Website

The official Doll Face Jewels website has been closed. Please visit us at our Etsy store:

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com

XO,
Melanie
Doll Face Jewels

4 More Days!!

The Etsy "Christmas In July" sale is over in just 4 more days!

Hop on over to my store to score a free bottle cap necklace with qualifying purchase!

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com

XO,
Melanie

Website

Doll Face Jewels will be closing the official website at the end of July! We are in the process of moving everything over to Etsy, in addition to listing many new and one of a kind items!

You can check out our Etsy shop using the below link!

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com/

XO,

Melanie @ DFJ

Having A Little Fun!

It has been a quite afternoon with my family gone. I decided to enjoy the silence by playing with some of my new toys! My mission was to create sterling silver ball headpins using my torch, Dremel and 22 gauge sterling silver wire.

This first picture shows my torch and a metal pan that I use to protect my work surface. I also use my set of old-cheap jewelry tools. I would hate for my good expensive tools to get damaged...yikes!! You can also see the sterling silver wire.














In this picture you can see the very hot flame and the wire.














This picture shows the wire starting to form a ball at the end...thus creating a ball headpin.














After I torch the silver, I put it in a cool cup of water. Once I remove them from the water you can see that the tips are black from melting them.














Now I take my Dremel and add a polishing tip to the end.

I polish the ends until they are a shiny silver again.

Now that the ball head pins are done I can use these in my jewelry creations! I ended up taking some pear sized Swarovski crystal pearl beads and wire wrapped them with a flower spacer at the bottom.

These turned out super cute and they were fun to make! I can add them to ear hooks to make a set of earrings, a dangle on a necklace, and so much more. I hope you enjoyed my pictures!

XO,

Melanie
Doll Face Jewels

ETSY Treasury

Doll Face Jewels Butterfly Magnet Set is featured in an ETSY treasury by Locale Vintage! Check it out by clicking on the link below:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c27bc3651638eef79c84a0c/christmas-in-july-up-in-the-sky?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Treasury&utm_campaign=Share

Here is a little more info about the magnet set:

Bottle cap magnets sets are sold in a set of six (6). The miniature photograph is protected by a durable, archival resin that safeguards the image from water damage and fading.Dimensions: Bottle caps are 1 and 3/16 inch diameter. Made from unused caps with the edges still flared so that they are not sharp.Bottle cap magnet sets come in an organza bag ready for gift giving.

Christmas in July Sale!!

Doll Face Jewels will be participating in ETSY's "Christmas in July" sale!!!

I have added a special section to the store which showcases all the items in the sale.

For every item purchased from this section, you will receive a FREE randomly selected bottle cap necklace!!! This is a $5.00 value for FREE!!!

The sale will run for the entire month of July.

Hop on over the my ETSY store to view the sale items and to take advantage of this great sale!!

This is a ETSY wide sale. Please use search tags "cij" or "christmasinjuly" to find sellers who are participating in the July sale.

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com/

Breast Cancer Awareness Necklace

This necklace is a custom order item.

Necklace Features:

• 7/8 inch Sterling Silver Disc
• Sterling Silver Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Charm (back of charm says" Breast Cancer")
• Light Rose Swarovski Crystal Dangle
• 16" Sterling Silver Ball Chain

The 7/8 inch disc is hand stamped with uppercase kismet letters and is antiqued. The word can also be changed to a name or date.

When ordering, please indicate name or date in the "message to seller" box during checkout. If left blank, survivor will be sent.

All custom order jewelry comes in an organza gift bag ready for gift giving!

~A portion of the sale will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation.~

To learn more about the Susan G Komen Foundation please visit:

http://ww5.komen.org/default.aspx

To purchase the necklace, please visit:

http://www.dollfacejewels.com

DFJ actively raises money and participates in events for the Susan G Komen Foundation!

DFJ Update

WOW...I have been a super busy bee!! I try to get on my blog at least twice a month but it has been rough. For those of you who don't know, I am at the end of my program in business school!! I am super excited to be graduating after all my hard work and effort! I will officially be done on July 29, 2010 in which I will have earned and worked very hard for my Bachelor Degree in Business Finance. It is hard being a wife, mother, full time employee, student, and small business owner, to name just a few of the many different hats that I wear, all at the same time...whew!!! A lot of people ask me how I do it but I honestly don't know. I have always been super motivated and driven.

In addition to my exciting news, I am also doing a little house cleaning at the official DFJ website. I am going to have so much free time on my hands once I graduate that I am not going to know what to do! I have been researching local jewelry making classes so that I can brush up on my skills and learn new skills too! I am hoping to enroll in a class or two over the summer. I will keep you posted on how those go. In the meantime, hop on over to both my website and ETSY store to check out what's new!

http://www.dollfacejewels.com

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com

XOXO, Melanie @ DFJ

Featured Item of the Week: Zodiac

This necklace is a custom order item. Necklace features: two 1/2 inch sterling silver disc, two Swarovski crystal birthstone dangles, and a 16" sterling silver rolo chain. Disc is hand stamped with zodiac symbol and is antiqued. Please indicate zodiac signs and birthstone colors in the "message to seller" box during checkout. Additional signs and birthstones can be added. Please contact me for special pricing. The necklace shown is the Aquarius and Taurus zodiac signs with an amethyst and emerald Swarovski crystal dangles.

Priced at $30.00 (more if adding more charms and dangles)

Available only at: http://www.dollfacejewels.com

2nd Friday Night Out

Doll Face Jewels will be at 2nd Friday Night Out. We will be located at 136 West Main Street in Downtown Mesa, AZ.

June 11 6-10 PM
Summer Sizzles!
Heatin' Up Main Street
Smoking Hot Fashion Show
Come strut your stuff on the runway! Prizes for the best original designs. Free to enter!
Blazing Bands
Super Cool Art Booths
Restaurants and Shops Open Late

Please feel free to bring your family and friends. This event is FREE! Hope to see you there.

XOXO,
Doll Face Jewels

http://www.dollfacejewels.com

Doll Face Jewels Upcoming Show!!

Please join Doll Face Jewels at the Simply Unique Boutique!!

Simply Unique Boutique is a children and family expo. We are bringing the community to local vendors and vendors to the local community. We will be hosting our first boutique at The Foothills Golf Club on Saturday May 8, 2010, from 9-3pm. There will be great shopping from Tangled Heart, children's accessories, cute flip flops, hair bow's, handmade hats, shirts, jeans and so much more!! Come see us and shop from your local vendors!

The Foothills Golf Club
2201 E Clubhouse Dr
Phoenix, AZ

Hope to see you there and please help spread the word!!

Thanks,

Doll Face Jewels

http://www.dollfacejewels.com

http://www.dollfacejewels.etsy.com

Sneak Peek!

Here is a sneak peek at a new item that will be coming soon to the Doll Face Jewels website!! These rings are beautiful! I use silver anti-tarnish Artistic Wire and a beautiful handmade glass lampwork bead that I purchase from a fellow jewelry artist.

These rings will be sold in very small quantities as each bead is unqiue and cannot be replicated. So check the website soon and make sure you grab yours before they are all gone!

XOXO,

Melanie
Doll Face Jewels

http://www.dollfacejewels.com/