Eye Candy Interlude-Fall Colors in Jewelry-Accessory Must-Haves!

LIMITED EDITION Amber-colored Japanese Lantern Earrings with Facetted Citrine Rhondelles and Round Peach Moonstone Beads
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=48194

Jungle Love Three Leaf Necklace

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=228931

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Tomatos On The Vine (earrings)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6306962

Harvest of Plenty Bracelet

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=140394

Warmly Glowing -necklace

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12208920

Gifts From The Sugar Maple Softies Crocheted Cuff Bracelet

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=633201

Ice is Nice Flawless Lemon Quartz Dangling Stud Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=18748314

Fine Silver Blackberry Leaf Necklace with Citrine Cabochon

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23748009

Facets that will knock your eyes out-Ice is Nice Beer Quartz Dangling Stud Earrings
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18752215

Copper Poppy (bracelet)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16896352

Afterglow of Pink Zinfindel and Merlot (bracelet)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16771882

Remember; when you buy handmade jewelry everybody wins!

Happy Holidays from Giftbearer!

Eye Candy Interlude- Elaborate Artisan Jewelry

Silver, Copper, and genuine gemstone beads, set cabochons, seedbeads, and artisan lampwork used in exciting designs;

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3855

Warmly Glowing-necklace

18" long; copper, Carnelian, Kyanite slices, and artisan lampwork.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12208920

Fine Silver Blackberry Leaf Necklace with Citrine Cabochon

18" long. Yes, it's made from the impression of a real leaf!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23748009

Cape Cod Jellyfish Earrings

2 1/2" long. Beadweaving, lampwork, sterling silver.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8915861

Tapered Bubbles Sterling Silver Ring With Very Clean Peridot Cab

Size 5 3/4; casted original design.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=495648

Southwestern Cross Necklace and Earring Set

The chain measures 26 1/2" The pendant measures 1 58" The earrings measure 2 3/8" long.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25568168

Raspberry Explosion Independance Day Necklace

Measures 18" Long,(21" including extender)Centerpiece measures 3" long

This piece took approximately 112 hours to complete.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=277912

Fall Berries Turning Wine Earrings

These earrings measure 3 1/8" long X 1 3/8" wide.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10595268

Early Budding Vine Bracelet 3-Northern Lights

This freeform bangle has a circumference of 7" and it measures 2 5/16" in diameter.

Read about this amazing process here;

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10838889

Carmella Collection-Tears of Joy (earrings)

These measure 2 1/8" long. Great for weddings; only 1 pair left; one pair sold earlier this week.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13422448

Strength of The Serpent Bracelet-Gardenia Leaf

Gardenia leaf connected by fine silver jump rings which measures 2 3/8" long from jump ring to tip.

9 1/2" bracelet

One of these bracelets just sold tonight; 2 left in the limited edition line!

Each is one-of-a-kind.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5996298

Eye Candy Interlude - Exciting Bracelets by Giftbearer

Moss Chilled By Autumn - 7 1/2"-8 1/2" with extender.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=15993456
This bracelet includes artisan-made ceramic beads made by a co-op of African women, lampwork beads, bone rondelles, irregular Vintage bone-colored glass disks and a daring combination of brass, copper, and vermeil.

Silver, beads, copper, lampwork, vermeil, you name it I've got it! You don't have to pass up what you really want if you start your holiday shopping early this year. Just set aside some funds from each paycheck and buy a piece here and there between now and December and before you know it everybody on your list will be taken care of. You'd be surprised how well this works rather than rushing at the last minutes to buy everything in that one pay period. Then in December you can sit back and relax because it's all done!

How many of you have had to settle for gifts last year that were cheap and fast but weren't quite right for the people close to you because time got short and you were afraid that you couldn't get shipping before the holidays?

You didn't realize where your money went and where your time went and suddenly there was not enough of either. You were stressed and frantic, trying to finish up your last minute shopping and somehow what should have been an enjoyable experience became instead a dreaded nightmare you just wanted to be done with. Soon you were looking for any gift with your last few dollars and didn't care what it was.

I want your experience to be better this year, so I'll be posting some possible suggestions on this blog, and maybe this can be a win/win for us both. Hopefully I'll gain some repeat customers, and you will thoroughly enjoy your holiday shopping experience, and your friends and family will be thrilled with just how perfect and thoughtful your gifts are.

Opulent Mystery - 6 2/8-7 6/8 with extender.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=12207568

If you like big and bold bracelets this one will strike your fancy! It includes some very luminous lampwork beads, sterling chain, feathers and spacers, and the centerpiece is an impressive tumbled freeform nugget of Turquoise.

Caravan by Moonlight - 8"

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=12903155

Constructed using bead crochet, this bracelet uses an unusual AAA Lapis square with a hole in the middle as a focal and a toggle clasp. I always have fun making innovative features in my jewelry and this is another example of something functional but fun; one of those things that makes you go, "Hmmmm..."

Buy Your Mother A Gift She Will Cherish Forever!

