http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen blog from Jen at Weekend Jewelry...news, opinions, updates Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:20:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I saw this extremely interesting note on Brave New Leaf Blog - cereal packaging that's less wasteful. Now this is a tiny thing in and of itself - but what a super trend to encourage. Let's keep an eye on this! And Green Blogs can be just plain interesting, anyway. Check ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/07/15/and-in-line-with-using-re-purposed-vintage-and-being-greener/ These best friends are very special ones - they're our fuzzy critter family members, our cats and dogs and animal buds. I'm not going to preach here. Sometimes it's hard for me to even visit their site - because they need us so much. But...sometimes we can do just a little. It ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/07/14/best-friends-and-yeah-you-can-help/ You know what I think is funny? Women, especially, tend to really not like bugs. I don't. I've tried to cure myself of this. Bugs are people too, well, I mean they are to themselves. They have as much right to hang around as any of us. But, well, let's ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/07/12/just-wondering-about-bugs/ More and more, I'm moved to work with vintage materials. I love that they are repurposed - or at least, saved from sleeping in a warehouse for decades. And there is a definite style in wearing pieces made from goodies found in an attic and combined with new-age materials. I ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/07/11/falling-in-love-with-vintage/ You know, if you're ever in the mood to make your own jewelry, instead of buying it? Have I got a deal for you! I'm an incurable bead buyer - so sometimes I sell some extra goodies to make room for, well, buying more :-)Go on over to my Etsy ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/06/16/jewelry-findings-and-other-neat-goodies/ I live in the midwest, so the cliche of Spring floating in during early April and May being moderate and lovely, June warming up a bit.... all that kinda goes wacko around here. We may get 95 degrees in March. Or snow in April. This year it kinda went from ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/06/15/perfect-summer-day/ Like all of us I'm super aware right now of the rising cost of energy - our last electric bill was WAY higher than last year's. My DH stationed himself in front of the meter and we tried an experiment - turned off one appliance, checked the mater; turned it ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/06/14/random-thoughts-about-energy-efficiency-and-rising-costs-and-like-that/ I recently had a commission to make ten different pairs of pansy earrings. They didn't all have to be radically different, but still, each their own original pair. Of course I had fun with this one! Here's an example of the pansy earrings. As I get more put online I'll probably ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/04/12/pansies/ I'm just super proud of these so wanted to mention them. This is just a couple examples of my new lacquered earrings line at Weekend Jewelry: Yes they're lightweight and comfy, but most of all they are pretty and girly! http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2008/04/10/spring-flowers/ I certainly don't claim that I've done a perfect job - but I've done a really good job - and this necklace is so gorgeous, and makes YOU look so good, that it's easy to think of it as "perfect". The chain is gold-filled, the clasp is an easy to use ... http://www.weekend-jewelry.com/blogs/jen/2007/10/28/perfect-necklace/