New Giveaway!

So this very chic website called Style She Wrote is sponoring a giveaway of my stuff! To enter, click here or just send your name and e-mail address to styleshewrote@gmail.com. You could win a Starry Night Cocktail Ring seen here:



Good Luck and Happy New Year!

Mulryjewels Goes National

Mulryjewels is in the process of adding 3 new locations to its roster of retail stores. Here they are:

Milieu Home Goods in Mamaronek, NY- They are a home goods store that is taking a chance on jewelry for the holidays! Here's hoping it works out!


Menagerie Boutique in Goodyear Arizona - hello arizona! They are a brand new boutique and I hope that they have a fabulous start! Read the blog about them here.

And coming soon... Lovely Austin in Austin, Texas- helloooooo Texas! They are a well known couture consignemnt boutique in "lovely" Austin, Texas.

This is very exciting news and I hope for great things for each of these venues. Here is where else to find Mulryjewels:

Luanne's in Merrick, NY
Bliss in Merrick, NY
Elan Boutique in Smithtown, NY
Frock in Long Beach, NY
Tulips in NYC

and of course at www.mulryjewels.etsy.com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Mulryjewels makes the FRONT PAGE

This morning and 5 AM my crystal snowflake necklace was featured in a treasury that made the Front Page of Etsy.com ! This is monumental and a brand new achievement for me and for mulryjewels. See a copy of the front page HERE at the craftcult site.

The results of this feature have been CRAZY so far! I have had 16 new people add me to their favorite sellers and a Whopping 55 hearts on my items, about half being just for this one piece. No sales yet today but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

What a great way to wake up! I had no idea of this feature but some really nice etsyians sent me some congratulatory emails. Thanks to those etsians! This is what happens when you get featured at 5 am. I can only imagine what happens if you get featured at 5 pm! The outpour of support has been amazing and I would like to thank you all for your support and well wishes. They were much needed and are much appreciated. YAY, onward!

HOLIDAY SALE!

Holiday Present Necklace

Hello!

In the wake of Thanksgiving the shopping season has officially begun. I just wanted to announce that mulryjewels is having a great holidays sale! Please check out www.mulryjewels.etsy.com and check out the HOLIDAY SALE section! Thanks for all of the support and happy shopping!

Please Read!

Hi! This is a cautionary tale for all people but especially Long Islanders! Please ready this article and let me know what you think.

thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Outside of jewelry making I have been known to make the occasional festive cake. Here is the cake I made for this Thanksgiving:

It is made of layers of chocolate and yellow cake sculpted into the body and Rice Crispy Treats for the wings and legs. Cake is crumbcoated and then covered in colored fondant. Then we had fun stipple painting the body for the "roasted look." We finised by "stuffing" it with some Banana bread. What a reception this cake got once we got to our party!

Happy Thanksgiving to all and may the shopping season be fruitful!

feeling the strain

Hello,

I try to keep my posts really upbeat and fun but I have to say that this month it is really starting to hit home, exactly how much I am putting into this business and how little I am selling. Murlyjewels is definitely feeling the burn. Sales have been so slow and I keep giving out more pieces for consignment. Most of the stores that feature my jewelry are telling me it's just that no jewelry is moving and it is not specific to my line. I believe that, since I know that my line is Fabulous!

I really have nothing else interesting to say at this point. I am in talks with a few shops who "really are planning to bring me on but can not commit at this time." I totally understand that times are hard for them too, but unfortunately this puts me at sort of a stand-still. On the eve of the official "shopping season," I wish everyone happy shopping and selling. I hope that some luck will rub off on all of us. Anyone else out there experiencing this? Please feel free to comment. I would love to hear some stories.

Hopefully these will bring some luck: