Garnet, January birthstone

Garnet is the January birthstone which has been used to make gorgeous jewelry pieces since the Bronze Age. It comes in many colors but the most common is deep red.

Take a look at garnet jewelry our team members has to offer at their shops today. Beautiful, isn't it?

1. Garnet brooch pin by JD4dreamer

2. Garnet gemstone chips crochet necklace by DKHM

3. Green and red garnet necklace with silver elements byLenaMer

4. Garnet and silver chandelier earrings by MyDreamBox

5. Vintage garnet sterling silver ring by agardencottage

6. Garnet & black meteorite silver ring byDemyBlackDesign

7. Tree-Of-Life garnet and copper pendant necklace by  JewelryFloren

8. Garnet and sterling silver earrings by StasyaWireWrap

9. Rough garnet adjustable ring by daimblond

Sun & moon sterling silver earrings giveaway

A new giveaway today hosted by Natalia from nataliasjewellery shop! These lovely sterling silver sun & moon earrings can be yours if you will follow these simple rules to enter the giveaway:

1. Visit Natalia's Jewellery shop, browse her collection and leave a comment here on what you like the best (1 entry)

2. Heart Natalia's Jewellery shop (1 entry)

3. Pin or like Natalia's earrings on Pinterest (1 entry)

5. Follow/ subscribe Natali's Blog (1 entry)

6. Follow / subscribe/ like Natali's Jewellery on facebook / twitter / pinterest(1 entry each)

8. Share this giveaway on twitter / facebook / your blog / (2 entries)

9. Follow/ subscribe Russian Artists blog (1 entry)

10. Grab our button and place it on your blog (1 entry)

Please leave a separate comment with a link on each entry and don't forget to leave us your email address so that we could contact you!

The more entries you submit the more chances of winning!

Keep updated, even if you do not win, you will get a personal 25% discount code for Natalia's shop!

This giveaway will run from September, 23rd through October, 23rd, and the lucky winner will be announced on October 27th, 2013.

Interview with a star - Aleksa (CitrusCat)

Today, we'd like to introduce our team member Aleksa who runs CitrusCat shop on Etsy.


- Please tell us a little bit about yourself
What can I tell about myself?
I'm 23, I have a young, ambitious and full of hope for a brighter future. :)
By education I am a psychologist, but psychology does not attract me as a profession.
I'm a self taught handmade artist trying to turn my favorite hobby into life style and profession.
I create unusual jewelry. But sometimes I move in the other direction. Spontaneously I can start making greeting cards or decorative items for the home. In short, I am a creative person and quite unpredictable even to myself. I guess that's my trick.

- How long have you been creating? How did your journey in art and creativity begin?
I loved to make things since I was small. As far as I can remember as a child I drew a lot, asked my grandmother taught me to embroider. Then I wanted to make clothes and I wanted to be a designer.
My path to the creation of jewelry was long. At some point I started to sew felt brooches.


After a while I realized that I like to make jewelry and I started trying different techniques and materials.
Now I’m fond of creating resin jewelry. I chose this material and technique because it allows me to create different things without limiting the imagination.


In future I want to try to use other materials and techniques.

-What is the most important about your work?
I can identify several aspects that are important to my business. This is a good mood, inspiration, and support of my family
In my work I like the fact that I’m the owner of business and can do what I want.
No doubt, it creates a good mood which I put in my work.


One of the most important events for my business was opening a Citrus Сat shop on Etsy. This was a good incentive for me.


- What would you say makes your shop unique?
The original approach to the creation of my jewelry is making them unique.
I am a self-taught and eclectic artist, who works with a variety of techniques.
My jewelry is a world full of colors of life.
With my jewelry I want to make the world more beautiful and colorful.
I hope you enjoy my creations, as much as I enjoyed creating them!


Please come to my Citrus Cat (www.CitrusCat.etsy.com) store. And get a portion of happiness. :)

Giveaway results - poppy flower earrings

We are happy to announce the winner of our poppy flower earrings giveaway.

Comment #23 by baymut was chosen as a winner! Congratulations!

Olena (HoneyCase2) will contact you to verify address, then the earrings will be packed and sent to your address in a next couple of days!

Congratulations and thank you for participation, everyone!

