I made a jewelry catalogue

It's 23 pages and will arrive in a few days. It will have a soft cover and archival glossy pages. I made it because an old school friend of mine has generously offered to sell some of my pieces where she lives in Bocan Ratan, FL.

You can view my catalogue online here (I did make a few mistakes but it's too late to fix...) http://preview.picaboo.com/Webview/CoverPage.aspx?user=0000000000071CD47A&album=0000000000072A56BC

I am also going to include several pieces. I bought some new foil boxes and organza bags, I'll tuck into the package. I hope to sell a lot so that I can then turn my etsy shop into an art store with my articulated paper puppets, papier mache figures and my handsewn omiyage bags made of anitique kimono fabric.

I've thrown in the towel...45% OFF SALE

For jewelry that is! It doesn't make me happy anymore because all I do is promote, promote, promote, worry, and promote some more. Etsy does not do well with higher end work, especially jewelry. So I am having this blow out sale for about a week, then moving whatever doesn't sell, to http://rubylane.com/ where you pay advertising fees so no promoted needed, as I have been told.

I'm not leaving etsy, but am changing up what kind of store I want. I want something fun, that's fun to make and inexpensive to buy, like my articulated paper puppets or even papier mache figures. I'll also continue to knit scarves and make my tiny Japanese bags. Just no more jewelry for me!

Have fun with this sale!

Closing shop (my jewelry store that is)

Not my art shop!

My jewelry shop, which I have had for a little over a year on etsy, would do better on a site that caters to high end artisan jewelry, so I am thinking of moving it to www.rubylane.com. But before I go, I thought I would have a blow out sale, with 25% off everything in the shop. I am announcing this sale only on my blog. If you are interested, please have a look-see at http://rtisan.etsy.com/

Here are some pictures of various pieces. I use only sterling or fine silver on all my pieces--no plated stuff.