My Cubic Zirconia and Sterling Silver Shell Pearl Necklace hit the Front Page on Etsy!

My Cubic Zirconia and Sterling Silver Pearl Necklace from my Bridal jewelry shop hit the Front Page of Etsy yesterday.

Big Thanks to Jessica Torres for curating this gorgeous treasury!

Holiday Sale - Black Friday through Cyber Monday

Please use Coupon Code 2010GIVETHANKS10OFF to receive 10% off on all items in my Etsy store for Black Friday through Cyber Monday, the 29th of Nov.

This sale is on in both my Etsy stores:
Gemstones: http://www.etsy.com/shop/somsstudiosupplies
Jewelry: http://www.etsy.com/shop/somsstudio
The same coupon code is valid in both my stores.

Some of my new Bridal necklaces:

Swarovski Pearl, Pear cut Cubic Zirconia Asymmetrical Brooch necklace

Swarovski Pearl, Pear cut Cubic Zirconia Bridal necklace

I just received these gorgeous Mystic Quartz gemstones yesterday and these will be listed in my gemstones store tomorrow.

Blue Mystic Quartz Faceted Hexagon / Star beads

Pink Mystic Quartz Faceted Heart beads
Pale Green Mystic Quartz Faceted Teardrop/ Pear beads

And the Phoenix Rises from her Ashes

I had put my jewelry store on hold for a while while focusing on my gemstones store. Wow, managing two stores on Etsy is quite a challenge, I absolutely detest switching between my two profiles. I wish there was a single profile to access both shops. Maybe I should jot that down under the Ideas section on the Etsy fora.

I have had quite a bit of success of late under the Alchemy section with some 24 odd Bridal orders so far this season. I offer high quality Boutique style bridal jewelry minus the sky-high prices. Running my own Supplies store helps, because I get purchase the materials on a wholesale basis and in turn pass on those savings to the customer. I remember studying Pricing as one of the four Ps of the marketing mix during my MBA days. In today's economic condition, it has become the primary distinguishing factor for many bridal customers. Young brides-to-be look for balance between good quality and low prices. I am lucky to have found many such customers who entrusted me with jewelry for their special day.

So, I re-vamped my erstwhile jewelry store into a Bridal Boutique geared towards offering exceptionally high quality products at a wholesale price.

I have been experimenting with a lot of rhinestone components too. I think rhinestones add glamor to even the simplest of pieces. Just a touch here...an accent there can transform and update the look dramatically.

My absolute favorite are these stunningly beautiful and exceptionally sparkly Crystal rhinestone component that is securely wire-wrapped to a long silver hair pin. This particular flower has a stacked look with two layers of smaller rhinestones embellished with a large center stone. This flower pin will add sparkle to any hair style, and add glamor to any hair color.

Rush Bridal order and my very first Rhinestone Brooch

A bride's rush requirement of a Hair pin turned into my first attempt of this rhinestone brooch. I was so delighted to find that this item was also featured on the "Recent custom creations" strip on Alchemy.

I would like to explore these rhinestone components further over the weekend. Lets see where that leads me :)

Sneak Peek

Coming Soon.... ;-)