It’s that time of year again
December 20th, 2011That holiday time of year. I have a love hate relationship with it. As much as I don’t enjoy being festive, and Christmas music,I do enjoy how busy I get and how many of my wares get shared with others. So a big thanks to anyone that ordered recently.
That being said, my cutoff for holiday orders was December 1st. I got many orders between the 1st and now the 20th that wont necessarily make it on time. So here’s the mass update.
Anyone that placed a wood order bewtween December 1-15, your pieces have been made and shipped out either Saturday 12/17 or Monday 12/19.
Anyone that ordered stone labrets or plugs between December 1-15, your orders will be complete sometime next week, and shipped before the new year. The stone takes a bit longer to produce, so I worked through the wood orders first. Once I get through this holiday hump, everything should be back on track.
If you have any questions regarding an order of yours, please feel free to contact me.
Big thanks!!
Black Friday/Cyber monday
November 23rd, 2011Here’s what I got in spirit of these holidays…
The first 5 customers to purchase from heartonsleevejewelry.com or my etsy shop will get a free set of wood plugs in the same size (*up to two inches). This starts Friday AM at midnight Eastern time .
Also I will be giving cash back on larger purchases. Spend $50, get $10 back. Spend $100, get $20 back. Spend $150 get $30 back. Spend $200, get $50 Back!!! This deal goes for any website or etsy purchase.
If that’s not enough, the $30 labret deal is back. Any size labret round or oval from 6 mm to 16 mm will be $30. The material choice is up to me to decide, so it’s a surprise when you get it. Please be specific about any and all dimensions and wearable space, I will make a selection based on the size.
Purchases need to be made with paypal only. This sale will start Friday at 12:00 AM eastern time, and will run until 11:59 PM Monday 11/28 (international customers, check your clocks!). The 5 winners of free plugs will be notified after their purchase. The cash back deal will be issued as a paypal refund after the purchase is made. Free plugs deal cannot be combined with the cash back deal.
Any questions about any of this, please email me at: heartonsleeve@live.com
Thanks for all the support year round. Have a happy holiday!
New minerals
November 9th, 2011Yes, I’ve done some shopping for gems and minerals. I’ve done some online searching. I also went to our local gem and mineral show.
These are some of the finer ones I’ve picked up recently, as well as some pieces already cut up to make plugs with.
Let’s start with turquoise.
turquoise
The large block up top is set up for me to easily make plugs with. I can go up to about 1 inch round or larger in teardrops. The top right piece is a slab of the same material for cabs. I may actually use most of it for a large belt buckle cab. The smaller guys will make nice labrets or small gauge plugs. This material is very pricey, and will have a premium rate for all projects. It’s so nice I couldn’t help myself.
chrysoprase
Brazilian chrysoprase. The color on these is amazing! These will work nicely for small plugs or labrets. The longer piece in the middle looks to be high gem quality. This is a premium material.
opal
Andean opal, quite pink. More vivid than the picture looks. I’m thinking 0 gauge plugs, or slightly larger oval fronts. I may be willing to separate them for small labrets.
red tigers eye
Variegated red tigers eye. High quality material. This slab is thick enough for plugs and quite large (about 9-10 inches across). I can cut this to whatever size up to 38 mm, in round or teardrop shapes.
silver onyx
I’m interested to see how this one looks polished up. I can cut this to whatever size up to 38 mm, in round or teardrop shapes.
jasper/amazonite
Imperial wave jasper (above), 1 inch tears or below. Nice bands of color going through with a book-matched presentation. Brazilian amazonite below. Looks like about a 19 mm round or below.
assorted matched pairs
Up top, banded calcite. Rounds maybe up to 22 mm, although I do have a LOT more of this material available. Half and half obsidian, perfect size for 16 mm tears or smaller. The bottom is some Arizona rainbow petrified wood. Extremely hard material with a rainbow of colors going through. This material is getting particularly scarce. I’d really like to make an oval set with these, but tears would work as well. Up to about 28 mm for a longer tear shape.
quartz
amethyst
Clear quartz and amethyst. The quartz looks like it may work in a 16-13 mm tear, and the amethyst up to about 19 mm. The amethyst is quite nicely transparent and book matched. I generally keep both quartz and amethyst around in smaller sizes as well.
blue apatite, cz
Blue apatite is the top pair. These will turn out to 16 mm or smaller double flared plugs. When it’s polished, it looks much nicer than it appears up there. The lower pieces are blue cubic zirconia. High quality man-made gems. These will make your ears glow!
tigers eye
I have a few pieces of this. I can make up to about 19 mm round and larger in teardrops. This particular piece is all flash on the front, and should make some nice projects.
asst pieces for labrets
Here’s a few choice pieces I’ve been saving for labrets. Clockwise from the top:
Rose quartz. 16 mm round or below.
Smoky quartz, 19 mm round (maybe) or smaller.
I believe this to be orange aventurine, or some type of quartz. This will make a nice WIDE oval.
I believe this to be green quartzite, but I’m not 100% sure. It’s set up for a decent sized oval about 16 mm or so.
The black piece is Jet. Petrified coal. Very lightweight. This will make a large gauge oval labret. I do have another smaller piece available as well.
Please contact me with a description of what you need, sizes and materials included for any quotes. Not all of these minerals are treated equally, so please take that into consideration. I may work on some of these projects when I get free time, until then they will be available.
HOLIDAY ORDERS
October 20th, 2011I really hate bringing up the ‘Holiday Season’ so early, but the way things are going I feel the need to.
New/custom orders will have a turnaround time of 3-4 weeks right now, so a month from now it may or may not be a longer wait. Any custom ideas, please get them in as soon as possible. Especially international customers! Shipping anything generally takes longer in November and December.
Buy one get one plugs
October 6th, 2011It’s been slowing down a bit here, so I got an offer to put out there… For the next 10 website or etsy plug purchases, I will include an extra pair of plugs in the same size at no extra cost (excluding stone). The bonus pair will be something picked from stock, but who doesn’t like free stuff?
***Edit: This sale only lasted about 24 hours. Thanks to everyone that jumped on the deal right away!!
