New Facebook Page

I have set up a page for my jewelry in Facebook to try to get the word out. Facebook is a great way to spread word of mouth about business and such. You can get fans, set up events and just let everyone know what you're up to.
You can visit my page for Thumbelina Creations, or set up your own here.

Thanks to all who voted!

Thank you to all who voted in our collaboration challenge. The day was a great success!
The design with the most votes is… Design 1, by CSerpent and AFibreJourney!
Congratulations!!

Thank you gifts will be going to the following people:

* Donna of TheGardenBath
* Niki of MillieDogDesigns
* Laurie of Punkinhead
* Dorothy-Jane of TurtleDreams
* Cyndi of TheTwistedPurl
* Andrea of QuirkyBags
* Beth of BethPeardonProds

Thanks to everyone to took the time to pick their favorite and to the people who had a hand in this event in some way. People's lives are changed with the help of HOST.

All of the jewelry were sent to HOST and are now listed in their store, HOST.etsy.com.
You can check out or buy my design here: Pink Glory.

Date set!

The date is set for voting for the best collaboration jewelry. Voting will be on April 23rd! Make sure you visit creativemindsforcharity.wordpress.com to see the pieces and then vote on the 23rd. You can also read more about the challenge on the site. The pieces were donated for charity. The charity we chose was HOST.etsy.com. The Helping Others Street Team helps other people within the etsy community that might need a helping hand.
Make sure you check it out.

Collaboration Necklace for the CGGE & etsyBead Challenge

A beautiful pink marbleized glass pendant with silver key charm, created by Carrie of Calyxann.
The short chain is 16 in. while longer chain is 18 in. The pink marbleized pendant with key charm is the focal point of the longer chain. The center of the shorter chain carries an antique silver button and light pink glass teardrop. Various other glass beads decorate the chains, as well.
This necklace is very light and comfortable to wear. It doesn't shift around on the neck. And all the glass beads sparkle when they catch the light.
The necklace was created by Jonquil of Thumbelina Creations.

This necklace was created for the CGGE & etsyBead collaboration challenge. You can read more about this challenge at http://creativemindsforcharity.wordpress.com/
You can vote on your favorite piece at http://creativemindsforcharity.wordpress.com/to-vote/

Snapshots

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

I just installed a nice little tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.

Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

Should you decide this is not for you, just click the Options icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and opt-out.

Links around the World

I got tagged by LuckyGirlTrading.
Let us all help each other out by doing each and everyone a little favor . . . building our Technorati ranks and probably our Google page rank! How? By doing this tag! ^_^ I am making this not only to build up my own blog, but of course, to build up yours as well! So tag along, and lend us your helping hands.


Disclosure: The image was taken from a very informative site about parenting: more4kids.info

This is the Links Around The World Tag.

Instructions: 1. Place your link after the list. If you have more than 1 blog, feel free to add them all here!

2. After placing your blog’s address/es, you must tag 5 or more bloggers that are not yet on the list, this is to keep the ball rolling. (Please remember to let the bloggers know they've been tagged!)

Links around the world tag:
1 - Momhood Moments 2 - Business Mars 3 - A Simple life 4 - moms….. check nyo 5 - Mommy’s Little Corner 6 - Pampered 7- HappyHeart 8- Make Every Day Your Lucky Day 9- Thumbelina Creations 10- Place Your Link Here

I'm tagging A Rose By Name, Elektra Jewelry, Doucepoints, DeLavande, and Ivonnardona's Creations, and Nicole for Modern Glam.

Featuring... Entyqua

I am Becki. I am a SAHM to one gorgeous little girl!
About the creations
I make both costume and genuine stone/metal jewelry as well as finish Jewelry boxes, card making and other paper crafts and coming soon I will be doing clothing as well! I have a lot of creative outlets
For my Jewelry: I use a lot of natural stones and beads for my creations, my favorite being wood and gemstones. I also love to use pearls weather they are freshwater or faux pearls have a very elegant feel to them and always and a touch of class to every piece they are used in! All my jewelry designs are Hand made with care a love. Also you will always find each piece is very unique and will never be recreated. If you need a necklace or bracelet made to a certain size please specify during checkout, if I have the extra materials I can make the changes! I also LOVE to do custom work! I love to share ideas with others to come to a creation that might not be with out two great minds working together!
For the Finished Jewelry Boxes
I LOVE to paint I love to decorate I love to take something ordinary Like a plain unfinished wooden box and make it dazzle. These are one of my favorites of my hobbies. They come to me from a craft store plain dull and wood colored and ends up with color and flair and style I love the transformation!
For the paper crafts
I am a scrapper I will always be a scrapper I have so much scrap I don’t know what to do with it! SO I make cards and other paper related crafts! I wish I had enough time to do this more than I do!

Visit Becki's store and blog at:
http://entyqua.etsy.com
http://beckisdesigns.blogspot.com

Featuring... Elektrajewelry

Dina Cuomo -

I have been passionate about jewelry all my life. At the age of 15, I traveled to Greece for the first time and fell madly in love with 18k and 24k gold. The warm, rich color of this gold enhanced the stones and settings of each beautiful design. The fact that gold was so reasonable in Greece at that time allowed me to bring back amazing trinkets for my closest friends. I returned from my trip with scarab rings, filigree pendants and all sorts of interesting designs that thrilled each of the recipients. For years, I wore gold jewelry until discovering that silver was equally lovely and complimented some of my favorite stones better than gold. I guess the seeds were planted early on and my first real attempt at jewelry design happened on a ski vacation. I decided to take a jewelry workshop on one particularly cold morning and loved the results.

I am a sparkle freak. Things that shimmer and shine have always attracted me. As a child, I glittered everything I could get my hands on and always left a trail of glitter behind me. My love of sparkle only intensified when I started to wear and admire jewelry. My exposure to Greek artisan jewelers from a very young age and my Greek background have influenced my love of 18k and 24k gold and my choice to work with gold vermeil. (24k gold layered over sterling silver) I chose the name Elektra for my shop because it means bright and shining. I make one of a kind jewelry pieces to accommodate many different styles and fashion trends. My time and energy is devoted to creating pieces that can be worn and enjoyed for years to come.
I love to work with gold vermeil, Bali sterling silver, semi-precious stones and vintage glass beads. Lampwork beads and Venetian Murano glass have become some of my favorite materials. The colors of these beautiful Venetian beads are so exceptional, they add another dimension to my jewelry.

http://Elektrajewelry.etsy.com
http://elektrajewelry.blogspot.com

EtsyMom Spring Contest

I love Spring. It is my favorite season, with the anticipation of warm weather, camping and being outside. And the flowers! Sigh.
This pendant was made with a glass lampwork bead as the focal point, with gunmetal copper wire and buttons to add the accents.

Featuring... Anne Dundas

Hi! From Sydney, Australia!!

I have been creating jewellery since early 2004. It quickly became a passion which helped fill the time while caring for my mum who has MS.

Jewellery then lead me to the wonderful world of lampwork beads. Yet another way to play with colours. It's such a thrill to play with molten glass watching it flow and form beautiful objects.

I also spend my time designing business cards, etc for other jewellery designers. If you'd like to check them out, you can find my designs at: www.annedundas.com/graphics

My Blog: www.annedundas.com/blog