Summer giveaway - poppy flower earrings

Aren't these poppy flower earrings gorgeous? This poppy will enhance your natural beauty and will bloom forever!

The poppy is a favorite flower of Olena Mysnyk, a jewelry designer from Ukraine and she is also the owner of HoneyCase2 on Etsy.

This giveaway is from her! She believes that the bright red poppy is a very passionate flower and will suite a self confident artistic person perfectly.

If you would like to receive these poppy flower earrings that will never wilt for free, join our giveaway! These earrings will make you a center of anyone's of attention!

To be a lucky winner please follow these rules:

1. Visit HoneyCase2 shop, browse Olena's collection and leave a comment here on what do you like the best (1 entry)

2. Heart HoneyCase2 shop (1 entry)

3. Follow/ subscribe our blog (1 entry)

4. Grab our button and place it on your blog (1 entry)

5. Follow / subscribe Olena's twitter / facebook / blog (1 entry each)

6. Share this giveaway on twitter / facebook (1 entry each)

7. Share this giveaway on your blog (3 entr.)

7. Purchase anything from HoneyCase2 shop and come back letting us know what you purchased (3 entr.)

Please leave a separate comment on each entry and don't forget to leave us your email address so that we could contact you!

This giveaway will run July 19 through 29th and the lucky winner will be announced on July 30th!

Spring Rainbow Earrings Tutorial

Today, we would like to share how to make simple beautiful earrings. The great step-by-step DIY tutorial is shared by Lena who runs SFBeads store on Etsy

 You will need:

• Jump rings 6mm (OD), 18ga multicolored (8 different colors, 6 rings of each color)
• 2 silver ear wire
• Jumpring tool, opener and closer
• 2 chain nose pliers

1). Get two ear wires. Then, get 6 rings of each color and put the same color in one row, as shown in the picture. (Photo1)
2). Pick up one ear wire, and open the loop connected to the bottom of the ear wire. Put 3 red rings on the loop, and then close the loop. (Photo2)
3). Take the middle red ring and open it. Put 3 pink rings on to the middle red one, and then close the red ring. (Photo3)
4). Take the middle pink ring and open it up. Put 3 gold rings into the opened pink ring and then close the pink ring. (Photo4)

5). Take the middle gold ring and open it. Put 3 yellow rings into the opened gold one, and then close the gold one (Photo5)
6). Take the yellow middle ring and open it. Put 3 green rings into the opened yellow one, and then close the yellow one. (Photo6)
7). Take the middle green ring and open it. Take 3 dark green rings and put them into the green one, and then close the green ring. (Photo7)
8). Take the middle dark green ring and open it. Put 3 blue rings into the opened dark green ring, and then close the dark green ring. (Photo8)

9). Take the middle blue ring and open it. Put 3 purple rings into the opened blue ring, and then close the blue ring. You have just finished an earring! (Photo 9)
 10). Repeat steps 2-9 to make your second earring! (Photo10)

Using this technique and different materials you can create different earrings.

Good Luck!

Tutorial by Lena (SFBeads)

Giveaway results, Grape Earrings

Thank you for participation in our latest grape earrings giveaway, dear readers!

We are happy to announce the winner, Klemm Family from Missouri! Her comment # 119 was selected by random.org as the lucky one!

Congratulations to our winner! Maria (Lovelytrifles) will contact you to verify the shipping address.

Thank you for participation, everyone!

Team treasury on Etsy front page

When I saw first time this collection I thinked I will be on the first page of Etsy. And It was there - "Red in White" treasury collection made by Russian artists team member Natalia HansHolzkopf!  IIt's so romantic and completely unique with this splashes of red in white! 
Thank you, Natalia and congratulations all included artists!

Posted by Katrin (Katrinshine)

Rustic elegance on the front page of Etsy

I'm happy to share with you that treasury made by Russian Artists team member was featured on Etsy front page yesterday evening at 7:00 PM EST. "Rustic elegance" is a beautiful collection in yellow & grey colors created by Nastya BlueberryCream. It's so earthy and organic! The colors and wonderful items are really go together well!

Congrats Nastya and all included artists!

Posted by Katrin (Katrinshine)

Grape earring, new giveaway on our blog!

