My vacation in a net shell people !!!

Hello my readers,

I am so sorry for not being an active writer over the last few days. You see I finally took a vacation after a long long time. My husband and I really needed a nice long break from our busy lives. So considering it is fall, we decided to go to Aspen, CO which is called the Switzerland of US and indeed it is !!!!

It is a beautiful place and those who haven't visited the place yet or have visited only in winter for skiing, you should definitely try going there in fall. And I will show you why by sharing some awesome pictures taken from my simple camera.

The best way to get to Aspen is to fly to Denver and drive there. There is a scenic route from Denver called the Independence Pass that takes a little longer to reach Aspen but it is totally worth it. You should drive that way at least one way of your trip. The other shorter route that takes only 4 hours is the I-70.
Aspen is a small town but has really cute shops and restaurants. I would suggest you stay at a place called Snowmass Village a little further from Aspen, it is simply beautiful there.

Anyways here are the pictures: Enjoy them people and have a great day !!! If you have any questions about my trip just post a comment and I will respond.

Maroon Bells. A must visit place. This is the most photographed place in North America

This is a view from the Independence Pass. The elevation here is 12000 feet. Isn't it just wow..

Independence Pass again.

Snowmass Village, CO

Finally, the colors !!!!

Designs with pearls

I call Pearls as women's best friend after diamond of course :)) It has been popular since a long time.. for many many years actually where the queens and kings of the yore had them in their jewelry closet..
Obviously those are the purest form of pearls which are not very abundant and affordable today.

Then came cultured pearls where the pearl is actually grafted and are a lot less expensive than natural pearls. I just love those..
I would pounce on freshwater pearls the moment I see them :))

My another favorite form of pearls are actually GLASS pearls which are not pearls. They are made of glass that is coated with nacre, the same material that coats a genuine pearl. I use them a lot in my jewelry designs since they give it has nice glow and are available in various colors. Plus they are a lot cheaper than the cultured ones. Swarovski probably has the best of these and if you plan to buy glass pearls I would suggest you buy the Swarovski ones....

So anyways I just wanted to write a few lines about Pearls and also show off some of my latest designs on them so here they are !!

** Winner of Aug 12th Giveaway **

Hello everyone,

It is time to declare that lucky winner who won this gorgeous vintage necklace at the giveaway I hosted earlier that ended on Aug 12th.

And the winner is: Lynnette Penoro AKA Hachi

She is a 20 year old girl from Long Island, NY. Loves fashion, art, and music. Addicted to pink, Juicy Couture, Chanel, Hello Kitty, and all other things cute & glamorous.
Stop by her blog http://hachidork.blogspot.com/ it is really cool !!!
Hachi, I hope you like the necklace !!! :))

Thanks to every one of you who participated, I was truly overwhelmed reading all the lovely comments by you lovely ladies. I will be hosting another contest soon so I hope to see you all again then. Till then Cya and have a great weekend.

Metallic-a

For a while I've been wanting to create jewelry that is all metal and no beads in my designs; I would actually start making one but then end up adding a pearl or so some how I got a feeling that they look bald without anything .. LOL...

So anyways, now for the first time I present to you necklace that are all metal and they do look really pretty without any embellishments or additions, what do you think?? I decided to call them "Metallic-a"
Now I like the idea so much that I can't stop.. :)) I will be posting more.... But for now check these out..

Steam punk wheel necklace

Musically yours necklace

Tick Tock Clock Necklace

New Gold finish collection

Hello Everyone

I wanted to share with you all my new collection of jewelry that I recently launched in my Etsy shop. They are the new gold finish jewelry. I personally wasn't sure if I should do this since I don't like yellow gold so much myself but these Matte finish edgy style gold finished ones looked soo amazing after the design was done that I decided to launch a whole new collection on it.

I listed a few in my shop if you want to check them out but I have pictures here... And I have more of them coming up so stay tuned !!!

Abstract Rose bouquet necklace


Peace birds in matte gold earrings


Romance in Bordeaux earrings - matte gold

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**** SUMMER GIVEAWAY: Vintage Black cabochon necklace **** CLOSED NOW

Hello everyone and welcome to my third giveaway !!!

It is time to have some fun and try and win this gorgeous, delicate looking vintage necklace. Yes ladies, You read it right... It is Original vintage!!!

The black cabochon antique looking pendant is taken out from an old jewelry and attached to an antique brass delicate chain.
So don't you feel like winning it?? I bet you do and here are the 3 simple things you need to do to take part in the giveaway..

Giveaway rules:

1. Since it is a summer giveaway I thought lets do something different. Visit my Etsy shop and pick an item that you think will be your favorite summer accessory... Then come back to this blog and paste the item link. (Mandatory Entry and 1 point)

2. Become my fan on my facebook page. (Extra point)

3. Follow me on this blog. (Extra Entry)

Easy peasy?? No complications... And I will run the giveaway for a month so it ends on 08/12/2010 midnight PST.
Winner will be announced on 08/15/2010 and I will use random.org to pick the winner.

Enjoy everyone and here are the pictures of the pretty necklace.