2010 Birthstone list ~ Happy New Year!

*To a new year of delicious designs*


January ~ Garnet



















February ~ Amethyst












March ~ Aquamarine 

Faceted Rondelles


April ~ Diamond









Herkimer Diamond













May ~ Emerald









Emerald green Flourite











June ~ Pearl











July ~ Ruby











August ~ Peridot













September ~ Sapphire











October ~ Pink

My first ever Etsy treasury! "Baroque Un Paon"

 I won't go into all my life altering details of the first ever Etsy treasury curated, but here is a tidbit how it went:
I watch the treasury list go down to 335. I am excitedly nervous and call my daughter Amber who has created treasuries. I tell her the main treasury is about to open and I want it! (Thanks Zion Shore for my new addiction) She explains "A box will pop up and you need to be

Delicious Jewelry Designer Kim Voigt

"Growing up on the Southern California Coast, I have developed a jewelry style that is reflective of coastal living....simple, classic, and timeless."








About the Artist:
When I started my company, I primarily focused on designing jewelry with sea glass, but over time I have grown to love using other materials as well. Sterling silver, semi-precious stones and a product called Precious

And the lucky winner of our 55 smackroos giveaway of beads is...............

icedteaforme
*APPLAUSE*












Thanks to all you lovelies that participated and rest assured we will be posting another giveaway of beads very soon!
xo
The Gemalicious Gals

'Tis the season ~ for our ginormous giveaway of beads!

This is the season for giving and we believe in karma, so welcome to our 2nd ever giveaway of beads.
A smashing $55.00 value to the lucky winner. 
Good luck to all and to all a goodnight! 
☮ & ♥
Amber & Teri

Here's how to enter:
Leave a comment, yup it's that easy

Get extra entries when you:
1. Follow our blog!
2. Become a fan of Gemalicious Beads on Facebook here.
3. Mention this giveaway on

grat⋅i⋅tude noun: the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful.

We've been neglecting our blog...

there's only 24 hrs. in a day and we all need at least 30 this time of year.
The Gemalicious Gals did not want Thanksgiving to go by without acknowledging our delight in having the opportunity to cross paths with great folks on Etsy, Twitter, and Facebook.
Much gratitude and love,
xo

Teri & Amber

Stop the world, I wanna ketchup...

Are there days when you just want to stop the world until you feel caught up? Well it's been that way for me and for business partner and #1 daughter Amber, too. So many things have been weighing on us that there are days it is just hard to breath, let alone get "caught up"
For Amber, mother of 3, caught up isn't in her vocabulary...little bodies screaming for attention 24/7. Busy with kids,

Gardenia ~ Lush gemstone jewelry

Amazing jewelry artisan Stacy Harkins shared with us some of her luxurious designs made with our delicious gems. We are huge fans of her amazing talent and are delighted to share these beautiful pieces with you~
For more inspiring jewelry visit Stacy's shop Gardenia Jewelry on Etsy.
You deserve something special, you know you do!


from our mystic apricot quartz brios...

















 
To

I don't do mondays




In fact:

After partying like a ninja all weekend... 



My eyeballs feel like this



But I head to work looking hot anyway


OK, more like a hot mess



and run intoAarrrrgh Mondays


What if?

Happy Halloween Birthday to Amber ♥

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We have a lucky winner in our 1st ever giveaway of beads!!

We had a lot of fun with our first giveaway of beads! We are already drooling over beads for our next giveaway. How does half and full strands sound? ...and maybe yummy pearls too!
Stay tuned-we will have the giveaway posted in time for you to make some lovely Christmas gifts.
Thanks you to all who participated - we ♥  you!
Now to our lucky winner....drumroll please.....

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆J e s s i c a

Gemalicious Beads Giveaway

Well here we go~ Our first ever giveaway of beads!!
We have decided since this is breast cancer awareness month that our giveaway should be pink!
Thanks to all who left comments on how to handle our first giveaway. It was helpful and much appreciated.  xo

Here's how to enter:
*Visit our Etsy shop and/or our Artfire shop and leave a comment telling us what delicious beads you like best!

Get

Stay tuned for our 1st giveaway of beads!!

Gotta say my daughter is a bead lush!
Just look at the pile of destash beads she gave me to list in our artfire shop!!!
We have decided...that it would take years to add all these beads~so wouldn't it be nicer to  have bead giveaways?