This very delicate grapes earrings will be great for summer!

The grapes and leaves are made of Czech glass beads. Artfully woven vine branch made of thin silver plated supplies, the hooks are 925 sterling silver. These earrings are 6cm long.

These grapes earrings are made by Maria (Lovelytrifles) who is a hostess for this giveaway. Visit her lovely shop on Etsy to see more of her wonderful creations!

To enter this giveaway:

1.Visit Lovelytrifles shop, browse around and leave a comment here on what your favorite item is. (1 entry)

2. Follow/subscribe Maria's facebook / blog (1 entry each)

3. Follow/ subscribe our blog (1 entry)

4. Grab Etsy Russian Team’s button and place it on your blog. (1 entry)

5. Share this giveaway on your blog/ facebook/ twitter. (1 entry each)

6. Share Maria's blog on your blog/facebook/twitter. (1 entry each)

Please leave a separate comment on each entry and don't forget to LEAVE US YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS so that Maria could contact you!

This giveaway will run from April 16 through the 25th, and the lucky winner will be announced on April 26th, 2011.

Good luck and have fun!

Treasury "Vintage finds" on Etsy Front Page

Today treasury collection created by our Russian Artists Team member was featured on the front page of Etsy!

This is great news and we are happy to share with you this collection. It's named "Vintage finds" and dedicated to all cute vintage things that we like.

Curator of this collection is our Team leader Tonya (CityCrochet). Thank you, Tonya and congrats all featured handmade artists!

Posted by Katrin (Katrinshine)

Interview with a star - Inessa (SmaFactory)

Please, let us introduce our fellow team mate Inessa who runs SmaFactory shop on Etsy


- Please tell us a little bit about yourself
Hello! My name is Inessa, I live and work in Kyiv, Ukraine, I’m a proud mama of a beautiful 6 year old son. Recently I managed to work as a mediaplanner in advertising agency by day and jewelry designer by night, but now I decided to quit my job to became full-time jewellery maker. I'm extremely happy to be doing what I love.


- How long have you been creating? How did your journey in art and creativity begin?
I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands. As a child, I enjoyed taking children's art classes, crafts, I attended music school for classical piano study...
About three years ago I discovered stained glass paints and that’s how my craft addiction started. My first work was a glass tea cups that I painted with cute orange flowers. As a self-taught crafter, I searched for a tutorials on the web, I learned basic tips and techniques on a related craft forums…
Shortly after this I found a great site about polymer clay. I was intrigued by polymer clay jewelery and tried to make a piece of my own. It was so exciting!
I’ve been working with polymer clay now for about 2 years, and there is still so much to learn, but I really love it!


- What items do you carry in your shop?
I am a self-taught and eclectic artist, who works with a variety of techniques. I have some jewelry created in stone-imitation technique, some in decoupage, some is hand sculpted or molded and I use texture on clay technique in my jewelry also. I am fascinated with the process of jewelry making. I strive to always improve on my designs and techniques and to make jewelry that is creative, lovely and easy to wear.


- What are your main sources of inspiration?
Inspiration comes from everywhere and everything: daily life, nature, seasons, daydreams, love… and whatever I see.
But most of all my inspiration comes from nature. Gardening is another passion of mine. I love growing flowers, especially roses. That’s why there are so many flower-themed jewelry in my shop.


- Do you have a favorite item you have made?
Yes, that’s my Ancient Leaves earrings, which are molded from real leaves. They looks so refined because of the beautiful texture, and they are very lightweight too.


- Do you have a Favorite quote you'd like to share with us?
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

Stylish things, Anastasia lightkeeping

Have you ever taken a walk in a birch grove during the summer? Bright sunshine pierces the lacy birch foliage. Small white and blue wildflowers are flirting with each other. Ripe berries of wild strawberry are playing hide-and-seek with sunrays. A light breeze brings with it the aroma of wild grasses and flowers. You get the same wonderful feeling when you visit the 'lightkeeping'.


The owner of the store is a charming lady named Anastasia. You can definitely tell a lot about a person from looking at her works. Looking at Anastasia's creations, you can immediately see that she is kind cheerful, and her store radiates happiness.


