Find Me on Emmeline Bridal!

Hi all, it's been a while since I last wrote, hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the beginning of spring!

I wanted to announce that my bridal offerings are now available on Emmeline Bridal - a wonderful blog for those planning the wedding of their dreams! There are lots of wonderful handmade items to choose from on the site as well as tons of DIY ideas. To see my jewelry and lots of other great finds, just click on "jewelry" at the top of the Emmeline Bridal home page. Check it out and I would love your feedback! The items below are all available in my Etsy shop - click on the photos to take you directly to the listings. I am currently having a sale until the end of March - use coupon code "MARCH2015" to take 15% off your purchase!

Another Fall Treasury!

Here is another collection with the best of Etsy for Fall!

A New Fall Treasury

To bring in fall on its first day I made a pretty treasury - with colors of the season. Let me know what you think!

Jewelry Making Classes!

Hi all! As of this fall I am going to start offering jewelry making classes in my home in Providence, RI! ( or if you live locally and have a group of people and would like to host in your home I am happy to do that too. ) I used to do this alot in past years but took a sabbatical for a while- I will be teaching classes in earring, necklace and bracelet making, some simple wire work and cold assembly ( no metalworking) and also private classes to help you make a custom piece that you might have desired to make but didn't know how! Contact me here, on Etsy at or at fuchsiabloom@aol.com if you are interested and would like more information.

Christmas in July Sale!

Hi folks - I am having a Christmas in July sale for my shops Fuchsia Bloom Studio and Cyclamen Studio . Take 10% off every item in my shop- even the sale items! I am still adding new pretties often. I hope to see you there!

My Treasury Made it to the Front Page!

My Summer Blue and White treasury made it to Etsy's front page two nights ago- be sure to click on the link and check out these wonderful items!

Front Page Treasury!

My blue jade earrings made it to the front page today- thanks to Symbolic Interaction for the feature!

Grand Opening of my New Etsy Shop- Cyclamen Studio!

I am pleased to announce the grand opening of my newest Etsy shop- Cyclamen Studio! I have done some spring cleaning and now my original Etsy shop - Fuchsia Bloom Studio will be featuring solely my nature and vintage inspired designs. If you are looking for artisan jewelry with a more modern, geometric feel then Cyclamen Studio will fit the bill! I am adding new exciting pieces almost daily and alot of simple metalworked designs in sterling and 14k goldfilled. If you are already one of my valued customers and are looking for an old favorite in my original Fuchsia Bloom shop but can't find it, then be sure to check my new shop as it has probably been moved there. Please also "Like" me on my new Facebook Fan Page! I will have lots of specials coming up and even a Fan Page Giveaway, so stay tuned. I would love your feedback too on my shop, so don't hesitate to post here any thoughts or ideas you may have on how to make it better. Here are some pieces from my new shop- click on the captions below the pictures to go straight to their listing pages!

Green Kyanite and Oxidized Sterling Hoops

Orange Jade and Oxidized Sterling Hoops

Simple Oxidized Sterling Hoops

Pastel Pink Dagger Earrings

Native Sun Necklace

Pewter Dagger Earrings

BLACK FRIDAY CYBER MONDAY SALE

It's finally here - The yearly Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale! This time I will be offering a 15% discount storewide instead of my usual 10% as a special thank you to all my special customers! The sale will start 12AM Friday November 23 and goes until 12AM Tuesday November 27. With over 300 pretties to choose from, and most items ready to ship, you are sure to find gifts for every special woman on your list ( and maybe a little something for yourself! ) I hope to see you there and Happy Thanksgiving!

 







 

Front Page!

A treasury that I was in got onto the front page of Etsy last night at 10PM, so exciting! It was made by Andrea Maxwell of the amazing shop OggleAesthetics.
Mine are the pewter dagger earrings on the bottom left. It was amazing how fast the views racked up and I sold the earrings! ( I have one more pair left for sale)
Thanks to Andrea and to Etsy!

FACEBOOK FAN SALE

Hi everyone! It is finally really and truly autumn and, while I can't say that I am happy that summer is actually over, I really do enjoy the festivities that fall brings! In this spirit I decided to have a Facebook Fan Sale to honor all my loyal friends, fans and customers! Visit my Fan Page to become a fan and to get the details and the coupon code for you to use as many times as you wish before Friday. I have lots of pretty fall selections for you to peruse and of course it is the beginning of gift buying season so you might find something for someone you care about too! Hope to see you there and Happy Fall!

Internet Scams

Hi all, I wanted to post some important information based on a situation I was involved in recently – an internet scam. Luckily I got out of the situation before I got hurt but I learned how other people got sucked in to the same situation and lost thousands of dollars and/or merchandise.

I have my shop http://fuchsiabloomstudio.etsy.com posted on the Hotfrog site http://www.hotfrog.com/ which is basically free advertising for local small businesses. Somehow this scammer found my shop and sent me this email:

Dear Fuchsia Bloom Studio,
The following inquiry for your company was entered by Business/name Christie Jones within Hotfrog.com.
We hope this is a good sales lead for you:
From:
Business/name Christie Jones Email address: christiejones93@yahoo.com
Phone number +22506303831
Message:
Dear Sales
I saw your products and I like it.I want to know if you can sell to me so
that I can buy.
I will pay you with my company credit card.
Best Regards
My shipping address :
Mrs Christie Jones
Vanessa Boutique
Lot 206 Ilot 801
01 BP 4578 Abj 01
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire
Tel : +22506303831

I wrote back to her thinking , great! maybe this will be something!  And we actually wrote back and forth about items and shipping for quite a while. She put in a HUGE order with me and I was all ready to get her payment and get to work- but when I asked her about her boutique and other more personal info so that I would know who I was selling to she would never answer. And another strange thing was that she wouldn’t pay me through Paypal but wanted to give me her credit card directly ( I since have found out why this is- the credit card number would have been stolen or fraudulent and Paypal would have picked up on that right away) So finally I decided to look the shop up on the internet and I came across this blog instead: http://stopartscams.blogspot.com/2011/08/scam-email-jasmine-anthony.html   I found the exact scammer in the list of emails that people had received. Thank goodness I looked the name up! I might have been responsible for a lot of money if the credit card sale had gone through and I had bought my supplies and paid for the shipping and then the card was fraudulent. Since this has happened I have received other emails, as have friends of mine and I have found there are a few key details to look out for – 1) if the amount of money they want to spend seems to good to be true it usually is 2) if the English in the email is broken and mispelled that is usually a tip off 3) if you communicate with them and they want you to use an independent shipper – this is a warning and 4) if they won’t pay you by the method you prefer, usually Paypal which is the safest way, then don’t go through with the transaction. I hope this information will be useful to anyone who has received an email like this!