My Newest Jewelry Design!

Hey Everyone!

The following pictures are of my latest jewelry design!  I originally made it for a local store here in Cartersville, but I will be posting it on etsy soon!

This necklace features blue puana shell beads, red Czech fire-polished beads, and incorporates antique silver accents to complement the pewter pendant. 

Thank you for your interest in our products!  We appreciate your business!

I pray that you all have an abundantly blessed day!

- Destiny

1860's Inspired Necklace

Dear Blog Readers,

I just thought you might like to see a necklace and earring set that I made for myself, for it is a rare occurrence that I make jewelry just for me.  Isn't that ironic?  Me, a custom jewelry designer, only seldom making a piece for my own!  Anyway, that's a completely different story!

To tell you the inspiration behind this necklace, I need to tell you that one of the many things that my family enjoys doing, is going to Civil War reenactment balls.  For those of you unfamiliar to what those are, a group of us get together and we do the same dances popular during the 1860's.  Most balls include dance cards, 1860's style attire, good old fashioned manners, and all the fun that goes with stepping back into the past!  To get an idea of what the attire is like, the below picture is of myself at a Civil War Ball.  It is hard to get a good photo of someone while they are dancing, so please ignore the blurriness of the photo . . . and all of the totally unauthentic, red SOLO cups on the windowsill.

 So, this is one my three ballgowns, and I needed a necklace to match it!  I wanted it to be consistent with what they wore in the Civil War Era, so I did some research.  To my immense pleasure, I discovered that the most popular pieces of jewelry back then were cameos.  They had cameo brooches, necklaces, hairpins, earrings, bracelets, etc.  Needless to say, I decided to go with a cameo for the focal point of my necklace's design! Then, I added some fresh water pearls, antique silver accents, and garnet beads to complete it!

In the end, I had a necklace that went perfectly with my dress because I had designed it for it.  I was complimented on it all night, and many wanted to know where I had found such beautiful necklace that matched my outfit so well!  The answer was simple,"I am a custom jewelry designer, and this is my business!  I look at the purpose, style, colors, and personality I need the piece to have, and then I create it based on those things!"

That could be you!  You could be the one with the perfectly matching jewelry and outfit at the prom, a wedding, a dance, a party, or even on just a random day!  Sometimes you just can't find the right accessories in the stores and you end up having to compromise.  Don't compromise!  The solution is easy!  Have one custom-made!  All you need to do, is send me an email at adorningamerica@gmail.com!   Let me know the purpose, style, colors, and personality you would like your piece to have, and I will incorporate into a design just for you!

Here are some pictures of pieces I have custom designed:

So, are you headed of to a special event?  Do you want something for everyday purposes that matches the colors and styles you wear all the time? Let me know!

Have a blessed day!

Destiny Palmer

NEW Women's Blooming Winter Hat

A friend of mine had a birthday earlier this month, and I designed this hat to give to her as a birthday present!  It originally didn't have the flowers, but I felt the hat needed something to go with her elegant, fun personality!  Long story short, she loved it!  And I had so much fun making it!

So, I am now selling these handmade beanies!  Each hat is only $15.00, they come in both women sizes and girls sizes, and, if I can find the yarn, I can make them in any two-color combination! 

To order go to etsy.com/shop/adorningamerica!

Happy Monday!

Adorning America is NOW ON Etsy!!!

Dear Blog Readers,

It is my pleasure to announce that as of this afternoon Adorning America is now on Etsy!  So, you can now purchase our products easily online!

Check it out etsy.com/shop/adorningamerica!  We are still in the process of listing products, so keep checking back to see what all we have to offer!

Happy 2013!

 

 



A new year has come and along with it has come NEW designs from Cool Cords!

 

 

We've added the fishtail weave bracelet!  It costs the same cost as our classic bracelets and has just as much cord!  You can order them in one color or duo-toned with either the buckle or knot-and-loop clasp!

 

We've also added some variety to our striped bracelets!

 

We have the classic short dash, short interval weave! 

 NEW -- Long dash, medium interval weave

 NEW -- Short dash, long interval weave

NEW -- Short dash, medium interval weave!

 

To have a bracelet custom-made, email us adorningamerica@gmail.com!

 

Happy 2013!!!!



Sport Your Faith with Style!

     Looking for an awesome Christmas gift?  Cool Cords has a brand new paracord bracelet design!  Same popular weave, but with a cross added to the center, making it the perfect gift for a guy or gal who loves to sport their faith with style!

 

Great for a guy or a gal!  Comes in any size and a variety in colour!

 

 

 

 

My father offered to model one for us, so we could demonstrate what it looks like on someone.

 

 

 

For info on ordering email us at adorningamerica@gmail.com

 

Have a lovely Christmas season!

