Holiday Recipes for our Superlicious Followers!

4 MINUTE FUDGE 1 cup unsalted butter1 cup peanut butter1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cups powdered sugar Microwave butter & peanut butter on high for 2 minutes. 
Stir & microwave on high for 2 more minutes. 
Add vanilla & powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture & stir to combine with a spoon. 
Pour & pat into a sprayed or buttered 8 by 8-inch pan lined with waxed paper. 
Place a second piece of waxed

We HEART Chalcedony!

The Gem Gals have gone C. R. A. Z. Y.

Chalcedony crazy!!

Just got a droolicious shipment of stones, in the most delicious colors!!
Have a peek for yourselves but we must warn you...
the following pictures MAY cause uncontrollable droolage
and D.O.T.J., along with bling-blinding!

 





There are more yummy colors waiting to be listed in our shop,
and list we will.... just as soon as we can

And the Lucky winner.....

In our delicious $50 gift certificate giveaway is....
                    

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A HUGE Thank You to everyone who entered our giveaway.
Much gratitude and better luck next time.
Oh don't you worry...with The Gem Gals there is ALWAYS
another

Giveaway ~ $50 gift certificate to our shop!!!!

Hello crafty peeps. The Gem Gals guess most of you are gearing up for the holidays with delicious new designs. Who wants  F R E E  gems and beads?Well aren't you lucky, you've come to the right place!Gemalicious Beads on Etsy is giving away a $50 gift certificate!  Here's a sampling of gems you could get  F R E E 

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Delicious Jewelry Designer David Savage

David is the artisan and owner of Dorkorama on Artfire.
Dorkorama features heirloom quality, artisan handmade gemstone and glass, wire wrapped, sterling silver, gold-filled, upcycled and steampunk inspired jewelry.
We love that David does not limit his design techniques to one style.
He uses a wide array of stones, wires and materials which allows for an amazing amount of variety in his jewelry

Delicious Jewelry Designer Arita Ghedini

Arita of Daisy and Mister was Gemalicious Beads 1000th sale.
We appreciate them stopping in our shop and are excited to share their gorgeous work with you!

"About my work; I originally trained as a graphic designer attaining my Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998, however found with time that my interests also encompassed making jewellery and other accessories. Initially this began as a hobby

Spooky Birthday Sale

The Gem Gals are having a 'Spooky birthday SALE'
Why spooky you ask? Amber turns 30 on Halloween! To celebrate everything in our shop is marked 20% OFF. (Thanks to etsyonsale.com, a really cool tool worth checking out if you haven't yet)
Of course our 'SNEAK PEEKS' get an additional 5% OFF.
We will be listing new gemmies during the sale and of course will combine shipping, so be sure to

Halloween among us

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Celebrating 1000 Sales!!!!!!!

The Gem Gals are super excited about our 1000th sale on Etsy.
This calls for a HUGE celebration. We'd love to fly every one of you in to help celebrate...but since that is not possible, we've come up with something almost as good.

We've decided ONE lucky customer will get their ENTIRE purchase FREE!
    F   R   E   E!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we get a *squeeeeeeeee*

Here's how: Our 1000th sale and all

Good Bye Summer!

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Is it Friday yet?!


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20% OFF Sale

Yes we are known as the 'Temptresses" and hope to tempt you into hopping over to our shop on Etsy and get some Delicious Gems for you Luxurious Designs while the prices are even 'easier to swallow'


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xo
The Gemalicious Gals
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And the winner.....

In our Gems, beads and findings giveaway is....
 *drumroll*
Kari Morris of Mar Lee Cain Designs
C O N G R A T S  Kari!
Please contact us via etsy,
email us: gemaliciousbeads@gmail.com
or tweet us so we can get the fabulous prize to you.

Huge thank you to everyone who entered.
Stay posted for another giveaway soon!!

xo
Teri & Amber
The Gemalicious Gals

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Gems, beads & findings GIVEAWAY!

The Gemalicious Gals are having another giveaway. Why you may ask? Self gratification.
It really does make us feel so gooey inside. 

  OK on with the delicious giveaway!!

