I have reopened my Etsy shop!

Please come visit Marquisella at Zosio Designs

I have many new designs.

Fine Silver hand formed & stamped necklace

Sold ...Fine Silver hand hammered & stamped link necklace.  The hand formed clasp features a sterling silver bead for back of the neck interest.  Fine Silver is hand hammered into links to form an unique and one of a kind necklace.

Benefits of Fine Silver are longer lasting shine and lighter weight.

Fine Silver has more silver in it than Sterling Silver, so it tends to not tarnish as quickly and hold its shine longer. Lighter weight means that one can wear a piece of jewelry that is larger but weights less  & therefor is more confortable to wear.

$145.00 . 18 inches long.

Please click on photos to see details

Lapidary Journal came today, yeah!

This issue of Lapidary Journal was particulary interesting. I wondered when I saw gemstones inside cabochons how they did that. Its all explained in this issue. If you don't subscribe, pick it up on the newstand, it is worth it!

Price of Sterling

I'm almost stunned to see how much the price of Sterling & gold has increased.

I wanted to buy some wire and went to my favorite silver suppliers website, and the price has doubled in just over a year.

I wonder when the inflation will stop?

Feeling like a commercial...

SOLD

Today I feel like the blue rainbow in the commercial, that didn't have a "Jimmy Dean" sausage breakfast...I should be taking pictures of all the jewelry I have finished, but can't seem to get going. My planet is not in orbit today! This is a turquoise necklace I made a few years ago, before I learned silversmithing. Its features citrine along with sterling birds, turtles and beads with fish designs. Sterling Toggle clasp.

Finding time

Does anyone else have trouble finding time to spend on their craft?

I start out the day with plans to do some work, then they get pushed aside.

Of course, if I only had one hobby, that would make it easier. Or when the grandchildren come over and want you to spend time with them, how do you say no, when they come up to you and say...."I love you Nana"? jeesh

Etsy up & running

I found time to get some things up on Etsy. Getting decent pictures is hard, finally manage to take a few that looked good.

I'm back!

Its been quite a while since I've posted on this blog.

I'm hoping to make more of an effort to keep up this year.

I've started a new shop on Etsy, at http://www.etsy.com/shop/zosio

I will be putting new items there so feel free to take a look!

Winding down for the winter

I've done a few shows this fall, and now with winter almost here things will be quiet.

I hope to put more items on my Etsy site in the near future.

I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and great new year!

Sue

Turquois, Sterling & Carnelian combine to form this beautiful necklace!

Hand formed sterling with fine silver comprise the pendant, accented with 4 large turquois beads and fine silver links. Carnelian beads act as accents to this unusual necklace. Approx. 20 in. in length, the pendant measures 2 in. x 2.33 in. $149.00

Sterling & Fine Silver on Copper necklace

This necklace is composed of sterling silver & fine silver, plus a chalcedny cab on Copper. The chain consists of sterling links interspersed with chaldedny faceted & round beads. $125.00

The pendant measures approx. 2.75 in x 3.5 in. and the cabochon is approx. 12 mm round. The necklace is approx. 20".

Some new designs

New necklace, sterling & fine silver pendant with a Kyanite Cab. Light blue crackled quartz & fresh water pearls combine to form the rest of the necklace. Approx. 20 ins.

$149.00

Hey New Yorkers.....

I will be at the Layafette Apple Festival in October!

Stop by & say hello!

This is the biggest Art & Craft show I have ever seen, I think they have 6 huge tents full of artisans & crafters. Plus, lots of apple food! Can you beat that? Nope!

Enjoy great weather, good food, and a good selection of artisans to purchase for yourself or that special person on your Christmas/Holiday list.

As usual, if you stop in & make a purchase, mention you read my blog, and receive 10% off your purchase price.

Clinton Art & Music Festival, Aug. 29, all day

I will have a booth at the Clinton Art & Music Festival Aug. 29, saturday.

South Park Row, near STone Church.

Will be lots of fun, they have musicians all day & until 11pm at night. Stroll around the Village of Clinton, enjoy the music & see the different craft people!

Come say hello! Everyone that stops in & says they saw this blog post will get 10% off their purchase, now how can you resist that! LOl

Doing a Farmers Market

I decided to do a local Farmers Market in Hamilton, NY on the village green.

I was amazed at the number of people attending.

Here's hoping its a good venture.

Not enough time!

Where does the time go? I haven't been able to work for almost 2 weeks. I hope its just because it spring and so much to do!

I'm going to show at the Jamesville Dewitte High School on May 2. Its a one day show, so I'm trying it out!

1000 Markets? Like or not?

I came across 1000 Markets the other day, and don't know if I have the energy to do another shop or not.

I wondered if anyone has any experience with it?

Add your blog & shop

If you would like to add a link to your shop/blog to my blog, just email me the & I'll do it. The more the merrier!

Working for more time to work?

So, I spent all day today cleaning, cooking and helping daughter find shelves.
I'm having my family over to dinner tonight, instead of Sunday, like I usually do, so I can have all day Sunday to work on my jewelry....somehow, working to be able to do more work just doesn't seem right! LOL

The only thing I didn't do is bake bread like I usually do, instead I made scones for myself from my Scottish cookbook....yummy, I already ate 4!

I ordered some sterling chains to put my pendants on. Here's hoping they help sell them!

I have some ideas for reticulated pendants that I want to try out tomorrow.

Cheaptweet, yes or no? also rant on Etsy

I belong to Twitter, and this "cheaptweet" person is following me, and frankly, I don't like the premise of what he's doing.

Apparently, he searches Etsy, and other websites, for "cheap" buys. Frequently announcing a "find" for under $15 or less.

I, and I'm sure a lot of others, spend hours working a my jewelry, some more than others, and honestly, if I just paid myself $10 an hour, for my time, I would be charging a lot more than I am for all of my pieces.

I don't want my work to be touted as "cheap", and probably will never have it called that by this person, but for some reason it just bugs me.

Its the same reason, kinda, that Etsy isn't a favorite for me either, because most of the buyers, are other Etsy shop owners, and let's face it, if you are doing jewelry, how many other '"jewelry" people are going to buy yours? I don't see "big ticket" items being sold a lot on Etsy and I'm sure that is one reason why.

There is a shop that also sells beautiful jewelry on ebay. Most of her sales are for buying, not selling, and the items she has sold, with one or two exceptions are the least expensive items she has. I don't know why she bothers with Etsy, she sells 20 times over on ebay every week!

I came across a shop that had, so they said, and I don't know why it wouldn't be so, that the byzantine bracelet was sterling silver. The price was $25.00! I can't make a bracelet for that in just the materials, let alone my time. That person had to be working for nothing. 18 G sterling is over $2.00 a foot, it takes 10 feet in 18g to make a normal size bracelet. I can't spend that amount of time to do a bracelet like that for $5.00 plus factor in all the other costs that go into making a bracelet.

Ok, my rant is over...whew, that felt good! LOL
I was hoping that Etsy would do away with me having to do live shows at art & craft fairs, but it isn't looking like it will. I guess people just need to see my pieces in person to appreciate them.

If you have an opinion, jump right in! This blog is even boring me!