TONS of new jewelry for Asher Anson

I'm so excited about this order I just finished up. Below is just a tiny sampling of all the new Erin Jane Designs jewelry delivered to Asher Anson today. But, there are so many great designs just in time for fall! Go and check them out!

I, of course, couldn't leave without snagging a new ADORABLE dress they just got in. I got this little number in navy blue. So cute!

July Jewelry of the Month

Here is a simply fantastic bracelet that I am featuring this month.  Oh, I love it.   The oxidized sterling silver and gold filled chains are just a gorgeous mix.  It's both sweet and tough at the same time.  Not too big, not too small...just perfect.

You can find it in my etsy shop and if you type in "blog" into the note to seller during your purchase throughout the month of July, I will refund the shipping!

It's Giveaway time!!

Check out this one-of-a-kind, gorgeous necklace!  It could be yours!  The pendant is a Fluorite Druzy with flecks of Pyrite in it.  It's on a multi-strand chain of sterling silver and oxidized sterling silver with Green Amethyst, Smoky Quartz, White Topaz, and Keshi Pearls.  

If you are on Facebook, just have 2 friends sign up as fans and get entered into a drawing. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Erin-Jane-Designs/47151974088?ref=mf

Check the Discussion Board for more details.

If you aren't on Facebook, well, I'll enter you anyway!  Just comment on this post and I will add your name.  The drawing is August 5th.  Go, go, go!

Oxidizing silver

Well, for most jewelers oxidizing is probably something they've been doing forever.  For me, I just started.  And, yes, another obsession.  I can't get away from it!  I love it!  I especially love mixing it with gold.  Oh, so pretty.  I'm still in the experimentation phase.  I've been using liver of sulfur, which is pretty gross, but I've been doing a ton of production work for couple boutiques in town and have been making a TON of jewelry, so the more environmentally friendly version of oxidizing with a hard boiled egg just isn't happening.

But, anyway, I've learned a bit about how to get the really black, black color (just add a touch more liver of sulphur and leave it in your hot water until you get the right color).  To get that steel grey color, I use a bit less and then I take it out when the silver actually looks like an oil slick -  you know that rainbow-y kind of look.  It's scary!  But, if you polish it up with a silver polish cloth, you get that nice steel grey color.  Don't forget to check out my Etsy Shop for more examples!