Craft Shows & Christmas shopping

Well its the Christmas season again and I am getting ready for two great shows coming up, one is on the 13th and 14th of November at the First Baptist Church in Georgetown, It's at my son's preschool and I did the show last year and loved it. Please come out if you are in the area during those days, from 11-3 pm. (The church is located on east HWY 29 pass the wolf ranch shopping center.) I will have all my goodies there, and they make great Christmas gifts, especially if you like one of a kind handmade items. I do have my winter collection of purses done, I made 50 this year and I am getting low, this means I may have to do a bigger collection in the spring, happy dance! Also I am doing another show THE DYI FACTORY on the 15th of November, in San Antonio. Guess what, I am in a fashion show, can you believe I am having five minutes of fame, I am sooooo excited.
Please come checkout the show. If you need a discount card, email me and I will send you one in the mail before the show.

New stuff on ETSY

I wanted to share with all my new items I have added these past few weeks. In September I will be donation 10% of my sales to a friend of my son's therapy. He has been going through therapy and the cost is very expensive, so please shop in my store this month to help the family.

The Garden Delights

Here are a few examples of the Garden Necklace choker. You can find them at Becky Mae Designs online to order one of your own Garden Delights!

Garden Delight

Here are the basic steps in creating an one of kind garden choker necklace. I always make sure I have a clean work space with all the supplies I need to make my jewelry so I can focus on creating not trying to find my tools.
supplies: 19 inch brass chain
brass circle 1/2 inch
jewelry tools, round nose pliers, flattening pliers, wire cutters
beads, floral pearls different shapes and colors
brass leaf charm
head pins
jump rings
clean work space

Step1: Layout your necklace so you can start planning your design. I like to have an idea of what I am going to create before I begin putting together my pieces.
Step2: Connect your circle and handmade flower to the chain of the necklace with a jump ring. Then at the other end of the chain you can add your charm leaf, I also add a pearl to my charm leaf. I also pulled my chain through the circle so I could see the start of my necklace.
Step3: I now begin to gather all my beads I want to add to my necklace. I begin by laying them out next to the chain, once I decide on the design I like, I begin to start making the necklace.
Step 4: Take your head pin place it through the bead, bend wire one direction, then take your round nose pliers and make a loop with the wire then cut off extra wire you don't need. Close the loop after you have add the bead to the chain.

Step5: Continue step 4 until you have added all the beads to complete your necklace garden.

Lost track of Blogging....

I have been so busy this month making stuff for the Red Poppy Fest here in Georgetown, TX, I have forgotten to blog all this month. Well I am on my last part of getting ready for the show, pricing my jewelry. Yes, everything else is completed, 100 purses priced and tagged, 34 pillowcase dresses done, and some jewelry done, I have about 60 necklaces left to price. I am enjoying the fact that there is a week until the festival and I can rest Thursday night and not have to worry about making product to sell on Saturday. I took some pictures of some finished product to share, you get a sneak peek before Saturday. Boy, did the poppy necklaces and earring come out cute, I hope to sell out and have to take orders for later.

What this month look like for Beckymae?

This is a very exciting month for me, I am participating in a local craft fair called the Red Poppy Festival. It is a very large festival that happens every year right here in my hometown, Georgetown. Its made up of all different kinds of things to do, craft booths, food, fun stuff for the kids, a parade and much more for two days, April 26, 27 th. I have been working really hard to get ready for the two day event, I plan on have over 100 purses, 40 vintage pillowcase dresses for little girls, and tons of revamped jewelry I have been creating daily. I am not sure how this event will turnout for my business, but I hope to put it locally on the map here in Texas. I have been selling mostly internationally on my website so I hope to generate more here in Texas. Check back to see my progress on my items I will have, and if you live in Texas and want to come by and see me, your are welcome anytime during the festival. thanks!

Have new purses!

Started working on some new purses today, I have gotten 4 done and boy are they cute!