Winter Giveaway Up and Running!

First Prize:












A gorgeous aluminium chain necklace embellished with pearls and vintage chandelier glass, worth $33 or £20.

Second Prize:
ANY pair of earrings from my shop!
















Third Prize is £5 or $10 off anything in my Etsy shop.

Any of these prizes would be perfect gifts for someone at Christmas, or just as a present to yourself :)

'How can I win these fantastic prizes?!', I hear you ask? Simple! The first entry is given for simply emailing me. That's it! You can, however, obtain more entries simply by doing one or more of the following:

1. Tweet about me on Twitter.
2. Blog about me.
3. Mention me on your Facebook status update.
4. Feature me in your Deviantart journal.

In order to qualify for these bonus entries you MUST put a link to either:
1. my blog
2. my Etsy shop ( http://www.eiriel.etsy.com )
3. my Facebook fanpage ( http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=285100344&ref=profile#/pages/Birmingham/Eiriels-Eclectics/119458250659?ref=mf ).

Preferably all three :P

Once you've done any/all of these, drop me a line at saidar(at)gmail.com linking me to your blog, twitter account, deviantart or facebook page so I can check you're not being naughty and trying to cheat :P

The closing date for this is Tuesday the 7th of December and I will use random.org to find the winner!

If you need clarification on any of this, please comment or email me and I'll get back to you :)

Jewellery Subscriptions - Feedback Appreciated!

I was browsing through the Etsy forums today and came across this listing:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27350876

I thought it was such a good idea that I emailed the owner of the shop, asking if I could do something similar. She said yes, so I have!

So it's with great pleasure that I introduce my jewellery subscriptions! If you buy one, I will send you a piece of jewellery every month, specially handmade for you to your specifications. These are perfect as a present to yourself or for a special friend. If you want one but don't feel you can justify the cost, simply hint to your partner, parents, best friend, music teacher, whoever you think you like to get you such a unique present.
Specifications can include things such as length, materials and colour. Each piece will be beautifully gift wrapped and sent to you in the first week of each month, starting in the month you choose!

They're currently only available in 6 month packages. I can make custom listings as well, if you want a longer or shorter time period!
Necklace of the Month Club: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30988748
Bracelet of the Month Club: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30990424

What do you think? I'd love some feedback on this, especially in regards to the cost. The necklace package it $197 for 6 necklaces, making each necklace roughly $34, whilst the bracelet option is $97, making each bracelet roughly $16. Are these reasonable prices? Too high, too low?

Right, really must go to bed now. Have a good night!

Statement Necklaces And A New Online Shop

Good evening, everyone!

Last night was a lot of fun - almost everyone got very drunk and we all had lots of fun. I think the alcohol drinkers polished off 2 bottles of champagne and around 5 bottle of white wine during the course of the meal - there were only 6 people drinking!
So yes, lots of fun. I got to wear my lovely new necklace and black patent 'dragon boots', as my friend calls them. They're awesome...alas, no photo.

But enough of this gay banter! Have some necklace photos. Remember the one I was having trouble with? I remade it and I love it :D
Newly listed on Etsy at $60, these necklaces will make people sit up and take notice of you.
































Peacock Grey - http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30976715
Creamy White - http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30976077

For those of you who dislike Etsy, or for those European customers, I now have a DaWanda shop. I don't have all of my stock in there yet, but if there's something particular you'd like me to upload just let me know!
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/Eiriel

Out On The Town

We had the decision today regarding where they're putting the incinerator. Thankgully they decided against the site opposite my house, but it's still going somewhere and will poison people other than me.
We've won the battle, but the war will be long and stressful!

I made a great new necklace today - remember the necklace I posted about a while ago, asking for help?
Well, I remade it using silver petrol pearls and it looks spectacular with my favourite purple top, grey skinny jeans and patent black stiletto boots. I'll try and get a photo tomorrow, not time tonight as I'm going out for dinner with my parents and some friends :) Will be fun!

Have a good evening, everyone! Expect photos tomorrow.

Last Etsy Listings Before...

...I sod off to Spain for two weeks!

As my pearls finally arrived I managed to finish a necklace I've been working on for some time.














Listed on Etsy at $50 - http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28571123

I'm off to Spain for two weeks on Saturday and I can't wait! It's the last family holiday before my baby sister (well, she's 18) goes off to Cambodia for a year. She's going to be working in an orphanage for children with HIV and AIDs. It's a bit scary, our smallest one going off to a foreign country for a whole year! I'm very jealous, actually. I'd -love- to do something like that. Sadly I think I'm going to have to content myself with the odd week here abroad until I retire...which is yeeeears away!

So yes, Spain. Party going consists of Mutti, Al (step-dad), my brother Barney, my sister Flora, other sister Erin and her boyfriend James, myself and my partner Tom. We're going to see Al's parent's who moved out there due to health problems and I'm SO EXCITED! Two weeks to enjoy the sunshine and the company of the people I love the best.

I'm not sure how I'll cope without my jewellery making bits and pieces...I've been making roughly two pieces a week for...well, months. Suddenly having no access to supplies is going to be a bit of shock. Although I'll be able to collect sea-glass and shells, so it's not like I'll be having withdrawal symptoms!

Excited Megan :D

Night all, see you in a couple of weeks!

The Most Beautiful Necklace in the World

Ok, so the title is a bit...well, conceited.

But tell me that isn't a gorgeous necklace!


Will be on Etsy as soon as I work out how much to charge for it.

Chandelier Necklaces on Etsy :)

Just a quick one before I take myself off to bed :)

I've finally got round to listing two of the necklaces I showed you last week, the amethyst and the lapis lazuli one. I'm really pleased with them, take a look and let me know what you think!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28146717

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28141088

Night all :)

Contemplating business

Evening all!

Another fantastic day at the office, tomorrow I actually get to offer advice to a writer. Good first 50 pages, needs a bit of adjusting and a more suitable agent but he may actually get published.

I spent the evening talking with my dear friend Nicky (who was my babysitter, then my mum's best friend, then our legal guardian and is now just...close, close friend to the whole family) about my Etsy shop and my jewellery in general. Paid work is somewhat unforthcoming at the moment - it's hard for students everywhere and she suggested building up a line of jewellery and approaching local boutiques and gift shops. I think this is a good idea and it just so happens that I ordered a small quantity of silver and gold jump rings yesterday as I need more stock anyway. I'm also awaiting a large pearl order (will post photos when they arrive!), partly why I bought the silver and gold.

It's exciting and scary. I'm going to have to spend a fair bit of money building up stock etc...but I think it will pay off in the end. Etsy is great, but I can't see it being regular, reliable business for a while yet.

Quick look at potential stock for you, I made this set a month or so ago and sold the necklace and bracelet. I want to make something similar, probably in precious metals and without the silver charms. What do you think?