I just put up a whole bunch of new photos on Facebook. Soon they will be on the regular website, part of the revamp (but I was too impatient to wait for the photos to launch the site!).
Sentimental Silver 2010 Photos
I’m going to try to get better at taking more pictures of pieces before they ship out. With custom made jewelry there are so many different options, and I hope to share more of the unique creations our customers order.
We Love You Mommy Necklace
Breathe Birthstone Necklace
This following photo is show people one of the things that makes Sentimental Silver different from other personalized jewelry. Our pieces are substantial! There’s a lot of silver in there, especially with a double sided piece, and the silver used to make our pendants is more pure than sterling silver. We use what is referred to as “fine” silver, which is 99.9% pure silver, compared to sterling silver, which is 92.5% pure silver. We create our pieces entirely by hand – they start out as a lump of pure silver clay, and are molded, shaped and personalized into whatever style the customer orders.
Below you see (left to right) a Sentimental Silver Double Sided Square Necklace, a Sentimental Silver Single Sided Round Necklace and a pre-made sterling silver charm blank that is similar to what other personalized jewelry companies offer.
I won’t lie. I love Facebook. It’s so awesome to reconnect with friends I haven’t seen or spoken to since grade school, and it’s also fabulous to see and hear about the little every day moments of my nieces and nephews who I see regularly.
Sentimental Silver’s Facebook page is always the very first place I post sales, and sometimes we have sales that are only shared with our Facebook fans. You’ll also find a great gallery of photos of our pieces, images of some of our customers wearing their Sentimental Silver creations and sneak peeks of what’s coming up next. Visit us on Facebook today!
It’s not exactly a secret that I’m a huge fan of cupcakes (come on, who isn’t???). I came across these today and had to share – how ridiculously cute is this??? Perfect for a tea party.
Though with my house basically being one big rotating virus right now, this is more what i need…
Now this next one would be PERFECT for my husband. He loves pb&j sandwiches. He could (and practically does) eat them EVERY day.
Ha, and while looking at things for my husband, this is PERFECT for any guitar playing, pancake making Dad…
I think I need this one. Given my love for Hello Kitty. And my computer nerd husband (said with love and admiration).
Hmm…. I wonder if this would be enough to get my child to do the dishes…
I’ve come to the conclusion that anytime I need to buy a gift, and do not know what to get, this website will be my saving grace. Love it!
We are in the process of updating the look of the website (the blog here is already updated!). Hopefully it will be a smooth transition, but please let us know if you run into any problems while navigating the site. Thanks!
We’ve added a bit more color and spunk to our logo as well as the site, here’s a sneak peek… I love me some multi-colored polka dots!
A big thank you to the very talented photographer and graphic designer extraordinaire Meggan Jacks for updating our logo.
Many times people aren’t sure which length of chain that they should order. For the most part, chain length is a personal choice, it’s what you are most comfortable with. Personally, I most often wear an 18″ chain. I find it to be very comfortable, and it works very well with my ever so sophisticated collection of Gap and Old Navy t-shirts. However if I am wearing a button down or open collar shirt, I often will select a 16″ chain.
Here are some examples of a 16″ chain length…
And a few examples of 18″ chain length…
And here is an example of 16″, 18″ and 24″ chains, all shown together. As you can see there is not a great deal of difference between the 16″ and 18″, though the 24″ is a fair amount longer than both.
If you are buying a necklace for a little girl, I think a 14″ chain works very well up until about age eight, depending on the size of the child. My daughter started wearing a 14″ chain at age three, and still wears it comfortably at age seven.
So I came across the cutest cake online, it was a rainbow cake, with a layer for each year (so seventh birthday, seven layers). I’ve taken on some pretty challenging baking tasks before, so I thought this would be simple. It’s simply making more layers, smaller, and with a ridiculous amount of food coloring. I thought I’d make and frost it while Bella was gone, so when we cut in to the cake it would be a huge surprise, and everyone would cheer and balloons would fall from the sky. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but she would be thrilled.
Than. I. Made. The. Cake.
Oh boy. First few layers were okay, but than it started to get a bit wobbly, than a bit uneven, than layers started splitting. I did what any desperate baker would do, doubled my batch of frosting in a desperate attempt to seal that sucker in so much buttercream that it wouldn’t go anywhere. Yeah. Not so much. The frosting started falling off the sides of the cake, and taking chunks of cake with it. It just kept going from bad to worse, so I threw my hands up and accepted baking defeat. I felt like the poor contestents on Cake Challange. The bad loser ones.
So I showed it to Bella (no big reveal) and God bless this child, she told me “it’s the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen, and that frosting, it’s just like clouds with the rainbows”. She’s the best. Well that and she really loves cake and probably wanted to secure a piece. But either way. Here is the “creation”.
Cake from the front - not pretty, but not completely terrible.
And this would be the "bad" side. Emphasis on BAD.
In Bella's eyes, cake is still cake, and cake is GOOD.
While not what I wanted it to be, it is quite colorful and cheery.
And she was happy. And really, that's what mattered.
It’s been a busy few weeks around here. The end of January we celebrated my husband’s 40th birthday. We had a party with family and friends at Dave and Buster’s, and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves, especially the guest of honor.
And not long after Rick’s birthday, it was time to celebrate Bella’s 7th Birthday. I don’t know how my baby is growing up SO FAST. I sure wish she’s slow up a bit!
I’m pretty sure she enjoyed all the celebrating and attention that came with her birthday!
Now we head in to Valentine’s Day. All of our Valentine’s Day orders have shipped, and I’ve even picked up some Valentine goodies for Bella. Now to fill out 26 cards for her class tonight!
Valentine’s Day always seems to sneak up quickly after Christmas. I’ve put together some of my favorite Valentine’s Day gift suggestions. Gifts for your sweetheart, gifts for your mom and gifts for yourself! Many of our products, including our Heart Line, are perfect for Valentine’s Day. Here are a few of my other top picks…
Valentine's Day Jewelry Gift Guide
