Rings!

Getting ready for my next craft show in York, PA. Made 22 rings over the weekend, all pearl or Swarovski crystals with sterling silver. Simple wrapped rings, but pretty and always a hit at craft shows!

Cabin Fever show

Well, I had hoped to post sooner about this past Saturday's craft show. Good intentions but just not possible until now. A trip to Lehighton right after the show, a baptisim on Sunday and the drive back from Lehighton, not to mention a long day at work on Monday and needed to take inventory, well, you can see where this is going. lol

Anyway, I think the show went very well and I was pleased with the turnout. The venue was beautiful and everything was well organized. My new color scheme worked out well (pictures will be posted as soon as I can find my camera), just need to add a little more green and pink and we'll be set. Also made plans to expand my set-up so I can highlight more jewelry sets at the next show.

Cabin Fever Craft show - this Saturday in Greencastle, PA

This weekend I will be vending at the Cabin Fever Craft show @ Green Grove Gardens in Greencastle, PA. This is the first year for this event, and from what I've been told, they will have the place packed with craft vendors! I'm excited for my 1st craft show of 2009 and because this will be the 1st time that I debut my new booth color scheme. I still have a few kinks to work out with my displays, but I'm sure it will be all worked out by Saturday.

Cabin Fever Craft Show
Green Grove Gardens
1032 Buchanan Trl E
Greencastle, PA 17225
Time: 9am t0 5pm

If you get a chance to attend this show, please stop by and say hi! Just look for the booth with brown, pink and lime green!

More Events!

I am very pleased to announce that I have added a second craft show for March! I will be vending at the Easter Craft Show, March 29th, from 10am to 4pm at the York Expo Center, York, PA. This will be my first time doing this show, and I'm very excited about this event.

In the meantime, I have been working very hard on new designs and should be posting a preview on here very soon!

Valentine's Day Sale!

Treat yourself or a loved one this Valentine's Day with jewelry from Zen Creations during our Valentine's Day Sale!

From 10pm EST on February 2nd to 10pm EST on February 3rd all items will be on sale in both of our stores: http://www.zencreations04.etsy.com and our new store: http://www.zencreationsjewelry.artfire.com
Get 10% to 25 % off all items! Discounts will already be applied to each item, so no need to wait for a revised invoice.

Also, 2 people will be chosen at random to receive a FREE GIFT!

Snow Day!

It''s snowing here today, so Zoe and I have a day off of work and school. Just a few minutes ago we went for a walk around the neighborhood to check out the snow. We don't have enough just yet to go sledding, but Zoe seems to be enjoying the snow that we have so far:

The farm and mountains behind our house makes for a beautiful wintry scene:

The another nice thing about an unexpected day off is getting to list and work on new pieces. I just listed this icy necklace in my Etsy shop:

For now, Zoe and I are warming up by the fireplace with some hot chocolate. The snow is falling heavier outside and we're hoping to go sledding after lunch. I love snowy days!

A slow start

Well, I have to say, 2009 is off to a slow start. I have recently stocked up on some gorgeous beads, but I have yet to complete a single piece of jewelry with them. I finished a new set of Valentine's Day jewelry - a necklace and matching pair of earrings. These new pieces will be added to the artfire shop this week. As for the rest, I believe I'm having a little bit of a creative block, so I've been trying to sit down a little bit every day until inspiration hits.

Back in the swing of things

Well, the holidays are over, Christmas decorations are packed away and I think I finally got my house back to normal. Time to get back into the swing of things! I've ordered quite a few new beads, both glass and gemstone -- and I've very excited for them to come in. I also have a couple of new pieces to photograph and list in both the Etsy and Artfire shops. Keep your eye out for those new pieces soon!

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays from Zen Creations!!!

Artfire!!

Today I joined Artfire and started setting up shop! I only have a few items listed so far, but watch for more new pieces to be added over the next few days!!

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Disney World 2008

Sale! & Vacation!!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and with Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and fantastic sales. I will also be leaving early Friday morning for a vacation in Florida - Disney World! We're driving down (2 loong days!), but we're stopping in Georgia to visit with friends. My husband and I have been looking forward to this vacation for months, and our daughter has been super excited ever since we told her where we're going.

