Cuff Me! Please

Ha! Got your attention, lol. I love cuffs. I will wear a cuff or multiples all day long, every day… So I say, CUFF ME, Please!

Only funky wired cuff bracelets please!

Have a FUNtastic day!
Kris

Bracelet Display: What, A Funnel?

I am starting to incorporate some of my Grandparents treasures into my home. I have a useful funky dress form in my bathroom that holds my personal necklaces perfectly, but I have been struggling with my bracelets. I have been wanting to use vintage bottles to place my bracers on, but my sweet jumping cat likes to jump up to the top of my cabinet and I afraid that he will knock them down.

The other day I started using this funnel. It works perfectly, I love the vintage and grungy look and if my cat sideswipes it, it will not break!

I wanted to share this necklace with you too. I love the color tones!

Hope you are enjoying your week!
Kris

Humbled & Honored: Grand Prize Winner!

I am giddy like a school girl… And so excited to share with you that I am the Grand Prize Winner of the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party!!

Lori Anderson, creator of the Bead Soup Blog Party, announced yesterday all of the amazing winners on her blog here. Please check out some of the other fantastic designs that won.

And apparently I won multiple awards!!
I was also the Wirework Winner Chosen by Lima Beads!!!

AND the Judges Choice Winner chosen by Beaducation. Thank you so much judges, I am so honored!

I am truly honored and humbled by the over 900 incredible designs that were included!! 900, isn’t that truly overpowering!! Can you see why I am so truly honored! You can find out more about the judges here.

I would also like to thank my Dynamic Bead Soup Partner Sandi Volpe! For without her gorgeous work and bead soup selection, there is no way I could have won!! To see my original bead soup reveal, click here. As you can see I had a lot of fun with the gorgeous soup I received.

I am so honored and grateful!!

I wanted to share a few photos of. What I am up to today! I am starting day two at The Olde Depot JUNKtion Sale in Brainerd, MN.

Here are a few shot of my booth.

The jewelry chandelier’s were a hit and added some height.

The crowns were a fun conversation piece.

Kya helped me set up and she placed the white frame in the cool leather suitcase from my grandparents estate.

And one of my favorite parts of my display are the clipboards.

Well, I better get to work today. Have a dynamic day!! kris

Off to the Olde Depot JUNKtion!!

Yesterday was a doozy of a day! The truck is loaded, jewelry is priced, I didn’t give up, but truly wondered if I would be successful!

So excited about the show!!

We are going to have So. Much. Fun!!

Hope you can join us!!

Have a FUNtastic weekend!
Kris

A Quick Glimpse

Funny thing about time, it just keeps ticking… Moving forward!

I am making chains like a mad woman today!!

I am never going to get all my photos taken so I will probably have to give up on it and take photos of my favorites.

Here are three of my fav’s

My backgrounds are treasures from my Grandparents estate.

Okay, back to making chains! Have a lovely day!! Kris

Spring Showers Bring March Flowers?

The spring showers were consistent throughout Saturday… Melting some of the fresh snow from earlier in the week.

As I mentioned I started feeling a tad bit of spring fever, so I started creating some jewelry using spring and bright whimsical colors.

I must admit, I am having fun with color!
Thank you all for your amazing feedback! More to come!

Have a fabulous Monday! Kris

Flying By…

Wow, the time is flying by… I must admit, this week must have been on fast forward.

Time seems to pass much more quickly when we are busy! This week was jam packed.

Last night we enjoyed the 6th & 7th grade school band & choir concerts. As Sawyer was waiting in the hall, he was asked by the Athletic Director to sing the National Anthem for the Varsity Basketball game. It worked out perfectly between concerts.

Today the girls have their fourth game of district playoffs. They are playing for second seed for Regional Playoffs and must win tonight and Sunday to advance. Saturday is their home volleyball tournament so it should be a fun weekend ahead.

I bought this big chunky bird charm at the Tucson Gem Show. I hand stamped the word fly on it and wired it up. I love the chunkiness of the bird.

I hope your days are flying past and each day brings joy and happiness to you! Kris

Time for Some Bead Soup!

It’s time for some “Bead Soup!”

A cup or a bowl?
I am super excited for the upcoming reveal of my Bead Soul & partner for the Party!

This is my second time participating and I am thrilled about my partner! I am going to open and photograph my soup today and will share it and introduce you to my partner Sandi!!

We cannot reveal the soup we sent until they receive and reveal it, but we are encouraged to tease you a little!

Here is my disguised soup! Can you tell what’s in there?

Sorry, guess you will have to wait!

In the meantime, here is a necklace created from some of my loot from Tucson!

Have a great day!
Kris

And the Games Continue

With valiant effort the girls were tied two ~ two in the third period. Two minutes before the end of the game our team gets a crippling penalty. With one minute remaining in the game, Kya finds herself one on two and is forced to make choice… She committed and was burned by the other player with a game ending score on us. The game ends 2-3 and we find our path on the lower bracket battling for second seed to Regional playoffs.

The girls should be proud for how they played. I believe they played this team 5 times this season and lost each game. The scores continued to get closer and they thought they had them this time.

Life is challenging that way. We are on our way to resume the battle, our third game of the weekend and three more games to win to move on to regionals! One more loss and our season is over.

The rest of the story tomorrow! Have a great day. Kris

Frosty Days

Some of my favorite Minnesota moments include frosty snow covered mornings.

The beauty is astounding!

This is a necklace I made myself with my Grandparents skeleton keys and some other vintage love I adore. This is one that will remain in my collection!

