tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54297485963574193842012-02-09T18:16:31.397-05:00An array of eclectic handcrafted sterling silver and gold-filled jewelry. Oh,and a bit of chit-chat...Claire DeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479693859045868028noreply@blogger.comBlogger531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429748596357419384.post-51812981125506265112012-02-09T10:03:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:03:40.663-05:00

Well, I must say this winter here in New Jersey is quite a surprise! It's been so mild and sunny. I realize the weather can change in a heartbeat but I'm going to enjoy it while I can. The mild weather has inspired me to pull out my sea glass and create a few bracelets. You may find them on my website and I promise my sea glass customers more will come. Tidal Wave Sea Glass Bracelet Starfish

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It seems that January is my month to rest and take a long sigh. January is a month to take care of the mind, body and soul. I do forget at times to take a break. So here it is beadheads, the end of January and I'm starting to be inspired with swirls of designs in my mind's eye. I love working on one of kind designs but also need to be able to duplicate my work. Here are my Twinkle Silver Earrings

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Happy New Year! Yes...I know...gang ~ I'm a little late. December was purely insane...as I am sure with all of you.  Thank you all for sticking with To Be Me Jewelry and supporting my endeavors throughout 2011. I plan to make 2012 a Beadhead's place to go for all their unique handcrafted jewelry. I wish you all love, happiness, and good health in the coming year and a xo! Claire

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I love November - it's a wonderful month full of beginnings of family get togethers, weather changes, and did I mention my birthday? Yep, I'm a Scorpio true and true. Although, I still wear my flip-flops (at least going to the mailbox)it is time for sweaters and hot tea. Thanksgiving is almost here and Christmas lists are already in progress. Yes, November is one of my favorite months. Be safe

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Everywhere I go there is an underlying buzz of conversation about the economy.  I know one of the things we could do to help is buy Made in the USA. I say "we" because I need to learn to buy Made in the USA more, too. Last month, I decided to purchase a new alarm clock ~~I wanted one that was USA made. I googled it and found nothing that fit what I needed. Isn't that sad? It's time to support our

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This artist is so unique that I needed to chit-chat about her creativity. Every time I go to Tracy Swartz’s website it just tickles me pink. Tracy Swartz's creative adventures with her art will make you smile. You will certainly want one of her creations either for yourself or for a gift. Tracy is an artist designing gourds into people and animals. One of my favorites is The Electric Barbarellas

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It was exciting to be able to participate with The indiExhibit group at the GBK Productions 63rd Primetime Emmy Gift Lounge in LA this year. It was the first year To Be Me Jewelry experienced celebrities enjoying my designs and becoming friends with a wonderful group The indiExhibit. It was wonderful to see celebrities like Randee Heller choosing my “Moments” Lapis Necklace as a favorite. Randee

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This year I was invited to join The indiExhibit a collective group of artisans coming together to bring their art to a new level. We have the opportunity to bring our designs and art to the best Hollywood gift lounges.  I decided to go for it and design Labradorite Dream Earrings in sterling silver and goldfill to be sent through The indiExhibit to the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. So my friends

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I've been on Facebook for a good while now. I've never organized my News Feed or friends. Recently, I seem to have gathered quite a sum of peeps! I notice as my "peeps" grow not all may like everything that I have to say. I have broken down my peeps into groups so they don't get bombarded with posts that they may not care about. My groups consist of old high school friends, artist friends,

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Well, it’s September!  I have notice it’s getting darker earlier now…how sad.  I’ve captured this beautiful butterfly in all its glory.  Summer months will soon be a memory but Autumn will bring new adventures  to explore and so it goes…  

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I am always amazed at where and when inspiration aspires. Recently, I was walking the boards in Avon By the Sea, NJ I notice an array of colors that would make a perfect bracelet. I went home to see what bright color lampwork beads I had in my boxes. There is so much beauty to admire here at the Jersey shore but this day I picked out this….hah! Crazy, right? AND...Just to show you real

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Listen up, Beadheads...Help me name these earrings. If I chose your name I will send a pair to you! One simple rule...You must "like" To Be Me Jewelry on facebook and leave the name. It's that simple. Spread the word to your friends, too!     Designed with petite Carnelian, Chalcedony, sterling silver composite beads adding a touch of Boho charm. Length 1 1/2 in. Handcrafted earwires.         

