Handmade Gift-Giving

Ocean's Bounty Necklace and Earrings Set
by Erin Siegel

This sea-inspired necklace and earrings set is a special gift I gave for the holidays this year! The set features my own hand-crafted porcelain sand dollars. The pendant is hand-knotted on waxed linen cord along with sterling, amazonite, fresh-water pearls, hill tribe silver and REAL sea glass shards, found and drilled.

A Jewelry Christmas and a Beady New Year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all friends here in blog land!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying some holiday cheer this weekend! Josh and I are relaxing and having loads of fun with the rest of the Siegel family. I'm so grateful to have this amazing family to spend the holidays with. Yummy food, family fun and gifts to fuel my passion for beads and jewelry-making, what more could a girl ask for?!

Here are a few photos of me on Christmas morning being very merry about the wonderful beady presents I received from my family!

YAY! My beady wishes came true for me! I'm extremely happy about receiving a copy of Cynthia Thornton's book Enchanted Adornments! I've been excited about this book since the news of it's release. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Miss Thornton, but I believe I will get to know her very well after reading her book. I can just tell her heart, soul and very being is in this book! It's magical and truly like nothing I have ever seen before. I can't wait to curl up and read it cover to cover. Well, I better get to it, the weekend will be over before I know it! I hope you had a joyous holiday this year and I'm looking forward to a fabulous beading new year with all of you here! :)

Store Display and Holiday Hiatus

I've been working on a new display of my ceramic jewelry at the local artisan shop where I sell my work. I wanted to have a stronger presence in the shop, especially around the holidays. Here is my new in-store display of my porcelain pendants and jewelry at the The Riverwalk Gallery here in Amesbury, MA. Sorry for the picture. It was difficult to get the whole display in the shot! This rack is tall and skinny and it takes up little floor space, which is nice for a shop. I used to use this display at art shows and crafts fairs, years ago for my beaded jewelry before I started my clay work. I had it stuffed in a back room and had forgotten about it. It's perfect for displaying these little mini busts with my pendants on them. The selves are adjustable, too, so I can change the arrangement around in the future as I make new things. I'm quite happy with how this turned out!

In other news, I will be taking a temporary break from my blog and Etsy shop for the month of December, while I tend to special projects and to-do lists for the holidays. Although my online presence may be a bit thin for the next month, please feel free to contact me! I will still be checking my email and I will be catching up with all of you on your blogs. I will be back to my blog and Etsy in January rearing and ready to go! I will have lots of new ceramic pieces for you then.

I wish you all a happy and health holiday season!
I will be thinking of you.
Thank you all so much for making 2009 such a wonderful year.
See you soon!