Sent Across the Country with Love

    

 

      I just sent off my first mail order this last week.  It was exhilarating that people out of state were interested in my jewelry.  Okay.  Maybe it was my aunt who happens to live out of state.  But.  Hey!  It was still so cool to package up one of my very own pieces of jewelry to ship out as an order.  So far all of my orders have been able to be delivered locally. 

 

     I designed this necklace for my aunt, a very sophisticated lady from the west with quite a stylish flair.  I used all natural polished shell beads with antique silver accents.   

 

    

     So, I carefully packed them in a padded box and I hand-designed a logo for the top of the lid.

         Then I placed them in a box and sent across the with love!  So, that is my big and exciting news of the week! 

   Have a great week!

How I Got My First Order

     The first order that I ever got!  You know, that one that surprises you because you never really thought that your homemade necklace around your neck was something someone would want to buy from you!  That one that boosts your confidence and makes you think that other people might one too!  That one that causes you to start your own jewelry business!  That first order!

     Well, at least that's what my first order did for me!  A year and a half ago, after a meeting, one of my mentors came up to me, complemented me on my necklace, and asked me where on earth I had gotten it.  When I admitted that I made it myself, she promptly offered to buy one from me!  Simple as that!  I had my first order!  One that I hadn't even thought of trying to get! 

 

 

     Well, here I am a year and half later, the owner of my very own jewelry business!  And that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 



Cool Cords

Today I have decided to post something about Cool Cords, which is my brother, Daniel's part of our business.  Here's how it all started.  Last year, he started making stuff out of para cord after some family friends' uncle came for a visit last August. Their uncle had started making para cord survival bracelets a few years ago, and he happened to bring all of his paraphernalia with him.  Daniel thought it was the coolest thing ever!  They looked awesome, were comfortable, fun to make, and actually served a purpose if you happened to be in an emergency situation.  In his mind, the fact that it was practical  made something that was already extremely cool, even cooler! 

Seeing what our friends' uncle had done with his business inspired Daniel.  He decided that it would be a cool hobby to pick up, so as soon as we got home, he started looking up how make stuff out of para cord and creating his own techniques to improve each design he learned.  Within a couple of months, Daniel was practically an expert on the art of para cord weaving!

It wasn't long before he started receiving orders for bracelets.  He knew nothing about any of the details to running a small business or even advertising, he just had a gift of a salesman and was able to convince people that his product was better!  All of his orders were strictly done by word of mouth and he was great at clinching deals; which was the one area I was the worst in. 

By this time, I had been trying to get my jewelry business up and going for several months and had only received a couple of orders.  I had been reading about how to start a successful home business, but somehow that wasn't enough.  What I was lacking was the gift of born salesmanship; something my brother had!  In fact, at about 6 years of age, he proclaimed to my mother,"Mom, I was born with entrepreneurship!"  This was said right after having the idea to sell some of his original art work.  He might have failed in his attempt, but at least he had the courage to get out there and try!

I was good at logistics.  Daniel was good at being bold.  I might have had a thought out business plan, but he was the one out there getting orders even though he didn't even have a business name.  I realized we both had something to offer each other, so I offered for him to become my business partner!  He was flattered that his older sister would give him an offer like that and accepted almost immediately.  I am so glad he did! 

Daniel makes the highest quality para cord products I have ever seen!  His most popular products right now are his bracelets and his key fobs!  He can make them in several different colors, designs, and sizes!

Here are a few pictures!

Contact us at adorningamerica@gmail.com for pricing!

Have a happy Tuesday!

Our First Post with Many to Come!

 Adorning America is a custom jewelry business that my brother and I started in 2011. We had the idea to start this business together after I had discovered the joy of creating custom beaded jewelry and he had become enthralled with making 550 paracord survival bracelets. What started out as individual hobbies soon turned into a partnered effort of entrepreneurship! As we embarked on this mission, being the older sibling, I started reading books on how to make a home business work. In my research I found that the most common piece of advice was to start a blog. Thus this first post!

I've been told that any blog post is better with a picture, so here's one of my most recent designs! 

This is a jewelry set I designed for my cousin as a graduation gift. She is always full of spunk and loves "happy" colors, so I tried to incoropate both in the design. In doing so, I created a new category called Naturally Funky.    In the necklace, I used all natural beads including fresh water pearls, turquiose stone, polished shell, and copper accents! The pendant is a large piece of polished shell with a small pressed flower sealed onto it.  The earrings are very comfortable clip-ons, and the braclet is strung on an elastic strand! 

I will try to post each design, as I come up with them, here on this blog, so keep checking in to see what's new!

I'm currently working on our portfolio site.  Hopefully I'll have it up soon!

Happy Monday!

Destiny Palmer