Moving!!

I can't believe tomorrow we move to our new place. I'm just one happy momma!! The place we live now has horrible parking so I can't have family or friends over because of it. I can't do the laundry because I have to go down 3 flights and walk over to the laundry area. This place we get our own laundry outlets so we can have stackable washer and dryers. We are going to go to sears outlet tonight to look for one. The thing I'm most excite about is working on jewelry!! And I want to soon go to a flea market and my favorite store in Fullerton and go to the swap meet . Well my little munchkin is waking up gotta go!!

Time flies!!!

Time sure does fly when your busy! I had my son on February 15th at 10:38pm weighing 8lbs 8oz and 21 inches long. He is 4 1/2 weeks old and weighing 9lbs 9oz and 22 1/2 inches long. I posted some pictures of my little guy. I love him so much!!!
Life has changed for me quite a lot. I now want to start selling my jewelry more now since having my guy. I want I e able to show him that you can take your passion and run with it even when you have a family that you take care of. My parent were in a horrible car crash in January. They both survived, my dad was in I.C.U for a while but got better and came home. Now he is back in the hospital for blood clots in both lungs. He wasn't supposed to survive it. The doctors do not know why he survived. I say it's a miracle and it isn't his time yet.
We are moving on Thursday to a bigger and better place than where we live now. I will be able to get back into making my jewelry and cooking. I packed away all of my jewelry supplies a while back and same thing with my recipes :) it will be an exciting new chapter in our life. Here are some pics of my little guy :)

Well a lot has changed since I wrote last

For one I am sorry I haven't been writing anything lately, but I will explain why I haven't been writing.
I am 6 months pregnant!!! I found out in June that I was pregnant when I had been feeling a little sick. I had morning sickness for 10 weeks and lost 12lbs. I now have gained 7 of those pounds back. I have been way to tired and sick to make any jewelry or even contemplate making any. I sold most of my jewelry while I was sick so I wouldn't be holding on to it. Being sick was a all day adventure. I don't know why they call it morning sickness lol it just doesn't happen in the morning. We are due February 21st

I also got married on October 13th to my wonderful husband and partner jarrod :) it was a quiet peaceful wedding. With a equally quiet and peaceful reception!! I loved it!! It was the perfect wedding for jarrod and I. If we had done formal it wouldn't have been us and it probably would have been awkward for us. It was done at his nana's house wedding was inside and reception was outside. I couldn't have done it with out our family helping us. And also for my best friend Nikki who makes me laugh all the time!! Can't wait for the pictures to see all of our crazy faces and serious ones.

I decided I am going to revamp this blog, it just won't be about jewelry making it will be about my life and what I experience and what I am going through everyday. There might be one post a day or there might be a couple posts and there might be a few days where I don't post at all. Life is an adventure and I plan on taking it and running with it.

Here are some pics my friend Nikki took and text messaged to me :)

My Love

I am still getting used to blogging. I have to tell you about the love of my life since he will pop up in future posts. His name is jarrod. He is 33 years old and works as a lead for a cable company. We are getting married October 13th this year. A little history behind the both of us.
We met on blind group date June 16th 2010. His best friend is dating a friend of mine and she thought we would be perfect together and I was opposed to meeting him since I had decided not to date anymore and I was content doing that. But she was insistent and I finally said yes but It had to be a group date otherwise I wouldn't go. Well I met him and instantly liked him. So I had to make sure he was the one I had been waiting for. He got the 20 hardest questions on that date. I just knew he was telling the truth when he answered them, ever since we have been together and last October he asked me to marry him. He asked me to be his girlfriend after a week and told me he lived me after 4 months. :) he makes me super happy and I am the luckiest gal alive. Just to let you know he is a very picky guy when it comes to woman, his last serious relationship was back in highschool. a few dates since then but not serious until he met me.
He has a kind spirit, he is polite, considerate, nice, shy, handsome, tall, Loyal, supportive, funny, loving, adventurous, and so much more.
Well that is all for now :)

My goals for the rest of the year

I am working on my first goal of getting my jewelry into boutique stores. I am nervous about doing it, but I was talking to a awesome lady yesterday at a walk through for a show i am doing on June 23rd and she told me to go for it. There are thousands of stores out there and I know I need to get into these stores since my jewelry does sell really good at these jewelry events I do and people love my jewelry. I know these stores would be excited to see my jewelry since it is so unique. So I am working on that goal this year. I need to get a carrying case with trays for all of my jewelry before I approach boutiques with my jewelry.
My other goal is to get into the magazine jewelry affaire magazine. I haven't yet attempted to send any in yet but I will be doing that when it comes up again to send in. I have been in bead trends and stringing and now I want to go for that one.
My last goal is sell double what I sold last year. So far I am 3/4 of the way there.
I absolutely love making and designing jewelry, it's my passion and I am so in love with it!!!