Promises and Keepsakes- These are some of the best pearls I have ever had in my posession. The creamy yellow Jade pendant and sterling filligree heart create an ambiance of elegance and finery. Your mother is sure to feel special while wearing this classic piece!


Update on Carmella

Carmella goes back to the vet on Saturday.

Her paws are much better

although not completely healed.

As the areas that were affected heal they seem to turn kind of purpleish.

I took the cone off for awhile after giving her a bath today with the special antibacterial shampoo. I do this once a week.

She still sneaks a lick at her paws every once in awhile.
Now patches are developing again on her fur.

I hope her Mange isn't coming back.

As you can see it looks as though her hair is getting choppy again in certain places. Tomorrow is the day I put more Pro-Meris on her. She is on a double-dose of this for what she would normally get if she was having it applied just for flea-killing. I am beginning to wonder if this stuff is wearing off after only about a week and a half instead of lasting for two weeks even at this higher dose. She gets the amount a very large dog would have. Apparently research has shown that this is effective in controlling Mange on a maintenence basis, but I'm not sure what we do next if this is not controlling it. Maybe, we should try Ivermectin.

I did try the boric acid and peroxide way back after we discontinued the dips and I think that actually just inflamed it more. Lemon helped a little, but still didn't fully get rid of it.

I could try pure Tea Tree oil, but from what I read it stains everything. Since she sleeps on my bed and I am always hugging her throughout the day I don't know how feasible that would be. It would get all over my clothes, the carpet each time I let her out of the kitchen to go outside, possibly all over the walls if she leaned against them, and also I don't know if I'd ever get it out of her fur.

I woke her up from a nap tonight to give her her pills and she was kind of groggy at first, but then got really rambunctious and started to get in one of her chewing moods. She grabbed onto my sleeve and tried chewing my arm too!

Then she jumped on her stuffed aquirrel as if it were a real one that she was trying to kill.

The Carmella-cam is down again and I had to write the hosting service to see what could be done to get it working again. Since I have the free account they might take 4-5 days to respond. I hope it will be up and running again soon.

The little duckling died over the weekend. I was really bummed because he was starting to get quite tame. He had begun to stick his head out of the bars of the cage to greet me every time I came into the computer room, and was able to stay on my open hand that last day without trying to run. One morning I woke up and went in to check on him and found him lying completely still in his cage. I picked him up and saw he was not breathing and that he was cold.

He had eaten heartily the night before and was very active. There was no clue that he was going to die anytime soon. I am beginning to think maybe his mother abandoned him because he had something wrong that I couldn't see by looking at him. It may have been a genetic defect of some internal organ.

The last day of his life I took some more pictures of him luckily.

I had really hoped he would make it and I would be able to raise him.

Rest in peace, little guy. :(

Back to some happy news; I finally sold something after a slow period. Promoting for the previous weeks had been like breaking rocks with little result. Oddly, it was when I'd almost turned my attention away that it came in, but it seemed to happen while I was renewing things that had expired. I checked my Etsy store after walking away from the computer to do somethng else and then coming back, and found that my number of sold items said 82! When I checked to see which piece sold I found that it was a pair of my Haiku Earrings. The pair I sold had Variscite rondels, but my last pair has frosted Amethyst. At only $8.50 just about anybody can afford them.

This line is just perfect for Earth Day, with natural wood and genuine gemstone!

It is simple yet still retains the elegance I strive for in all my pieces. If you have not bought from me before and would like to make use of my 20% off Repeat Customer Appreciation Sale, you could buy these at full price and then use your discount on something more substantial! Just imagine what you could save on one of my Budding Vine bracelets for instance!

I also finished a necklace recently using a Blackberry leaf and set a Citrine cab in it.

Here is it in it's entirety, with a hand-made patterned bail, and lovely flat link chain with a Bali sterling hook.

Buy your mother a gift she will cherish forever!

http://Giftbearer.etsy.com

Woohooo!!! It's the Repeat Customer Appreciation Sale at Giftbearer!

This special offer is for repeat customers only, so if you have not purchased from me yet and have been coveting that special piece of jewelry now's your chance to become one!

Between now and Mother's Day buy anything from me at regular price and then buy again and on your second purchase you'll get 20% off on anything in my store.

If you have previously bought from me at least once before it's even simpler; you are eligible on this purchase; just convo me and let me know and I'll adjust the price on the item or items you'd like your discount on. I'll check my list of previous purchases and then notify you as soon as I've made the reduced price adjustment.

During this time there is no limit to the number of items you can buy at 20% off!

Some of you regular readers already know her but for those who are just coming across my blog and my story the dog you see on my banner is Carmella, a former shelter dog I adopted who is the first in the US to ever be fully cured of Distemper through a cutting edge treatment.

Although cured, she continues to need special care due to a compromised immune system. I hope to pay off her $2,000 vet bill.

She is a very special dog and I want to give her everything she needs.

***A Very Heartfelt Thank You To All My Repeat Customers...and Those Soon to be***

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