My shop will be staying open while I'm gone, but orders will not be shipped until we return from our vacation. I will, however, be posting sales throughout the week in my shop, so keep an eye out for great deals!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Ahhhhh.......

Ahhhhh........ at last! A nice shiny new laptop, wireless internet AND a new camera to play with!!! To have a computer that not only moves quickly, but can actually handle the internet without having it shut it down every 10 minutes ----- I am in HEAVEN!!!!

Still need to play around with the new camera. Hope to experiment with it tomorrow (well, later today since it's 1 am right now), maybe even start added some new items to my shop after the jewelry home party this week.


Ahhhhhhh.... this is so nice!

8 Years & FREE Shipping

Today Lance and I are celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe we've been married that long. To mark this occasion, I will be offering FREE SHIPPING in my Etsy shop from 9am EST today to 9am EST tomorrow (11/5).

Don't forget to vote today!

Getting organized

Whew!  A busy summer followed by an even busier fall has left my main workspace a mess!  For the first time in over a month, I have an entire weekend without anything in particular to do.  I sat down a little while ago to work on a few pieces and found that I couldn't because my workspace was such a mess.  A little over an hour later, I have it clean up, beads, findings and wire put in their proper places and all my scrap wire in the scrap tray.  Now I can finally get something done!

It's amazing how much of a mess can accumulate in such a short time. Back when I work as a jeweler full time, we cleaned up our benches every day before we left.  Now, with working a full time job, taking care of the house, family, friends AND trying to run my own jewelry business --- well, something has to slide from time to time. LOL  

My hours at my day job were recently cut back from 5 days a week to 4, which will allow me more time to create, photograph and list, and possibly keep my workspace in better shape.  Well, maybe!

Vote for Kelly!!!

If you have a few miniutes, vote for my cousin's wife Kelly. She entered in the Belly Pumpking contest that WKRZ is having. The winner gets a year of diapers!
Vote here. Look for Kelly McFarland.

Great Outdoors Festival -- this weekend!

This weekend is the Great Outdoors Festival at Whitetail Ski resort. You don't want to miss this event if you are in the area! This festival has plenty to offer: good food, entertainment, demonstrations, crafts (look for Zen Creations!), Belgian Horse wagon rides, Penn State Timber Spors team, a climbing wall kids activities, and a ski, snowboard and golf swap.

Great Outdoors Festival
October 25 & 26th, 10am to 5pm
Adults - $6, Ages 6-12 & Seniors - $3, Under 5 - FREE
Whitetail Ski Resort
13805 Blairs Valley Road
Mercersburg, PA
http://www.skiwhitetail.com

Fulton Fall Folk Festival this weekend!!

Tomorrow we head out for the Fulton Fall Folk Festival. It will be nice to vend at a craft show that is only 30 minutes from home. This is the first time vending at a 3 day show and our first time at Fulton Fall Folk Festival. So far, it looks like the weather is going to be nice. A real plus after all of our rainy craft shows this year!

Looking forward to tomorrow, but I still have plenty to do tonight to prep. Still need to finish pricing a few new pieces and packing up the jewelry, need to repack my displays before packing them up in the car. I had better get my checklist out and start checking things off when I get home from work!

Fulton Fall Folk Festival - this weekend

I have 2 craft shows coming up:

35th Fulton Co. Fall Folk Festival
October 17, 18 & 19
Location: McConnellsburg, PA


Great Outdoors Festival:
Whitetail Ski Resort
October 25 & 26th
Location: Mercersburg, PA

We've been spending as much time as possible prepping for these events. The last few months have been very busy for us, and we've done 2x's as many craft shows this year as we did last year. Overall, it's been an extremely busy summer and fall. It certainly has been a challenge this year to balance family, health issues, Etsy Team duties, full time job, Etsy, craft shows and creating new pieces. As much as I enjoy creating jewelry, I am looking forward to taking a week off in December for our family vacation.

Bubbles!

Just had to share this photo from the weekend. Thank you Sara for this picture!

Things have been very busy here lately. Between craft shows, making jewelry, home parties and family functions, I've barely had time to take a break! I do have some new pieces that are almost finished that I'm very excited about. Hope to post pictures of these pieces very soon!