Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Mother's Birthstone Necklaces
One of the things I love about these pendants is that no matter what your children's or grandchildren's birthstones, the collection of them hung together is always pretty.
Here are a couple of samples of the Memorable Mentions birthstone pendants strung together.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Non-Essentials Quote
Besides the noble art of getting things done,
there is the noble art of leaving things undone.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
~Lin Yutang
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Recyclable Aromatherapy Packaging
One of the suggestions I found when I was doing my linen closet cleaning project was to add a sachet in with the folded linens to scent them. Well I did not have any sachets, but the other day I ran across a simple way to make them. Then, I thought how neat it would be to scent some of my MEMORABLE MENTIONS packaging, so customers could use it as a sachet.All you need is an essential oil of your choice, an absorbent cotton pad or ball, a sealable plastic bag, and piece paper. Simply add a few drops of essential oil to the cotton pad, place it in the sealable plastic bag along with the paper, and wait a couple days. When you take out the paper, it will have absorbed the scent of the essential oil.
You can see from the picture above that I decided to scent the cards I use for packaging my pendants. Customers have a choice of Lavender or a combination of Honeysuckle, Geranium, and Ylang Ylang. I also did a set with one of my favorite essential oil mixtures from Aveda® called Rainforest. (Don't worry if you are scent sensitive. I also have some that are unscented.)
Besides the linen closet, you can put the scented cards in with your lingerie, or even your kitchen towels.
This would also be a great way to recycle your greeting cards. Just cut out an image from the card and do the same as I did above with my business cards.
Friday, February 12, 2010
NEW Butterfly Pendant Made from Recycled Silverplate Trivet
I found this neat open work silver plate trivet at out local thrift store the other day and thought it might make some interesting new designs. When I was deciding where to make the cuts, this lovely butterfly emerged. There was even a little fish that jumped out. Here are the new listings:MEMORABLE MENTIONS Butterfly Pendant
MEMORABLE MENTIONS Fish Pendant