Start with a trio of Brios


3 Huge synthetic faceted Smoky Quartz brios ~ 25 x 14mm

































Add High quality Pearls


15 & 1/2" strand of designer Fresh Water Rice Pearls ~ 2.5mm















Topaz

"Time to Design" Sale and how about a giveaway?

Well it's back to school time and for some of us, that means more time on our hands to design delicious jewelry! We don't want your hands to be idle, you know what they say about that... so we are having a sale! I ask is there a better way to celebrate the lack of kids in your hair all day? Probably, lol but a sale will have to do from us. Amber has been busy listing lots of gorgeous

Everyone twitters ~ right?

We are meeting so many wonderful super duper interesting people on twitter. We also have met some pretty fabulous artisans from Etsy, Artfire, 1000markets, Zibbet, and many, many other venues.
We invite you to check out one such artisan, Beryl and her awesome jewelry!
She loves to make things, especially jewelry. She is also a mom, nurse, wife and army brat.
Here are a few of our favorite

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Killer Schiller!!!!!

The Gemalicious Gals aka "Temptresses" just got in a droolicious shipment of Pendants!!!!


Labradorite




















These babies have so much fiery flash, they will blind the eye.


















Mind you these pictures were taken with a cell phone camera!!





















Rutilated Quartz 
















And these pendants will cause D.O.T.J.



















and quite

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4th of July Recipes

Independence Day Punch

26oz Rye
2 Bottles sherry
3 Bottles ginger ale
2 Whole oranges -- sliced


Pour 2 bottles of the ginger ale into a bundt pan and add some of the orange slices. Freeze the day before to use as ice ring in punch.
Put orange slices in the punch bowl and add other ingredients as well as the ice ring and enjoy!


Dill Cucumbers

1 large cucumber, peeled or not,

Vacation~Letting the ghost crabs loose

In case you did not know...the Gemalicious Gals went on vacation to the beach! 16 family members in 1 house for 7 days. It was absolute insanity.
Too dark to get video, but this audio sums up the craziness pretty darn good.
If you've ever hunted ghost crabs on the beach at night, you'll die when you hear this!!!!
Some of the best screamers ever!




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A Jewelry Artisan's transition

A PICTORIAL
Early 2007







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Early 2008

Late 2008



Early 2009



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Current 2010

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Sneak Peek Sale now through May 28th!

We have a special just for our "Sneak Peekers" ▬► June Birthstones are 20% OFF now through May 28th and all other yummy stones in our shop ship for FREE!! Gems eligible for the 20% OFF sale are: Pearls, Moonstone, Agate and all white or purple color yummies.  What? Don't have the special discount code?! Get in on exclusive specials by jumping over to the sidebar and joining our Sneak Peek mailing

Delicious Jewelry Designer Sheilah Of Ssheilah jewelry & accessories

Desert Ironwood and Elk Antler Jewelry -- and More
A bit about Sheilah:
We love love making things, going places and eating great food. We're currently in Cheyenne, Wyoming - we love the Front Range and all it has to offer, everything from excellent coffee in downtown Denver to hiking in the Snowies to following dinosaur tracks in the Black Hills.
Much of our jewelry is made with

New Gems!

Our new "Gem" Isabella























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Welcome a special bundle of McLovin' ~ Isabella Rose

Shannon went into labor Friday was admitted to hospital for delivery on Saturday.
Finally on Sunday after all her efforts docs determined Shannon had to have a c section. Baby decided she liked the uterus, turned herself sideways and hanging on for dear life, refused to come down the birth canal.
Shannon and Chris during a very long labor☟













Shannon gave birth to an 8lb 6oz 21"

And the winner...

In our "Gemalicious Beads Love" giveaway is Monica

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Congratulations Monica!
We can not wait to see the delicious designs you create with these yummies.
Email The Gemalicious Gals to get your booty of free beads!

Huge thank you to everyone who entered and hang in there, The Gemalicious Gals will have another giveaway of gemmies real soon!
xo

"Gemalicious Beads Love" giveaway

G is for glass~citrine colored huge bling. 8 large rondelles 9.5 x 14mm













E is for exquisite AA Lemon Quartz~rondelles 7" worth...
Ya know you want it!! *drool*












M is for Mother of Pearl~pair of teardrops 16 x 20mm
 












A is for Amethyst trio



 









L is for Labradorite~rondelles, a fiery flashy 7"














I is for Iolite~7" of sparkle that could

Gearing up for another yummy giveaway of beads

We will be hosting another giveaway for all the delicious jewelry designers out there.
Giveaway will be posted by Sunday April 11th, so help us decide what to giveaway by leaving a comment.
Tell us exactly what you would like to win!
You can check out our previous giveaways to get some ideas:

"What giving away 500+ beads & gems...so many we lost count!!"

