The Best Ring Model Ever

I couldn't resist posting this adorable photo of my boyfriend's nephew wearing one of my rings!! He is the cutest ever.... I hope Jen got her ring back though! :)

I spent today doing some supply shopping in Midtown, as I do several times a month. Today I visited a few of my usual stores and got some fun new things that I can't wait to turn into new designs! I thought maybe this week on my blog it would be fun to write reviews of my favorite bead and jewelry supply stores here in NYC. It has taken me awhile to find the best stores in the area, but now that I have been regularly shopping for almost a year, I feel like I have developed a pretty good sense of knowing which stores stock the best selections and have the best prices. So more to come on that, starting tomorrow. Good night everyone!

My First International Order!

Today was a fun milestone for my business--I shipped my first ever international order! I have offered international shipping on my website for awhile now, but my friend Cindy is the first person to take me up on it.

Cindy is a girl I knew back when we were about 14. We rode the same van together for a year--no, not the bus, it really was a van!--to our small Catholic high school back in North Carolina. Reconnecting with Cindy is the kind of thing that really makes me appreciate Facebook. A few months ago, she saw a post about my jewelry on Facebook, and we reconnected through that. She has since become a regular customer, which is an added bonus. Plus, I haven't seen her since we were 14 and now she's getting married!! Very cool. And so today, I filled out my customs form at the post office and shipped a necklace off to her in Spain. All thanks to Facebook too, I guess!

Hopefully this is just the first of many international orders to come :)
Also, thank you Cindy! I hope she likes it!