finished photo display and a classic combination

I finished the photo display that I first blogged about last week here.  I seriously overestimated how many photos I would need for one display board.  So I ended up making two displays.  I had to buy another display and then wait for a day that wasn't rainy or super windy so I could safely bring it into work.  Yes, normally I would work on this at home, but we're showing our condo so I'm not leaving any projects out.  Anyway, things got a little delayed, but I still got it finished with plenty of time to spare.

I apologize that this photo is a little cluttered with the full shelves underneath.  This was the clearest spot I could get on a raised surface in my room.  I'm really happy with the way that they turned out.  Hopefully others will enjoy them, too.

Also, I'm finally bringing back my black and white button charm bracelet design.

classic colors for and other thoughts related to my shell design

I don't have a lot of shop goals for 2011 because as I'm sure a lot of you already know, this is going to be a very crazy year for me and Jake.  Once we've settled into the next stage of our lives, I'll be a little more focused about my shop.  But one thing that I am doing this year is phasing out some of my designs that I don't really want to do anything with anymore and focusing on the lines that have become my signature style.  I know that this kind of contrary to the nature of "randomcreative," but I think that it will help the overall feel of my shop with more concentrated product lines with the occasional OOAK pieces thrown into the mix.  It still won't change the fact that "randomcreative" is who I am through and through with creative projects/endeavors in my life.

One of the lines that I'm continuing to develop in my shell bead line.  I've made a few black and white versions before, but they were either for gifts or they sold before they ever got up on Etsy.  There's now one available there.  You can view the listing here.

There will be a small version available like this but with black and white soon, too.  The purple earrings have done well so I'm offering coordinating earrings with my other new shell designs, too.  I'm undecided about which color to go with for this version (and the smaller version), though.  My gut feeling is that people would like not go for one white/one black and would prefer black over white.  But let me know what you think.

I have pink and light blue in the works, too, and I just received these lovely colors in the mail this week.

classic

Jeanne (jeannesjems) included my Beaded Cuff Bracelet - Cookies 'n Cream in her Black N White and Girly All Over treasury.  I love how she combined a classic color combination with a unique twist!  Thanks Jeanne. :)

Also on the subject of black and white, I recently sold my black and white button charm bracelet as a made to order item on Etsy.  Here's the newest version that I just sent on its way.

classic in black

I re-listed one of my favorite earring designs earlier this week (with brand new pictures): Beaded Dangle Earrings - Peyote Tubular Triangles - Black.

You can't go wrong with black!  So classic and versatile.  I'd actually like to make some more tubular triangles for my triangle charm bracelet and necklace designs before I make any more earrings.  I've only done purple for those thus far so there are so many colors/color combinations to use.  As always, I'm open to suggestions for any and all future peyote triangles.