Who would like to win a booty of destash beads???
Ah Yay! Exactly!

There are so many different types, qualities & colors we are having a hard time deciding how to

Saturday steals as our 20% OFF sale continues

Wanted to share some of the new yummies Amber (my wonderful daughter, shop partner and owner of Blue Scarab Jewelry) has been adding to our shop!
Even if you don't need gems right this minute it's a good time to buy. Well anytime is a good time if you ask us. lol
You get 20% off and we dontae 5% to Susan G. Komen. Win win!
Here is a small preview of the new stones we are adding. Check back daily

Breast Cancer Awareness and Gemalicious Sale

Unless you live under a shell, you know October is breast cancer awareness month.
However those just diagnosed, in treatment and survivors will tell you breast cancer awareness is every minute of every day of the rest of their lives. I know because I am a survivor!
In 2008 to honor my survivorship, my daughter Amber of Blue Scarab Jewelry founded PinkFest~Shopping for the cure!
Gemalicious Beads

Instants Intemporels~Jewelry for those treasurable moments...

From our delicious gems~



To this stunning design~






Reminiscence




Instants Intemporels gorgeous Fall & Winter collection is so mouth watering we have to share these lovely designs too. They will make you drool. We did!






Sillage

Eternel




Aurore

























Gouttes de Ciel


























Etreinte

Sunday Shopping

This Sunday shopping is in honor of the Autumnal Equinox-the time of perfect balance between day and night, dark and light.



 
Autumn themed letterpress card






Autumnal Equinox Necklace and Bracelet




AUTUMNAL EQUINOX - Hardcore Art Yarn by Loop





Crow at Dusk Wide Leg WOolies





 Autumn Equinox Earrings


 
Mabon Handmade Soap  

Blue Scarab Jewelry

This post is dedicated Amber of Blue Scarab Jewelry and the "A"  in the "T & A" mother/daughter team of Gemalicious Beads. She is the gemstone buyer, fabulous photographer, items lister and shipper of our shop. She also answers all convos related to specifics of stones (her knowledge is impressive), jewelry design help or special orders. You are probably asking about now...what do I do? lol I'll

Amitie Jewelry Designs

Psst ~ One of our favorite customers has a shop on Etsy....
Amitie Jewelry Designs
We want to share with you her gorgeous jewelry designs, some made with our gems. Yay!!
We love when customers share their delicious designs made with our scrumptious stones.
If you are a Gemalicious Beads customer and would like your designs posted on our blog, contact us. What...not a Gemalicious Beads customer?

Wednesday Wants

AKA Gemalicious Drooling!

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Luxurious designs made with delicious gems!

Here are just 2 Jewelry designers who have transformed our gemstones into wearable works of art!

From our delicious gems...


...To the most luxurious designs!

If you would like to be included here, just send us a link of the gem you purchased from our shop and a link to the finished design.
Yes it's that easy!
xo
Teri & Amber

Friday's funny family fotos

Family cheatersFamily hamOuch!Oops!I don't think so!Eeww, Gross

Sunday Shopping

1) Winter turns to Spring Bracelet by glowfly2) Fortune teller, A crystal quartz & silver ring by Littlebugjewelry3) Prasiolite & Pearl Floret Bracelet by maridesign4) Dragon Dreams Copper & Ceramic Necklace by BijouxJardin5) Peridot Sprout by envejewelry6) ocean depths necklace by minta77

20% OFF GRAND OPENING SALE

In celebration of our shop merger (see last post) We are having a 20% off sale in our new shop Gemalicious Beads! We will be adding new delicious stones this weekend, and all next week, so stop by and stop by often to see what deals you can grab! Remember if you are one of our wonderful "sneak peekers" you will get an extra 5% on top of the 20% off ~ A fantastic 25% off entire purchased! But only

Gemalicious Beads~beautiful metamorphose

Gemalicious and Beadalicious metamorphose into~ Gemalicious Beads!YES we are merging Etsy shops! Over the next week you will see our delicious stones filtering from Gemalicious and Beadalicious into Gemalicious Beads on Etsy.If you are wondering why we came to the decision to merge, well that's easy! We decided the benefit to our customers outweighed every reason we had for not

Delicious Designer Sueanne Shirzay

We are extremely delighted to sharea scrumptious jewelry designer!
Thank You Sueanne for sharing
yourself & beautiful jewelry designs.
Love this quote from Sueanne's bio:"I don't want people to see the jewelry wearing the woman, rather the woman wearing the jewelry."
About the Artist:Sueanne Shirzay Jewelry
Everyday to Extravagant
It is so much fun to make something with my own hands that goes

20% off ALL Gemstone Beads! Deals & Steals!

