Hi, friends! Well, I've been doing a little shopping...O.k. more like a LOT of shopping. =) But all with good reason! Because I'm completely making over my craft/office/workspace I've had to shop for new things. I spend the majority of my time and life in my little workspace. I work there AND play there. So it's a very important and special place and it needs to encourage creativity and of course … [Read more...]

Hey, guys! Nothing super exciting to report here...Just making lots of orders and trying to keep my head above water. Just thought I'd check in and show a few pics of my constantly messy work space...At least it's colorful! =) I usually try and do orders one at a time but sometimes I'll do a kind of assembly line. I really just do whatever works at the moment. I've started making most orders at … [Read more...]

Hi, friends! Here's a sweet coupon code to use in the shop for Mother's Day! Get your mom, mother in law, grandmother (or even yourself) some pretty jewelry to celebrate this special day! Just apply this coupon code when you're in your shopping cart to see how much you'll save! Get your shopping done NOW so you will receive your order in time for Mother's Day! SHOP now for Mother's Day! … [Read more...]

Hello again! I'm back with more exciting updates! I've been busy, busy, BUSY with all kinds of things! O.k. let's do things one at a time so I don't get too overwhelmed and promptly pass out...=) I recently made new jewelry inserts for my jewelry boxes! I'm always looking for ways to make things better and add some freshness to my packaging. It's a constantly evolving thing which is good … [Read more...]

Helllooo! I'm back with an update! Woo-who! I'm trying to get better about these things. =) And obviously I had a little fun making the above graphic. I just love "digital scrapbooking". It's so much less messy than real scrapbooking. There's no cleanup! =) O.k. so onto the updates. As I mentioned in my last update I've been working on lots of new jewelry, particularly opal and turquoise … [Read more...]

Wow, I can't believe it's already spring! And my last blog post was before Valentine's Day. Yikes! Sorry about that but these past few months just got away from me. I just came back from having the shop on vacation for a week and it still wasn't enough time to get everything done I wanted to do. So frustrating! Maybe I'll take a week off every month. =) I did gets lots of new jewelry made but I … [Read more...]

Hello everyone! I know it's not quite Valentine's Day but I wanted to share a coupon code and some fun Valentine finds! I can't believe it's already February and it will be spring before we know it! If you haven't already bought some Valentine goodies then let me make some suggestions...=) If you haven't discovered "Raising up Rubies" blog  and shop then you're seriously missing out! Jaime … [Read more...]

Happy New Year, y'all! Wow, I can't believe it's already another new year...I hope you had a good holiday season! Mine went by too fast but at least it was full of food, family and rest. I admit I would have liked another month of vacation from the shop! =) But duty calls! So there will definitely be some big changes happening to the "DondaLee's" shop for 2013. My focus for this year is 100% … [Read more...]