We are on our way to game two of district playoffs. Last night the girls won 5-0 in an incredibly exciting game. Little Miss Chickadoodle scored the second goal of the game. Today is a formidable opponent, they have not lost a district game all season. We are hoping the underdogs shine today!

Enjoy your Saturday!! Kris

Happy Valentines Day!!

Today is the day to celebrate our loved ones! Happy Valentines Day!

It is also my sister’s birthday! Quite the busy Birthday for a florist! Happy Birthday Kar!

I will be helping her again today with Valentines Day!

This photo shows the back side of this design… Someone recently requested that I show the back, so here it is!

I hope you have an incredible day! Kris

Cheers to a better day!

Yesterday was the last day of Thanksgiving Vacation for our kids… It was a laid back day, a little hockey, a little play practice, chores, homework… Pretty low key. I enjoyed creating and Tom worked on his continuing education.

A couple bumps in my day turned into great lessons!
Always shut your curling iron off if you walk away… My brand new bottle of moisturizer knocked onto my curling iron, by the time I came back to it, it had melted and puddled all over the counter. {a fire hazard for certain}

I was able to save about half the bottle and my curling iron! Lol

Last night after 10pm I was getting sleepy… My eyes were dry so in the dark I got up and got my drops out of my purse… I quietly laid back in bed and put the first soothing drop in, and to my shock and surprise, it burned like crazy! I quickly rinsed my eye and upon closer inspection…

I mistakenly grabbed a bottle of eyeglass lens cleaner! Wowzers, that woke me up! The good news is that eyeball should be squeaky clean!

Other than the bright green bottle color, they look almost identical. I forgot I had the cleaner in my purse! Lesson #2, Always, Always, Always read the bottle!

Looking for a better day today! So,
CHEERS to a Happy Monday to you! Kris

Busy as a Bee!

Only four more days till the trunk show!!

I hope you can join us, I promise you won’t regret it!

I’m busy as a bee getting everything ready!

See you there!
Kris

Have an Amazing Day!

No time to chat today!

Running like a crazy girl today! Hope you have an amazing day! Kris

Dangling Key Earrings

I made this pair of earrings this morning for an upcoming hop…

I am quite amazed that I slept until 8 am this morning. I cannot remember the last time I slept in. Even when i can sleep in, I wake up between 5:30 & 6… Feels so good! The boys got an amazing amount of sleep too. Sawyer crashed at 6pm last night and got 14 hours of sleep! And Keegan got more than 11! It is nice to have everyone rested!

We are off and running again! More earrings coming soon!

I am very excited about my upcoming trunk show next Saturday in Buffalo, MN. Hope you can join us!

Have a fantastic Sunday!

Feeling Blessed

Gosh… One of the greatest compliments of a jewelry designer is that people want to wear your jewelry. I must say that I feel so blessed by your compliments! Thank you to all who participated in my sale yesterday! It was so much fun! You make my heart sing!!!

A few have asked if my sale will be continuing throughout the weekend! Absolutely! If you did not get a chance to shop, feel free to shop away. You might want to send a few extra alternate choices, but I continued to be amazed most of the day how few duplicates there were!

I will be running today, most of the day, so it will take me until later in the day to respond.

The sky last night was incredible! I got a super cool shot of the moon!

May your day be filled with happiness! Kris

Today’s the Day: Private Virtual Sale

Last night I finished photographing & pricing 136 necklaces for my private virtual sale.

It was all I could accomplish with the light and time I had available. Only so much time in the day, right?

You can still sign up for the email sale, send me an email to cherishdesigns@live.com. The sale starts at noon today. Hope you can join us!

Have an amazing, incredible day!
Kris

Private Virtual Sale: Pinky Swear!

It’s pretty rare that I make myself a necklace… I tend to wear the same couple of designs for months, switching it up occasionally, kind of odd for a jewelry junkie.

I have been collecting random elements that I have wanted to make into a necklace and last weekend I finally created a new layering necklace for myself. Nothing fancy.

This morning we woke to a beautiful snowfall… My kids are so excited, I have to nudge them to keep moving… They just want to watch the snow fall.

Tomorrow is my Private Virtual Sale, there is still time to sign up. {Email me at cherishdesigns@live.com} The email sale will be going out tomorrow at noon central. I will be sending a pre-sale email before the end of the day, so let me know if you have trouble opening it. I think you will be happy you signed up… Would you like a hint? Okay… The hint is {Bogohoplus}. I have a ton of inventory never shown on my blog, some early creations, some lower priced designs and I think you are going to have a blast! Pinky Swear!
{feel free to share my private sale info with your friends!}

Hope you have a joyful day, I know ours will be a joyful snowy day! Kris

Sweet Petite Doily Necklace

I bought some sweet petite vintage doilies this summer… I fell in love but had no plan.

I pulled one out and started playing with it the other day and this necklace magically appeared.

Sweet…

Petite…

Vintage…

Have a joyful day! Kris

Have a Sunshiny Sparkly Day!

I confess, I like a little sparkle…

Well, maybe a little more than a little! {huge grin} Always have, always will.

Yes, I do like to sparkle! You know what they say, Everyone deserves to sparkle!

Don’t let anyone, ever, dull your sparkle!!
Shine on my friends! Have a sunshiny sparkly day!
Kris

{a quick reminder: My Private Virtual Sale will be held Friday at 12 Noon, Central Time Zone: I forgot to mention which time zone, Sorry! If you would like to be added to my sale, send an email to cherishdesigns@live.com. Thanks!}