"'Tis the season for our ginormous

Temptation is our middle name

New shipment from our supplier arrived and we want to tempt you with some quick pics. We will be listing these scrumptious beads over the weekend, so be sure to stop in our shop and check them out! Oh and if the pictures aren't temptuous enough, we have a sale going on~15% off  E V E R Y T H I N G ! And wait, there IS more...(How do you think we got the nickname "temptresses?!)...If you are a

Spring pleasures that kept us busy this week

Birthdays~6 year old twins!















Amber made an amazing cake, dreamt up entirely by one of the twins.
She was very specific "I want real roses, strawberry inside, cherries on top"
That is a girl knows what she wants!
Watch out Mom & Dad when wedding bells are ringing. $$$ :D



















Spring break, sunny days and sidewalk art.
















Budding gardener and floral

Nothing but goodness

Spring has arrived and my eating habits begin to lean towards lighter healthier dishes. Lots of cold dishes, made with beans, veggies etc. and samiches: Tofu, avocado and sprouts, peanut butter and tomato, asparagus and habanero cheese. Weird? I like to think of it as "unique" lol
Oh and one of my most fave things to eat this time of year is tuna salad made with red onion and curry ~ scoop into a

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Spring 2010 finds

What a fabulous 1st spring weekend! Hope you all had some great adventures & delightful times. Here the sun was shining for the first time in weeks and warmed up our little part of the world. Spring cleaning fever kicked in hard. Honestly, this is the only time I ever feel like cleaning & the feeling has a very short life span!Knowing that the "cleaning spirit" would be exorcised from my body any

I need more fingers..............

Why? For RINGS of coarse! I love rings, and can never have too many. Until I run out of space on my fingers. Sooooo I just need more fingers! Check out this fabulous artist on Etsy for beautifully textured Sterling Silver rings. But rings is not all you'll find at Capital City Crafts--bracelets, necklaces, and earrings in
fabulous color combos ranging from bold & bright to soft and sensual.

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Adroit Jewelers

Adroit Jewelers is a fellow JET team member(Jewelry on Etsy). Her unique non-pierced hoops and hand picked sea glass from the beaches of Maine set her apart from the many artisans on Etsy. Take a peek at some of my favorites from Ida's shop!

Shapely Genuine Purple Seaglass pendant


















Tourmaline and gold slip on hoops - non-pierced








  The Deep Blue Sea Necklace - Genuine

The Shamrock hunt is on!

In case you haven't heard, The Gemalicious Girls have some special deals for you in our Etsy shop happening right now.

#1 FREE worldwide shipping on ALL purchases.
#2 FREE strand of pretty Pearls with any purchase of $50 or more.
#3 AND last but not least...25% OFF select gems. Add #1 and that's a deal that is hard to beat. Yea, that's how we roll. lol

Let the Hunt begin!!There are 10 items in

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Yobo and The Jewelry :ninja!

A bit about Yobo:
the :ninja is an all self-taught jewelry designer, and has been making jewelry for more than 12 years. she does beadwork, wirework, and the occasional metalwork, though her favorite is the wire.
A Tisket, A Tasket 
  sterling silver pixie ring

 Chalcedony Cluster
the :ninja is slightly obsessed with foreign countries. she especially likes Korea. she finds the language to be

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Little Bug Jewelry

Beautiful handmade fine and fashion jewelry!
A bit from Jane: 
"I am a mom to two beautiful daughters, the older of which is my 
"little bug", which led to the name of my jewelry line. 

Nesting- Sterling silver and turquoise earrings


Blue waters- A turquoise and silver ring


I work with semi-precious and precious gemstones, 
genuine swarovski crystals, glass and porcelain beads. 
Silver is

Special sale!

