UnTaMeD HeArT MoNsTeR bOx

Untamed Heart MoNsTeR bOx, originally uploaded by ametistagirl.

MoNsTeR love is said to be the deepest kind of love...or maybe it was the creepiest kind...I can never keep it straight.

In any case, this romantic little MoNsTeR bOx will be appearing in our shop this week.

Take a peak
http://ametista.etsy.com

Julie of JulieVision.etsy.com created this awesome treasury featuring......

SKULL KINGS

Julie, calls herself a purse-o-holic.
She loves to match everything, which is why she started making
accessories to go with everything she owns.
Julie believes accessorizing should be possible
without breaking the bank (which is just what we ladies love to hear...LOL!).
She does her best to sell all items for as
reasonable a price as possible.
"Now if I could only figure out how to make shoes"...gotta love her.

She also makes lampwork glass beads.
If you have the perfect bead, bag or idea in your head,
put in a request for a custom item and she'll be more than happy
to work with you on your idea...
fun...fun...fun.

As you'll see by the names she chooses
for each of her items, she feels accessorizing
should be done with a sense of humor.

Here are just a few of her items...
Miss Saigon

Poor Yorick

Lucy I'm Home

Please be sure to check by her shop JulieVision.etsy.com.

January 15 - Blog Carnival

In 2010, Kathy and I are working on our marketing strategies, getting a little more organized and creating....creating....creating.  We're talking about revamping our jewelry line by designing our own line of pendants made from PMC and Copper. Also be sure to check in on our Yoga Fairy shop, we will be changing the wings on our adorable little fairies, we're very excited about that too. We have a lot of ideas for this year that are still in the talk phases, but will soon be put in to action.

We hope to accomplish twice as much as we did last year.   We want to do more craft shows and we're looking forward to being a part of the Renaissance Festival again this year.  We learned a lot from last year and will be doing things a little bit differently on how we'll be setting up our booth.  We're taking other vendors advice and just things we realized would've been better and we should have a spectacular booth...not that our other booth wasn't awesome because we did get a lot of people telling us they loved our booth. 

Overall, we'll be concentrating on organization, creating, networking and helping out wherever we can.

We hope that each and everyone has a prosperous New Year and keep creating!

A cause near and dear to my heart...

As some of you may know, my son Alex (a remarkable, amazing and wonderful little boy...if I do say so myself.)  is one of the many children who has been challenged with Autism. And while I may think he's one in a million, he is in fact, one in seventy. One out of seventy boys is now diagnosed with this is devastating neurological disorder and there is still no cure in sight.

What you see here not only represents the work of artisans  from all over, who support the cause of Autism Awareness via their craft, but it also represents hope...the hope for a cure. Kathy and I are very pleased that an item from our shop was chosen to be part of this very special Etsy treasury!

For more information about Autism, visit www.Autismspeaks.org

Mirror de los muertos II...

Mirror de los muertos II, originally uploaded by ametistagirl.

Stripes and swirls and wicked curls, that's what Ametista's made of.
Happy new year everyone! Kathy and I have been busy creating fabulous new artistic offerings just for you! This week, check out http://ametista.etsy.com to see what's new in the shop!

Happy New Year...

 

Happy New Year friends!

We warmly welcome 2010 

and take this opportunity 

to wish you all bright blessings 

and good fortune in the new year!

We have a WINNER!

Congratulations to Brenda of NY! 

She's our holiday drawing WINNER

and the recipient of  a $25.00 Gift Certificate

to our jewelry shop, CalKat The Jewelry Junkie!

Thank you, everyone who participated! Thanks for all the lovely comments!

Be sure to check back in January for another

FAST

FUN

FREE

Give-Away!

Wishing you all the happiest of holidays and the brightest blessings now and always!

Carrie & Kathy

One more day to enter...

We've postponed the drawing till tomorrow when Kathy gets back...she takes all the pictures!

So don't miss out! Today's the last day to enter for your chance to WIN a $25.00 gift certificate

to our CalKat The Jewelry Junkie store.

Click here to enter

We're being featured on Etsy Bloggers!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Friday Feature -- CalKat the Jewelry Junkie

This week's Friday Feature at Mama's Magic is also the featured Etsyblogger for the month of December -- CalKat the Jewelry Junkie! Actually, there are several shops associated with the incredibly creative team of Carrie and Kathy: CalKat, Ametista, the Clay Shoppe and YogaFairies.

I had a great time checking out all these shops full of pretty shiny things, and was utterly charmed by...click here to read the the full article and interview

Enter to WiN...it's fast, it's easy and it's FREE!

Who likes jewelry? I do! I do!
Enter to Win! Don't miss out!

To enter simply...
1. Visit our online jewelry shop, CalKat, tell us what you what you would buy in our shop with your $25  gift certificate and why. Leave your comments right here at the end if this post...it's that easy!

2. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you when you win! The winner will be contacted on or after December 20, 2009. If after 24hrs if we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

3. We will draw the winner's name on December 20, 2009 after 5pm/pst.

Gift certificate can be sent electronically, so that you can use it during the holidays! We can also ship world wide if you prefer a printed copy. All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone and Happy holidays from Carrie & Kathy