Here Come the Holidays!

Hey peeps!!

I hope you had a wonderful September!  This month we ventured to the Wesleyan Market at the historical Wesleyan College.  We did great!  So, we will be attending this market for the rest of the year.  :-)

October is just around the corner, and with October comes the holidays!  Over the next couple of weeks, I will be rolling out some new holiday jewelry!  When I say holidays, I am including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc... Which will be a first for Some Kind of Pretty.  I have already introduced my Jack-O-Lantern post earrings, which were a big hit at the Wesleyan Market!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/163400434/pumpkin-jack-o-lantern-halloween?ref=shop_home_active
These cuties go for $5 and are on hypoallergenic posts.

I have several Christmas themed necklace that are already in the works.  I hope you take advantage of additions to brighten your holidays!

Our next stops with be the Wesleyan Market on October 12th and the Sacred Heart Fall Festival on October 19th.

The monthly newsletter will be sent out this week.  If you are not on the mailing list and would like be, then send me a message through Etsy or Facebook.  :-)

Catheryn

Just a Day at the Market

Hey peeps!!

This past weekend I was able to set up shop at the Wesleyan Market!  This takes place at Wesleyan College, which up until a few years ago was actually an all girl's college.  Me and the hubby had such a great day!  Though the veterans of the market said it was a slow turn out, we had a blast with all the customers.  It was such a great relief to see actual buyers (compared to the Battle of Byron last month  :-/).  Because of the great turnout, we will be returning on the 28th!  Yay!  Which everyone was saying that the end of the month market is much busier!  So if you are local, I highly encourage you to experience the market.  They market had several wonderful vendors.  Many that served great food!  One of which we had for lunch.  It was a great booth that sold Mexican food.  It tasted so fresh and flavorful!

Unfortunately, we were too late to buy dessert (Dustin left to go to some baked good vendors and they sold out before noon!).  But all in all, we had a wonderful day.  I have several new necklaces and earrings that I will try to add this week.

I will also be introducing some seasonal jewelry this year!  I am currently working on some Halloween/Fall earrings.  Some Christmas necklaces are also in the works!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/150786030/bright-green-skull-cameo-necklace?ref=shop_home_active
$15
Just a little something to consider for Halloween.  :-)

Hey Peeps!

Happy Wednesday!

I am working on the Newsletter...so have not fear!  It will be out soon-ish.  I can't tell you how excited I am for tomorrow!  Since my hubby has to work late, I will be making the most of tomorrow to take my mind off of it.  :-)  It will be all about Project Runway and jewelry!  I will be making a pit stop by my all time favorite store to pick up some supplies for a top secret project (which I won't even reveal on here!) and then home to work on adding some new listings!

The new listing that I have waiting to be added are and assortment of necklaces and earrings.  I find myself making more and more long necklaces when I am prepping for Fall.  So I decided...Long necklaces are so in for Fall!  I didn't even bother to consult the trend makers on this one.  Yep!  So I will be working on getting those listings up ASAP!

Tonight I have also discover Flavors. This site has allowed me to corral all my social media for Some Kind of Pretty to one easy location for any follower to use...it even has the etsy store!  So, please follow me on http://flavors.me/somekindofpretty   :-)

I want to leave you with this bright happy necklace for the evening.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/161389781/bold-yellow-flower-statement-necklace?ref=shop_home_active
$16

Good night!

Catheryn

Long week...Lots of Rain

So, if you live in Georgia, you may have noticed that every evening it has been raining...a lot...  The excessive rain has actually dampened many of my plans.  I don't have a gym membership anymore, so I like to go on a walk as a warm up.  I can't really walk in the rain.  Of course, there are other options for exercise, but I'm lazy and I like my walks.  :-)

But, all this rain has given me the opportunity to stay inside and work on my jewelry and prepping for a busy Fall season of craft shows!  I'm so excited!!  I am even getting some Christmas jewelry made! (Don't hate me for getting on the Christmas train already.)

In preparation for an upcoming show, I am making a new display for my long necklaces.  I decided that I don't show you all enough of my process, that I will do a DIY for a long necklace display.  :-)  If this rain ever lets up, I will begin my project.  But  till then, I will keep everything a surprise.

