Kirsten's Page

Dear US Citizens,

Our women's health clinics are in trouble. You may think that this has no impact on you, but you are wrong. Without easy access to preventative care and birth control, uninsured women may become seriously ill, or become pregnant with no means to care for the baby. This puts even more stress on an already-stressed governmental aid system.

The clinic I attend is in Northern California. For about a year and a half, the women at this clinic have been providing me… Continue

I just photographed 11 new chokers and 12 new pairs of earrings. I would love to know what catches your eye!
What colors? styles? stones? why?

http://flickr.com/photos/80954354@N00
http://flickr.com/photos/80954354@N00/page2/

Answer here or leave comments on flickr.

Thank you so much!

Things have been awfully quiet in the earthcharms world.

Three good things have happened:
I finally got an order
I finally got a custom order
I finally got some pieces so I can make a custom order that has been on hold for a month

The really cool thing about the order I got was how she found me. She was browsing Coffin Color's feedback and saw my customer appreciation picture I had left for them, liked my lipstick, then peeked at my store!

The new items I'm… Continue

I have taken the day off to raid the Rock and Gem Faire. I am that much of a nut, yes.

I'm so excited about it! I've been saving since April, and now I get to go and hopefully find a bunch of things I simply cannot live without (snark, snark). I'm hoping for some iolite and kyanite especially, since online stores seem to carry only chips, spikes, and unappealingly-colored beads. Either that or they're $130 a strand, and that's just not in my budget.

Other things I'll be specifi… Continue

It's my days off and you know what that means? Super crafting and cleaning time!

I'll be walking to the post office to mail out some orders, and (hopefully) walking up to Beads! today in hopes that they have the waxed linen I need for a custom order. I just finished a gorgeous purple choker with quartz beads, but it's too dark outside to take pictures...

...So it's the perfect time for me to get a light box. On the list to buy are: a mostly translucent Rubbermaid/Sterilite/what… Continue