Runway Show!!

I will be doing a runway show for my jewelry in June :) I am super stoked and excited!! There will be sneak preview pictures to come later on as it gets closer of my collection :) here are some newer items and I sold a few already :)

Some dangle delights

I love making dangles!! They are so fun and they
Look great on everything! Here's a sample!! :)
I have been a busy bee getting ready for my show!!! I am also obsessed with reading good romance books. I need to price some jewelry for my show still.

Pink Parlour Festival is coming!!!!

I am super excited that my favorite show is coming in 2 weeks, I have at 250 pieces of jewelry and more to come as it gets closer. I am going to be working on some bracelets and necklaces today :) I will post some pics if my work later on today :) have a great day everyone

A little bit of me and a little bit of my jewelry

Sorry it has been a long time since I have blogged. A lot has happened since I last blogged, I got 99.9% of my jewelry up on my www.rockabead.etsy.com site. Except for all of my new jewelry!! I have been back into working on jewelry everyday and I have some new pretties!!
I have been busy working on my wedding, looking for a new place to live, working 40 hour weeks, going on trip to Florida for a week, designing jewelry and the list goes on!!
I am
Posting some pictures of my new jewelry and its not all of them.

Virtual Craft Show

Hello!!! I do not have all my jewelry on my website yet, I'm working on it, this past 3 weeks i have had back to back shows. all of my jewelry is for sale unless it says sold on it. i do not reproduce the same piece twice, so its first come first basis. You can look on my facebook site www.facebook.com/rockabead  and you can message me on there or add me as a friend, or you can conversation me on http://www.rockabead.etsy.com/ or email me at rockabead1987@yahoo.com.
All of the pictures are on my facebook. if you want something on there but is not on my etsy yet, let me know and i will put it on my etsy site for you. i am having a 30% sale from december 1st through december 31st 12pm pst. and free shipping as well. the code for the 30% is XMAS30
I am woring everynight to get the items on my website, but i do sell to my coworkers so things do have a tendency to be on there and then disappear. only because i sold it. hope you love my jewelry as much as i love making it.
remember the code otherwise you will not recieve the discount!!!!

Shows

I have a show this Saturday :) a new one, I did a show in upland this past Sunday and I did ok, it was slow cuz of the rain. But this Saturday it is at a roller derby show. That should be fun. I hope I sell some. I am also trying out for magazines again, getting back into it. Going to have free shipping the whole month of December. My website is down because of the two shows and once this show is over it will be up and running again.

December 26th is the start of the virtual craft show on lori andersons blog www.prettythingsblog.com I am giving away a pretty necklace that i love!!!!!

Can't wait for my different events this month, I am an extremely busy person

Shows!!!

i was supposed to have a show today but it was cancelled due to the weather. its not raining right now but it was last night. it is cold and cloudy. i love this weather. i do have 2 shows coming up one November 20th and December 10th. one right after the other. i am excited!!!! Hopefully i sell!! i have been getting my inventory ready for the show and i am also trying out for a magazine, so i ahve been creating for that as well. i have been a busy bee!! hopefully everyone stays dry out there today in the rain

Some Jewelry Pics

i have been so busy!! Working 40 hrs a week at AAA plus working another 40 hrs making my jewelry and learning all about how to run a business. Having fun doing it all, but i am a crazy beadaholic :) Got engaged October 2nd 2011!!!!! so excited! Bridal Jewelry was my first thought about the whole process. I'm telling you im  a beadaholic. Jarrod (fiancee) is such a wonderful man to me, he made me a bead studio area in his place so i can do my jewelry while he plays his hockey games or watchin his games. :) he knows i love it so much and to have someone like him that supports me no matter what, is just what i need. :) here are some pics of my jewelry that i have done!!! i have 260 pieces of jewelry that i am trying to put up on my website http://www.rockabead.etsy.com/ visit my website for some delightful pieces!! if you see a peice on there but then disappearsthat means i sold it to a coworker, family memeber, friend or at a show. Just a heads up in case theres something you love on there.

 i love multi color bracelets and i knew when i saw these colors hang up in Surf City Beads i knew i had to have them.

