sasha + max studio

Aren't these beads just sooo dramatic? Definitely for a girl who wants to be seen. They were part of my post Christmas bead blitz, and have been made by Patricia and Valentin Hernandez. The beads remind me of the circus with a touch of Moulin Rouge thrown in for good measure. These earrings have been added to the Big Cartel shop

Olivia Necklace Well, we are very excited to announce, (after a lot of busy work making new pieces and shuffling pieces around) Sasha and Max Studio is now on Big Cartel - you can click on the link to the right of this post to take you there, or the captions to the images in this post. Olivia Earrings What does this mean for you?  You don't need to set up an account to purchase, and it is a very streamlined PayPal checkout. It's been set up in Australian Dollars for now - We'll monitor what the feedback is and whether this deters OS buyers.  It's a work in progress with new stock being added as fast as our hands (and paws) can bead. Hana Necklace Green Nugget Earrings Sasha+ Max Studio is still on Etsy and Madeit.com.au, and we'll have different stock in each store, so have a cruise around the stores, or why not become a Facebook Fan to get new updates,  as new stock will be added regularly. And we love feedback - we would love your comments on...

Well here we are in 2011.Wishing you all the best of health and good fortune for the year to come, and many thanks to you for reading our little blog last year. Resolutions? Here's my "wish" list: - Get regular exercise, get fit for skiing, work less hours and hopefully by default lose weight and become a svelte nymph. -  Be a better friend - Get out of my own preoccupied head space and make time to write to and call my family and friends more often. - Buy less beads, or sell more jewellery to buy more - not doing too well so far on this one - the Etsy sale was a slow one (like, zero sales..thats the holidays I guess...) and the bead spending this holiday season has outweighed the sales.... but, I say, the Australian dollar vs USD exchange rate is so good.... - Make more jewellery,  and use up the aforementioned potential bead overstock. - Challenge myself design wise with my jewellery design. - Assess and review if Etsy is the best venue for Sasha+Max as ...

Hope you have all had a great holiday season. Love the holidays - never enough of them, and in Australia we get 4 weeks annually so a girl shouldn't complain. . It's been hectic here on the day job work and social front, so I'm keeping a low profile for a few days and getting lots of beading done. News is that I'm having a SALE  in the Sasha +Max Studio Etsy Shop - Here's the lowdown: 15% off when you enter the code :  DECEMBERSALE 20% off orders $50 or over, enter the code: DEC20 The fine print: Ends New years Eve December 31 Total Order value for 20% off excludes shipping. Happy shopping!

How do these wonderful glass artists do it ? I can't believe these copper look beads by Outwest are glass - she is a talented glass artist. All I need to do was keep it simple.. Relic Necklace El Grande Lone Star Earrings  And the vintage glass look that Jenn from Blue Seraphim achieved with these beads is so beautiful ... Vintage Look Earrings As we enter the crazy countdown to Christmas, I ask, where has the year gone.....

Petite Sunshine Earrings The postman brought me my package of Mika of Pinocean's lampwork etched raku beads this week. Mika is a majorly talented lampworker who sells on Etsy. Don't know about fellow bead folk, but I've got a bad habit of not reading the detail on how big the beads are (even though Mika clearly states this) , so at first I thought "Uh oh, very small" They are in fact small and so beautiful, requiring not much more than to be grouped together to create some very sweet earrings. Here's what was made, with no beads to spare!   The bead strand photo is courtesy of  Mika Collins. Freckles Terracotta Earrings Petite Turquoise Earrings Freckles Ivory Earrings Lone Star Earrings

A trio of very different styles - sums up my head space this weekend. On a a small hiatus for a few days (after the post holiday soul searching), I've finished a design role last week with one firm (sad to say goodbye to a very nice and talented group), and will be starting a really fabulous new one with old colleagues in a great senior position on Wednesday  - tres exciting! Less beading time ahead though, so I've been a beading maniac this weekend ....think it's going to be a big week.