Colorado snippet (shockingly, no mountain shots)

Just a few shots from my recent trip to Colorado. Some statues from one of my favorite stores, buds about to blossom on a tree, and of course, my dessert at Cinzetti's(unbelievably good Italian restaurant. Google it. If there's one near you-go. Now.) I couldn't believe they had tiramisu on the dessert bar! I was in heaven!! There was also an ultra cool tea shop with a tea wall in downtown Fort Collins. The owner was very knowledgable and told us all kinds of neat tea facts. Above the tea wall, there was this cool art done by a local artist. We asked for coconut chai tea, but they didn't carry it. I'll have to get some from Zhena's Gypsy tea soon since I'm about out. It is my all-time, year round favorite. Apparently, you can buy it in bulk there at a reasonable price (so my friend,Jill tells me) She loves it as much as I do.

Happy Spring!

Granting Hope...

Granting Hope is a ministry that helps bring comfort to those who have lost a child. We are working together to do just that with our new line of jewelry called, Granting Hope pendants. Each pendant is a custom design that's primary goal is to preserve memories in a tangible way. Each glass vial has a removable lid, so that extra things can be added on arrival. These are made in the hopes that they will bring a small amount of comfort. A portion of the proceeds will also help benefit Granting Hope Ministries. Check out their blog, and see what all they do to help others.
These are here, if you'd like to order one. Some ideas to add would be, a small dried flower, a small photo, a photocopy of a hand or footprint scaled down, words to a song, etc. I will work with you as best as I can on getting just what you'd like to make it special.

Hugs~
Lori

Introducing...Open Fields

Look at this beautiful pillow I got from my friend, Abbie at Open Fields on etsy! Isn't it gorgeous! I love the drawstring at the top, which is sewn closed by the way. Take a look at her beautiful things. I'm sure you'll find something you can't live without. Click here to visit now. Not only do they have beautiful vintage dishes, kitchenware, pillows,and more, they're just getting started! New items are being regularly added.Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!
Lori

Not bad for 5 bucks!

I have always wanted a large, sparkly Eiffel tower, and now I have one, and for only 5.oo! Yay!
Here's how I did it. You go to Michael's and buy this...




It's even prettier in person. I couldn't get a good picture for some reason. I started off by putting it together and then glueing it with hot glue to give it extra strength. Then, I mixed together pink & linen acylic paints. I then used a sparkle glaze over that, and added pink crushed crystals all over. It's pretty tall too. Love, love, love it! I may just have to go back to Michael's and try some in other colors. I didn't even read the directions, and I put it together in less than 30 minutes. So, go get one and have some fun! I mean, 5.00? Easy projects, reasonable $ = happy me!! Oh, and it's made of wood too!

Bonjour!
Lori

Got Love? Give Love.

For Valentine's Day, what better way to celebrate it than by helping a family who are trying to adopt a baby girl? I have teamed up with this family's brother-in-law, Scott Coons, who is the designer. He designed this exclusive logo for a t-shirt that the proceeds go to help with their adoption. You can check it out here. I went to college with them, and I'm happy to offer this custom logo in a necklace as well. A portion of the proceeds will also go to help them with their adoption. It can be customized on reverse. I have decided the way to kick off this new design, which is already on my website under "Specialty Custom" is to have a raffle. I have done raffles before for good causes, and they're always a lot of fun. All the proceeds will go to the Abernathy family from this raffle for Valentine's Day. Here's how to play: 1. buy a ticket. This will enter you in the raffle. 2. Tell other people! (That would be nice of you) 3. The winner will get a 30.00 gift certificate to my website! This will run until Friday at midnight CST. The winner will be a random number generated from the raffle tickets. Tickets are $1.00 each. You can buy just one to enter, but each ticket purchased gives you that many extra chances. Like I said, all the proceeds from this raffle will go to them. You can also help by visiting the website, or you can purchase a "Got Love?...Adopt" necklace here. (That would give you 30 tickets as well!)

Thank you & Happy Valentine's Day!

Love,
Lori
p.s... but the greatest of these is Love.

Ticket Options

OneTicket $1.00 Five Tickets $5.00 Ten Tickets $10.00 Got Love? necklace $30.00

Valentine, you're on my mind...

Goodness, where did Christmas, New Years, and January go? Here we are with Valentine's Day right around the corner. I have added some new pieces that I think should make for some easy *cough* husband shopping if certain people let him know. wink wink. :) I love Valentine's Day because it's nice to feel loved and give love in return. I wonder who St.Valentine was anyway? Something to google later in all my free time. I have tons...

I've already added the new Valentine and just the new stuff to the website, so hang a right and check it out. Click on Ellenay Designs first. They will be under the left hand tabs of Divine Designs & Vintage. Here's a sneak peek at a few...




I have more that I'll add on Monday. I can still do custom and have them ready in time if you contact me soon. Also,if you order(any order) off the website, you get free shipping!

Goodnight Love...xo

Yep, it's time...Day 1

I know this is my blog about my jewelry, but I wanted to let you know about something cool I'm doing on my other blog, Through the Vintage Garden, I'm doing a daily post update on my progress. If you want to join for free, Ivillage is doing a 6 week weight loss program starting today through Valentines Day. Leslie Sansone hosts this, and I love her. I have tons of her dvd's and they really do work for anybody. All I have to do is be consistent, so that's the plan. If I post my progress daily, it'll help me stay on track. I hope! Come on with me and post your results too! It'll be fun. Go here to check it out.

P.s. This dvd pictured is one of my favorite workouts. It's a different one each day and even comes with a menu for the week. I'm starting with this one.

Hugs!
Lori