As new members of Team ESST we are very excited to be part of the Semi-Annual Promotion. Gemalicious Beads is offering free shipping on any purchase and a free strand of pearls for any purchase $50 or more!


Beginning on 12am EST February 26 and ending 12pm EST Sunday February 28, the Etsy Supply Street Team (ESST) will be holding its Semi-Annual Supply Street Team Promotion.
This sale

Worth licking...

um, looking.
Just drooling over some delicious new gems!
Yes,  The Gemalicious Gals are temptresses and beadaholic enablers.
First, meet temptation called Sapphire.
Amber did a fabulous post on the awesomeness of sapphires.
It's very informative and definitely worth the read. You can find it here

For Sapphire Lovers






















Delicious enough to eat~
 but that would be a waste

For your sweet tooth!

If you twitter, you no doubt have tweeted with many interesting and delightful peeps.
It is what makes twitter wonderful....people from all over the world in one stream of rolling chatter, giggles, information, laughter, links, quotes, randomness, seriousness, silliness and on and on.
It was through twitter that I was turned onto 2 of the best treat recipes I've tried.

RECIPE #1
Thanks to

Delicious Jewelry Designer Marcie Jane

"I started my business in 2002 during a time of life rebirth and restructure.
Designing offered a release of creativity that nurtured my soul and heart in a very positive way.

Simple Treasures






















Sara Jane
 Art, design and creativity have always been a part of my life. I used to build mansions for my Troll family and deck them out in handmade outfits and jewelry. My designs

The handmade business and Valentines cards

The sending of Valentines was a fashion in nineteenth-century Great Britain and in 1847. Esther Howland received an ornate English Valentine from a business associate of her father. She then began to create and market her own brand of Valentines Day greeting cards in the U.S. from her home in Worcester, Mass. Esther's  brother took samples of her cards on a sales trip and

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Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Oops, I did it again!

Another treasury that is!Inspired by my daughter's lovely Passion Lotus Necklace.OK this is the last one as I stated in previous post.
Promise. *wink*

Lotus Me

How do you spell addiction?

T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y

Stalking the treasuries and looking at all the wonderful creativeness
on Etsy is getting in the way of doing stuff.
Not terribly important things...just cleaning, cooking and sleeping.



I think I will only make one more treasury then be done with the obsession!
Maybe if I keep repeating "just one more and that's it"
Not very convincing. I sure don't believe it!

xo Teri

Treasuries & groundhogs day

Recently Gemalicious Beads has been included in so many delightful treasuries on Etsy! Very exciting and gosh just plain out flattering!
Etsy treasuries are the madness behind this midnight post.
That and lusting for a groundhogs day treasury.
I got the "treasury bug" with my very first treasury ever! Since then, I stalk the treasury clock on Craftopolis. It's been helpful enough for me to grab

And the lucky winner of our 500+ beads giveaway.....

Heather's Haven

*APPLAUSE*

We used random.org to select our winnerThanks to all you lovelies that participated. The sweet comments & tweets are really appreciated. 
Don't worry we will be posting another giveaway of beads soon!


xoThe Gemalicious Gals

What?! giving away 500+ beads & gems...so many, we lost count!!

If you're wondering why we are giving away 500+ beads & gems here's the whole truth. First & foremost ~ We full heartedly appreciate your support & the opportunity it has brought to both of us in the past year. Secondly Amber, my business partner is a bead lush. That's right! I'm calling her out. She owns Blue Scarab Jewelry & has been collecting gems for years. In June she decided to organize

On January 15th we will celebrate 1 yr in business!

Who "We" are:
Amber Bryce
The baby that was delivered on Halloween by Dr. Harley Grim. No joke. All hospital personnel attending the birth were dressed for the occasion!
The preschooler who called cemeteries god's garden, butterflies-flutterbys and steam from our local nuclear plant...cloud makers.
The grade school child who refused to "stay inside the lines & use the right colors!"
The

Delicious Jewelry Designer Sharon Burgess

"I have been designing and crafting jewelry for over 30 years. My latest passion is creating earrings with gemstone beads, sterling silver, and gold filled wire. Each piece in my shop has been carefully designed and handmade by me.

Solar Quartz - Tsavorite Garnet - White Topaz Earrings





















I use only high quality metals and stones in my work. I love to create with unusual and