Beloved Bijou Birthday Giveaway - enter now!

Hello dedicated followers!  I am so excited to invite you all to enter the Beloved Bijou birthday giveaway drawing.  The drawing is going to take place on August 1st at 7:00 pm MST.

I will be raffling off 3 prizes:
1st place - $30 item from my Etsy store
2nd place - $20 item from my Etsy store
1st place - $10 item from my Etsy store

Winners get to choose their item and will get it shipped or delivered for free.  This is my way of saying Thank You for your support <3

To qualify as an entrant you must "Like" my Facebook fan page.  Click HERE to like. 
Then RSVP as going on the Facebook event page HERE.
Get a BONUS entry if you post a link to your favorite item in my Etsy shop which can be found HERE.

Here are a few examples of what is available:

So to recap - Like, RSVP, and Link.

Much luck to you all!!!
Love,
Myria

Making fake cupcakes with Whipple

I bought this little kit at Kmart the other day. It was on clearance for $10 and I thought it was worth a shot since I'm totally obsessed with pastry Jewellery!

This is what was inside

The instructions are really informative and apparently the Whipple cream takes 2 days to dry completely


This is what I ended up making. Keep in mind that I rarely, if ever, bake and I've never decorated using frosting before. I might try to redo some of the larger ones...

Or maybe I'll just buy another kit...
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Apothecary Bottle Inspiration

My sister-in-law Ashley gave me this awesome idea to put all of your medicines into jars and bottles of various sizes and them label them using fancy printable labels.

"New medicine bottles inspired by antique apothecary"
I found labels using a Google Image search but here is the image that I used.

Then I used Picasa, a free photo editing program offered by Google, to add the text.
My bathroom is so much more fancy!

Please Vote for Who Killed Carla

Time once again to cast your vote for Who Killed Carla at: http://www.1041theedge.com/pages/EDGEFESTLOCALSTAGE.html#.T4KLVz7g8bk.facebook Vote once per day and be sure to listen to the single Murder Capital of the WorldThanks!

Myria
http://belovedbijou.etsy.com
http://www.facebook.com/belovedbijou
http://belovedbijou.blogspot.com
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http://myriamandellpoetry.com
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Interview of Jolita Jewellery

What is your art/craft and how long have you been doing it?
It all started as a hobby and about a year later or so I set up Jolita Jewellery company together with my sister. I'm creating one-of-a-kind and bespoke jewellery pieces. I work with various materials: silver, precious and semi-precious stones, beads, anything I find in antique markets etc. Right now I love creating pieces, using reclaimed and new materials.

What got you started?

Both I and my sister were always very interested in fashion and about 6 years ago we opened our womensware shop in Angel, London. Whilst there were no problems finding clothes, we struggled with jewellery pieces. We were looking for something unique, not like anything else that was on the market at the time. Algis kept on thinking about it and had a recurring dream for a few days, which prompted him to go to the bead shop in Beak street, London, and buy a set of tools and charms. That's how he made his first piece – a big, over the top charm bracelet. Shortly after he started making more and more jewellery. All of our friends were wearing his handmade jewellery pieces and one day we decided to share it with the world and established Jolita Jewellery. Although Algis is self–taught, he likes to deepen his knowledge by reading about various jewellery techniques and experimenting with different materials, colours and objects.

Are there any other arts and crafts that you would like to try your hand at? If so, why?
At the moment I am interested in making highly scented candles and perfume. I obtained this book published in 1850's which lists hundreds of original perfume, cologne and soap recipes. I am using that book for creating candles and perfume. I would also love to learn the art of shoemaking.

What are your favorite materials to use?
Right now I love working with silk, vintage crystal jewellery and coral.

What and/or who inspires you? (you can use people's Etsy shops and/or websites as examples)
My collections are inspired by novels by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami, also mythology, Aztec art in British Museum, Memento Mori jewellery, trips to antique markets. During one of the recent visits to Portobello market I was particularly intrigued by an intricately woven Victorian human hair bracelet with beautifully engraved gold clasp. I also like the idea of using vintage and antique components and give them new lease of life. I love using various carvings in my pieces - I am currently working with some master carvers in Indonesia - they produce the most amazing pieces!!!

Do you have a Coupon Code for your Etsy Shop and/or website?

Anyone quoting Beloved Bijou will be entitled to a 30% discount.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jolitajewellery?ref=pr_shop
Blog: http://jolitajewellery.blogspot.com/
Website: www.jolitajewellery.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Jolita-Jewellery/240808493412 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JolitaJewellery

Interview of Sevan Avakian

1.  My art/craft is a few, actually.  I paint, draw, hand carve in wax, handcraft jewelry and make art pieces in all types of metals.  I also create my own metals, cut gemstones in bullets and design.  I am a gemologist and enjoy mining for stonesI have been doing all this for over 25 years.

2.  My father was a wood craftsman and painter; thus, art is my blood.  I somewhat stumbled upon jewelry as an accident after my father forced me to not pursue my political interests at the university.

3.  Platinum, colored diamonds to create.  I use a mryiad of tools that are unusual for wax carving jewelry making that are my secret.

4.  My father:  http://cir.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Richard-Nowitz/G00001By1UqPJSoE/I0000PaiMjZ4JAp0

5.  Code at checkout for 10% off purchase:  VIIAD

6.  refer to list below:

Blog:         http://viiadesigns.com/blogs/vii-ad-blog
Website:  http://www.vii-ad.com
FB:             http://www.facebook.com/VIIAD
Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/VII_AD
LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/company/vii-a.d.