Treasury - Spice Up Your Life

It's been a while since any of my items got featured in a Treasury. It is always an honor and an AWESOME feeling to be included! I feel so much loved when that happens. This time, my Chupa Chups Lollipop necklace was featured (the purple grape one). It makes its mark on the Main Treasury called "Spice Up Your Life" by flapperdoodle. It is a collection of all 90s favorites e.g. Spice girls... :)

Here are some of my favorites.

1. Vintage Ruby Slippers by vintagemarmalade
   - These shoes are so Yummy! They reminded me of Dorothy's Red Shoes from Wizard of Oz. Er.. It's red right? .. But sob! :( Why is it in size 8?! I am a 5.. way off. It's really pretty and glittery, nevertheless.
   
   
   
2. Black and Gold Glitter Long Sleeve, Open Back Mini Dress by PiidaDiida
   - This is SO SO sexy! I would wear this in a heartbeat. I love the open back. Great for girls night out partying.
   
   
   
3. Chupa Chups Lollipop Necklace - Grape Purple by Piggy
   - Lastly my cute retro lollipop necklace. Seriously, I think the purple color is alot nicer in real life as compared to my photos. I think the necklace is totally adorable. My favorite is the green one. :)
   

Buzz Buzz Goes the Bee

I was so thrilled when a buyer told me that she found my shop from the awesome site / blog! The blog post was regarding a selection of bee related jewelry. I love all the pieces selected. One of which is my "I LOVE Goth-loli Kitty Necklace". Can you spot it?!

I didn't even know that bees were hot this year! :P

Have you ever had a sale that was "triggered" or "referred" by a blog feature?! For me, it's my 2nd time. Both times, the blog feature wasn't deliberate i.e. I didn't pay or ask the author to feature my work.

How about you?

Treasury West - Little Red

I am honored to be including in another Treasury West collection again! It's great to be loved! This special collection is called "Little Red" by umemavi. It features a selection of all things relating to "Little Red Riding Hood". I am thrilled to be included.

Here are some of my favorites.

1. Japanese sewing set - little red riding hood by Noei
   - I think this will make a great present to someone who LOVES to sew. I love the cute purse which can also be used as a coin pouch after the sewing materials have been used.
   
   
   
2. Little Red Riding Hood Mary Jane Shoes - Size 5 by emandsprout
   - These shoes are just SUPER adorable. I love the ribbon detail, cute eyes & rosy cheeks.
   
   
3. Little Red Riding Hood. Necklace by piggy
   - Last but not least my cute red riding hood necklace. I love those boots & the stunning cherry blossom bead is a nice touch.
   

Treasury West - Inspired by Tiffany Co.

Apologies for the delayed blog, I just came back from my work trip to HK. I was so excited during the past weekend becos my cuff bracelet was featured on the Etsy mailer which caused a sudden surge in demand / sales for this bracelet. *happy*

I was even more thrilled to find out that my Tiffany inspired aqua chalcedony earrings are featured on the "Inspired by Tiffany Co" treasury by SeaPinks.

Here are some of my favorites.

1. Little Plover - Kanzashi Flower Bobby Pins by PetalMix
   
   
   
2. a gift - 8x8 fine art photograph by shannonpix
   
   
   
3. Little Tiffany. Earrings by Piggy
   

Etsy Mailer : Naughty vs Nice

One of my items made it to the Etsy mailer yesterday!! *WooHoo* It was a collection of Nice vs Naughty items for the coming Valentine's Day. No prize for guessing which category it fell into :)

Here's my featured bracelet.

What do you think? Are you feeling Naughty or Nice this Valentine's Day?

Cuff Me by Piggy

Treasury - Red Tulips are so Pretty

It's great to be included again in a Treasury. It's the 2nd time this week. God is good to me. *beam*. My Red tulips drops were featured in Kugey's Red Tulips are so pretty treasury.

Here are some of my favorites.

1. Beautiful Red Tulip Card by BedermannArt
   I love the red tulip against the gray/black background. It really makes the photo pop! Also, it's a great change from the expect-able rose to the beautiful but less featured tulips.
   
   
   
   
2. Abstract Rembrandt Tulip Original Drawing by ellemardesigns
   This drawing did not capture my heart at first sight. However, as I look deeper into the picture, I noticed the intricate designs and patterns of the leaves & tulip flower. Gorgeous.
   
   
   
   
3. RED Tulip Drops. Earrings by Piggy (that's me!)
   Lastly my beautiful drop earrings that are available in 9 different colors. I love these Lucite flowers beads that are just fun and beautiful to work with.
   

Hello. My Name is ......

Noticed recently that there are quite a number of sellers who named their jewelry after a person's name. Sometimes there is a correlation between the product and its name but sometimes it doesn't or not explained. Do you think it's more personal to own a piece of jewelry with a name? Does it add to its personality?

I recently just named my very first pair of earrings... Her name is Alice.

Here.. come and meet my other friends, Sophie, Amy and Carrie.... :)

(Top left to right, bottom left to right)

1. Sophia by ashleybuchanan
2. Amy Earrings by tamar
3. Alice Earrings by piggy
4. Carrie by WildArtDesigns

Etsy Treasury - Through Pink Colored Glasses

I am honored to be included in the following treasury Through Pink Colored Glasses by StormsHandicrafts. The treasury features all pink items. This matches the latest YART sale banner and avatar! How timely.

Here are some of my favorites from the treasury!

1. Pink-burgundy Flower -head piece-hair pin-hair clip by tijusai
   This hair pin is so pretty and sweet. I love the multiple layers of organza and different shades or pink with the tiny white pearls and beads. Beautiful. Perfect for wedding and bridemaids!
   
