email password and the university was closed due to inclement weather. It took a while, but about two years ago I changed departments and I am no longer required to come in during closings. NICE!

I still have my Etsy shop, but I'm getting ready to close it at the end of the year. I cannot compete with the mass -produced "crap" they now allow on Etsy. And don't get me started on all the fees! They now charge ME for another fee on the shipping fees, even though I don't make a dime off shipping. Ridiculous! I loved Etsy when it first started and it was all about handmade but it started going down hill a few years ago when I noticed people were selling mass-produced, not handmade (and they didn't even bother to change the photos--they used the stock photos they bought it from!) WOW. Nope, time to go.

I am still creating, but will be selling on my own website. Details coming soon! :)

So what new items have I been adding to my shop? Glad you asked....

tea cozies!

crochet-edge pillow cases!

key rings!

more diabetic medical alert bracelets!

bookmarks!

embroidered tea towels!

bangle charm bracelets!

more tea infusers!

letter openers!

Alright, let's see if I can keep up the blogging again!

Keep on crafting!

Sheri

Seashells by the Seashore

Another charm bracelet to add to my Etsy store! I do love these so much! This one has silver charms of a fish, a seahorse, and a starfish, all intermixed with real seashells and bits of colored shells. Also a few freshwater pearls and wooden beads.
We just returned from Va Beach and the Outerbanks area of NC & so I felt inspired to do something with a beach-theme. :) I LOVE the beach since that's where I grew up and it's always feels like going home. It was hot, hot, hot! and I will have to share some of the pictures from the Art Show on the boardwalk. Hopefully this week, I will get to that! So much to do & oh so little time! Hope you're having a wonderful Monday!

Hugs & best wishes,
Sheri ;)

A Charmed Life

I had a Friday Flickr Inspiration last week showing charm bracelets. I have always loved charm bracelets! Since I've been bitten by the "jewelry-making bug" I find myself more intrigued with making them. I have more earrings I have to post up...hopefully this weekend I will get that finished! But I had to make my first charm bracelet. It has silver hearts, crackle glass beads, and pearls. Oh my, it really hurt to part with this one! I hope to expand these into my etsy shop since I enjoy them so much.

I had a charm bracelet growing up and I still have it. It had little charms that marked important things in my life. I want to make some tea-themed charm bracelets also. I will have to keep one of those for sure!! :) Did you have one or do you have one now? What's on your charm bracelet?