Gemalicious & Beadalicious Supplies has slashed prices by 20% on ALL items in BOTH shops! This means some substantial savings for you, since we try and bring you the BEST prices on Etsy and the web already:) Gotta pass the savings on! SAPPHIRES for under $30!!!PS: If you are a "sneak~peeker" you will get an additional 5% off today 5/21/09 only. Want to know more about "Sneak~Peeks"? Send us a

Just a few of my favorite things............

I could spend hours upon hours browsing Etsy and all of the seriously creative artists out there. Actually, wait..........I do! Here are just a few of my favorite things while browsing tonight, enjoy!IRISH SPRING and ON THE VINE by mcrdesignsRASPBERRY CASCADE by Stacy HarkinsAVIZEH and Giselle by Loella Medina Hessonite and Golden Citrine from AMPrettificationsOk, ok, that is it for now. But

Moi, addicted?

Hi. My name is Amber. I'm a beadaholic. I have serious addiction issues.African Amethyst ♦♦ ♦ AAA Kyanite ♦♦♦ AAA Multi-Sapphire Yes, I do, and I've come to terms with that:) I am addicted to Gemstones. I just can't get enough. I could spend an ENTIRE day just browsing Gems on the web, and an entire WEEK fondling them at a Gem show! What is it about Gemstones that

We got our first picture of jewelry made with our pretties!!!!!

Our friend Mika of nanohana on Etsy sent us a pic of these simply gorgeous earrings she hand crafted. Although these are not for sale (believe me I when I say I wanted to by these!) we had to share.It makes us do the "Happy dance"Happy to see our stones transformed into something so beautiful, so wearable~we love it! Mika used Beadalicious peridot and paired it with a large green topaz stone. The

And the winner....

Wow loads of great ideas for the bead give away! Here are just a few from the American Craft Guide post, click on persons name to see their shop!Stacey Roman: beautiful beads, I would make a few braceletes for myself and a necklace for my mom for mothers day.Tracy Achtelik: Love the colors! I would embellish an embroidery project with them.Desiree: I’d make a series of pieces with an elemental

Beadalicious Giveaway

We are super excited to be American Craft Guide Freebie Friday giveaway!For your chance to win $40+ worth of pretty stones, visit American Craft Guide and post a comment on what you'd make with the bead collection. It's just that easy! Good Luck to everyone!xo Teri & Amber the Beadalicious BabesWe want to thank the Jessica & DJ at American Craft Guide. They are a mother - daughter duo too. We had

PinkFest 2009-Shopping for the Cure

Picture PinkFest 2008-Shopping for the Cure
From left to right:
Emily, Erica, Teri, Amber, Jessica

My mind has been pretty drained as of late, and posting to our blog has been shoved to the back burner. Don't worry though-there is LOT'S of other things brewing back there, so it's not lonely by any means:) While my mother and I were planning for our 2nd annual event to support Breast Cancer, I

Kiss me I'm Irish Sale Continues!

GYNORMOUS SALE CONTINUES!!!20% off EVERYTHING in both of our shops!Take a peak at some of the yummies we have!GemaliciousBeadalicious SuppliesGynormous &Superb Slate BlueMystic Quartz!Vibrant Tunduru Sapphires!Amazing Whiskey QuartzFaceted Brio'sApricot QuartzFaceted Brio's!Mystic Pink QuartzFaceted Onions!Stop in to see what else we have in stock! Lot's of sparkling yummies for your hottest

Kiss me I'm Irish Sale part 2

Well we have had a lot of kisses, lots of friendly customers on Etsy! The sale is still going strong, the reason: we are offering very lovely Gems and Beads at near wholesale prices.Check out some of these pretties at unbelievable prices:Amethyst Rondelles (ONLY $12.80 for a full strand!) Amazing Apricot Quartz (perfect for spring creations!) We have so many beautiful stones, I'd love to post

KISS ME I'M IRISH SALE!!!

