Welcome!

Hi there! Thank you for joining me for the first Bead-Of-Clay Fall Open Studio Blog Event! This is so exciting! I really appreciate you stopping by today! Welcome to Every Heart Crafts. I'm Erin Siegel. I live in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where I make hand-crafted, ceramic clay pendants, charms, components and buttons for jewelry-makers, designers, beaders, crafters, and artisans. You can check out my profile to the right, to learn more about me and what I do. Feel free to ask me any questions, as I will be right here with you during your visit today!

About my business
My mission is to make the best quality, hand-crafted ceramic pendants and components for you to create with. I chose the name Every Heart Crafts, because I truly believe that every soul inherently has the ability to be creative in different ways, whether they realize it or not! I hope that I can inspire your creative spirit with my pieces. It's my desire to spark the imaginations of others. My goal is to inspire hearts and souls around the world to create. My only wish is that you will be excited to work with what inspires my own heart!

Inspirations
My main inspirations come from nature. Living here in New England, I am constantly inspired by the changing seasons. Leaves, blooms, dragonflies and butterflies in Spring, ocean treasures on the beach in Summer, color-changing leaves in Autumn and falling snow in Winter. I take inspiration nature walks through the parks, forest and on beaches around my house and in the surrounding areas. You will see many of these elements repeated frequently in my work.

Forest Inspiration Photo

Forest-Inspired Pendants and Charms

New Work
In addition to the nature themes, some of my newest work is influenced by foreign cultures and other countries. I'm drawn to and intrigued by other cultural ideals, concepts, imagery, symbols and styles. I dream of traveling to other lands some day. Until that time comes, I can at least channel an experience and travel the world through creating art beads! I'm having fun exploring different styles and implementing new techniques in my work. The photo below is a sample of what I've been up to. Stay tuned to see more of these themes and styles in my work to come!

Asian-Inspired Porcelain Pendants and Links

The fun is just getting started!
I hope you are enjoying your visit with me so far, today, but the fun's not over, yet! We're just getting started! In honor of this special event today, I'm having a FALL SALE in my Shop! Sale will continue until midnight tonight. I don't have sales very often. I feel I already offer my pieces at an affordable price, so you won't be seeing prices like these from me any time soon! Grab some bargains now! Plus, I've listed a bunch of new designs and pieces! Check it out!

And later, be sure to meet me back here at 1:45 p.m. today. I will be posting the first of two giveaway items of the day! So, check back for your chance to win. Remember, I'm right here til' 4 p.m. today and you can chat with me anytime! But don't forget to click this BOC blog link to visit the other participating artists! Have fun and I'll see at 1:45 p.m.! :)