Summer is dwindling....

Summer here has been far too short. Days have been cool and I have hardly even used the air conditioner at all this summer.

I have been busy though with my creating.

Fall means craft sales so I have been trying to start working on building up an inventory for the craft show season.

I have been working on making my own sterling ball headpins and sterling ear wires. I have been enjoying this bit of metal working and am anxious to start using my skills in my creations. I have also been enjoying my chainmaille items and have been creating several items.

I have added a few new items to my Etsy shop. Here are a few:

PCAGOE August Challenge

PCAGOE August Challenge Mosaic 4 rows
Originally uploaded by DivaDesigns1

It is the PCAGOE challenge time again!

These are the entries in the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy's August Challenge, the theme of which is "Mixed Media". You are invited to vote for your favorite entry at our team website at www.pcagoe.com between August 1, 2009 and midnight EST of August 8, 2009. Five lucky voters chosen at random will also each win a beautiful prize pack of polymer clay items made by our member artists.

1. Chainmaille and Polymer Clay Bracelet by Chicki
2. Faux Zebra Animal Print Polymer Clay, Bone and Metal Necklace by SCDiva
3. Lascaux Swimming Deer Necklace by JillPalumbo
4. Polymer Clay Millefiori Bugs by IrisMishly
5. Mixed Media Bracelet by Polyclarific
6. Faux Fused Glass, Polymer Clay and Resin by Eugena777
7. Cafe Latte by NKDesigns
8. Leopard Spot Pendant by FungibleElements
9. Ancient Sun by BijouxHibou
10. Black Rose With Honey 2 by LaurelSteven
11. Steampunk-01 by WorthingtonFox
12. Dolphin Pendant by ArtistTooStudios
13. Frida in my Heart by BeeTreeByMe
14. Polymer Clay Covered Tin With Swarovski Crystals and Metal by PolymerClayCreations
15. Inspired By The Lascaux Cave Paintings by Iamcr8ve
16. Green 1 Bracelet by Ashpaints
17. Mysterious Ways Necklace by KDollDesigns
18. It's All Faux by ElementalDragons
19. Lava Pen by CreativeWriting
20. Room In My Heart Pendant by Juliespace

I love nature....and my new camera!

My husband bought me a new camera for my birthday recently and I have been having fun testing it ever since! It is a Nikon Coolpix P90 camera.

I have been taking pictures of the birds in my yard....seeing how close I can get and how much closer I can get with the zoom. I am quite happy with the results!

Here are a couple of my photos:

Now I need to get creating some more and start taking pictures of my creations!

Its Christmas in July!

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Unique wire wrapped Chrismas ornament or suncatcher
Originally uploaded by Chicki2008

Its Christmas in July!

I have decided to offer a Christmas in July sale for all of my Etsy customers. Purchase any item, such as this Christmas ornament, from this section in my Etsy shop and get FREE SHIPPING!

Valid through the end of July 2009!

Its a rainy day today......

Today it is raining outside! I am happy though as we need a little moisture for the garden and plants. It is a good reason to blog since I can't be outside today. Who knows, maybe I will create a little this afternoon too!

Here are some of my newest and latest creations.....

I am always looking for places to wholesale my items as well! Please contact me through either my icraft or etsy shops for more details!

Happy Canada Day!

Tomorrow, we celebrate Canada Day here in this fabulous country. I want to celebrate with all of my fellow Canadians.

I have decided to have a sale in my Etsy shops Chicki and Chickibeads.

Here are the details of my sale!

CANADA DAY SALE!
To celebrate Canada Day in my shop, I am offering free shipping within Canada. Please use the code CANADA DAY SALE in message to seller section. Shipping costs will be refunded via Paypal.Valid until Thursday July 2nd. Items must be shipped to Canadian addresses to recieve this discount and code CANADA DAY SALE must be used.

Happy Canada Day!

Icraft.ca Bootcamp specials on Indiesmiles.com!

Last post, I told you about Icraft.ca, a Canadian-based venue for selling handmade items. I also told you about Bootcamp, a program that myself along with several other sellers are participating in to promote our shops and learn some valuable marketing tools.

Icraft.ca Seller's Bootcamp and Indiesmiles.com have teamed up to offer coupons for valuable savings. Please visit all of the shops here and check out all of the savings that are being offered.

My Icraft shop located here is offering FREE SHIPPING. This applies to all orders, even international ones! Please use coupon code BOOTCAMP in your instructions to seller section of your purchase. Shipping will be refunded to you via PayPal. Offer runs from June 10-25th 2009.

Thanks and Happy Shopping!!!