The 500 Follower Pick Your Prize Giveaway!!

It's time for a giveaway!!  Head on over to the ConstantlyAlice facebook page, "like" us and leave a comment on the giveaway photo post indicating which of the three prizes YOU would like to win:
The Snowflake Brooch Set
The Mermaid Necklace
The Butterfly Earrings
If you would like additional entries, you can share on FB, Twitter, Pinterest or follow here on the ConstantlyAlice blog.  Be sure to leave a comment for each additional entry!
Contest will run until 10/6.  Good Luck!

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Craft Fair!

This weekend, I set up shop at my very first craft fair!  It was a new experience for me, and while it was small with not a lot of traffic, we did sell enough to make back the cost of our booth plus a little more AND got some great experience.

I had the pleasure of my daughter, Shannon, and my niece, Maddie's company for the afternoon and they were a BIG help.  (Shannon also goes to school in the area, so a lot of her little friends came to visit and kept us entertained ;-)

Maddison also came with her own items for sale, some very clever duck tape pens, pencils, purses and wallets.  She did a great job and sold quite a few!  She also taught Shannon to make them and Shann was able to sell one of her own!

Some of the items I had for sale were these brooches

Magnets

A few necklaces

Earrings

Bracelets (both of the mermaid one's sold and were a huge hit!)

Also for sale were the cowls and hats pictured in the first photo.

We had lots of fun, and are looking forward to doing a few more craft fairs over the holiday season!

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Style It - ConstantlyAlice Originals Jewelry

Today, instead of doing an outfit post in the 98 degree (GAH!) heat, I am re-visiting the "Style It" posts and doing a few outfit suggestions inspired by three of the new pieces of jewelry listed in the ConstantlyAlice Shop. Necklaces can be purchased here.

Red Riding Hood by constantlyalice 

Snow White by constantlyalice 

Mermaid by constantlyalice 

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Outfit Post - Under the Sea

This top is soooo comfy.  It's very light and floaty, so perfect for a warm summer day.  The thick lace on the bottom reminds me of a net, so I decided to accessorize with sea-like accents for a mermaid-like feel.

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Coming Soon to ConstantlyAlice on Etsy

I am suuuuper excited to announce that several new lines of bracelets and necklaces I designed and created will be coming to the ConstantlyAlice shop.

A few weeks ago at a yard sale, I purchased a giant bag of dominos.  I had no clue what I was going to do with them, to be honest.  I just like the texture and the sound they make when they clack together ;)

Then, a few days later when I was modge-podging some items onto a little suitcase for my daughter, it struck me that they would be perfect for making jewelry featuring a little piece of art.  I did some searches through etsy's supplies and discovered that there are lots of beautiful images for use!

I haven't done a whole lot in the past with jewelry making (beyond a brief stint as an apprentice to a silversmith when I was 14).  In fact, it's something I just started trying my hand at a few months ago.

It's been a couple of weeks since I was first struck by the idea. I am now in possession of a tiny drill, jewlers hammer and anvil, several different kinds of pliers and wire cutters and millions of beads and images.  The more I create, the more I love it.  I've even decided to purchase a soldering iron this weekend and start creating and adding some metal elements to the steampunk line I'm designing!

Here are a few items from the first line - "Sirene" - inspired by my love of the sea.

These items (and a few others in this series) will be listed for sale this weekend, buuuuttt, I will also be running a giveaway on my facebook page once I reach 400 followers with one of the pieces from the line!  (Only 13 more followers to go, so share with your friends!)

Some of the other lines that are in the design stage:

• Snow White - This line will feature vintage Snow White images with red accent beads (I found some that remind me of shiny little apples :)
• Steam Punk - Octopus, Victorian images, Clock faces, Gears and I will be trying a little metal work with this line..
• "Zelda" - This line will feature black and white pictures of film actresses from the 1920's and I purchased vintage black wooden dominos to feature them on.
• Pin up - Gil Elvgren Pin ups made into playful brooches and bracelets
• Secret Garden - This line features gorgeous watercolor-style prints of different flora with delicate matching crystal beads and little drop beads shaped like tiny flowers.

I hope to eventually create watercolors of my own design and use them as well.  No two items in the series will be exactly alike!


Hugs and Smooches,
D