Happy Fall

I LOVE fall!  I love the smell of the falling leaves, the crunch of them beneath my feet and of course- the colors.  It's my favorite time of the year.  In honor of all things autumn, I've created some new pieces.

                                         Beautiful Fall Leaves

Perfect for Football Moms, Aunts, and Grandmas!

Great for Teachers

M-I-C

In creating some necklaces for my "Let's Go Bucks" collection, I inadvertently created a piece that kept making me think of Mickey Mouse. When I could stand it no longer, I went to Wikipedia and looked up a picture of him.  Then I clearly knew without a doubt why I kept thinking this. Here it is- The Mickey Mouse piece side by side with the picture from Wikipedia:

Buckeye Sets are Here

Place your order for a set from our new line of Buckeye jewelry.  We are only taking orders on our NDS Facebook Page.  Stop on over and check them out.

Football Season Has Arrived

If your house is like mine, the weekend television viewing has turned from movies and shows to ESPN, Fox Sports, and college football with a little NFL sprinkled into the mix. In appreciation of this, we at Noonday Sun are getting into the spirit by creating some Football themed jewelry. A couple of the beloved teams in our neck of the woods are Ohio State and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In honor of them, we have been hard at work.

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I like that these two in particular give a more sophisticated look to your weekend football attire.  That way if you want to wear something other than a jersey or sweatshirt, you have a necklace to dress up your outfit.

Lastly, I'm working on a new Buckeye line. These will be available for purchase soon. Love the oversized pendant!! To keep up with the availability of these and other creations I'm making, be sure to stop over at https://www.facebook.com/NoondaySunCreations and "LIKE" our page.

Look Alike

     In a recent conversation with a friend, I happened upon the thought that one of our newest necklaces bears a slight resemblance to Lady Edith Crawley from Downton Abbey.  I think we will definitely have to call this piece "The Lady Edith".  What do you think?  We will include her in our shop in the coming weeks.

Salted Caramel Crackers

I've decided to post about something other than necklaces for a change . I guess you could say that I'm taking a "snack break". The other night while getting ready for a Noonday Sun Open House, I had a craving for something sweet. There was not much in the house to satisfy my sweet tooth. That's when I came across some generic Ritz-type crackers and then spied caramel dip for dipping apples slices. The thought occurred to me that combining the two might give me that salted caramel taste I'm so fond of. I took my cracker, dipped it in the caramel and was pleasantly satisfied. ( I wonder if that's how the Reese's people felt upon their invention of the chocolate/ peanut-butter combination.) 

Fast forward to tonight, our lady's Bible study get together. I wanted to take something that was quick and easy, but wanted to make my little combo a bit more fancy. Here's what I came up with.

To make these, you need caramel apple dip and Ritz-like crackers.  I got the Kroger brand of both and they turned out great.

You will also need an icing bag and tip to make the fancy design.

After inserting the caramel into the bag, just pipe a design like you would when making cut-out cookies or cupcakes.

Simple and oh so yummy.  They were a big hit with the ladies as well.  

We've Gone Vintage

Love the vintage look.  

We'll be adding these in our necklace shop (see tab above) in the next few weeks.  In the meantime, check out our current selection and make sure to stop back soon to find these little gems.

Coming Soon

Look for these necklaces to be added to our shop (see tab above) in the next few weeks.

 

The Wonders of MicroGlaze

I've been exploring the best ways to use photos printed on an ink jet printer in my crafting endeavors.  I came across a great product called MicroGlaze made by JudiKins.

After printing, you just rub a small amount of MicroGlaze over your image.  It sets the ink for you so that it doesn't bleed when applying other adhesive glazes.  The great part is that it dries and sets in 15 minutes!  I can definitely see the difference it makes.

I recently wanted to make a necklace using a picture of my cousin and his little boy.  I didn't have any MicroGlaze and was anxious to see how it would turn out without it.  The results were okay, but there was some obvious color distortion, mainly the bluish cast on his little face and the purple on his daddy's face.

I was super excited when I received my MicroGlaze in the mail a few days later.  It was easy to apply and as I said before, dried quickly.  I love not having a wait time!!  The difference in color is obvious.  No color bleeding here!

Lastly, here is a shot of the two side by side.  The quality is so much better!

 Definitely well worth the price.  Oh, I forgot to mention that I got my mine for a great price.  I was only able to find it online, although I did check at several local scrapbook stores, Michael's and Joann's.  I did not actually check at our Archivers, but did not see it in their online store. When I got mine, Joann's online was having a half off sale.  In checking recently you can get it there for 25% off, which is still one of the cheapest prices I've seen.  Happy MicroGlazing!