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Remember MOM... Enter Love Momat checkout for 20%discountfor orders $40.00 or more

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 My To Be Shore Bangle is featured in Interweave's new eBook - 10 Wire Bracelet Projects .  This eBook is a collection of bracelet projects that were featured from the pages of Step by Step Wire Jewelry. What I enjoyed about this eBook is the different techniques each project presents to the jewelry artist. Check it out ~ I don't think you will be disappointed.

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It's been quite a snowy winter and we definitely need a pick me up! Don't you agree? Time to start thinking spring in my opinion. I got together with Katherine from Our Whiskey Lullaby to offer a giveaway for one of my Thought Waves Necklace. The giveaway is offered to USA residences only. The Thought Waves Necklace giveaway will be offered through March 20th. If you would like to try your luck

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We have quite a snowy winter here in New Jersey.  Many of you already know I love my flip-flops...well, I still walk to the mailbox with them on. I wear my purple paisley Vera Bradley flip-flops everyday in the house. Love her love them! For anyone not knowing me I live by the ocean and think summer all year long. A customer emailed me during the last snow storm and asked if I had  my flip-flops

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Happy New Year ... A brand new year yippee! Start off the new year thinking positive thoughts. I'm a great believer if you think positive then positive will flow to you. I will be offering a giveaway in a few weeks. Details will be posted on the blog and on To Be Me Jewelry's facebook  fan page. I thought it would stir up some "positive feelings" about the new year.

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We decided to have a Blizzard Sale until the end of January!20% off entire order of $50.00 or more.Enter SNOW at checkout We have 23 inches of snow here in central New Jersey!Beautiful! I must admit I have cabin fever...

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A very quick post today...Happy Holidays everyone!  Today is Christmas Day and it's only 6:00 a.m. My household has been up and going strong for a couple of hours now. The presents are opened and wrapping paper collected and ready to be discarded. More cooking to start in about an hour. Breakfast guests will be knocking on the door by 8:00 a.m. I'm pooped out but loving every minute! It's been a

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Well, my fall wreaths and flowers are out on my porch welcoming a little fall cheer. October weather here in New Jersey has been delightful. I woke up this morning to a very chilly house. The heat is now turned on for the first time this season...here we go soon enough with coats, hats and snow shovels. Do you need to perk yourself up with some new earrings? Here's a chance to enter Songberries

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Ok...beadheads...come visit me! I will be participating in the 38th annual Brielle Day and Craft Fair on Saturday, September 11, 2010. It's will be a sunny warm day! Located at 17 Acre Brielle Park - Corner of Union Lane and South Street. Hours will be 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Parking will be a little tough but I know you can find a place! This is a fair open to hand crafted items only. See ya there!

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It's time for the Ocean Grove Craft Fair! It's suppose to be a beautiful day on Saturday, September 4th. It's a great show! There will be over 250 crafters and artists and usually reaches 5000 customers. All items must be handmade. Each year I meet the nicest people both customers and vendors. Last year, I met two of the nicest people...they touched my heart. I will keep their conversations with

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The No Restrictions Bangle is for the chic individual who lives life to the fullest. To Be Me Jewelry is offering this bangle at a discount through August 12th. The No Restrictions Bangle is handcrafted with sterling silver and lampwork beads. The focal lampwork bead has sprinkles of silver throughout. This bangle is a limited edition. Free shipping in the USA. Please view website for details.

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To Be Me Jewelry has a review/giveaway going on at http://www.leslielovesveggies.net/ . Leslie's blog is fabulous! Leslie reviewed my Wish Upon a Starfish bracelet. This fab bracelet is designed with antiqued sterling silver chain, three turquoise beads on each side, and of course a starfish. Ok...beadheads if you would like to win my Wish Upon a Starfish bracelet go to Leslie's blog and follow

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My Thought Waves Collection is one of my favorite designs. If you have no idea what my Thought Waves Collection is - it's this...Sterling silver fused together with a torch. It's pure freedom of design. In this bracelet, Crazy Love there is a bit of reticulation of the silver. Reticulation is a unique texture you get when torching the silver. It's just so cool. My collection of fused jewelry

