There's a SALE going on!

And it's right here at my Etsy shop, Drop of Sunshine!

Here's a sneak peek of what is for sale... I'm not trying to tempt you at all :)

Flower buds earrings, now $12!


Melcocha earrings, now $10!


Emerald Dance earrings, now $11!

Hope to see you all around!

Another one of those sale days!

Today I woke up to my most recent customer's return to my Etsy shop: she took three lovely pairs of earrings! Well, this post will be made once she receives her items because I sent her a little thank you gift with a lot of meaning: the symbol of breast cancer survivors (you'll understand more if you read her reply to my first email).


I wanted to send her a little something (it's her birthday when she receives the package!) but it had to be special, handmade and one of a kind, and something I knew she would love to wear. So this was a great solution, completely handmade and, even better, made especially for her. D, I hope you loved your birthday gift!


(I actually wrote this on Thursday but I couldn't post it until my customer got her package as she reads my blog and I didn't want to ruin the surprise!!!)

The reason I was so emotional yesterday...

After sending my package out last night and going out to dinner (breakfast for dinner at IHOP is the greatest thing), I got home and checked my email. There was an message from my first customer replying to my Thank You note. I would like to share it with everyone because it really touched me. I'm extremely grateful that my jewelry is touching someone else's heart:

" Maria,

I actually think I found you indirectly from Jacki Donaldson's blog @ cancerspot.org as she often refers readers to other websites/blogs. Well some of those blogs leave the "next blog" button available and I think that is how I actually found you. The reason I think this is because I have your blog saved in my favorites instead of your Etsy Shop link. I guess it is just coincidence that we met!! But I am very glad we did.

Since you responded with such excitement, let me tell you a little bit more why I am so interested in your pieces. First, green is my favorite color so I just had to have the bracelet. Second, I will be 48 on the 24th (24+24=48!) of this month so lavender signifies my birth month. Third, I will be a 3 year breast cancer survivor on my birthday. So when I saw the one-of-a-kind lavender buttercup drop earrings with 3 flowers during my visit to your site last evening I just knew that I had to have them. If they arrive in time, I will wear them on that day to help me celebrate 3 years of survivorship! I bet you never thought your jewelry would do something that amazing!!! I had been browsing your blog/shop for a few weeks but these earrings made me a buyer. I think before then I just couldn't choose!!

It gives me a smile to be "your first sale!" I work with many women who love jewelry so please send a few business cards and I will pass them out. Of course, we will all be fighting over your unique jewelry.

I look very forward to receiving your package and just love that you are putting so much effort into it to make it special. That will serve you well and tells me how much you love what you do!

To life and sharing a piece of your heart!
D."

As you can imagine, I cried tears of joy. I tried reading this to my husband only to stop mid-sentence because I was smiling but crying at the same time. This was a very thoughtful email where she shared so much about her, and that means a lot to me. Thankfully, she let me post this here, to share with all of you. This is one reason I love Etsy, I love blogging and I love jewelry. You never know whose heart you're going to touch. Thanks for that email D!

First sale, and it's a double!

Today I decided to give Etsy, the Heartomatic, Plurk, Twitter, and all related to selling jewelry a break. I found it really hard not to get near the computer, tried to convince myself I had to search something online (there is always the Yellow Pages...!), you know, the works.

After getting pizza for dinner, and an ice cream for dessert - ohhhh the guilty pleasures of life! - I come home and couldn't help but look. And, to my big surprise, I made a sale! A double sale!

Now I understand all the excitement that comes with a sale: butterflies in my stomach, smiles all over the place, thinking how I'm going to make that package perfect as I would like to receive it myself.

Here's what sold today, yay!





Now, back to making that the best package ever!