Happy Holidays! And Thanks!

Wow! The Holidays already! I can not believe this is my 3rd Christmas on www.dkjewels.etsy.com
It was slow starting but I am happy to say Thanks to my wonderful Customers I really think I can do this for the long haul.
I wanted to find a way to say Thanks to you all so I have decided to start My
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
early this year.
That's right! You will have a chance to beat the rush and save.
All items in my shop have been updated to reflect
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!!!
So beat the rush and forget the crowds and sit comfortably in your PJ's and browse!
Thank you all for making this my Best year ever!
Blessings to you and your families
Krystle
www.dkjewels.etsy.com
PS
For those that didn't know I have another shop
www.ninjabowtique.etsy.com
all items in that shop are FREE SHIPPING when you spend $10.00 or more. OR ship Free with any Dkjewels purchase

Birthdays and Beach treasures

We took my son to Ft. Fisher Aquarium and beach for his birthday in August. Me and him both found a little piece of drift wood (or as he says "A Piece with wood") His is much a more impressive 5 inch lond one that after a month is still holding strong. He likes to tote ti around.
I loved the shape of my little piece and made it a necklace to remember his special day! I added a white keishi pearl to slightly dress it up and hand twist a bail for it out of sterling silver wire.

Another treasure I found on a North Carolina beach a few years ago was this beautiful ocean stone. Something about the shape of it made me want to keep it. It has an almost womanly bust like shape. I love to photograph my jewelry on this piece.
I think next time we go I will be on the lookout for more of these perfect treasures washed and worn from countless years of ocean tides.

HEMP! Who knew?

I sometimes like to poke my head into the Featured
sellers chat on etsy. I don't really do it to make sales as much as to see some new items I may not have seen otherwise.
A few weeks ago while browsing in the chat I found Featured seller HempBath.etsy.com I was fresh out of bar soap since I don't make it anymore myself so I decided to giver hers a try. I bought coconut lime. Just a few days later my package came.WOWEE was I surprised! First the packaging was awesome! Very well done and professional looking. Then The smell hit! It was incredible!

Then I noticed a little free sample. It was hemp satin body cream. It was labeled Moonlight path. When I opened it The sent was also amazing! Now let me tell you I have super sensitive skin. And my first though was " sure it smells great but I bet it will be all oily and I wont be able to use it. " I took a small dab and rubbed it into my hands. First I noticed that it was very silk like. Almost like whip cream. Then I noticed that instead of sitting top of my skin and feeling greasy my skin was drinking it up. It was LOVE at first dab! My 7 year old (almost 8) daughter wanted to try it too. She loves it! The small sample tub (a bit larger than a tub of carmex) was gone in a few days. I went back and ordered the cherry cream. ITS YUMMYLICIOUSE!!

Later in the week I used the soap to lather and shave my legs and I was so pleasantly surprised by the fact that my eczema was not irritated and I didn't have that dry soapy feeling afterward. My legs were so soft and silky!

I will be recommending this seller to anyone I can. Her products are amazing and she is so friendly and ships so fast.
Thank you HempBath.etsy.com for making mine and my daughters skin so very happy!
Krystle
dkjewels.etsy.com

P.s. She has lip balm and perfume sticks coming out soon also! YAY

Pumpkins and More

My daughter starts school next week which always reminds me that Fall is fast approaching. I have been making fall Items for both of my etsy shops in preparation for the upcoming fall season and I wanted to share a few things from my jewelry shop with you all. All these designs can be found and purchased in my shop at Dkjewels.etsy.com

First, My pumpkins. The one at the top of the post is made from Vintage Italian lucite Pumpkin beads and caps. I love its matching little top in a olive green color. They have been accented with sterling silver caps and a small sterling bead sits inside the cap. Hung on sterling ear wires. These are Limited.

The next Pumpkin is Made from hand dyed (by me) vintage beads. These are accented with beautiful brass filigree and leafy caps and topped with a sparkling olivine Swarovski crystal. These are my absolute favorite and unfortunately are extremely limited as the vintage beads are now very hard to find. I have made these in Earrings and a necklace for those who don't wear earrings.