Anastasia is a talented jewelry designer. Most of her pieces are made with lamp-work beads, which she complements with Swarovski crystals, genuine precious and semi-precious gemstones, pearls, etc. Earrings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, hair clips – everything made by Anastasia - immediately attracts your attention. All her creations are simple, elegant and original.


Anastasia keeps her relationships with her customers very personal. She respects her customers' taste and does her best in listening to their wishes. She says: «Custom orders are always welcome; if you see an item in my store that you like, but would like it better if it were put together in a somewhat different way, I'll be happy to accommodate! And if you like my "style" but don't see a particular color you'd like, I may be able and will be glad to put something together for you.»





Tomorrow is Anastasia's birthday. Rusteam would like to congratulate Anastasia and wish her to always remain her charming self and keep amazing us and her customers with her wonderful works.



Happy Birthday, Anastasia!


Story by Lana (FineEmbroidery)

Translated by Alla (FleetingStillness)


The story is also available in Russian there.

Russian Team member treasury on Etsy Front Page

We are happy to say that our team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page! This is amazing collection in earth colors "Rustic elegance" made by Nastya  BlueberryCream. Thank you for your great work and congrats all featured artists:
ArctidasSupplies,  CozySeason, Daimblond, AGardenCottage, FleetingStillness, YuliyaArt, JaneBoFelt, Baymut, NeroliHandmade, AroundBeads.

 

Garnet, stone of the month of January

Garnet is one the most powerful stones.

The name "garnet" comes from the Latin word "Granatus" which means "grain", "seed".


People believe that the Garnet brings happiness into your heart, fills you with energy and optimism. Those who wear the mineral gain authority and power. The stone helps you find true love.


Particularly red color Garnet is recommended for emotional people full of passion and energy, as it brings them happiness, success. The gem stimulates creativity.


Passive people with a low emotional level should not wear the Garnet. It may exhaust them, and even cause a serious nervous problem.


Red Garnets help most women become peaceful, prudent and wise. Green Garnets assists in planning your time and money reasonably.


Wearing this mineral provokes positivity and good mood. You should not use the stone's power and set it aside for a while if you need to relax and get some rest.


The Garnet is a talisman for sculptors, artists, poets, musicians, designers, producers, actors and people who's success depends on passion and energy.



Here is a collection of beautiful Garnets from our team, enjoy!


Story by Irina (BeautyLand)
Translated by Anastasia (Lightkeeping)

Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page

Happy holidays for all!
We happy to write that yesterday Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page.
"...For you..." was created by KarisaGraphic. This is a stylish treasury in neutral tones: light grey and tan.

The following Russian Artists team members were featured in this gorgeous treasury: CityCrochet, beautyspot, KAPARA, katrinshine, Arctida, yevgenia, HappyfrogfromAlaska.


Congrats curator and featured artists!

Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page

Today Russian Artists team treasury was featured on Etsy Front Page. Cosy and warm - Gift Guide under $60 was created by Arctida in Earth tones of brown, beige and cream colors.

The following Russian Artists team members were featuring in this gorgeous treasury: Katrinshine, Allmadewithlove, YanArt, Galafilc, BlueberryCream, Lightkeeping, TomBjornDesigns

Wonderful things wednesday - Hanukkah

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Jewish month Kislev which falls on December 2nd this year. The word Hanukkah means "dedication" in Hebrew, and this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks.

Jews believe that a miracle occured during the re-dedicatipon of the temple. There was only enough oil to light the temple's menorah for one day. Miraculously, flame remained lit for eight days and nights, giving enough time to find more oil to sustain the fire.

Hanukkah is also called the "Festival of Lights" and its celebrations include games, gifts, eating traditional foods and lighting a new candle on the menorah each night.

In our previous post we placed a question:
How many candles do you need to light the menorah for all 8 days? Do not forget that each evening you need the shamash…

Here is the answer:

Te Great Light - Menorah for Hanukkah - Earth Colors by Visart

Jerusalem Menorah - Stained Glass Gift for Hanukkah by FleetingStillness

Framed Embroidery on Hand Painted Silk - HOLY LAND by FineEmbroidery


Set of six grape bunch with leaf wine charms by Beautyland


Amber Sterling Silver Earrings by Lirigal

Story by Alla FleetingStillness