tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18004883415544779402024-03-05T12:01:25.762-05:00GalleriaLinda ShowcaseHandmade Jewelry, Handmade Earrings, Handmade Necklaces, Handmade Bracelets, Contemporary Beaded Jewelry, Contemporary Beaded Earrings, Contemporary Beaded Necklaces, Contemporary Beaded Bracelets, Artist-designed JewelryIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-7090140810914848992014-08-25T09:49:00.000-05:002014-08-25T09:51:18.159-05:00Vintage Jewelry Gift Box Discoveries Amazing
Anyone who loves to research the histories of vintage jewelry, collects, and/or sells pieces, has at one time or other made surprising discoveries in "lots" of jewelry purchased or given.
A friend of mine asked me if I could use "a few clip on earrings." She knew that I loved vintage jewelry and will sell or even repurpose into handmade jewelry. She said she had "some stuff" from her IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-50130588488024910392013-11-30T12:37:00.001-05:002013-11-30T12:37:40.122-05:00Find Treasured Items to be Cherished for Gift Giving
Every where I turn, I see the frantic, urgent push for Black Friday, Grey Thursday, Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, Handmade Tuesday, and now….Cyber Week, of all things. Everywhere I turn I am assaulted with flash sales, hourly sales, one discount one day and another discount another day, and bait and switch advertising. It is insane!!
Gift giving traditionally is for fun and theIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-3924261320018906292013-01-30T08:48:00.002-05:002013-01-30T08:48:29.615-05:00Sharing the Love
Do jewelry designers buy from other jewelry designers? Why, yes, I believe they do! Jewelry makers appreciate all types of design aesthetics that are not their own and often have favorite "other" designers. Many buy from each other to "share the love" of jewelry.
I have a designer friend in Canada, who makes gorgeous Indian-inspired ethnic jewelry. We met online through Facebook and have IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-44441853009614023232012-12-29T14:34:00.000-05:002012-12-29T18:11:04.749-05:00Final Fifty!
At this time of year, most retailers have sales. This helps finalized the year's sales figures and also reduces inventory that would need to be counted for tax purposes.
GalleriaLinda Contemporary Handmade Beaded Jewelry does not run many sales throughout the year, so this opportunity is unprecedented! Never has this gorgeous jewelry been offered at this discount of 50% off. I am excited to IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-83145512986939998702012-12-26T09:00:00.000-05:002012-12-26T09:00:01.776-05:00GalleriaLinda Handmade Jewelry Designs Featured in Blog
GalleriaLinda was featured in Magpie Gemstones Client Art Blog.
What a great idea to feature jewelry work done from these gorgeous stones sold by Magpie Gemstones. I must say that these stones are just fabulous!
IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-91016168322052600822012-12-21T09:00:00.001-05:002012-12-21T09:00:04.567-05:00Early 80s Vintage Nativity Scene a Favorite
Sharing my third vintage nativity scene, this one has a vibe all of its own. Made from terracotta and painted in lively trim colors, this was one that I personally purchased in the early 1980s. I just loved the style, colors, and design of this group of figurines.
I display all of these nativity scenes each year! The fourth vintage nativity scene will have to wait to be shared. I could not IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-77340501998276948152012-12-18T15:38:00.000-05:002012-12-18T15:38:35.430-05:00Vintage Nativity Scene Brings Warm Memories
This is the second of my four vintage nativity scenes. Previously, I posted my goofy but fun 1970s handmade bread dough nativity scene. Above, is a more polished hand carved nativity scene from 1960.
Made in Brazil, it is carved and smoothed all by hand and made from Jacaranda wood. Jacaranda wood has such a rich, red-chocolate brown color.
When we got this nativity scene in Brazil, my dadIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-55632897831635360112012-12-14T19:52:00.000-05:002012-12-14T19:52:56.920-05:00Vintage Christmas Craftiness
Each year, as I unpack our Christmas goodies, I always love to see what we have. For some reason, there are always fun surprises. I figured out this Christmas that we have four vintage nativity scenes. I never thought of it that way.