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I am so in love with ice cream! So, today I'm really a happy lady...why? It's National Ice Cream Day! Yesterday, I ran out to buy Cookies and Cream (my son's favorite) and whipped cream in preparation for today. I try not to keep ice ceam in the house - it's just too tempting. Today, it's guilt free - yippee!In 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream month. He also

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As small business I research marketing tips, twitter, face book, HARO, …well you get the idea. I try to market my business within a tight budget. I’m always searching for “free” marketing. To be honest, I’m still not sold on twitter. It seems to me that everyone is “talking” but nobody is “listening”. This is only my opinion – what the heck do I know?I decided it may be a good marketing “thing”

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I have a story to tell and no time to tell it! Darn! I'm getting ready for three shows - July 22nd for the Wounded Warriors-a charity event founded by State Troopers assisting soldiers returning from duty, Ocean Grove Craft Show - Sept. 4th and Brielle Craft Fair - Sept. 11th. Then of course orders to fill and stock to deliver at Fabulous Finds in Pt. Pleasant, NJ. So...here's the deal...see the

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Well, it's in the works! I'm not sure if it's the beautiful weather here at the Jersey shore or if I'm being pulled in too many directions but this poor necklace has been on my workbench for two weeks now waiting patiently to be finished. Today, will be the day to get it completed. Now that I sit here writing about this Lapis and Cintrine necklace I am remembering why I stopped. I was at a

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To Be Me Jewelry is offering 25% off your order through May 31st. Please have a safe and happy holiday...please also remember what this holiday is truly about.

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It's a beautiful day here at the Jerseyshore - sunny and warm. Next week the beaches will be crowded with people all enjoying the shore. I usually take my walks early before it gets too busy. To celebrate the warm weather I am starting to add to the, "On the Beach" collection. This bracelet is designed with sterling silver and sea glass. Please take a look at To Be Me Jewelry's website for

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This morning I received an email from www.GiftBusinessOwners.com . I subcribe to their email newsletters. Please take the time to watch this wonderful video, http://www.stservicemovie.com . Make sure you have a tissue. If we all took the example of this sweet young man this world would be so much more beautiful. Am I surprised that this idea came from a person with down syndrome? No. They most

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This sweetie-pie picture of my son was taken many years ago by my dear friend Pat. Although, this is an old picture it is still one of my favorites. Happy Mother's Day! "There is only one pretty child in the world and every Mother has it." Chinese Proverbs Have a lovely day...

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To Be Me Jewelry is offering a 20% discount to celebrate Mother's Day!Sale ends May 9th.

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Well, beadheads...it's Earth Day! Let's face it, we're certainly not perfect when it comes to taking care of our earth. It's impossible to do everything right. We should once in a while sit back and think about what can I do for the earth. It may be something simple like starting to hang out the laundry on a sunny day. Yes, that's my laundry - be thankful I don't have any gotchie draws out there!

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What's in a photo? Quite a lot sweeties! My website will be taking on (slowly) a new look. In the coming year I will be experimenting with a new look and new designs. I have so much "stuff" inside me I feel like I'm going to explode into fireworks! Stay tuned beadheads...

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There are several jewelry artists that I admire and inspire me. One of them is Angela Walker of http://www.angelawalkerjewelry.com/ . Angela has a style that is unique and all her own. It's a thrill to have Angela nominate my blog with the Sunshine Award. Please check out Angela's designs on her blog - http://www.angelawalkerjewelry.blogspot.com/ and also on her website. Now it's my turn

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Happy Spring! Time for renewal ...Time to put away the turtleneck sweaters...Time to think spring colors...Time to be light hearted...I designed the Amethyst goldfilled earrings while the sun was bright and I felt light hearted ...These earrings can be purchased on my website, To Be Me Jewelry. Timeless Lux Hoop Earrings #2079.Amethyst delicately coiled with goldfill - length one inch.Walking in

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I was asked to do a Girl's Jewelry Birthday Party for 11 girls ages 5 to 8 yrs. old. Thanks to Rena Klingenberg's wonderful advice on http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/ I was able pull this off and have loads of fun with these great kids! The favorite colors were pink, blue and purple in this order. I must admit I was fearful of not having enough pink! Today's girls love things

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Happy Valentine's Day!The winner of To Be Me Jewelry's Valentine Day contest is Susan W.! Susan please email me your address so I can mail the turquoise earrings to you. Enjoy!

