New Year, New Me!

this new year, I change my shop name & my jewelry line "Jewelry by Natsuko" to "Natsuko Jewelry"! and I have new logo that I designed and Marina Design on Etsy made into "real" logo! I love it and she was awesome to work with so if anybody need graphic serves, be sure to check her out! 

and I haven't post anything for long time because the holiday season has been really really busy but I do have lots of new stuff to show! I have few awesome custom work and lots of pieces with my new obsession "rough stones" so stay tune:)

 Happy Crafting!

Introducing: Poppy Swing

thank you so much for all the lovely, creative names! all the suggestion was so wonderful, I really had hard time picking just one. but after much thinking, I decided on "Poppy Swing" that Kaitie Au suggested! I think it's discribes earrings right on! so Kaitie Au, I'll gift you the prototype. please email: info@jewelrybynatsuko.com or contact me through my Etsy shop with your address.

and these earrings are avilable in two colors at my Etsy shop & Style Outside The Box store!

Happy Crafting:)

October Blog-o-sphere Think Tank

topic: october: favourite season? (and why?)


my favorite season is season 9! Ha ha… I’m talking about Project Runway. I thought about seasons as in spring, summer… but I don’t really have favorite. I used to love summer. I thought it’s perfect since my name is “summer child” in Japanese. But as I get older, heat became too hard on my body. (this is sound so old!! I’m not that old yet…) well, I guess it’s not that bad but bad enough to not be my favorite time of the year. But I do love having four seasons and I appreciate each season:)

Now, for those of you who watch Project Runway isn’t season 9 exciting!? Especially Anya. She is amazing! She is only sewing for four months before the show but it doesn’t matter when you can design! I’m very curious to see how her collection going to look with her limited sewing skill. And it comes on tonight @9pm!

And here is more from blog friends talking about same topic:

Andes Cruz: http://www.andescruz.wordpress.com/

Kathryn Cole: http://www.kathryncolejewelry.blogspot.com/

Beth Cyr: http://www.bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com/

Barbara Donovan: http://www.barbaradonovan.blogspot.com/

Diana Fazio http://www.metooiguana.blogspot.com/

Thomasin Durgin: http://metalriot.blogspot.com/

WATTO: http://www.wattoonline.com/news

Happy Crafting:)

New Season: Giveaway & Coupon code

it's been so long since I posted anything on my blog! fist off, we moved house over the summer and just now got Internet at home. (even this posting page looks different!) second, I took over jewelry/consignment at local shop Zodiac and helping at the store every weekend on top of making jewelry for them. and just start to selling at new site "Style Outside The Box". mean while, lots of custom orders and some wholesale orders... guess what I am trying to say is I been busy! and while I couldn't make whole collection for the season, I do have some new color/new design to share!

here is new poppy color "Tangerine Orange"

new design "Key Necklace"

new earrings prototype - doesn't have a name yet!

so, here is the give away! please come up the name for my new earrings and I'll gift this prototype. I been wearing them but I'll change the ear wire. please leave comment on here or on my facebook page!

one more news! because of the rising price of metal, new site and wholesale, I had to increase price on my Etsy shop. but I made coupon code for my lovely Etsy customer who been supporting me for years!

Coupon Code: HOLIDAYS2011

25% off on all items in my Etsy shop

good through this holiday season!



Happy Crafting:)

August Blog-o-sphere Think Tank

August's topic:
"Some Things on your Bucket list" (things you'd like to do/ accomplish before you die) (and maybe why?)

This is good one! Though, I never made “bucket list”… But if I were to live to be 80, I’m just a half way there so I’m not going to worry about it now and work on the list in next 20 years. However, there is one thing I deeply regret that I didn’t do before I got married… I never lived alone! I was living with my family in japan before I got marry and that is not that strange thing in Japan even though you are over 18 years old. But now I think about it I’d never under happy circumstances would be able to experience “live alone”… now, this might be totally “grass is greener…” kind of thing but when I look at like my sister or some of my friend that living alone I can’t help thinking “oh, it must be so nice to have place totally on your own…” don’t have to be live around somebody else schedule, don’t have to clean up after somebody else mess and you can decorate the place anyway you want! But I love my family so I just dream…:)

Ok, I don’t have my own place but here is little part of the house that is my own, my studio. Excuse my mess but it’s my place and I can make mess if I want to! Hehe…

and here is more Bucket List by lovely friends of Blog-o-sphere Think Tank! ~
Andes Cruz: http://andescruz.wordpress.com/
Kathleen Krucoff: http://mysticalmythicalmetalwork.wordpress.com/
Thomasin Durgin: http://metalriot.blogspot.com/
Wendy Kelly: http://www.wendykianakelly.com/

maybe I can get some idea... Happy Crafting!