Growing Towards the Sun

Well hello.
It's been a while since my last entry. Hope you are well and having a lovely Spring!

The weather in my neck of the woods has been mild, wet and cloudy. The locals are groaning about the terrible conditions of May. "When will we see the sun, will it ever warm up!?", etc. My flowers and plants are much more appreciative of this cooler spring. I have the most gorgeous poppies this year! I have lilacs and violets that have never looked happier. The flowers all grow towards the sun, even if it is behind a few clouds.

Pretty New Sparklies

New earrings in my Etsy shop! Handforged earwires and beautiful glass crystals add up to simply lovely little earrings. Possibly perfect for your party this weekend....

Blue Skies and Red Poppies

Has so much time really past since my last post?!

I am still here, embraced by early summers skies and warm breezes. This season has been really lovely so far-different, but lovely.  For the last ten years I have had a booth at our local Farmers Market where I sell my handmade jewelry.  This summer I felt I needed to regroup and take a breather.  So, instead of late Friday nights and waking at 5:30 a.m. on Saturdays to get to market, I am sleeping in, lounging in my favorite vintage velvet chair and taking the time to have that second cup of coffee while I listen to the birds. I have so many projects I wish to explore. I look forward to creating as the whim strikes. 

I do hope you are breathing the sweet blue air and getting to feel the summer grass tickle your toes.

I will leave you with a vibrant snapshot of my poppies. They were spectacular this year!

Anne More Jewelry Now Available at 1928

The gift and wine shop 1928 is located in the beautiful Marcus Whitman Hotel and carries a wide variety of local products, including my jewelry! I am so delighted to be a part of this shop. Pop in to warm up with an espresso and peruse their wine and locally made items.  1928 is on Rose Street, in the Marcus Whitman Hotel, Walla Walla, and they are open daily!

Visit their website for more info: http://www.marcuswhitmanhotel.com/upcoming_events/Giftshop.html

Pearls and Holiday Cheer

Happy Thanksgiving to all! May your belly be full and your heart be glad.  I adore Thanksgiving, as it serves as a good reminder to embrace, appreciate and share as we enter the winter holiday season. 

I've returned to my old muse, the pearl, for inspiration.  I want to create classic jewelry that a girl can reach for season after season.  I think pearls are the loveliest, most wondrous treasure from the natural world.  So many shapes and colors can be created. Thank you Mr. Oyster.

Holiday Happenings!

Anne More Jewelry will be at the Altrusa Holiday Bazaar

Saturday November 21

Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate

from 9am until 4pm

This bazaar features over 80 vendors! What a fun way to embrace another handmade holiday. If you can't make it, remember you can always shop Anne More Jewelry online

http://www.annemorejewelry.com/

Celebrate Autumn Sale This Weekend

This weekend I'm having a sale in my Etsy shop and you're all invited! Save 25% on every item-even if it's already on sale! To receive your savings simply enter the code WEEKEND DEALS in the notes to seller at checkout. I will refund your 25 % savings through paypal.

What a lovely way to treat yourself to some lovingly handmade jewelry and also to celebrate the beginning of Autumn. Follow this link to my shop: http://www.annemorejewelry.etsy.com

DIY Inspiration

My latest botanical interests are leaning heavily towards succulents and ferns. Ferns, in particular, remind me of childhood years spent in Western Washington when camping in the forests of the Cascades transported me to a magical land of make believe.

Upon seeing the fronds of a fern uncurling and stretching out it's green new-ness, I get giddy with those memories and reminisce about the deep earth smells of bark and moss. This DIY idea from the geniuses at DesignSponge is a really beautiful way to preserve something you love, and decorate a lonely wall at the same time! Brilliant!

Full instructions found here:

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/08/made-with-love-pressed-botanical-specimens.html

Beach Inspired

A Walk in the Park

One of our favorite things to do is to go for an evening stroll. We are lucky enough to live near a wonderful park filled with old trees, owls and squirrely squirrels. Often after dinner, when the summer sun is setting, we meander through the trees and and fill our lungs with the bark-sweet summertime air.

Hope your summer is peaceful and full of the simple things that make life so magical!

classic

Classic sterling hoops...what we reach for again and again. This larger style is made of heavy gauge sterling that we've hammered for strength and texture. Now available in our etsy shop!

walla walla farmers market

What a nice way for people to come together on a glorious weekend! The Walla Walla Farmers Market has grown into a happy, musical event. Here is a view from inside my booth looking out. It is so lovely to meet new friends who've come from far away as well as my local neighbors. Tapping our toes to the live music, we can chat away about their favorite gemstones, produce and anything else we like.

I look forward to a busy week in the studio. I've got oodles of sketches for new designs that are just waiting to be created. Hope you all have a really nice week!

farmers market season begins

The 2009 Farmers Market season in Walla Walla kicks off the first weekend in May. Market is open 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdays and now Sundays, too! May is a great time to get fresh-from-the-farm spinache and onions, fresh baked breads from Hidden Valley Bakery, and loads of other great stuff all while listening to live music.

Visit our booth on most Saturdays for handmade jewelry goodness. You can even join our mailing list and enter to win a free pair of earrings!

more info on our market:

www.gowallawallafarmersmarket.com

Spring Sale!

Oh, Spring, in all it's fresh green budding new-ness it has arrived. To celebrate we are having a little SALE in our Etsy shop this weekend. All of our handmade jewelry pieces will be 20 percent off! Twenty percent off!! Sale prices are good Saturday and Sunday only. Hope you can drop by and find something fresh and fun.

oh, facebook, you ARE fun

Wether we're catching up with old friends or meeting new ones, facebook certainly is fun. We have a new page where we'd love to see you wearing your very own pieces of AMJ. Check it out here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anne-More-Jewelry/72022586345

Etsy Treasury

http://http//www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=40642

We are so happy that our Sterling and Olive Quartz Double Link Earrings were included in this lovely treasury! Check out the rest of our new Color Pop Collection: vivid greens, bright fuschia and pretty blue stones pair with hand formed sterling silver shapes.

We Heart You

Happy Valentines Day, everybody!

We hope you have a sugary sweet day filled with all the things and people you love most.

Blog love: confessions of a psychotic housewife

We are so tickled to have been a featured shop on this great blog! Check it out here:
http://confessions-of-a-psychotic-housewife.blogspot.com/2009/01/fridays-featured-etsy-anne-more-jewelry.html
Thanks a bunch to our new friend, Storm for including us on her Fridays Feature!

Thanks for making INDIE LOVE a success!

A big huge thank you to everyone who made our INDIE LOVE Holiday Trunk Show a success!

We saw friends come from far and wide to attend. Your support means so much! We had a treasure trove of vintage clothing, jackets, T's and shoes from Blue Window Vintage. GaBadges was there rockin her handmade buttons. They were all so great I had the hardest time choosing. Fabulously cheap art and collages by Angela. {Mine looks amazing on the walls of my living room, thanks, Angela!} And more vintage clothing and bags. And of course gobs of beautiful baubles from yours truly, Anne More. It was a great time to get a jump on Holiday shopping and also to have fun with your friends and maybe treat yourself to something fabulous. Thanks again to everyone who came!

Ahhh, the perfect hoops

A fresh take on the classic hoop. These teadrops are made of sterling silver. So lighweight, so easy to wear with anything! I've just listed them on my shops.