Simply Shiny Life

The Creative Glass Guild of Etsy (CGGE) and the etsyBEAD Street Team have joined forces for a creative collaboration challenge. CGGE members will create gorgeous glass cabs, beads, and pendants for etsyBEAD members to turn into beautiful pieces of finished jewelry. These pieces will then be donated to the Helping Others Street Team (HOST) in order to raise money for those fellow Etsyians in need.

Participating members from each team will pair up, one bead maker and one jewelry maker. The challenge is to work together to create beads and a finished product. Photos of each step will be posted here and on the Creative Minds for Charity Flickr Group, so that each participant will have a chance to display their work.

Here’s where you come in. You can vote on your favorite, and each vote (one per person, please) will have a chance to win a prize basket full of goodies. More details, as well as the rules, will be announced shortly.

Once all of the jewelry is made, and voting is done, we will be donating all of the pieces to the Helping Others Street Team (HOST), to help raise money for fellow crafters and Etsyians in need.

For more information about any of the street teams or the challenge, browse our blog!

This lovely artisan wire wrapped bracelet was a collaboration between Cornucopias and ShinyAdornments. Lampwork beads were handmade by Cornucopia. I used Lavender and wine colored pearls and transparent lavendar flourite beads connected by sterling silver. Each pearl is wrapped and ends with a swirly flourish. The toggle clasp was handmade by me.

Just in time for spring, eh?

More pics available on my flickr site

Remember I said I was invited to participate in a weekly/biweekly challenge of sorts with other VERY talented jewelry artists on etsy? Well, the group has a blog.  And it is called The Wire Artisan’s Guild .  We have a flickr group too for sharing pictures of creations. You can find it here

The Jewelry on Etsy Street Team (JET) is getting ready for their next fabulous Treasure Hunt.  Our JET TEAM hunt will begin Friday, March 14 at noon(EST). The hunt will provide clues leading you through 17 member’s shops…and ending when you find the POT ‘O GOLD.

All the “Lucky” etsians who correctly complete the hunt will be winners of a fabulous ONE DAY SHOPPING SPREE at specific members’ shops.

In addition, the first 20 correct entries will be sent a handmade pair of pierced earring created by one of our members. Due to the complex legal systems in many different countries, the earring giveaway cannot be extended to etsy members outside of the United States. The team is also going to have “Instant Winners” throughout the hunt. You have to keep checking the promo thread to win!!

More information can be found at the Jewelry on Etsy Team blog here

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE FOR ALL MY EARRINGS AND RINGS (except Custom) !! I’ll refund via Paypal after you check out. To receive the discount you MUST put BOGO in the notes to seller in my etsy outlet shop when you check out.

Lots more styles available in my ShinyAdornments Outlet Shop