Feria Urbana

December is upon us! And that means lots of fabulous arts and crafts faires all throughout the bay area for you to do your holiday shopping at.

I'll be at Feria Urbana this Thursday from 6 to 10 pm.




Drop by, say hello, and maybe pick up a new piece of jewelry for someone special in your life.

Holiday Sales

I'm having a couple holiday sales in my Etsy Shop!





Through next week I'm offering free shipping on all domestic orders. Also, buy one pair of swoop earrings and get the second pair of equal or lesser value for half off!

Simply head over to my Etsy shop now to get an early start on holiday shopping for your loved ones. Then you can breathe, relax, and really enjoy the rest of the holiday season as it gets into full swing!

The Dangling Night Sky

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy Shop!

~hand-forged brass earrings~

inspiration: the way the night sky presses down on me when I lay out on the lawn in my backyard at night




Enter the code "tangleweeds blog" in the message section of your Etsy receipt to receive 30% off these hand-forged brass and labradorite earrings.

Dasher and Donner

I was just putzing around, kind of dragging my feet on finishing the editing work on some new jewelry photos when I decided to check in on my shop. Really, there is nothing nicer than to take a break from work only to find out you're featured in one of the Etsy holiday gift guides! You can go check it out here (and get an early start on your Christmas shopping!)


My morale's been a bit low lately, there's been a big dose of "oh, why am I doing any of this, why don't i just get a real job already, have a small bit of financial security for once in my life" sorts of thoughts going through my head. I do this work because I love it, I do it for a lot of reasons. But sometimes the love for it seems like it might not be enough. . . I'm afraid that's possibly gonna out me as an artistic phoney, but it's true. It's moments like these, when the money's tight and I'm not sure how I'm gonna pay rent next, and I've just spent the last 24 hours alone at home working, with only the cats to talk to, it's moments like these when finding out that I'm featured in an Etsy gift guide can really brighten my mood.

Here's a small sampling of the other lovelies featured alongside me:

Ochre Earrings

Semicircle Hoops

Fanciful Forest Necklace

Well, time for dinner now and then back to work for me. Off to San Jose tomorrow to see my sister and this adorable guy (my nephew):



Good night!

Nest Building

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy Shop!

~hand-forged copper and brass earrings~

inspiration: the way birds will gather bits of this and that, pieces of straw, strips of tree bark, blades of grass to build their nests





Enter the code "tangleweeds blog" in the message section of your Etsy receipt to receive 30% off these earthy, periodot, quartz, and labradorite earrings.

Just Peachy

What a delightful surprise today to find out I'm featured in this lovely treasury over on Etsy.

~Peach Goldenlocks n the Cranbears~

~my hand-forged earrings~

~ a cute bear-print~

~and this lovely cuff! ~

(there's more too, just click here to see the rest of it.

It was put together by Curious Oddities who just so happens to have a pretty nifty Etsy shop of her own! Here are a few pieces from her shop:

This one is my favorite. It's a teeny-tiny lightbulb!

pendulum necklace

brass globe necklace

It's raining and a bit dreary here, but dreary and gloomy in a good way. I have a very full weekend planned full of fun stuff and a little bit of work. Have a lovely weekend!

A Bit of Mystery

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy Shop!

~hand-forged copper and silver pendant~

inspiration: early morings when the world is still drenched in fog and the day still holds a bit of mystery






Enter the code "tangleweeds blog" in the message section of your Etsy receipt to receive 30% off this rustic, hand-forged copper and silver pendant.