Nicolette’s Design Diary

Etsy seller DawnCorrespondence has included my Pink Clouds Book Earrings in her Sweet Springtime Etsy Treasury! Based around spring-like items and the color pink, this treasury is loaded with some really cute items…my favorites being the Breezy Cherry Blossoms change purse, the lovely white Porcelain Bud Vase, and the Fly Away Home Ring. You can take a look at these items and more at the Treasury page here.

Actually, this particular Treasury is part of the Etsy’s beta Treasury program called Treasury East. Apparently Treasury East doesn’t have many of the limits that the original Etsy treasuries had (item number limits, time limits, etc) and it is the testing ground for what Treasuries will become in the future for Etsy. You can learn more about Treasury East Beta here.

Be sure to visit DawnCorrespondence’s Etsy store. She has some really wonderful note cards, customized announcements, and stationary, including bridal stationary…and she’s also from my hometown of Richmond, Virginia!

Just got word that my Peas in a Pod Book Earrings got picked for a book-themed Etsy Treasury by Kids At Heart Designs! It’s always great to be picked for these treasuries, especially since they can be so hard to get. I especially like this one because I love all things that deals with books. The picks by Kids At Heart includes things like Novel Book Purse, a Steampunk Valentine bookmark, and a Hollow Book Safe with a 6oz stainless steel flask to fill with your favorite liquid. Some really cute stuff!

This treasury is going to expire around noon on Monday, so be sure to go check it out before then here. And be sure to check out Kids At Heart Designs Etsy store too. She has some pretty cute vintage paper goods stuff in her store!

I just got in a new set of paper samples this weekend for my small book earrings and my paper bead earrings and been hard at work experimenting with new designs. This time around I ordered a lot of my favorite kind of paper, Japanese washi.

Japanese washi a medium weight paper made with mulberry fibers. There is a variety of different types of washi, but the kind that most people are familiar with, and the kind I use in my jewelry is Chiyogami or Yuzen washi. This type of washi has a variety of colorful and decorative patterns silk screened on the plain mulberry paper base.  One thing about making jewelry with paper is that you have to pick patterns that will look good on a small scale, otherwise you’ll just get large blocks of color instead a mixture of colors and patterns. Chiyogamil washi is perfect for this purpose.

I got a lot of washi where the dominant color is green to make more green book patterns for my “Wearing o’ the Green promotion on my Etsy shop. So look for

Some of the other papers I’m testing for new jewelry include Pasticcio prints, which are silkscreened cotton rag paper from India.

I’m also intrigued by this new type of paper made of recycled cotton viscose called Stardurst Chiffon. Basically it has a semi-translucent texture that feels similar to fabric.

It has a nice glittery background and is printed with delicate patterns of flowers and vines. What I like about this paper is that fact that it has glitter in the background without it becoming too overpowering like so many other papers that use glitter in the base of the paper. So I’m very interested to see how this paper turns out in my test designs. So keep an eye out!

It’s the Wearing ‘o the Green Time on my Etsy shop! Make sure that you don’t get pinched this year on St. Patrick’s Day! Get free shipping on all my green book earrings in my store from March 1st to March 15th! New green designs are added daily! Check out the “Seasonal” section of my store to see which earrings are eligible for free shipping. For updates on new green designs, be sure to visit my Etsy store daily or follow me on Twitter.

Today’s Wearing ‘o the Green earrings are:

I’ve been doing some paper shopping for some new designs for my Paper Bead Jewelry and for my small book jewelry. With the spring coming, hopefully very soon, I’m doing some freshening up of my online store and my Etsy store. Meanwhile, I’ve been hard at work putting up some designs that had been working on over the winter. I’ve updated my Etsy store with 5 new designs, one of which, the Purple Clover Book Earrings, sold within hours of me putting them up. Fortunately, I had another pair to put up in the shop, so if you like any of these designs, be sure to visit my Etsy store to see my entire selection:

If you want up to the minute updates on when new stuff goes up on my Etsy shop, follow me on Twitter!

I just got a note from Etsy user leentastic letting me know that she included my book jewelry in her new book-themed Etsy Treasury. If you’re not familiar with what an Etsy Treasury is, it’s an Etsy feature that allows members to curate themed lists of items. With the millions of items that get listed on Etsy, it’s always an honor to be included.

You can check out leentastic’s book-themed Treasury here. Be sure to do so before Sunday as the Treasury expires on November 8th. And if you’re an Etsy user, be sure to comment and check out the work of the other artists in the Treasury!

It’s Halloween Madness at the Etsy store starting today October 22 until Halloween! This means Free Shipping on all of the items in my Etsy Store until October 31st. Also, look for a special Halloween Madness Deal of the Day where you can get a special deal on any items in the shop that has an orange border around it. The items change daily, so check on my Etsy store daily, or check here on the blog to see what the Halloween Madness Deal of the day is. Get some holiday shopping done early!

Here’s Today’s Deal

Multicolored ovals of yellow, pink, and green on white makes for a fun set of book earrings. Covered with acid-free paper designed by Peek Stationers, these earrings also have inner pages of Brockway text paper and are bound with Italian book cloth. Ear wires are 14kt gold fill french hooks.

Normal Price: $17.75
Today’s Halloween Madness Price is $14.75 + free shipping!

Each pair of earrings come on an earring card that doubles as a mini-book. Open the pages and read about “The History of the Book”! Click here to check them out!

Plus, check out the new items on the store as well

It’s Halloween Madness at the Etsy store starting today October 22 until Halloween! This means Free Shipping on all of the items in my Etsy Store until October 31st. Also, look for a special Halloween Madness Deal of the Day where you can get a special deal on any items in the shop that has an orange border around it. The items change daily, so check on my Etsy store daily, or check here on the blog to see what the Halloween Madness Deal of the day is. Get some holiday shopping done early!

Here’s Today’s Deal

The bold black Chinese characters on a pale cream background makes for a memorable pair of book earrings. Handmade with Japanese kozo paper, with inner pages of Brockway text paper, and bound with Italian bookcloth. Ear wires are made of 14kt gold fill french hook earwires.

Normal Price: $17.00
Today’s Halloween Madness Price is $14.00 + free shipping!

Each pair of earrings come on an earring card that doubles as a mini-book. Open the pages and read about “The History of the Book”! Click here to check them out!

Plus, check out the new items on the store as well

It’s Halloween Madness at the Etsy store starting today October 22 until Halloween! This means Free Shipping on all of the items in my Etsy Store until October 31st. Also, look for a special Halloween Madness Deal of the Day where you can get a special deal on any items in the shop that has an orange border around it. The items change daily, so check on my Etsy store daily, or check here on the blog to see what the Halloween Madness Deal of the day is. Get some holiday shopping done early!

Here’s Today’s Deal

Green, purple, turquoise, and red paisley patterns makes for a “groovy” set of earrings. Book covers are made with paper designed by iota, inner papers of Brockway text paper, and is bound with Italian bookcloth. Ear wires are 14kt gold fill french hooks.

Normal Price: $17.75
Today’s Halloween Madness Price is $14.75 + free shipping!

Each pair of earrings come on an earring card that doubles as a mini-book. Open the pages and read about “The History of the Book”!
Click here to check them out!

Plus, check out the new items on the store as well