 Skulls and bows are my favorite images so i knew a bracelelt was bound to happen one day featuring them.

 i decided to try out wire wrapping and i fell in love with wrapping topdrill beads and its awesomely fun to do!

 Asymetric designs are featured alot in my designs i think they work wonders on people, they are definitely conversation starters and all my jewelry is unique, my number one rule is Never make the same piece of jewelry twice! I'll do different colors and different beads of the same design but they are never the same at all. i always wanted that unique look and i hated going to stores and seeing all the same things and people not having anything unique to wear. And it bugged me to show up somewhere and see some one wearing the same thing as me! So i knew my jewelry would be unique and one of a kind. once its gone its gone. never to be reproduce even though people have asked me and told me i should make doubles. i will never do it, ever! I would be breaking everything i believe in. So people have fun with my jewelry wear it out have fun with it, i made each piece with love and i know you will appreciate it.

delicate, amazing pair of earrings, reminds of the 50's :) have a great weekend everyone!!

Busy bee is what I've been

I have been busy making new jewelry since I have been selling a lot at work to my coworkers and I have a show that I am doing this weekend as well. Been making lots of jewelry and still am designing some new ones for my show in November :) I had also ripped my toenail off too as well. I have pic of my newest creation that I am still in the process of designing and creating, it's the end product but it starting to look good. My computer is not cooperating with me with this pic. Later on today I will post it.

A long time

Its been a while since i have been on here and i have been busy creating and selling :) sold so far on my etsy site 7 pieces of jewelry. i love that people love my jewelry and i cant wait to put up new designs i have been working on. i started redesigning my studio and my creative mind is on overdrive. for some reason whenever i start cleaning my work space it gets my creative juices flowing. i finished a necklace i've been designing for a few days now and today i started another one :) oh and i started a new job at AAA a week and half ago and i am loving it!!! here are some pics of the ones that were sold:

 i started making these rings with the black victorian inspired bands and different color flowers on top

                                                                my favorite earrings that i have made

                                                                  i love this bracelet

                                                           VERA, named after a dear friend


This is all for now with more updates later on :) i will not leave such a long gap of time before i write next time

Pictures

Here are some pics of my booth from the show

I've been a busy girl, going to work went to 2 kings games last week as well as a baseball game. Sunday i created 5 pairs of earrings. I'm still working on my necklace creation. I also have been wanting to make some rings which i am going to start right away. hope you all have a great week!

life

i just realized how much jewelry i have to sell over 50 necklaces, over 50 bracelets and over 100 pairs of earrings!!!! I have a awesome idea for a necklace that im bursting to get started! i'll show some pics of the peice when im done

Designing

This the one that sold. Its so pretty and it was on the cover of bead trends magazine. I'm really happy that it found a good home to go to. Been working on some new designs. I like designing between calls at work. i work in a call center and when it gets a little slow i like to take out a pen and some paper and design. Sometimes i have to altar the design once i start working with materials and then it elvoves into something completely different. Gonna start working on putting some more of my designs on my etsy site which is http://www.rockabead.etsy.com/

talk to you later :)

Pink Parlour Festival

I had a blast doing this show! I will be a vendor next year as well hopefully if they take me :)  i hope everyone who went had a blast shopping! there looked like a lot of cool vendors and clothes! i did really well for my first show :) super happy with the results. Thank you guys who bought my jewelry i appreciate your business and everyone who took a look at my shop thank you so much for taking a look, feel free to contact me anytime :) the masterpiece of my shop has found a good home! Hope you enjoy Rockabilly Flowers, its an original design and one of a kind! Just like all my jewelry its one of a kind and never gonna be made again. I started making jewelry because i could never find anything i liked and that someone else didn't have so i started making jewelry 7 years ago and i have never looked back. I also want to thank Paige for being an awesome companion vendor with her jewelry displays i bought 2 of the lovely creations and i want to give big thanks to Nikki who came out to be my helper the whole time i really needed her help :) hope  you all have a great night and have a wonderful week!

5 days till the show

SHOWTIME!!!!!!!!!!! my show is coming up!!!! i've been busy getting ready for it so much to do and not enough time!! gotta keep going will post what happens at the show which is at the Santa Anita Racetracks :) have a great week everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!