Transitional Update

First of all, I would like to apologize for my absence. I am experiencing a very transitional period in my life right now and as a result my blog (and even the Etsy shop) have been put on hold...(and might I add...isn't it funny that our lives seem to transition with the seasons? Autumn is the most transitional season of them all for me, and every year during this season my life seems to be in upheaval. Not necessarily a bad upheaval, but chaotic nonetheless. And I know Im not the only one.)

I am slowly getting back into a routine...getting back into the swing of things...but with graduation approaching in December (and after that a possible move to another state) I do not know how regular of a routine I will be able to establish on here. But I will say this...I will keep you all updated. And if I am lucky there will be regular postings again. I love blogging. I want to make time for it. So there you go.

New items will appearing (finally!) in the Etsy shop. After technical difficulties of all kinds I finally have my computer in working order...so keep your eyes peeled. And as always, thanks for reading!

1000 Hearts and Front Page!

My life has been extremely hectic lately. I will spare you the details...but please know as soon as things calm down I will be back on here to blog more regularly. For now, I wanted to share with you a mile-marker in my Etsy-business life...today I reached 1000 hearts!!!

And its all thanks to this beautiful treasury that made the Etsy front page today (before the front page appearance I had about 50 hearts to go before reaching 1000). A special thanks to Muyinmolly for catching the screenshot for me : )

And an even bigger thank you to those of you who support me and my artwork!!! I really do have the best customers in the world...thank you all SO much, from the bottom of my heart : )

Art On The Square

I cant believe its been almost a year since my first major show!!! And Im set to return to Art on the Square September 6th! Part of the reason I havent written much lately is due to preparing for Art on the Square (and a second show on September 20th...the Monte Sano Art Show)...as well as being gone this past weekend for a jewelry workshop. Im very excited to share with you what I have learned, as well as some new designs, but I dont have photos of anything yet so it will have to wait (sorry!).

For now, I just wanted to give you readers an excuse for my absence and let the locals know to come out and visit me at these shows!!! They should both be wonderful!

Mid-Week Check-in

Yesterday was rainy, cold, and damp. Thats right...cold. (Compared to the heat we were experiencing during the previous week, anyway)





I didnt get anything done except for some lounging around the house and the random photos you see here. These are my lantern lights...they hang above my work area and bring me joy. Like childhood joy...the pure enjoyment of something as simple as colored lights. There is something magical about mood lighting and Ive decided that my house needs more of it (magic and mood lighting, that is...its a good thing they go hand-in-hand to me)


Today though...I need to get to work. I have two shows in September! Thats right, two! (more specifics on them later) Im concerned that my inventory will be severely lacking by the time the second show rolls around (its only two weeks behind the first one, and there is a jewelry workshop thrown in on the weekend between the two). So Im afraid the shop will be neglected in the meantime...but whats a full time college student and one-woman business supposed to do?

We are already midway through this week as well! I hope its been good to you : )

Contest Winners!!!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to leave a comment for the contest, espeically the wonderful gals from my Jet Team (I owe the Jets a blog entry of their own)! This really was a lot of fun for me...and definitely something I will do again in the future. Heres a list of the names of everyone who participated:



The names cut up and about to go into my trusty straw hat (a purchase made when I was out west...specifically at the Grand Canyon. My poor Irish skin roasted out there until I found this hat):


Mixing up the names...I thought about doing a photo for every name I drew out of the hat, but then that seemed a bit redundant. No peeking was involved in the drawing though...promise. Duke is my witness ; )

Aaaand....the winners!!! Congrats ladies!

Ive assigned each of you the prize according to the order in which your name was drawn and the order of the prizes on the other blog post.

Trentongal: Pine Needle Earrings

JC by Kendra: Tree of Life Pendant

Miscelena: Blue Petal Pendant

Please email me your mailing address at KeelyBdesigns@gmail.com so I can send these pretties out to you. I will be at the post office Monday ; )

Contest Extended!!!

Ok, so...I just found out that I will be out of a town for a couple of days. I have a TON of things to do before I leave, so the contest deadline will be extended to Saturday (a lucky thing for those of you who happen upon this late).

My apologies to those of you who were expecting to find out the results today...but hey, sometimes life just gets in the way! Thanks to everyone who has commented so far...and if you havent commented on the contest entry yet, please do so now! Or at least...before Saturday rolls around ; )

Contest and the Prizes

Wheeeee!!! So today begins my first ever Blog Contest Giveaway!!! Im so excited! (can you tell?) Below are the three prizes that are up for grabs. All you have to do to enter to win a chance at taking one of these beauties home (or rather, having it arrive in your mailbox) is leave me a comment. The contest ends 24 hours after a I post this entry (so...that would be around 1:00 my time tomorrow afternoon)...so get your comments in now! And please please dont sign in to multiple accounts to increase your chances of winning...no one likes a cheater!

Pine Needle Earrings

Large Green Tree of Life Pendant

Blue Petal Pendant

Tomorrow I will complile a list of the lovely names of my commenters and draw three winners from a hat, the old fashioned way. I will post who-won-what. May the best (or luckiest) reader win!