Have Memo Board, Will Travel

I use these cute memo boards that I got on sale at Kohls when I need to transport my necklaces. (I lucked out and got them "buy one, get one for $1".) The great thing about these is that for some reason, they came with a small plastic handle on the back that flips up for carrying. 

 Not sure why it's there, but it makes for easy transporting! 

It even has places for your fingers to slide right in.  When I arrive at my destination, I just slide the handles back down and you would never know they were even there.  Easy maneuverability and still a classy look.  

For more information about the hooks I use, see the post below regarding the "Hercules Hooks" dry wall hooks.  I needed more hooks since that previous post and was able to find some similar to Hercules Hooks this weekend at Menards under a different name.  My guess is you can find them just about anywhere.

New Additions

We're about to add some new items in our necklace shop.  Check back soon to purchase these items:

Picture This

I have seen several posts on Pinterest showing cute little ways to organize and store your jewelry.  Of course, I intended to follow the directions and make my own.  That is until I was shopping in Kohls and found a cute framed memo board on sale. I love a sale!! I also love the distressed look of this particular board.  It has since gone into clearance and is very hard to find.

 The memo board was a great find, but what I stumbled upon next was an even greater find.  Because the board's padding was so thick, I came upon a conundrum in finding some kind of tack that would actually stick out enough to hang my jewelry from .  Then I thought about the dry wall hooks my parents had given me a while back.  Because of their curve, they were perfect!

These little gems are called Hercules Hooks.  I guess they may not be tried and true for hanging pictures from your dry wall, but they are great for hanging necklaces!  They work best in thickly padded memo-boards.  However, I also use them in my thinner "travel boards" that I use when taking my necklaces to show potential customers. The thinner backing can cause them to slide down a little, but they still seem to work just fine.  

  I have seen them listed as being sold at Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, and I am guessing most home improvement stores.  Happy hanging!

Happy 4th of July!

Celebrate Independence Day with Lady Liberty.  Available now in our necklace shop.

Steeler Fans- I'll be working on these over the summer. Gotta have a batch ready for football season.

Up and Running!!

Today is the day!  We are open for business.  Just click on the “necklace shop” tab right above this post to view all items.  Thank you in advance for your patience as this is my first ever attempt at selling online.  Also, please be aware that the set up I am using does not give you an option to “cart” multiple items, so please note the following information regarding shipping costs.

NOTE:  Please email me (click on the envelope icon at the right) prior to your purchase if:

a)  you are thinking of buying more than one item.

b)  you are local and would like to pick up your item instead of having it shipped.

 This way I can ensure that you are paying just one shipping cost for multiple items or remove the shipping charge if you are picking them up.  Please include the names of the items you are wishing to purchase and I will email you to let you know when I have adjusted the listing.   All packages are shipped Flat Rate Priority Mail.  We only accept PayPal payments at this time.

If you should have any trouble with your necklace whatsoever, please contact me and we can work something out.  Thanks again for stopping by.

Tomorrow

We should be rolling out shop this Thursday with 22 new items! (minus any technical hiccups)  Pricing for our necklaces will range from $12-$15 + s/h.  We will only be accepting payments through PayPal at this time.  Please make sure you stop by and check out the new additions.

Almost there....

I am almost ready to sell online.  I am finding the easiest part of this venture is the actual creating of each necklace.  The more complicated part for me are all the ins and outs of setting up shop.  I am learning a lot and am excited to see my creations on the necks of other people.  Soon.....

A Work In Progress

These little cuties along with several others are my works in progress this week.  In a week or so (I'm waiting on an order of new bails) these will be full-fledged necklaces.

Summer is Here!

It's here, finally!  Summer Break.  What does that mean for this third grade teacher?  Creating with my hands....  Although I had an amazing year in the classroom and will really miss this particular group of kiddos,  I am ready for some craftin'.

First up, my new favorite project: glass tile necklaces made with scrapbook paper.  Yes, scrapbook paper.  I know, sounds crazy, right??  How can glass over paper look so good?  I am amazed every time I finish one.  Love them!! (Not to mention that I have a blast making them.)  Sitting with a tile in my hand finding the best pattern in the paper does something for me.  Much more fun than writing lesson plans, I must confess.

I will soon be putting some necklaces up for purchase.  I have had a lot of interest so far, and many have asked, "When are you going to sell online?"  My answer- soon!  Until then, if you are in the Columbus, Ohio area, email me and we can work something out.

Happy summer!