Posts Tagged ‘silver’
October 2, 2009
Pumpkin Festival
Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
We use rolls of carnival tickets as a visual, tangible “token” instead of monetary allowance. This helps him stay on track, helps reduce stress for our whole family, and teaches him the concept of money and hard work.
The tickets accumulating in his bear shaped plastic jar “ticket bank” are another visual and we also track his daily and weekly ticket progress on a task sheet. He earns tickets for everyday chores but we also give him tickets for choosing to play with a toy from his “sensory bucket” (more on that soon, I promise!) and I give him an extra ticket here and there for doing little projects or favors for me. For the special project tickets, I usually write the date and task on the back, so we can reinforce with praise when reviewing the day or week.
Anyway, I was looking at the big bag of tickets he earned over the summer and didn’t want to put them in curbside recycling and I couldn’t reuse them with Alex (he’s very rigid in his thinking- we are working on it but at this time “re-earning” the tickets would totally throw off his game)… So I asked Alex if he could think of a project to do with them.
These necklaces are what we came up with and we make them together(he’s the very enthusiastic glitter department).
$5 of each necklace purchased goes towards Alex’s virtual school fund (he gets tickets/points toward his goal). He is saving up to take language lessons online, through K12.com.
To learn more about Asperger’s please visit NIH’s info sheet
To buy a necklace please visit my Etsy shop.
xo
Bek
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Posted in Art & Creativity, Body & Brain, Business (small, handmade, customer service, etc), Everything..., Jewels, Parenting, Kids, Etc..., Shopping, Special Needs, Education, Asperger's Etc... | Tagged asd, aspergers, autism, autumn, benefit, diy style, etsy, etsy.com, fall, glitter, handmade, jewellery, jewelry, kid, necklace, orange, recycle, repurposed, silver, sparkle, star, sterling silver, upcycle | 2 Comments »
August 5, 2009
My heart is bursting with glee!
I am about to reach a gigantic milestone in my Etsy shop! 1000 items sold. Yup. Gulp.
I’m stunned speechless. I know! That’s a miracle in and of itself!
It seems so surreal on this side of the keyboard!
Thanks for all of your support! I could not do it without all of you!
Hugs and high fives all around!
XO
Bek
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July 14, 2009
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July 2, 2009
Hair Jewels
Originally uploaded by CleverIndie
A variety of stones set in reflective bezels for my signature glow, but this time it’s for your hair! Mix and match…These will be sold individually so you can choose your favorites!
Sterling silver bobby pins/hair pins are oxidized to give the gems even more of a whimsical, magical glow.
(all of my work is shipped completely unworn- that goes for hair accessories too! these were photographed on wool/mohair roving used for needle felting and spinning)
These will be available in my Etsy shop shortly….
xo
Bek
Posted in Art & Creativity, Everything..., Jewels | Tagged amethyst, artisan, bezel, blackened, bobbie, bobbiepin, bobby, bobbypin, bridesmaid, chic, clevergirl.etsy.com, collectable, formal, gift, gothic, hair, hairpin, handmade, heirloom, hierloom, jewelry, Jewels, mix and match, neovictorian, peridot, pin, quartz, ruby, silver, sterling, tanzanite, topaz, vampire, victorian | 2 Comments »
March 10, 2009
Posted in Everything..., Jewels | Tagged bulb, chain, choker, clevergirl, cleverindie.com, fairy, fairylights, handmade, jewellery, jewelry, light, lights, modern, necklace, silver, spring, statement, sterling, victorian, wedding | Leave a Comment »
December 31, 2008
Pinned.
Originally uploaded by CleverGirlBek
Peace, love, health, happiness, laughter and prosperity of every good kind in 2009 and beyond…
xo
B
(photo is of my heart pendant, as a pin….Eventually I will have one of these in my shop…)
Posted in Everything... | Tagged bakelite, beclever, bek caruso, bonus, brooch, clevergirl, coupon, discount, earring, edition, end of year, etsy, etsy.com, eve, fashion, frame, Happy, jewellery, Jewels, limited, lucite, necklace, new, one of a kind, ooak, pendant, pin, plastics, promo, sale, shop, Shopping, silver, sterling, style, vintage, year, year's | 2 Comments »
December 22, 2008
Absinthe
Originally uploaded by CleverGirlBek
There is still time to ship FedEx 2 day and FedEx Overnight for delivery on 12/24 (weather permitting, of course)…
Just checkout on Etsy and head to PayPal to pay and choose the shipping service that fits your needs…
Details are in each listing in my shop and in the shop announcment: CleverGirl.Etsy.com
Hope this helps!
Hope everyone is well!
xo
Bek
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October 4, 2008
Yay!
On Monday my Autumn earrings were featured in the warm hued, acorn themed edition of Etsy Finds!
I sold a few pairs (yay again!) and had this nagging feeling that I had more components somewhere…
Well, I found them! Enough to make 3 more pairs! I had stashed them in my hurricane kit (yes, I have a special hurricane kit that has various jewelry making supplies in it)!
So they are back….
Here they are:
Vintage glass and brass and sterling…
Now I really miss the warm hues of autumn…Time to get back up north…The palm fronds are just not cutting it for me these days…
Posted in Jewels | Tagged autumn, earrings, etsy.com, etsyfinds, fall, glass, handmade, haycorns, nuts, silver, sterling, vintage | 2 Comments »
July 30, 2008
OK…Finally! I am updating my SmashingDarling.com boutique with some new treats…
It’s a pretty addictive site dedicated to indie fashion and up and coming indie brands…
Pretty nifty.
The specific pieces available on SmashingDarling are designs, or designs featuring finishes, that are exclusive to SmashingDarling.com…
To celebrate my new pieces at Smashing Darling, I would like to extend a 10% discount to my faithful readers! Just enter the code: DPWLE3 during checkout…Offer good only at my SmashingDarling.com boutique, on CleverGirl products… Expires 8/8/08 ….
What are you waiting for! Let’s get SMASHING!
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July 26, 2008
FLA
Originally uploaded by CleverGirlBek
Ahhh sunny Florida and vintage souvenirs….
Sometimes, though, there is a little too much detail on pieces… This particular intaglio pictures some palms, the beach, a flamingo, and what I’m guessing is a lady sunning her legs while the rest of her is under the cover of an umbrella…
But, due to the monochromatic and general tiny-ness of the piece is looks like a giant clam eating a person.
Now that would have been a classic drive-in bit…
With Love,
From Sunny Florida
Posted in Everything... | Tagged artisan, beach, clam, flamingo, florida, giant man eating clam, gift, handmade, horror, intaglio, jewellery, Jewels, kitsch, metalsmith, movie, one of a kind, oranges, palm, present, silver, silversmith, souvenir, sterling, trees, tropical, vintage | Leave a Comment »