EVERYTHING in our shops are 20% OFF! EVERY single listing is already marked down a whopping 20%! That is a substantial savings-stock up now! Here's a peak:SALE was $32.00, NOW ONLY $25.60!!!SALE was $36.00, NOW ONLY $28.80!!!PLUS if you find & purchase any listing with this sneaky little 4 Leaf Clover, you will get FREE SHIPPING on your ENTIRE ORDER!!!Keep checking back at Gemalicious and

Kiss Me I'm Irish Sale

EVERYTHING in our shop is 20% off, and we mean everything!Come have a look see at our beads, gems, findings and supplies. You'll be delighted you did.And our 20% off sale will just add to your excitement.WOWIf you think your right cerebral cortex (the creative side of the brain) is able to absorb anymore happiness when visiting Beadalicious Supplies We warn you ~ come prepared!Should you stumble

New lovelies just in! Gemstones are yummy.......

We just got a new shipment of Gemstones today-YAY! Our postal woman probably thinks I'm going to mob her because I get so excited when I see her pull up with packages! These lovelies will be listed in both Beadalicious Supplies & Gemalicious today and tomorrow, so be sure to keep dibs cause these beauties will go FAST!HUGE Mystic Slate Blue Quartz RondellesThese are just AMAZING, and the colorand

Who said diamonds are a girls best friend?

Well, maybe they are, BUT Rubies are JUST as gorgeous, and these are for sure an indulgence that won't hurt your wallet! The Sekhmet earrings are from the EVERYDAY GODDESS Collection by Blue Scarab Jewelry.S e k h m e t EarringsAnd the best part? Well we will be listing some of these GORGEOUS polished Ruby briolettes in our shop this week-YAY for YOU! Be sure to visit us at Gemalicious and

Scrumptious Saturday Steals

Here are some Scrumptious Saturday Steals from Beadalicious, enjoy!Gorgeous Glowing Rose Quartz BriolettesSuperb Citrine CubesAmazing Steely Blue Mystic Quartz BriolettesSultry Bi-Color Lemon & Smoky QuartzWant more?? Visit us at Beadalicious Supplies on Etsy!Now for a few of our fave Etsy picks for Saturday morning...........Azul Luna Granola Bar Soap by InalatherDragonfly Print Greeting Card by

Oh how I LoVe thee, let me count the ways..........

One...Two...Three...Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, AZillion!

BEADALICIOUS SUPPLIES = BLISS

Welcome from Beadalicious Supplies:Scrumptious Beads & Supplies for all your Jewelry Designs! Take a peek, and then take a tour  ~You will be VERY delighted at what you find! Caution!Touring Beadalicious Supplies may cause side effects including, but not limited to:Blogging, twittering, Spontaneous Purchases, and blissful harmony in the right & left hemispheres of your brain!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

That is what I SCREAMED today when we got our latest shipment of yummy sparkly Gems! These are just AMAZING and AWESOME and I AMOUR them haha! Ok, ok, I'll quit talking about them and post some quick pics up-enjoy!As always, we must warn you-these pictures may cause d.o.t.j.syndrome and uncontrollable droolage(see previous posts for more info. on these serious conditions), so brace yourself......

The awesomeness of Saphhire

If you have taken a peek at our Gemalicious shop yet, you may have gathered that we L O V E Sapphires. No, really, I mean we looooooooooove us some Sapphires. All shapes, sizes, and colors-we don't care, they are all gorgeously amazing. And we have been lucky enough to get our Gem-luvin' hands on some seriously beautiful Sapphires-just see for yourself! Click on the pictures to go straight to

We're baaaaaaaack.........from the Intergalactic Bead Show!

How appropriate to start our Gemalicious blog with a report on our recent trip to the Intergalactic Bead Show over the weekend in Cincy, OH???! Wanna know what goodies we picked up? Keep reading-but I must warn you.............the following pictures MAY cause uncontrollable droolage and dropping-of-the-jaws-syndrome, along with bling-blinding, so BEWARE! But no worries, if you MUST have them,

Jewelry tips and tricks

Found online some good info for basic jewelry making techniques and wanted to share. The Bead Shop has tips & techniques ranging from properly opening & closing jump rings to making fancy head pins.
Feel free to share any of your tips, tricks and techniques!
xo
The Gemalicious Gals