Jewelry by Starhill Designs

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Location: Fairborn, Ohio, United States

Friday, March 24, 2006

A freebie!


At the Beadstyle Forum, we have a box of beads circulating among a group of us. The rules are that you can take what you want from the beads but you have to put in an equivalent of what you've taken out. A few days ago, it was my turn to receive the box. The majority of the beads weren't my style but I did find a few things that I could use. I picked out a few of these fluorite beads at the last minute, right before I sealed up the box! I'm not sure why I passed these beads over the first time but I'm glad that I did grab them because they made a fabulous rosary bracelet!

I'm going to take this bracelet for a test drive today and see what kind of opinions it generates. Then it might appear on my Etsy store.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Back in the saddle again!



I feel like I've just awoken from a deep slumber! I was doing fairly brisk business last November and December. But after the holidays, sales came to a grinding halt. That's a typical post holiday slump but this year my slump has extended into March! Two day ago, I came to the realization that the first quarter of the year is almost complete and I only have a handful of sales to show for it.

I've been a busy little beader this week sprucing up my website and working on some SEO details. I was surprised that my links page was really out of date. I removed the dead links and I'm working on finding some new and interesting links to put in their place. I made a new banner for my site. I think it's a bit fresher than my last one. What do you think?!?!

Saturday, March 11, 2006

A gift to myself!



I told myself that I wouldn't buy any beads for a long time but I just couldn't resist a few things from Shiana. I put this bracelet together thinking that I might use it for a secret beader gift exchange but once it was completed, I decided to keep it for myself! The center bead has a unique origami shape and the accent beads are genuine Lapis Lazuli. Lapis is the stone of truth and friendship. The tube beads are Hill Tribe Silver and they are the perfect shape for a simple bracelet. This piece has a very organic and earthy feel to it.