I just hope that your week has been a good one!!  I know I'm glad that it's Friday!  What do you have planned for the weekend?

Catheryn

P.S....

I love these!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/160456077/black-and-white-covered-button-earrings?ref=shop_home_active
$5

Favorite Pouches

Good Evening!!

I hope you had a great weekend!  I know mine was pretty good.  I am trying to recover from a stressful week at work.  I had to take Friday off to help calm down.  But, now I am feeling better and (I think I am) ready for this upcoming week.

Today I wanted to feature my lipstick pouches.  These pouches are special to me.  My mom started making these a while ago on one of her fancy sewing machines, and I loved them!!  So anytime I see my mom now, I always make sure to make some pouches to sell.  I have yet to actually add them to the store.  I usually have them as a craft show exclusive, but this week I decided to post the pouches I have left.

These pouches are perfect to hold any little odd-n-end in your purse.  I use mine to hold my stash of lip glosses and chap sticks.  This way, I don't lose all of them in the bottom of my purse!!  I also don't end up buying 10 tubes of car-max.  My mom likes to use hers to hold all of her usb drives.  She uses a bunch for her embroidery projects.  You can also use them to hold just about anything else!!!  These would be great for stocking stuffers too!

I currently have 5 listed, but I am working on adding more!

What do you think?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/159871557/aztec-lipstick-pouch?ref=shop_home_active

https://www.etsy.com/listing/159873025/light-pink-and-grey-lipstick-pouch?ref=listing-shop-header-0

Shows and staying positive...

So...

Last weekend I was at the Battle of Byron.  This was supposed to be a huge show for Byron.  It is originally held in May, but since Georgia has been under a storm cloud for the last three months, it had to be rescheduled.  The show was moved to August.  I was looking forward to this show all Summer.  I was pumped!!  The hubby and I brought everything!  I don't think we forgot anything!  We also beat our record set-up time.  .......Then...there was nobody....

I exaggerate when I say nobody.  But the attendance was so low!  I couldn't believe it!!  So, all Saturday I was crushed.  Thankfully I bounced back!  Now I am back to making jewelry!  I also keep in mind a custom wedding order that I am doing for an old high school friend!  I love doing wedding orders!!

I just have to remember that one show won't break me and I have actually had worse shows.  This show I also featured some new additions.  A couple I have not added to the store yet.

I have redesigned my Threaded Leather Bracelets (Floss Bracelets) and have made them into bangles!!  I will be phasing out my Floss Bracelets and will be now featuring my Threaded Bangles!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/159573904/custom-threaded-bangles?ref=shop_home_active

These bracelets can be made in any color.  I seriously have TONS of colors.  I have also added little beads to each bangle!  I use metal beads, Czech fire polished glass, shell, and/or semi-precious stone.Of course if you do not want the beads, they can be made with out them.  I love these for their bright colors and they look great stacked together!  Just put in the buyers notes what color you would like for me to use.

Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!!

Catheryn

I love Thursdays

So Thursdays have become my most favorite day!  It's almost the weekend, it's relaxed around the house (weekend craziness hasn't hit yet), I usually end up working on jewelry.....and.....Project Runway comes on!!!!!!

I have been a loyal fan since season 1.  You might call it an obsession.  But I love this show!  I even loved the short lived spin off, Project Accessory.

Tonight's episode focusing on making clothes out of bow ties...this should be interesting.  If you haven't watched the show yet...you should!!  I know I will be watching it while drinking some Chai tea from my zebra mug.  :-)  Since today is basically about my favorites...here are some of my favorites in the store!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/157305304/grey-and-orange-tassel-necklace?ref=shop_home_active
$13
I love this necklace!  It's long and perfect for layering!  The orange Czech glass beads add the perfect amount of pop!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/114000382/zebra-rhinestone-studs?ref=shop_home_active
$4
ZEBRA!!!!  I love zebra!!!  My husband stopped me from decorating our whole is zebra..(I will sneak zebra some how...lol)  But these are great for a little pop of color and pattern.  The colors are bright and sparkly!

All you local peeps come out and see Some Kind of Pretty at the Battle of Byron this Saturday!  It will be a big show and I can't wait to see everyone!

Catheryn