New from the Studio

I have been so busy and I havent been taking time to do what I love and thats making jewelry.In the last couple of months I have had to make some changes in my life,so that has kept me from my crafting,but I have reciently started to make things again.So with a fresh start I have started to make a new line of fun affordable shabby chic jewelry,along with the sterling silver.I am calling it Bella Domani Designs ( named after my hair salon) bella Domani means beautiful tomarrow in italian.I have made some fabric braclets with vintage lace and flowers,and vintage inspired rings and earring and hair pins.I have also started a new etsy page Belladomanidesigns.etsy.com.I plan to also bring my new pieces to the craft shows I will be doing this year.I feel like my creative flow is heading in a new direction I guess I will just see where it takes me.

The Move , Bella Designs

I feel like its been a while since I have posted anything here,the reason is when I am not making jewelry I am at my hair salon cutting hair.But my salon is going to move!!I am very excited so we are renovatining right now we own a house that we rent out and there has been a salon in there for many years,we even heard that a famous girl group from ww2 used to get there hair done by one of the original owners.We are not sure when the house was built because in 1935 the town hall burned down so all records before then are gone.My husband has owned the house since 1997 and when we remolded one of the downstairs apartments,we found some letters from ww2 a soldier writing to his love with some pics so cool they were in the wall. I really love the vintage look so thats my goal for the new salon a vintage vib.I am going to frame some of those old letters and pics to put up in the shop.
So I will keep you posted,plus along with my new shop is a new jewelry line also.I have been wanting to make some vintage inspired pieces for a while.So Bella Designs is in the works now I am still going to make my silver jewelry but I have decided to try something new.I cant wait to so off pics of the new salon and jewelry line.
Katy

Spring is almost here!

I know the first day of spring has already been and gone but it still doesnt feel quit like spring yet,but my bulbs are starting to pop up alittle? The animals on the farm are spending alot more time out doors laying in the sun,and we have two preg cows that are due to calf late this spring.So I guess spring is here even though its still too cold for me!Buut I have lots of new

pieces in the works for this year and I wanted to share a couple that I am putting on etsy today.Hope you allare having a great week.

First show

I had mt first show of the year this past sat, I have to say I always have a great time at craft shows but this one was soooo...... much fun! I met a ton of wounderful creative people.Not only was my booth space so cool,it was in a high school but in the hallways there are these small cubbies all down the hall so I was lucky to get my own cubbie which was great for my setup!But the other crafters there were so supportive and sweet! comming by to look at jewelry and (purchase)and leave me with a smile everytime and kind words of encouragement.I left the show with a little extra money in my pocket and a ton of inspiration. I am hopeing that this is a sign of how this year is going to be for my jewelry business a start in the right direction? I might even try my hand at some very differnt styles this year and step away from the sterling silver? But I wanted to share my wounderful weekend and hope some of you have the same wounderful experence at a show this year also.
Katy

Baltimore / killer trash

This past weekend my husband and I headed to baltimore Md To have what we hope is becoming a yearly visit with some dear friends.Everytime I go somewhere I always find neat places to go.But with Baltimore there are soooo... many I cant keep track.As always we walk around and see all the beautiful building and eat all the great food!!!Our friends take us everywhere and we soak it all in we love it.So I wanted to share some of my cool finds from Baltimore.One Place really sticks out in my head,I am always looking for different unique stores to wander into.Well last year we walked by this store with wierd crazy things in the window.the sign said KILLER TRASH,well from that moment on I was dying to go in there,well they were closed last year by the time we tried to wander back.So my mission this year was to go there.My friend and I made it there tis year and it was so crazy cool with super fun stuff every where.I wish I had more time we got there just a few min before they closed but in that short time I managed to find some awesome finds.
I found this great sick shirt with a fitted bottom leopard print LOVE IT,I got this ,big sparkly peace sign neckless so much fun,and of course I love bags I got a super fun leopard tote bag that is going to have a very long life with me! so if you ever get a chance to go to Baltimore eat lots of crab!yummy drink lots of beer, and go to fells point and find killer trash!

Waiting for Spring

Well I am growing very Tired of this weather! I live in new England and have had quiet enough of this snow/rain/ice.Well Its great to look at (from Inside my house)its aweful to go outside in.My farm anilmals I think have had enough also the goats just stay inside there house and they only come out to eat.But the Girls(two female cows)seem to not mind this weather at all?Kinda

funny.So with that being said I am getting ready to do my first show of the year and I am looking forward to it! I just love being among other people that love to make beautiful things.I love to walk by there tables and look at there displays and all there woundeful goods.So here are a couple new pieces I have made you can find more at my etsy store Silverbutterfly9@etsy.com PLEASE SPRING I HOPE YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY!

I LOVE BAGS

Ok so I have this addiction to handbags,the more hippy like the better! So everyday when I am on etsy surfing around I always look for cool kinda funky bags,lord knows I dont need anymore but when I find one I just cant live without I just have to get it.so the other day I stumbled across a store on etsy Greenmarketvintage.etsy.com and I was in love!Plus she was having a sale buy two get one free so guess what? I bo

ught three bags and here they are so wounderful