Gilt Menagerie

Ok, so we had a garage sale at our lovely host’s home last weekend, and I made up a little display of all my jewelry I have made recently.

I didn’t sell anything, but I am not disappointed, since I hardly think I reached any of my intended target demographics, as the majority of our visitors were elderly men and soccer moms. However, I did get a lot of compliments on everything, especially the feather earrings, which I am really enjoying making!

But I also realized this: I am never going to sell anything if I don’t put it in front of people. I mean, I knew that. But I still never did anything about it.

So, I am going to put all of these up on Etsy soon. Like, this week soon. If you see anything you like, please let me know, and I will save it for you!

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Here are some of my Mexican jewelry purchases!

This ring was my birthday present. I bought it in the Cuernavaca artisan street market. It’s really cool because it looks like it has both Native American and Aztec influences. It’s made of silver and turquoise.

This was my 2 year wedding anniversary present! The guy that made this ring was really nice.  He was a musician/street artisan that had stopped by Zipolite for a few days to sell his jewelry, which is where I bought this. He makes these rings from pure silver coins that he buys from the bank. All of his designs are very free form and organic, with lots of beautiful gemstones. My ring has a peridot in the center.

This is a pouch necklace made of tiny seed beads. I saw these for sale all across Mexico, but I bought this one in a market in Puebla. I feel very Pocahontas-y when I’m wearing it.

There are a LOT of fossils in Mexico, what with all of the volcanic action there and people looking for anything they can sell that comes from the earth! This ammonite necklace was bought from a guy that made his own jewelry in Oaxaca city, Oaxaca.

This is a little bell and turquoise anklet that I bought in San Cristobal de las Casas on our last day in Mexico. The little brass bells make a beautiful sound.

This is a necklace made from pearls and black coral, with little garnets at the clasp. I bought it in Puerto Escondido from a guy that gave me some free opals and a pice of this black coral! I’ll make something cool with it soon.

And this is what my wrist looks like right now! The leather strap bracelet has diamonds of what we think is iguana skin (those little guys are everywhere in Mexico!). The red coral beads were bought from a lady on the beach in Veracruz.

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So I made this awesome light box to take pictures of my jewelry, since that is the only thing holding me back right now from actually putting my bling up for sale. It was very easy and only took about an hour!

I found this website very helpful. I used white tissue paper for the sides, and used duct tape to reinforce the edges. Now I just need to find some bendy lamps for lighting and I’ll be good to go! Oh, and something a little prettier to hang said bling from.

I’m also emailing these pics to Freya at Fish Nor Fowl to submit for her weekly challenge. I’m really enjoying her stuff right now so I want to contribute!

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