   
2. Love Paint Can by ChicEMbellish
   I think the love paint can is just a perfect way to keep your love letters and gifts from your sweetheart. I recall in my teenage days that I used to just store them in a shoebox.. haha :D
   
   
3. Little Pink Deer. Necklace by Piggy (ME!)
   This is my latest pink deer necklace. I love the pastel pink dots. I have the similar one in lilac / purple! I love the little necklace that I made for the deer.. Can you see it.. It's the one with the little flower bead :)
   
   

Etsy FrontPage - Tiffany

Woohoo!! I am so happy that I made about 6 sales today.. *beaming* I checked my website at work during lunch and I was so thrilled and I had sales today :) ... When I got back home, I found out why.. My latest item was featured in one of the Etsy Treasury that made it to the FRONTPAGE! Hip Hip Hooray! I have only made it to the Etsy Frontpage thrice so far... (you can check if you have made it to the frontpage by checking this.)
The Etsy Treasury was called Tiffany and features a selection of item that reflects Tiffany in terms of the beautiful cyan color just like the Tiffany box. This treasury was by homehooked who did an amazing job!

Here's my feature item - Little Tiffany Earrings.
These earrings are made from the AAA quality Aqua Chalcedony Smooth Teardrop Briolettes wrapped in sterling silver and french horn ear hooks. They are just perfect with no inclusions. The color changes between green / blue / aqua depending on the light and background. If you follow my blog, you would know that I have a passion for smooth teardrop briolettes and I got these babies from another Etsy seller. I just relisted another pair!

Here are some of my favorites in the treasury.

1. Spring Blues by LillyQueen
   I am always a fan of LillyQueen. She makes beautiful jewelry, especially bracelets & earrings. Simple whimsical and gorgeous. I love the way she takes her photos always against postcards or vintage paper.
   
   
2. Dandelion Wishes on Chocolate Brown Scoop Neck Tee by ellembee
   I love dandelion! And the aqua color dandelion looks perfect against the chocolate brown tee.
   

Gift Guides : Pearls in June

I am so excited that my latest item is featured in the Gift Guides! I got about 100 over views in 1 day and 11 hearts! :D *hooray*

Here's my latest item item Natural Lime Green Pearl Necklace. It is featured in the latest Gift Guides for June, Pearls in June. I have always love pearls. They are classic, chic, simple and timeless like Coco Chanel and her string of pearls. I hope you'll love my creation.

Here's some of my favorite of all the beautiful pearls featured in the Gift Guide.

1. Pear Blossom Necklace by heatherberry
   This necklace is simply gorgeous with a cute tiny pearl by the side and a little leaf. Another timeless piece.
   
   
2. Chess metalized Green and Gold varnished ring with sea pearls by arosha
   This is absolutely brilliant and unique. I love the little detail like the little sea pearls on top of the ring. Definitely a conversation starter and OOAK :)
   

Featured : Wickedly Chic : Daily Ditties

I am so honored that one of my favorite earrings have been featured on Wickedly Chic's Daily Ditties. Daily Ditties should be your first stop every day to check out the newest, most chic & unquestionably fashionable indie items on the web. So don’t be a ditty, read the Daily Ditties!

Here's my earrings that was featured. It's A Day At The Beach Earrings (Seashell Version). I have made these earrings for a while now and it has a whooping 500 over views.. but it is still unsold *sulk*. The reason why this is a seashell version as the original version which was sold out had a starfish charm instead. :) I love the pastel blue & white colors of the freshwater pearls.

Here's my other favorite from this week's daily ditties. It is Pink Elephants Necklace by khalidahj. I love simple and chic style. Thus this beautiful necklace is just right up my alley. I love the beautiful peachy colors of the glassbead.

Look What I Found!! - Featured Etsy Seller

Stumbled upon this Etsy seller when I was just checking out the latest Showcase last week. Her name is Merissa Cherie Hi'ilani Revestir from Hawaii and a proud owner of loveMER. She is the eldest of 5 children (big family like mine!). She is married and has a plant named Curtis (how cute!) She got to know about Etsy from her sister who also have a shop on Etsy.

What caught my eye about her items s is that she uses the chain to create words which is really different and creative! I love the way she uses the different colors of paper as the background which makes her items really pretty & sweet.

Here's one of my favorite, HEART a-blush necklace. Such a sweet name.. Perfect for the coming Valentine's Day.

Geeky Discovery - Web Analytics (Google Analytics)

When I was working on my Etsy shop yesterday night, I found this new feature called Web Analytics under my Shop Setup. Being the curious me, I decided to check it out.. I STUCK GOLD! I was directed to Google Analytics which I signed up and add the tracking id to my shop.. I was trying work out all the features and goals stuff.... but nothing appeared on the reports..

The next day (which is this morning), I logged on to my Google Analytics again to see if there were any information on my reports and there were!! This is what I found out the following and more! I was really happy that I stumble upon this feature and it's ABSOLUTELY FREE. I hope they don start charging once this feature gets more popular.

• 31 unique visitors to my shop that day
  
• Most of them are from the States
• 4.32 average pages viewed in my shop
• Most of them were from direct traffic

I strongly encourage everyone to check it out!

You can check out the videos on Youtube on how to use this feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHeKRvo6OhI

I Won! I Won! I Won!

I have not won anything in my whole life and I was thrilled that I won a review with the Sue's blog! Here's a review about my shop!
http://izzy-it.blogspot.com/2008/10/interview-with-piggys-little-shop.html

I am so thankful to be selected! Come visit the above blog and learn more about me :D