Hi! My name is Rose and I am a re-useaholic. After graduating high school I went abroad for over a decade and then came back home to marry...

I have a small stash of gemstone jewelry that I made quite some time ago and has been patiently waiting for a photo shoot. There's more...

The Fantasy Artists of Etsy Street Team's 2010 monthly challenge is based on each month's name of the Full Moon. There are multipl...

My blog isn't talking to me right now. She's a little disgruntled that I've been neglecting her lately. I'd like to make it ...

Now available in Athena's Armoury . Many of you may already know that my first shop on Etsy was called Beach Bum Creations. And then c...

Sadly, most of the pictures I took that day came out fuzzy. And yes, that's a fitted sheet on my table -- I swear the label said flat...

Sneak Peek from my living room. If you happen to be in the area. . . Athena's Armoury will be participating in the Grand Opening Celebr...

This was my table from a psychic fair a friend from work invited me to show at. This is from a LONG time ago when I was involved with beade...

I realize that not everyone knows what chain maille is. What I find to be a continuous source of amusement, however, is that many of the pe...

I'm mentioned this a few times recently, but the FAE (Fantasy Artists of Etsy) Street Team is having a Snowflake Fantasy themed contest...

In an effort to reach the goals that I set out for myself recently, I just relisted a pair of earrings that had a somewhat shoddy picture i...

I just listed in my Beach Bum Creations Etsy shop, my first charity item. It is the Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet . All pro...

I've been playing around with the idea of listing some DIY Necklace Kits at my other Etsy shop: Beach Bum Creations . I finally listed ...

Shaggy Loops Earrings - listed today at Athena's Armoury Once upon a time I actually worked for a home party company. I was working a ...

I'm so excited that I finally got something done! All of my time for the past month or so has been dedicated to the moving experience: ...

Personally, I love copper . I love it when it's bright and shiny and even after it starts to oxidize and get darker. There's a bi...

I've been racking my brain trying to think of a fantastic project I can do using orange jump rings or O-rings, but not having any in sto...

OK, so lots of people, not enough tools, and a few snafus later and I'm not quite done with my ring yet. I really thought that myself a...

After a somewhat rough patch where there were a lot of bugs and just general wonky-ness going on at Etsy, it seems like things might be stab...

That's the black mother of pearl shell I chose (which is what was giving me problems that first night) instead of the cab like everyone ...