Big Announcement!

Okay I said I had a big announcement to make yesterday so here it is. My business took off beyond what I ever expected this staying up till 2am with an alarm going off at 5:30am is not cutting it! I had to make a choice my career or jewelry after long sleepless thoughtful nights I chose my jewelry! I now have a store front and turn around time will now be incredibly faster! More details and opening dates to follow...shooting for June 1st!

Updated Waiting List

So I got a little behind if you saw that your order was to mail out sooner and now it says Thursday I am so sorry! I have been working full time again and jewelry at night then my daughter started dance camp Monday afternoon/evenings and everything got off schedule!! I am staying up to the weeeeeee hours of the night tonight in hopes to getting back on track! I have a huge announcement to make tomorrow and I can barely stand it I want to shout it from the rooftops right now!!! But we will all have to wait till tomorrow - BOO! Back to the work table I go...I will post tomorrow morning my progress lets all cross our fingers I get way ahead!!! Thanks for every one's patients and understanding!

Soldered Photo Charms, Hand Stamped and Bottle Cap Waiting List

Okay seriously I can't believe it's been this long since I have blogged! I am going to start keeping an ongoing list of orders here so that you can just pop in and check where I am and if I am getting close to yours. Keep in mind I might throw a rush order in the front every once in awhile but will strictly follow the list otherwise. Oh and the bottle caps and dog tags will jump out of order here and there because they just sit there and dry and I can solder while they dry and then they are out the door...

Here is where I am as of tonight...

Melissa Schierchmidt - Mailing out monday

Shelly Rice - ready to solder 

Leslie Fulford - ready to solder

Jerri Callaway - ready to solder

Leslie Pryor

Jori Riske

Meni Hansen

Dawn Long

Donna Charleston

Kendra Hawley

Kelly Markou

Kristi Allison

Erika Reeves

Jaclyn Fehringer

Alice Schneider

Lori McCarthey

Sherrie Thomas

Jess Haskett

Leah Kasenum

Lori Dyer

Suzanne Hughes

Tamela Seeley

Jennifer Russ

Renee Harney

Kristi Criss

Amanda Kerr

Autumn McClure

Soldered Photo Charms - Holiday Discounts!

Currently giving 25% off your total order from now till December 16th! Just enter in "blogspot" in the discount code box on my web site! Hurry and get your order placed in time for Christmas! December 16th is the cut off date for guaranteed shipping by Christmas! After December 16th you will need to upgrade shipping to rush delivery! To get your own custom soldered photo charm just visit the site place your order and then e-mail your photos to me and I will take care of the rest! Each soldered photo charm comes with a 18" silver ball chain if you would like a longer or smaller length just let me know! You can find examples of my work at various locations: Web Site, Etsy, facebook, artfire, and by clicking the slide show to the right of this page! Thanks for looking and I look forward to creating a special soldered photo charm just for you!

Life in a Blink

Do you ever wonder where time actually goes? It seems like everyday is the same routine get up, go to work, come home, get ready for bed, sleep and then start all over again. I mean sure you have your little things here and there softball or cheer practice a football game or two. But one day you stop and you look and your kids are 8, 4, 1 and uh oh there's one on the way?! How'd this happen!? Well we all know how that happens, but no really how'd this happen!? Eight years ago I looked into the eyes of the most beautiful little brown eyes I had ever seen. They looked back at me so trusting and needy now all grown up (so she thinks!) those same eyes still look at me with trust and need for my love but now have a since of independence in them, a look of self worth and determination to be her own person. Oh and what I would give to just hold my little guy for hours, to rub his back and smell his hair, to get that back again...now it's cars, trains, Batman's and swords! The faster the better and more more more mud please!!!! And then there's Meme she's only one and has the determination of my eight year old I swear! No cuddles for her just wipe my boo boo off mom and let me go I have places to see. Those little legs go faster than a marathon runner pitter patter pitter patter oops, fall down, no time for tears I have to catch bubba and sissy! Maybe with number four on the way I'm having maternal thoughts and lots of memories bubbling around in my head or maybe just maybe it's time for things to slow down for more time to be spent with the ones that matter the most. Maybe it's time to turn the TVs off, put the phones down, walk away from the computer's and just sit down with the ones we love and enjoy what we can before time takes what we can never get back. . .

Win a Soldered Photo Charm!

Finished up a custom order late yesterday evening and off in the mail it went today. It was a cluster of soldered photo charms along with a 3/4 inch sterling silver hand stamped charm. You can get yours with free shipping for a limited time on Etsy!

I'm currently having a contest on my Facebook page, become a fan and you could win a free piece of soldered or handstamped jewelry of your choice off my site - yes your choice! So hurry up become a fan and start referring fans because the contest ends Monday August 10th!

Ed Hardy Style Soldered Initial Charm

Ed Hardy style initial charms. The front will have the initial of your choice A-Z and the back is the tattoo look picture repeated without the initial. The colors are very light and neutral would go with just about anything! The glass is beveled I tried to capture the beveled glass in the top picture. Check out the site for more designs and prices!