Meadow Necklace in Crimson Featured in Etsy Treasury

Another Etsy treasury feature - my Meadow Necklace in Crimson was included. Thanks to Miss Moose Designs for including me!

Blooms Necklace in French Blue & Poppy Featured in Etsy Treasury!

Another Etsy treasury feature - my Blooms Necklace in French Blue & Poppy was included. Thanks to jewelryvixen for featuring me!

New For Spring 2008 :: Chinese Lattice Pattern

Available now at Jewelry By Jessica!

New For Spring 2008 :: Intersections Pattern

Available now at Jewelry By Jessica!

New For Spring 2008 :: Transverse Waves Pattern

Available now at Jewelry By Jessica!

New For Spring 2008 :: Scallops Pattern

Available now at Jewelry By Jessica!

A Wee Little Jewelry By Jessica Ad in Bust Magazine

So I have an ad in the April/May issue of Bust Magazine - back of the magazine, page 100, lower lefthand corner. My first print ad ever! {Featured necklace: Laurel in Brown + Leaf Green.} There will also be a banner ad running on Bust's Web site starting Tuesday, featuring Loops in Red + Red and Daisies in Brown + Leaf Green. It will be pretty interesting to find out if Bust readers are into my stuff. We shall see!

I'm in good company in the back of the mag there - some folks I've always liked, including Glitterlimes, Fluffy Co.com, Small Things Designs, Supermaggie, and Blend Creations are keeping me company. The issue also features cool interviews with David Sedaris, Ira Glass and Errol Morris (by calling these guys out instead of, say, Elijah Wood, Ween and The Kills, I'm pretty sure I'm setting off geek alarms yet again, but I'm cool with that...) so go grab a copy. (If you're one of the supercool types who already subscribes, hope you're enjoying your issue!)

P.S. A very big thank you to my friends Tanya, Scott and especially Chris who helped me put both the print and web ads together. It's much harder than it looks! Thanks you guys!

New Links Over There on the Right...

I've finally gotten around to including a list of links to Portland artisans I know and love. It's just over there on the right - scroll down, keep scrolling...

Seriously, though, I've met all those folks, and some of them are really good friends. How lucky am I?

Intersections Necklace Styles

I know I designed them and all, but I really do love these Intersections necklaces. I am wearing the dark teal and poppy one a whole, whole lot. Available right here. {Earrings to come - hopefully soon...}

Jewelry By Jessica: Some New Designs!

I read a really great article in Etsy's The Storque called "Give Props: How to Style Your Photos" written by the extremely talented Susy Jack. Basically it talked about creating more of an environment for your work in photographs, using props and backgrounds.

For a long time, I've been using mostly plain white backgrounds for feature photographs of my jewelry, thinking that I wanted the colors to be the star of the show. But - even if it's not obvious in the designs - my work is very much influenced by Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts Movement patterns and lines. So I thought - why not use some of those patterns as backdrops? Somehow it seems to work - I'm really enjoying the fresh look it gives my pieces. Haven't tried props yet....baby steps : )

So two of the pieces piectured above are new for Spring: Scallop Pattern in Lilac and Chinese Lattice Pattern in Red (only at Etsy for right now) and the other two just look new, thanks to their spiffy new backdrops: Laurel in Brown and Leaf Green and Loops in Red. Enjoy the color/pattern feast!

New Website Look!

Well, it was long overdue - I finally gave my website a makeover. (I always did love makeovers...) Out with the pink, in with the William Morris-esque subtle grey background for the sidebar, a new logo, and, if your computer allows it, a new font for the site. It's so nice to have a fresh look for the new year. Yay! (Big thanks to Toby, the web guy who makes all the magic happen.) Soon enough there will be some new designs to add to the newness. Stay tuned...