My Destash Shop is OPEN for business :)

I have wanted to do theis for ages but now I've finally taken time and opened a destash shop on Etsy, ArctidasSupplies. For those of you who may not know the term, it refers to the crafting supplies and sundries that a person collects. It can also refer to items that can be reused in projects (extra pieces of fabric, random buttons, etc.).

Like many artists and crafters, I've collected a huge pile of beads and findings hoping to use them in various projects. Also, like many, these items fill a lot of space and will probably never get used by me. So, I decided to find them new homes with people who may actually put them to good use! :)

In my new shop you will find my tutorials, high quality precious/semiprecious gemstones, steampunk vintage findings, pearls and metal findings, both handmade by me and commercial. If you are looking for something to inspire your next project, please stop by :)

Tree of Life tutorial

Ruffled Gemstone Hoops earrings tutorial

Champagne Citrine smooth briolettes

Vintage French Skeleton Key

It’s my Birthday!

It’s my birthday! Yep, I’m officially older and wiser today! Well maybe not wiser but older all right :) and is it customary to give flowers on ones birthday, here is my latest floral shot for you :) Suncatcher - Abstract Yellow Tulip Closeup.

Violante - Pink Amethyst and Peach Pearls wire wrapped and coiled asymmetric lariat necklace in Sterling Silver

The Sun is shining, the weather is warm and so the short-summer-top-season is approaching :) So here is a sparkling lariat necklace for those pretty summer tops! Violante - Pink Brazilian Amethyst, Peach Pearls and Purple African Amethyst in Sterling Silver.

Violante - For Sale in my ArtFire, Etsy and DaWanda shop!