Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays all! I'm feeling very festive lately, but then it's hard not to. Everywhere you go the halls are decked, the trees trimmed, and the carols are being piped in.

Shameless self-promotion time...all of the holiday items in my ArtFire shop are on sale, already marked down, no coupon needed. Also, every now and then, I flip on the "Sales Mode" and mark down everything an additional 10% just because I'm feeling gifty. You never know when it might happen, but it does at least once a day (and sometimes I announce it on Twitter and my Facebook page).

Plus, if you have read this far...I'm going to do another give-away. Leave a comment (any comment, but please be nice) and you could win this pin. It is has been lightly glittered and the border is a rich red. I will pick someone at random from the comments, on Tuesday, December 15th (so I can get it in the mail before I go on my trip).

Enjoy your holiday season, and please shop handmade for the holidays.

Cheers, Juli

Did you know...?

Did you know it's holiday shopping season right now?

I just read a note on ArtFire.com that said that with this year's late Thanksgiving and the economy and all, that people are shopping earlier this year for the holiday season.

Are you planning on purchasing handmade (and even one of a kind) items for the people on your gift giving list? If you are, you should consider shopping through ArtFire. I, and several people I know, have shops on ArtFire and many will be having sales and specials for the holiday season.

Skelekitty and Friends is currently having a BOGO sale on all prints and if you buy an original piece of art you get 2 prints!

Kit Cameo has some cool stuff in her SALE section, a must check out.

Do you like hats? Do you think Victorian/Steampunk is awesome? Check out DyMa Creations!

And, as always, you can check out my shop simply by using the rapid cart on my blog or my ArtFire Kiosk in Facebook, or at julisjewels.artfire.com.

Don't forget, you never have to join ArtFire to shop ArtFire. Come check it out.

3rd Saturday Time Again!

Just a quick reminder...it's 3rd Saturday time again.

This month it will be in a new location and at a different time.

We will be in the Westfield Downtown Plaza, in the L Street Shops section (in the middle of the mall near the play place.) We will be there from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Also, I am teaming up with Dyana Martin of Dyma Creations again this month. Her hats and fascinators are fabulous. Get a little something special to wear to all those holiday parties!

Please stop by and say hello.

Because It's My Second Favorite Holiday...

Because it's my second favorite holiday, all of the Halloween items in my ArtFire shop are on sale for the entire month of November. 15% off! Just pick the item (or items) you like and use the coupon code 164848AD5F-C49E16ACAB at check out. Also, you will still get a Halloween Treat Bag 'O Fun with your Halloween item purchase. YAY!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween all! I'm feeling very treaty lately (no tricks, just treats!) and I love sharing treats.

Currently, if you buy anything in my ArtFire shop, I will throw in the Halloween Treat Bag 'o Fun.

Plus, if you have read this far...I'm going to do another give-away. Tell me a little story about your favorite Halloween costume and you could win this necklace. It is a fabulously glittered witch image in a bottle cap presented on an 18" cotton cord. I will pick someone at random from the comments, on Friday October 30th.

Enjoy your week and have a happy Halloween.

Cheers, Juli

Halloween Treats for You.

Halloween fun for everyone!

This weekend at 3rd Saturday, I will be partnering up with Dyana Martin of DyMa Creations. Please come by and check out her fabulous hats.

As Halloween draws nearer, I have become all nostalgic, thinking about Halloweens past and all the fun of trick-or-treating (I must admit, I have never done a trick, more's the pity.).

I have decided that I will share the fun of trick-or-treating with you. If you purchase any Halloween item from my ArtFire Shop or from me at a craft fair ( I will be vending at 3rd Saturday this weekend, look for me on 11th between K & L Streets, across from Ambrosia Cafe) I will give you the Halloween Treat Bag of Fun.

I have just made some new pieces, including my current favorite, the Poison Necklace (a simple soldered pendant on black suede lace). The new items will be uploaded to my shop by this evening, and I will have a few more items at the show this weekend.

Hope you all have a happy Halloween!

ATCs are fun

Welcome to my 40th blog post!

Here is an ATC I made at last month's ATC Night at Vox in Midtown.

I made a checkerboard background by pressing some tiny ink pads directly onto the paper. All of the images and the border on the bottom are from ARTChix Studio.

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