I have one hand-carved Jacaranda wood nativity from Brazil from when I was a small girl. Another is a plaster molded handmade one - a gift to my parents. Then IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-51679009264591172702012-12-13T12:19:00.000-05:002012-12-13T12:19:34.970-05:00Fun Collection of Winter GreenIt is always fun to be included in an Etsy Treasury. This is the second treasury feature for me since I reopened my shop at Etsy in late October.
A lovely Winter Green color theme brings in deep emerald and forest greens in a variety of handmade items.
I was excited to see my Polka Dot vintage bead necklace included! This necklace is so rich in a jewel-tone emerald green and is a fun piece IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-14470508555960199062012-12-09T08:40:00.000-05:002012-12-09T08:40:00.020-05:00It's Terrible, I know
You have no idea how many blog post ideas I get - at 11:00 p.m. after I go to bed. Some, I even write out in my head. They never get written down on a list, or written! It's terrible, I know.
Nurturing a blog is something I must carve out time to do each week. And I don't. It seems that the din of life takes over - kind of like the "squeaky wheel gets the oil" and the blog is not the loudest IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-23486413527624164442012-08-09T09:09:00.001-05:002012-08-09T09:10:15.998-05:00A Whole New World of Inspiration
I have been looking for an assortment of pottery shard pendants for ages. I finally found a reasonable source and ordered quite a few.
When I opened up the package, inspiration just flooded in! I dashed to my enormous bead stock and started working with colors. What fun this has been.
Still in the inspiration "zone," I wound up working an entire weekend on these IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-3727956895887381532012-07-20T10:09:00.000-05:002012-07-20T10:09:00.224-05:00Length is Trendy but Stones of the Earth are Forever
The Earth itself offers up amazing gifts of color and patterns in stones. The stones in this necklace are so unique that they are like snowflakes and finger prints - each is its own individual piece of natural Earth art.
A relatively new discovery, these stones are found in Northwestern China in the Red Creek River area and are called Red Creek Jasper.
Showy stones with beautiful markings IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-91681315921254260302012-07-15T09:41:00.000-05:002012-07-15T09:41:55.165-05:00On the Bench
Here is a sneak peek at what I have been working on recently. A couple of these are listed already in GalleriaLinda's Handmade Jewelry's shop.
My design aesthetic is varied depending upon the materials used, but no matter if I am designing with vintage beads or stones, I love a minimalist, graphic look to my creations! I am working with stones and pendants that are highly inspirational and IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-7745497868783951592012-07-03T08:00:00.000-05:002012-07-04T08:07:48.580-05:00Pendant Envy
<p><a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000028007181&pid=MELE330&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comfortmarket.com%2Fmele330.html%3Fmr%3AtrackingCode%3DB709A5EE-0581-E111-B508-001B21BCC0BC%26mr%3AreferralID%3DNA&usg=AFHzDLszZa3UJtzaTAr-yogSMDe8kSWwJw&pubid=IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-47059990843501957412012-06-30T09:00:00.000-05:002014-09-19T08:12:36.067-05:00Water Lily Pad Inspiration
If you know my design perspective, you know that I love chunky, even when chunky is not the trend. Thankfully, now is the time to bask in fabulous chunky jewelry from GalleriaLinda made with vintage beads, Czech glass beads, and stone!
When I saw these beads, I was drawn to the gorgeous mossy green color in the high-gloss finish.. They are vintage NOS beads (New Old Stock) and are separated IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-29039570242795823132012-06-27T08:00:00.000-05:002012-06-27T08:00:05.792-05:00Twice a Week....is That Too Much to Ask?
Ooh, how my blogs suffer so!! LOL.
I am just now turning over a new leaf. I'm a late bloomer, I know. My New Year's resolutions are finally being addressed. I told myself that I would blog twice a week and now the year is almost half gone.
Well, in my favor, I have done two blog posts per week for the past couple of weeks. *Beams*
I work full time and I like to make Jewelry, so blogging IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-16268138820624182982012-06-23T13:37:00.000-05:002012-06-23T13:37:00.233-05:00Vintage Bead Goodness in Italian Marble Lucite
I just had to share.
These Lucite beads are so gorgeous. They have a matte finish and such a rich deep tobacco brown color with marbled variegation. I have them in 25 mm teardrop and 18 mm squashed round spacers. From the 1960s, they were made in Italy.
As NOS beads, they are "New Old Stock" from warehouse sales. In Rhode Island, especially, there are many such warehouses that house jewelryIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-76161602312884290392012-06-19T06:30:00.000-05:002012-06-19T06:30:05.142-05:00Using Pinterest for Market Research
Everyone is in love with Pinterest.com. It has quickly blossomed into an addictive national pastime! Aside from the fun of surfing photos of favorite things, I have been using it as market research.
First, I went to the"everything" tab and searched for jewelry, jewellery, bling, gems, baubles, sparkle, and other names of jewelry boards and followed those boards. This brings jewelry aficionadosIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-31607775128061287322012-06-15T10:30:00.000-05:002012-06-15T14:40:06.770-05:00Do You Remember Puka Shell Chokers of the 70s?
The early 70s were a time of hippieness, earth mothers, earth shoes, dreads, peasant blouses, and even bell bottoms left over from the late 60s. For those who needed to be in the workplace, this look easily translated into more polished use of these elements.
I have listed a duo of genuine Puka shell vintage chokers. They are high-quality, real Puka shells and not the lower-end necklaces madeIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-61303137372185252942012-06-12T11:59:00.000-05:002012-06-12T11:59:00.095-05:00A Little Tribal Look in Bronze
When I found these vintage acrylic black and ocher disc beads, I got them but had no idea what I would do with them. I put a few in GalleriaLinda's Bead Shop on Zibbet but then as always, I wanted to set aside a few for me to work into designs.
The beads have such a simple but earthy pattern - kind of a tribal design and the ocher, rust, orange carving is perfect for the bead.
Lately,IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-51048226966116875062012-06-09T11:40:00.000-05:002012-06-09T11:40:05.620-05:00What a find! Huge Resin Beads
I just got back from a trip to Indiana. What great weather we had with warm sun and cool breezes. I loved it! Quite a welcomed change from our hot, sticky, humid Florida weather.
When I travel, I try to hit vintage shops and bead shops and often find really interesting things. Usually I visit "1st Class Clutter" - my favorite vintage shop to find great vintage jewelry. But this time, I visitedIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-22243981297487929132011-12-31T10:37:00.000-05:002011-12-31T14:30:56.319-05:00The Golden Fruit Tree
I was determined to make one more post before the year ended and I have barely made it. So here I am on the very last day of 2011! Gosh, the year got away from me and all my blogs have been silent. Not by choice, though, as I truly enjoy blogging and often feel frustrated that I can't take the time to focus to write posts to share.
Here is a heart-warming story for you to finish the year.IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-49232888779288016062011-03-26T10:25:00.008-05:002011-03-29T13:11:21.842-05:00Trend Colors for Jewelry 2011There are several previous posts on the 2011 jewelry and color trends that you might enjoy:
Pantone's 2011 Color Trends Interpreted in Beads
Beaded Jewelry Design Trends for 2011
The fashion colors and jewelry color trends for this year are soft, muted, but clear colors. Lovely rose, blue, green, and warm hues will be found in stores this year in home furnishings, fashion, paint colors, IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-33260731600092388362011-03-17T09:10:00.000-05:002011-03-17T09:10:33.516-05:00Contemporary Pearl Designs Popular with Young Ladies to Mature WomenA gentleman I know was polite enough to go to GalleriaLinda's Contemporary Beaded Jewelry Zibbet.com shop at my teasing request to "check it out," but he then told me he was so impressed with my design style that he wanted to purchase the contemporary pearls for his wife.
The pearl necklaces I create for GalleriaLinda are made with the fabulous Crystalized(tm) Swarovski Crystal Pearls that IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-90905931616352739602011-03-12T10:00:00.000-05:002011-03-12T10:00:43.011-05:00Pantone's 2011 Color Trends Intrepreted in Beads!Pantone is the driving force with color trends for all things, such as home furnishings, fashion, paint colors, and even ink colors for printing! Because fashion follows this trend, it makes sense that jewelry designers might utilize some of the current colors. This allows for market-friendly jewelry that will coordinate specifically with 2011 fashion.
This chart shows the Pantone colors for IndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.com1