Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has enjoyed this wondrous season of giving, I hope you have had joy and peace in your hearts and in your homes.

And remember you always have something free to give to anyone you meet... kindness and a smile.

A Nice Compliment

My bookmarks have been noticed by a very cool blog, Design Talk. They have chosen my bookmarks as one of their "Top 5 Christmas List for Women". It is so nice to be recognized for something you enjoy so much!

New Pompom Rings

It's the week of Thanksgiving and I am writing from the state of Michigan. It's not as cold as I anticipated, but cold enough and refreshing. We are visiting my in-laws and other family members and friends.

I want to introduce you to my newest collection, the Pompom ring! I designed these rings with young people in mind or at the very least, for the young at heart! Age is just a number, nothing more, you should wear what you love!

Where did I get the name Pompom? Searching for a name that would be fun, hip and different, it tool me back to my days as a cheerleader, hence the name "Pompom". These rings are clusters of pearls, crystals and sometimes gemstones, they move with you and make a nice compliment to any outfit for any occasion. They also make great gifts.

October Monthly Contest Winner

October was a busy month and a great month for our lucky winner Becky T. of Georgia! She won our $25 Gift Certificate just by signing up for Dee-Zigns e-newsletter.

Every month we choose one lucky person to win a $25 Gift Certificate from our growing list of subscribers. So if you haven't already, sign up today!

We produced a winner!

Congratulations to Jessi Torres! She was one of the 51 winners of the Happily Handmade Giveaway. Because Jessi signed up through Dee-Zigns website for the contest, she was chosen to win gift box #41 sponsored by Dee-Zigns.

All the prizes looked incredible and thank you to everyone who entered through my website and all the other independent designers' websites.

If you don't enter, you can't win.

Only three days left to enter the Happily Handmade Giveaway. You still have time, but hurry. Check out the gift boxes you could win and be sure to enter all 69 websites so you will have 69 chances to win. Go here to start.

Cool Contest!

If you have visited my website lately, you will see the badge for the Happily Handmade Giveaway. This really cool contest a was created in appreciation of the indie shoppers, everywhere! Handcrafted items from sixty-nine independent designers, artists, shops and more have been donated to help promote the Indie Community. 50 giveaway baskets filled with these handmade items are assembled for you, the indie shopper, to thank you for supporting us, as independent artists and business owners.
We encourage you to visit all of the sponsor websites to enter. One entry per sponsor website, so the more sponsors you visit, the more you can enter and have a better chance at winning - that's 69 chances!

Entries will be collected from September 30th through October 29th, 2006. Winners will be selected on November 1, 2006. To view official rules click here. All entries must have a valid email address and full name (first and last). Be sure you give your first and last name, I have seen several on my email list that did not give their name, or they only gave their first name. These will be disqualified.

Good luck to everyone that enters and be sure to tell your friends and family about the Happily Handmade Giveaway!

More beauties

I just finished a few other Breast Cancer Awareness goodies... two bookmarks and a keychain. I do enjoy making the bookmarks because I can get very creative with the color combinations, fun beads and charms.

Breast Cancer Awareness Designs

As you well know, October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness month. This year, I have joined forces with a hip group of independent designers aptly named “Indie For Awareness”, this is a new annual campaign created to raise funds and awareness by 31 of the industries hottest up and coming designers. Please click on the banner at the right
to learn more.
I am collaborating with Melanie at Earthenwood Studio to design a few very special pieces of jewelry incorporating her ceramic charms and pendants. She is a very talented designer and I feel quite honored to be working with her beautiful creations. Check out my website to view other pieces. I will be adding others soon. 20% of all sales during the month of October will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

It's been a while

Wow, I've been so busy creating new designs that I haven't posted here. This is new to me so I must put a sticky note on my monitor to keep up with my blog.

I have many items on sale right now from 15-20% off! Now is a great time to buy something for yourself or a friend. Birthdays are always popping up and Christmas is right around the corner. My heavens this year is flying by. Check out my new "deezigns" at http://www.deezignsjewelry.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&;amp;category_id=10&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=40.

Congratulations to Sherry Schmidt for winning the August $25 Gift Certificate. Anyone can sign up, so be sure to tell your friends! Click here to sign up now http://www.deezignsjewelry.com/index.php?option=com_letterman&task=subscribe&Itemid=42 .
Off to collect my child at the bus stop.

TGIF

I'm not really sure why I say that, because I know I will be working all weekend. Been working on new designs for fall, so will finish up and get them posted on the website this weekend.

If you haven't done so already, be sure to sign up for my e-newsletter to receive notices of specials, sales events, new products and designs. By signing up, you will be entered into a monthly drawing to win a $25 gift certificate to Dee-Zigns.

Summer is ending?

I am in denial! It simply cannot be August 21st. Where has the summer gone? I remember a ton of fun, the 4th of July, lemonade stands, the pool, movies, bike riding, neighborhood bar-b-ques, visiting family and friends, popsicles, the beach... and speaking of the beach, we just returned from our family vacation on the North Carolina beaches. As much as I love and adore the beach, it revitalized my soul so that by the end of the week, all I could think about was creating new jewelry designs and getting ready for the glorious colors of fall.

My daughter begins school in a few days and I'm not ready. We haven't had enough fun.
I won't miss the heat, I'm ready for the change in temperature.

I've made quite a few changes to my "new" website and I hope you will shop soon http://deezignsjewelry.com. My new collection, Teens-Young at Heart, was inspired by the beautiful and caring young teens living in my neighborhood. They are hard workers and go-getters, so I designed a line geared towards their own free spirit and soul. So thank you Erin!

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog and another home for me on the web. This is a new frontier, so bare with me while I get things sorted out.