Leather bracelet

Just a quick post to share one of my latest designs. I had a customer ask me to make a leather bracelet that her husband could wear. Here is the result. What do you think?

It's been a while!

I know...I haven't updated my blog in over 2 months. Sorry 'bout that. I received a TON of order for Mother's Day which left me with NO TIME to do anything else...like blog. I'm still trying to catch up...

Here are a couple of things I can fill you in on:
1. I made over 100 charms in the past 2 months. Yes, I've been busy. Thank you to everyone who ordered from me. :)

2. I finally became a certified artisan of PMC. Go me! Since I've started working with metal clay, this is something I really wanted to do. The certification process was INTENSE! 16 hours, 5 projects. Wow. Pictures of my work to come later.

3. Approached another store about carrying my impression kits. My kits can now be found in 5 stores in San Diego County.  (Tula Ru, Mabels, Agana Baby, Posies and Ponies, and Babies in Bloom).

Anyway, here are two of the pieces I recently created for customers. Enjoy!

New fonts coming soon!

Over the past two years, I've had several customers ask if I offer any other fonts besides the uppercase block letters that I currently use. Until today, the answer was always "no". Today I received several new font styles in the mail. I'm so excited to begin working with them! 

Here is a preview. Which one do you like the best? 

"Casual"

"Retro"

"Curly"

Contest #2 - Winner posted!

And the winner is... comment #49: 

Julie said...

I like you on FB ... which is how I found out about this in the first place! :)

March 11, 2011 6:48 PM 

Thanks to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for the next contest! 

My "kits"

It's been a few days since I've posted anything. I've been busy filling orders and preparing more kits for the stores that are selling them for me. 


The idea to sell kits came to me last September as I was mailing out materials to my customers. I figured if I can mail materials, why not just package them up and make a "kit" to place in stores? So...I approached a couple of the stores that I hold trunk shows at and asked if they would sell my kits. To my amazement, they said yes! 


My kits sell for $10 in the stores. They come with an order sheet for the customer to fill out and mail back to me with payment for the charm they purchased. Super easy and it works! My kits can be found at: Tula Ru, Agana Baby, Mabels (Carlsbad), and Style Child. I'm hoping to expand my store presence in the near future. Know of any stores I should approach??

And the winner is...

The winner of my first ever Designs by Janessa contest is: comment # 31!! crescendogal, you won! Please contact me for details. :) Thank you to everyone who participated. Stayed tuned for more contests...

Love Ashley

I'm not sure how many of you know this but I work with my friend, Zoe, to provide fingerprint charms to families who have had a child pass away while in the PICU at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.


Zoe's niece, Ashley, was tragically killed in a car accident January 2010. She spent 12 days in the PICU at Rady's before passing. After her death, I gave Zoe and Ashley's family fingerprint charms to remember Ashley by. Zoe was so touched by this that she wanted to be able to give other families the gift of charms as well. I donate my time and talent while Zoe raises money for the purchase of supplies and materials. Each family receives 2 penny sized prints. 


Today I worked on finishing up charms for the families of 7 children. These are always so difficult for me to do but I know that the families appreciate the gift.

Zoe and I are always looking for donations to cover supplies and materials. If you are interested in donating, please contact me.