~ I Am Alive! ~

It's been a while, I know. I have been super busy with a new job and tons of other stuff.  I finally had a bout of creativity and made some new simple jewelry!  And I even got some time to arrange the front page of my shop!

Here are the new items!  I hope you like them and I hope everything is going well with you!  I will try to post more regularly soon!

~ New at Happy Cloud Moments: Purse Hooks ~

Have you ever gone to a crowded restaurant and have no room to put your purse?  The floor is dirty and the chair has no room for it.  What to do?  Hang it under the table!

These hooks work on flat tables and can handle about 10 lbs.  I always carry one with me because it's small and so useful.

You may have seen ones that is completely round ones that don't wrap around the anchor.  These look like a lock.  

I put different charms on them just for a lil bling and a lil cuteness.  I think my favorite is this lady bug.

I also have some very girly ones like this crown and ballerina tutu.

You can hang these outside on your purse for easy access.  But, that mean more wear and tear on the hook.  Sometimes I hang it inside my purse for more security and so I can find it easily.  These are all available at Happy Cloud Moments.  Check them out!

~ Happy Memorial Day with New Handmade Jewelry ~

Happy Memorial Day!  I hope everyone is having an awesome long weekend!  I spent my weekend watching movies, eating and making jewelry!  I thought it would be fun to make some patriotic items for Memorial Day and upcoming Independence Day.  Here's a bracelet...

Here's a necklace... this one is fun!  Love it!  

I was going to make some earrings, but I already have simple star earrings in red, blue and clear.  These match pretty well together.  

I will be having a BBQ today!  Hope you are having a wonderful time too!  

~ New Colors for Swarovski Crystal Star Necklaces ~

I got these beads a few months ago and I finally got time to make them into necklaces!  My star necklaces are one of the most popular items in Happy Cloud Moments.  So, here are the new colors...Black Diamond....

Bright blue aquamarine.... you know aquamarine is the birthstone for March right?  This will be a perfect little birthday gift!!

Here's another blue one... a solid deep blue called Sapphire.

Here's light siam, a bright red.

If light siam is too bright for you, here's Crystal Red Magma.  It's more muted but it's a very warm red.

This is a brand new color called Sunflower.  It's between light topaz and topaz in the scale of yellowness.

This is another yellow called Jonquil .... very light and soft.

I finally took a picture of all the colors!  21 colors for the big star and 3 more for smaller stars.  I can make the necklace with a small star for more daintiness.  I love how all the yellow colors look together!!  Which one is your favorite?

~ New Jewelry for St Patrick's Day at Happy Cloud Moments~

Good bye Valentine's Day.... Hello St Patrick's Day!  While it's still about 3 weeks away, I already worked on some festive jewelry for Happy Cloud Moments.  These pieces all feature one of the newer Swarovski crystal shapes:  clover. 

 Necklaces

A simple necklace like this one would be great to show a little spirit at the office.

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Maybe you want something a little fancier.  How about two clovers?  They are so cute together!

Earrings

I made some earrings too!  3 color combinations... this is Shamrock Love...the Midnight Edition.  These are for your St Patty parties at night.

This is Shamrock Love... the Morning Edition.  These are perfect for the parades!

These are Shamrock Love... the Dusk Edition.  Gold clovers and Pink hearts for watching the sunset... with a few beers.

Bracelets

I made a two dainty little bracelets.  The little clovers are embedded in my favorite little sterling silver heart chain.  This is the pure green version.

This is the pot of gold version.  Very simple and perfect for every day wear.

Clovers come in the following colors.  Let me know if you want to customize any of these pieces. 

~ Hello Sunshine! More Swarovski Crystal Pictures ~

I woke up at 8am today.  On my own.  After 6 hours of sleep.  No alarm, no loud neighbors, no phone ringing, no dog barking.  It's weird considering I usually wake up at 10am on weekdays.  I think it's because of the sunshine!  It's so nice and bright today!  And it's actually close to being warm!  To celebrate, I ... took pictures of some of my jewelry in the sunlight with the Canon S95.  I can never decide what's better.... sunlight or ottlight.  I think sunlight is more diffused and the effect is softer.  Maybe I just need to diffuse the Ottlights better.

And yes, I went to a light background again.  As you can see, I have a little bit of an identity crisis.  I can't seem to decide between dark and light backgrounds.  I know I can have a range of backgrounds, but they should match.  I may stick with neutral colors for now.  Like grays and creams. 

There are a few jewelry shops that have absolutely gorgeous pictures.  One look at a picture and I know it's theirs.  I want the same branding with my picture style!  I guess I just need to pick a style and stick to it.  It's so hard to pick!  Let me know what you think of these pictures please :)

Maybe I should take Momo out for a walk... but all the snow is melting and it's wet outside. Maybe I should take the bike? I hope this sunshine stays for a while!!  Ooo and Happy Super Bowl Day! :)

~ Magical Swarovski Crystal Balls ~

For some reason, I felt like weaving beads last week. I took out my boxes of Swarovski 6301 bicone pendants and got to work.  Do these look like 3D star or crystal balls?

The bicone pendant comes in 2 sizes in about 20 colors.  I made some solid color ones in both sizes.  The one in the back is a special color called Rose Satin.  It's a sophisticated pink.

This big green one is Peridot Satin.  The big ones are about 30mm wide.  The small ones are about 20mm wide.

I made a bunch thinking and I think I will make some into phone charms and some into necklaces.  I am thinking about earrings too, but I wonder if they will be too big?

When I tried to make the necklace, I realized that the chain will be more secure if I weave it into the bead.  Dangit.  All the completed crystal balls will have to be made into earrings or phone charms!

I paired the crystal ball with a delicate, but strong diamond cut sterling silver rollo chain.  It's just as sparkly as the crystal ball itself!

I wish they have more colors for the bicone pendants though.  They only have jonquil but I want light topaz to make one for myself!  I may just have to settle for jonquil though.  This is the first item for Happy Cloud Moments for 2011!  I hope it does well!

~ New Swarovski Crystal Jewelry for November ~

Can't believe it's November already!!  I finally found some time to make jewelry this weekend and I had a blast!!!  I have been meaning to make another Stardust bracelet for sometime now in soft vintage colors.  I think I am going to call this one "Vintage Lace".  It has some topaz, Provence lavender, and other dreamy colors!  It looks awesome with a sweater and jeans.

I also made a pair of matching earrings.  It has one big star on the bottom and 2 small stars in the cluster.  Very pretty if I may say so myself.

I started playing with the new Swarovski crystal Wild Heart pendants and made these dainty little earrings and simple necklaces.  The orange/yellow one is the new color called Sunflower!

Here are more creations made with the new Swarovski 2011/2012 Winter Collection new addition.  First, a beautiful pendant made with a Swarovski crystal filigree and the new pear pendants.

Next is a simple and dainty necklace made with the new clover bead.  This one is only 8mm compared to the 12mm beads I use for the star necklaces.  It's only 15 inches and will look awesome as a simple necklace for dress shirts. 

This is the new Helios pendant!  I tied it on a silver chain.  Simple and beautiful!

Winter is coming so I made this special snowflake necklace with the prettiest sterling silver bail I have every seen!  I used a double chain because it feels more like light and fluffy snow.

Finally, a pair of stunning earrings with a Swarovski crystal filigree, crystal heart pendant and dangly chains.  Chains are so trendy right now!

I will be listing these in my shop soon!  Can't wait?  Just send me a message and I will set up a listing for you right away!  By the way, I decided to use the brown background color because my husband said it looks good and he has great taste! :)