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The snow is piling up here at the Jersey Shore. Near blizzard conditions. We are flip-flop people not boot people.This photo is a house across the street. The trees are huge.Snow has reached about 16 inches and it's still snowing!Oh my, I just realized - I bet schools will be closed for the rest of the week - cabin fever setting in.Let it snow, let there be cookies. Time to bake chocolate chip

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Ok, Beadheads - here's the deal...To Be Me Jewelry will be giving these Turquoise earrings away on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Yes...I hear some of you whispering in my ear, "Claire, you should be giving heart earrings away for Valentine's Day". I say-baloney! Turquoise reminds me of warm weather and that's where we are headed soon in the coming months. Contest Rules: 1. You must be a

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The inspiration for the Sandy Beach Bangle came from making the silver caps with my Pepe Disk cutter. After making the caps I sat looking at them trying to brainstorm a new bangle. The Sandy Beach Bangle is a limited edition. Designed with sterling silver, goldfill, lampwork beads. The lampwork beads are light tan with tiny silver balls. Quite outstanding.

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Love this tool! The Pepe Disc Cutter has 11 punch sizes to play with. This cutter will allow up to 18g metal to produce round discs.I use my regular 16 oz. hammer to punch. Next time I will try the rawhide hammer to see if there is any difference. The edges are a bit sharp so a quick sanding will be needed. I may try to tumble the discs first before sanding to see what happens. Once tumbled I may

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I love this hat! This hat was happily created by my son who is challenged. He attends an adult program at Children's Center in NJ. This hat represents so many thoughts to me. It brought me smiles from my son, myself and the staff as they watched him talk to me about it. It also made me think how lucky I am to have my son in my life...just the way he is. Because of him I have been blessed with

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I recently returned home from a relaxing vacation in the Shenandoah Valley. We stayed in a condo at the Massnutten Resort on top of a mountain. It was wonderful to wake up in the morning and look out at the beautiful view of the mountains.I thought I would share a few photos of places we visited. These places inspired me to create a couple of designs. The earrings remind me of the colors I saw

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I know you have been there. Fess up. Everyone else is sleeping in your household but you! It's too early to get up but you just have to! What do you do? Certainly, it is too early to really function...come on...the coffee isn't even finished! This morning around 4:00 a.m. I was up and ready to start my day. Well, sort of. I decided to make some earwires. Many of my customers are always surprised

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To Be Shore Bangle - InterweaveThe To Be Shore Bangle was designed by me and submitted to Wire Jewelry Magazine last August 2008. Submitting work to a magazine is a learning experience on it's own. I rewrote the instructions many times trying to make them clear and simple. Taking the photos myself and appearing in the photos at the same time was a challenge. I never used my timer on the camera

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My booth at the end of the day...looking a bit tired out...like me...no, I'm not the chick on the left. My booth overlooked the boardwalk and a wonderful view of the ocean. It was a delightful day! I made earring cards and tags from photos that I took of the Jersey shore. Very cool! I must admit I was very impressed with myself! Photos included the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, Avon by the Sea,

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OMG! Ok, gang...I'm new with blogging. Hang in there and in time I will get it together. Hey, I'm just sayin'...it will be pretty darn good...eventually.

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The photo to the left is the start of laying out the design for a cuff. The piece must be clean and fluxed before torching. I must admit I love messing around with my torches. Fusing sterling silver is still new to me. One of my designs is the Thought Waves Fused Bracelet. Although, the bracelets appear to be the similar in style the fused focal cannot be duplicated exactly. There is a fine

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Ocean Grove, NJ is having their annual Art Show on Ocean Avenue. It will be held on July 25, 2009 - hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. I will be a vendor at the Art Show and hope to see you! My booth will be located on Ocean Avenue and Main Street. You can easily see my booth since there will be a sign - To Be Me Jewelry on the front of the tent. I love Ocean Grove! Check it out... http://

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Every woman seeks to define themselves. Over years, as wisdom grows each of us realizes we are all unique. Claire DeRosa, through her own experience learned to feel what was going on inside. What Claire found out is that she is unique and needs to reflect that person and not the people around her. With the philosophy of being true to herself and that the rest of life will flow as it should,

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