I have also designed some wonderful crystal creations that I think would add a touch of sparkle to all your fall wardrobe.
The First ones simply called "Heat" are a generous red magma swarovski crystal capped with antiqued copper caps and accented with a smaller magma crystal. These are so stunning and throw the light very well. They are hung on lever back ear wires.



Another stunning color for fall is always Olive green
(also great for winter and spring) I used Beautiful olivine swarovski slabs to create a simple yet elegant look that is just luscious! I am quickly falling in love with this color simply accented with sterling silver daisy beads and hung on sterling ear wires.
I call these earrings Garnished martini.

I hope you all have a wonderful autumn. And I hope each one of you takes time to enjoy the turning leaves. The fresh crisp aromas of baked goods and the sweet little ones asking for just one more piece of candy. Fall is a magical time of year full of family, friends and beauty.
Thank you all for being a part of my online family.
Blessings,
Krystle

20% OFF SALE

From August 21-23 I will be hosting a 20% off sale in my etsy store. Everything in my http://www.Dkjewels.etsy.com shop will be 20% off your entire purchase (before shipping) This is a great chance to get some wonderful gifts stored up for the upcoming Holiday season or to splurge on your self a little bit.

I don't Do this often But with the success of the last one I wanted to give others another chance to save.

Just check out as normal and pay and your 20% will be promptly refunded to you. OR request an updated invoice in the note to seller.

Thank you to all my customers for your loyal support. I could not do this and be a stay at home mom without all your loving support for my handmade jewelry.

HAPPY SHOPPING!
Krystle

Oh its a Mom's Life afterall...

I was sitting at my desk in etsy chat. ( I do this often) and I stumble upon a shop that has these super cute little bags. www.prettylittlepearl.etsy.com I favorite or "HEART" as we say on etsy a few items and move on. A Few days later I see the same cute shop and look again. I find my favorite little Pink bag to post and share with the other chatters and then I read the description........

I'm a mom. I know how it goes. You cram everything you might possibly need into a huge tote bag, put it on your arm and away you go. Inevitably, you have to bend over to pickup that paci your son threw or fix a loose shoe. As you are bending over, your extremely large tote whips around your shoulder and smacks you in the head, and just for spite, dumps all your precious goodies all over the dirty floor. Now, not only are you bending over, which always makes our butts look ten times bigger, but you also have to pick up a phone, receipts and that tampon that has been beautifully displayed to unknowing passers-by. Thanks lovely huge tote bag!

I about fell off my chair laughing because this is so my life! what mom doesn't have an overly crowded bag with diapers, wipes, old pieces of of some snack you tried to feed your child to calm them in some public place when they were pulling out your hair and ripping your shirt off to get to the "meal".... (maybe that ones just me)

Seriously, This shop has some sweet bags in an array of bright bold colors and prints. from makeup bags, totes, clutches, key chain super pouch and even fabric coasters not to mention the awesome clutches! SO CUTE!

Have a looksie! The prices are awesome! (she has a sale section too!!!) and did I mention she is super sweet and friendly to boot!

Thanks for looking and as always supporting handmade!

Krystle

Chaos in the Kitchen

AH! The joy of home repair.

About the week before Easter I am sitting in my living room and my 3 year old comes on and says he found bugs in the den. So i humor him and walk in and low and behold TERMITES! They had swarmed out of the den wall. So i call the landlord and she has termite people come an assess the damage. ITS BAD real BAD.

Now back up a few months to when we moved in. There was a part of the floor in the kitchen that was Supposed to rotted from water damage and she was going to have that fixed come warm weather. Well wouldn't ya know that it wasn't water damage at all but the joists and sub floor had been the main coarser in a few hungry critters diet for oh the last 6 years or so!!

SO today after many people come to give estimates and such. They come to rip out my kitchen floor! CHAOS! I hate chaos :( So i have a huge hole in my floor where my dining table was.

This too shall pass, Thank GOD i'm not fronting the bill.

NExT STEP

DINNER!