Loose Ends

So it has been awhile....and I have accomplished lots :)

As I was going through my goodies this evening I noticed that I have let a few things slip off of my radar.

I have now completed the 10 sets of 6 pear wine glass charms.

I also received in the mail today my first set of bookmark hooks. These ones have daisies on them so I figured that they would look best with the Sugar Plum Faeries. I have decided to only put in 1 bookmark hook per bag. So here I sit threading beads to get these first ten done.

I was able to get printed off the labels for the Faerie Dust bottles, Valentine's Day cards, romantic word cards and the Faerie cards. I will take pictures and post them tomorrow.

What is left for this evening.....I need to cut the ribbons and put on the clasps for the Sugar Plum Faerie and Pear pendants.

If I manage to get this all done..it will have been a VERY productive evening :)

The gift bag so far - The Sugarplum Faerie

1. 6 Faerie Wine Glass Charms
2. Sugarplum Faerie Rubber Duckie
3. Faerie 'Pez' Candy Dispenser
4. Sugarplum Faerie Pendant
5. Package of Sugarplum Tomato Seeds
6. Hand-cross-stitched Sugarplum Faerie Bookmark
7. Hand-made Sugarplum Faerie Doll
8. Hand-made Sugarplum Scented/Faerie Shaped Glycerine Soap
9. Hand-made Gift Bag (not yet made!!)

I am looking into a small package of sugarplum flavoured tea leaves.

So.....anything else?

The gift bag so far - The Nutcracker Prince

1. Ornamental Nutcracker Doll
2. 6 Nutcracker Wine Glass Charms
3. Nutcracker Rubber Duckie
4. Nutcracker 'Klik' Candy Dispenser
5. Bag of Mixed Nuts (not yet purchased)
6. Usable Nutcracker (not yet purchased)
7. Hand-cross-stitched Nutcracker Bookmark
8. Hand-made Autumn Nut/Nutcracker Doll Shaped Glycerine Soap
9. Hand-sewn Gift Bag (not done yet!!)

I am still looking into a small package of coffee beans.

So....anything else??

The gift bag so far - Partridge in a Pear Tree

1. Package of Yellow Pear Tomato Seeds

2. Hand-knitted Partridge Bird in a Nest

3. Pear Sticky Notes

4. Ornamental Pear

5. 6 Pear Wine Glass Charms

6. 3.5 oz Package of Juicy Pear Jelly Belly Beans

7. Yellow Pear Pendant Charms
8. Hand-made Pear Scented/Shaped Glycerine Soap

9. Hand-sewn Gift Bag (not done yet!!)

So....any suggestions....what else should/can I put in there?  

The company logo....done :)

So, this is the design I have finally chosen to represent my company.

I have attached two files. This first one is for the wine glass charms and will be printed on 80lb white card stock. The second file will be for the jewelry, again printed on the 80lb white card stock.

I am also having both designs done as an embossing plate for future use :)

Finished Wine Charms :)

Wow, what an evening of wine, beads, hoops, charms and wee little pliers!

Each gift bag will receive a set of 6 wine glass charms. I have 3 themes with 10 gift bags each!!

My little fingers hurt...so the Pears will have to wait for another day :)

The Work Station.....

Sugarplum Faerie - Wine Glass Charms

The Nutcracker Prince - Wine Glass Charms

Leading a Charmed Life

Well as the last batch of pear charms I bought were just wee little things, I ordered these ones in the hopes that they would be better suited for the wine glass charms. These pears have a quite a bit of weight to them and they have nice markings.

Wine Glass Charms - Beads

More beads for the wine glass charms....these are a mixture of both 4mm and 6mm beads.

Crazy for Beads

Well this blog will cover both projects that require beads --- the Wine Glass Charms and the Sugarplum Faerie Pendants.

I purchased some beading matts. These ones are made of foam and not the tacky ones that I originally wanted. I will have to wait to see how well they work.

I ordered new beads for the Wine Glass Charms in a 4mm size as I found the seed beads just a bit too small. I am extremely happy with colours I got and have now placed another order for more of the same. 

