Stamp Your Way Into Her Heart

Are you a mom? Do you have a mom? Do you know a mom? Then you might have started thinking about Mother's Day. It's a little ways off still (May 12), but I've started brainstorming about what kind of mother's jewelry I want to make.

I made a "Secret Message" ring, that can have almost countless variations.

As you can see, the outside is very simple. It could be a plain band, or an initial, or any of 100's of design stamps that are available, and the inside has the secret message; which could also be anything that fits on the ring.

I made some of these rings for a boutique I am going to be at, so I made them in a one-size-fits-all cuff style. It could just as easily be made into a full ring though.

I also came up with this mother's necklace. Another simple piece (I'm kind of leaning towards more minimalistic styles lately. Just cuz.) that allows for 1,2,3, or 4 birthstone beads.

This one could also be easily customized. It could have a heart instead of the word "mom," or a name, or whatever. The beads could also just be decorative instead of birthstones. I just had a thought... A star with a red, a white, and a blue bead. Patriotic, right?

Endless possibilities! That's what I love so much about making jewelry. Especially when it's hand stamped, because it can have personalized meaning. I recently became a distributor of ImpressArt Metal Stamps. They have such a huge variety of design stamps, and alphabet fonts - I'm really having fun with them! You can check out some of the stamps here if you're interested. (I've just set this up, so I'll be adding lots more in the coming weeks!) Even if you've never done any stamping, jewelry like this ring and necklace are so easy and fun to make! Think of the fun you'll have whipping out Mother's Day gifts, birthday gifts, YOU gifts! :)

Mother's Day is in just over a month. Better get started!

Alisa

For All You Do... Happy Mother's Day!

Being a mom is hard. The most rewarding thing you'll ever do, yes, but hard!

When my first child was a little over a year old, I felt like I had it pretty well figured out. I decided it was time for that boy to have a sibling. But the second boy was not the first boy! I had a whole new set of lessons to learn. Same scenario with my daughter, and then again with my youngest son. I finally learned that I will never have it figured out! What works with one child doesn't necessarily work with the others. That goes for everything from discipline, to motivation, to entertainment, to what to have for dinner! And then as soon as I think I've got a handle on things, one of them enters a new "phase" and it disrupts the whole organized chaos of the family. Phew. It's exhausting. But oh, so worth it when they're all laughing together. Or when I overhear my sons telling my daughter that she better marry someone good (she's 12, ha ha!) because she's too nice and they don't want anyone taking advantage of her. Or when they bring me breakfast in bed on Mother's Day.

Speaking of Mother's Day, I hope all of you mothers, and all of your mothers have a beautiful one! I'd like to contribute to that with a gift. A gift that's good through the end of May.... Because gifts from me are usually late, so get used to it!

From now through May 31 you can use the coupon code MOMDAY11 to get 20% off of either the Family Necklace or a Birthstone Ring. (which makes a great set of stacking mother's rings!)

Happy Mother's Day!

Family Necklace

Birthstone Rings

Alisa