Dress up Demin

New theme of the week for Sept.9 - Sept. 15.

This weeks theme was chosen by Sue from Signature Sterling Team members from etsyBEAD are hard at work creating beautiful jewelry and beads for you to wear with your favorite denim.
Surely there will be a lot to choose from for all you blue lovers out there!! Don't forget that the holidays will be here before you know it and everyone wears denim!

How can you go wrong...great jewelry that will match your giftee's wardrobe and a great sale that will match your budget!!! Click here for both tags "EBTW" and "dressed up denim" to find this week's theme items quickly and easily!

Are you a jewelry or bead maker who wants to join in the fun? Easy! Just visit etsybead Google group and the magic doors will open for you!

Don't forget to visit our etsyBEAD Flickr page where you can view all designs.
If interested in the above piece please contact Serena @ pinkicejewels@gmail.com for more info.

Back to Neutral...

that is the EBTW for this week!

Sep 2 to Sep 8

The theme was picked by Shannon at Cassowary Jewelry. We will be featuring all of our beautiful jewelry and beads in colors of black, white, grey and taupe. Great for the Fab fall fashions and upcoming parties!

Everything will be a special discount price and viewable by searching in tags "EBTW" and back in neutral on etsy.com

You many also view the team's theme of the week sale items on our flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsybead/pool

Click here for all our Back to Neutral designs

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Now let's take about black and white as a stylist choice of color.

"With a black pullover and ten rows of pearls, Chanel revolutionized fashion."

~ CHRISTIAN DIOR

Black makes a bold fashion statement of "sophistication", especially when reserved for dressing up.

Enduring Style . . . THE little BLACK DRESS

Thanks to Coco Chanel, the black dress (in which every woman should have at least one in her closet) became a fashion statement in 1919. Jump ahead to the 1950's when cocktail parties were in vogue and so was the little black dress ~ this time considerably shorter and more feminine. Even now, in the twenty-first century, the all-black dress remains a favorite of the au courant.

Black is also said to be the absence of color altogether, hence it's many meanings of emptness, loss, anarchy and mourning. Despite its history of negative connotations, no one can dispute the seductive, mysterious qualities and unrivaled elegance of what Renoir considered the "Queen of Colors".

Color Combinations

black + WHITE

black + GREEN

black + TURQUOISE

White wear it with caution and wear it interestingly. I always like white to break up the color. So my thinking is that with primary or secondary colors, white is used to clarify.

How about . . .

BOLD white sunglasses and green-and-white striped scarf, neatly folded and tied snugly on the front of your forehead, for an afternoon at the U.S. Tennis Open.

White is the color of purity, truce, virginity and heaven. There are winter whites (snowflakes and eggnog), and whites of spring summer (Easter lilies and white sand). Women in white ~ brides, debutantes and nurses ~ connote innocence and virtue, but none so coyly as Marilyn Monroe.

Color Combinations

white + BLACK

white + KELLY GREEN

white + GREEN + PINK + TURQUOISE

- Style; Spade, Kate; 2004

Cassowary Jewelry :: Featured Etsy Seller

Shannon is a fellow etsyBEADer and JET Etsy Street Team member. Here is a bit of information about her shop and it's products.

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Tell us a bit about yourself (name, location, affiliations, personal stuff).
I’m Shannon and I’m from Memphis. I go to graduate school to become a licensed counselor, and am enjoying a self employed lifestyle. I’m a member of both etsyBEAD and JET [Jewelry on Etsy Team].


What is your etsy shop address and name?
My shop name is Cassowary Jewelry and the address is http://cassowaryjewelry.etsy.com/


Do you have a blog (and what is its address)?
My business blog is at http://buttonmakersball.blogspot.com/It showcases my soap reviews, business fun and the latest news.


What is your favorite color combination?
Uh…I have no idea.


What is the first thing you can remember making by hand? How and why did you make it?
I have been attempting to sew since I was a child, but I have never been able to learn. I used to make mini magazines when I was a kid, though.


What inspires you? Where do your ideas come from?
I just like looking at beads and seeing what they want to become. Some beads lend themselves more to certain designs than others.

Etsy Buy Handmade cassowaryjewelry

Does the atmosphere affect your creativity?
No idea.


Where do you create, in a workroom/ studio or in a park?
I create on my bed. It’s really relaxing.


What are your favorite materials?
I love all sorts of gemstones, lampwork glass and now, I’m interested in the possibilities of plastic. I’ve loved gemstones since I was a kid and collected rocks from the crafts market every year. I like materials that are cold to the touch and easy to make into a colorful design.


What is your favorite thing to do with your creativity?
Make earrings. I’m upset.


Why should people buy handmade?
When you buy something that someone has made themselves, you give capital to micro a business. These small one person businesses can get a person through college, give extra money to a woman wanting to stay home with a child, or help people save money for the future.


Any tips of wisdom on selling handmade stuff?
Promote, promote, promote.


Apart from creating things, what do you do?
I volunteer with a children’s group.


Read any good books lately?
My list is way way too long!


Any other links or information you want to share?
My website is http://www.cassowarybuttons.com/


In ten years I'd like to be ... a counselor with a bustling jewelry side business.