                   

Jump rings....lots and lots of jump rings. As these are needed to attach the Wine Glass Charms to the wires and also they are needed to attach the Sugarplum Faerie Pendant to the bead charm holder. It is hard to tell in these photos but one set is matte and the other set very shiny. 

And finally, I ordered a longer length of beading nails and ended up ordering the eye type instead of the flat head! Oh well, the correct ones have now been ordered. 

Faerie Charms

These are quite different from the first set of Faerie charms that I ordered. These ones a bit smaller but they are 3D and they have quite a bit of weight to them.

Here is a side by side view of the previously ordered Faerie (left) and the new one that arrived today (right).  As you can see, the new one is quite a bit smaller but has more dimension. 

Tiny Little Soldiers All In A Row

Well if lined up....who knows how far they would go! I received the last of Lois7374 (ebay) stash of little Nutcracker Prince charms, 98 of them in total!! This should complete all that I need to make the wine glass charms for this theme and if not....Lois said she would order more in for me  :)

3 in 1!!

A triple wammy at the post office today :)

I will update all three parcels on this one post (laziness, perhaps.....it is almost my bed time!).

Parcel #1.... from megacharms (ebay). As this vender sells their items in bulk I thought to save money this would work perfectly. I order two sets of 25 of both the beehive and the pear charms. The beehives are exactly the same as from my previous order (different vendor). The pears on the other hand are just weeeeeee tiny things. Not sure at this stage of the game if they will be usable for the wine glass charms or not.

Beehives....

The Pear.....now I have attached a picture of the new 'baby' pears and then one with the original pear for a comparison. As you can see, they are very tiny!

The next parcel was the Eggplant ribbon from balsacircle (ebay). As expected it is quite a bit darker than the Plum ribbon but in all fairness the Plum ribbon is sheer. When held together in the sunlight the outer edge of the Plum ribbon is really close to the same shade as the Eggplant. Final decision, I love the Eggplant ribbon and it goes fantastically with the sheer Plum ribbon...so I will buy both!! Now as I haven't been able to find the Eggplant ribbon in anything else but a double sided satin, I might go and try to get a wider size (this one is 1/16 of an inch). I have only attached photos of the two styles of ribbon together, as the Eggplant remains to look almost black when photographed.

The final parcel that came in today was....the scrapbooking paper from mch1069 (ebay). I am really pleased with it (though I wished it was not a matte finish). I did go ahead and order the last two sets that were available (prior to this parcel arriving) as the colour and style are now out of print. I think that the paper will make a wonderful addition to the whole marketing scheme as it does have both the Eggplant (and Plum) and Antique Gold colourings on it. 

All in all....a wonderful day to check the mail. I must say that with the exception for the size of the wee little pear charms I am thoroughly happy with all of my purchases. 

Leading a CHARMED life

Okay, now I am definitely going to need a work bench in a 'cat' free zone for all of these beads.

This is what was in today's parcel from moonbaby1962 (ebay).

I do believe I now have all the hoops that will be needed to complete this years wine glass charms. As this particular supplier did not have any more silver hoops I decided to purchase a few packages of the gold as well.
 

I also received the seed beads for this project. I decided to go with the jewel-toned beads...why...cause I like them better than the pastels :)

And as a little bonus from the seller....

I'm HOOPED

Another package came in the mail today :)

I received from bead_craze (ebay) 3 packages of hoops for the wine glass charms project. Each package came with 20 (10 sets) silver hoops.

These should would perfect for the project.

Charming are they not?

Another package arrived in the mail today :)

This one was filled with the charms for the wine glass charm project. As this initial order was to evaluate size, quality and quantity required, I am now in a better position to place a larger order.

I would like to thank Lois7374 (ebay) for this order.

The Nutcracker - these are actually larger than I thought they would be, but the detail is awesome :)

The Sugarplum Faerie - yes she's nude, but that's how they come!!

The Pear - these are just beautiful

And for next year...The Honey Bee - symbolized by the Beehive with two adorable little bees on the front.