Now Free with Each Order!

I want to reiterate something I mentioned at the very end of my last post about a new thing that will be included with each purchase for here on out!  I've talked some about how it can be very frustrating to have silver and pearl jewelry, if the silver tarnishes, you have to be very careful about how you clean it so the pearls are not damaged.  I learned while I was working at the pearl shop in Chicago that non-bleach Tide will do the trick.  So last time I was at the store I picked up a box, because I was bad and left some of my own jewelry out for far too long and the silver began to look a little iffy.  With a bowl of hot water and a spoonful of the detergent, with the help of a q-tip, I was able to clean the silver and the pearls still look fabulous!  So, from now on, I will include a small packet of the detergent with each order, so you don't have to purchase a huge box of the stuff to clean just a few pieces of jewelry like I did!  If you do want to go get your own, any kind of non-bleach Tide will work, although I got the 'Free and Gentle' kind, it might not be as 'free and gentle' as it says but at least it makes me feel better about myself!

The Hiatus is Over!

Sorry about that unannounced hiatus!  I'm back and ready to go!  Just in time for La Petite Pearls' first birthday!  I started this little business in my living room one year ago Saturday, February 1, 2013.  I had just left a job where I constructed pearl jewelry for a shop in Chicago.  I was a little sad to be going, as I wanted to continue making jewelry, but a little research told me that I could get my own raw pearls for a fraction of what I thought they would cost.  With some Christmas money I bought all the tools, supplies, and a few strands of pearls that I needed to get started.  In my living room, in my tiny apartment in Wrigleyville, I became an entrepreneur.  Something I never though I would be, and to be honest, I didn't really ever want to own my own business, but here I am, doing it and loving it!

This is me, after receiving a rather large package of pearls purchased on ebay, the vast majority of the designs I have, are made with these pearls!

I'd like to say I've come a long way from this manic looking girl, but I don't really think I have, I still get this excited!  I no longer run La Petite Pearls in my tiny living room in Wrigleyville, I now run it in my slightly larger but still very small living room in Andersonville!  I've had the immense pleasure of doing 2 weddings, as seen here:

 I absolutely loved going to the Kentucky Music Weekend, my home state!

To celebrate La Petite Pearls' very first birthday I'm offering some pretty sweet coupons for you, any purchase up to $75 is $5 off and anything over $75 is $10 off, on Etsy, using these coupons: BDAY5OFF, and BDAY10OFF.  This special sale will only last until Saturday at midnight!
And here's the link to the store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaPetitePearlsandArt?ref=si_shop

To avoid making 2 posts in one day, remember my post a while ago about cleaning silver and pearl jewelry?  I am now going to include a small packet of cleaner with every purchase, so you don't have to worry about the silver tarnishing, this stuff will do the trick!

Keep an eye out, more is yet to come!

Design of the Week #5

Happy New Year!  Here in Chicago we have celebrated the new year by desperately trying to dig our way out of about a foot of snow!  Thankfully I had enough Christmas money to purchase myself a new pair of snow boots to replace my pair that are really not made for this weather, as well as a new pair of thick wool socks!  Just in time for the deepest snow I can remember!  So this week I am writing from the comport of my (also new) electric blanket!

The first design of the week of 2014 will also be the first pair of earrings to be featured!  My double drop rice pearl earrings!

These earrings have an 8mm and 2mm white rice pearl on a sterling silver leverback earring.  I designed them to match any number of my designs, especially the Water Lilies designs that use the same pearls.  They are a simple and elegant earring that will pretty well go with any white pearls you may have.  To be honest I'm not sure there's much else to say about them, I think they speak for themselves! 

Follow the link below to check out these earrings on Etsy, and remember order these on Etsy anytime Saturday or Sunday and get free shipping!  If you'd like to order these as well as any other jewelry in my store, please message me to be sure you get the free shipping on your entire order, I'm not sure how Etsy will work out the shipping so I ask that you message me so I can be sure it works properly!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/169806428/white-rice-pearl-earrings?ref=shop_home_active

Stay warm everyone!