Michon Jewelry Blog

…because a really big craft store just opened up in the shopping center where I usually do my grocery shopping. Bye-bye paycheck! Hello craft books, magazines, yarn, scrapbooking stuff that looks like it could be made into jewelry….and the craft organizers, I could spend a small fortune just on those! And now, of course, I’m seeing that I could really use a sewing machine and a needle felting machine, not that I have room for any more big crafting items.

The only way to avoid it is to stop going to the grocery store…which is probably not going to happen. So I guess I have to sell more jewelry instead, to support my habit.

I started a $10 and under section in my etsy shop - since I’m not doing craft fairs, I have a lot of inventory to clear out, so I’m marking it down way below what I normally sell it for. I’m photographing all kinds of things - earrings, pendants, even some bracelets - and I’ll be adding them to the shop over the next few weeks. Many of these items are discontinued, meaning I don’t have more of the beads/supplies used to make them and I don’t plan on buying more.

As a jewelry designer, right now I’m more interested in working with metal than anything else. However, I’ve been buying jewelry supplies and making jewelry for years, so there’s a lot there that doesn’t quite fit my new style. There isn’t anything wrong with it - I’m even keeping several pairs of fun earrings to match different outfits - but it’s not what I’m doing anymore.

So it’s all going on etsy. Not all for $10 or less, but mostly for under $30. In other words - really affordable for handmade jewelry, especially since it’s all made using high quality sterling silver or gold filled metal - no nickel or lead to worry about.

Resin pendants in styles I’m not doing anymore are also marked down - some more than 50% off the original prices. They no longer come with chains, but I have chains available for purchase for anyone who needs one. I am going to continue working with resin, but I have new ideas, and I don’t want all this old inventory just sitting here.

So…if you are a fan of my jewelry but didn’t think you could afford it, visit my etsy shop and feed my addiction to craft books and supplies…