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 Are you interested in learning how to make your own jewelry or perhaps how to sew your own purse? With workshops, classes and studio time available The Stitching Studio is the place to make that happen. Whether you are a beginner just learning the fundamentals or an advanced crafter perfecting your technique you will love the variety of classes being offered here. Now is the perfect time to get started...come join us for a fabulous grand opening this Saturday from 1pm to 5pm. Meet the teachers, shop for some handmade goodies, and get inspired by all the crafty classes you can take. There are even classes designed for you to hand make your own holiday gifts! I will be there selling my jewelry and registering people for my Swarovski® beaded ring classes offered next month. (Sept 6th, 9th & 30th) So come out and see all the great things you can make yourself! cheers! xo diane
since i've been back from my vacation i've been gearing up for a busy fall season ahead. i have decided to start teaching classes at the stitching studio here in austin starting in september. i will be offering a class in which you can learn how to make your own swarovski® crystal beaded ring as seen here:  they aren't as difficult as they look, but do take some time and patience. check out the stitching studio's website for more details on how to sign up and to check out the other great classes they offer. they will be having a grand opening party on saturday august 23rd from 1pm to 5pm. if you are feeling crafty come on by and see what's being offered! cheers! xo diane
hey everyone, as promised i am revealing a big surprise to all of the tasty jewelry blog readers... i am offering 25% off of all merchandise on tastyjewelry.com! this is your chance to get that necklace you've been eyeing, get your pet that cool new i.d. tag, or just stock up for christmas gifts! (yeah, i know a bit early to be thinking about that, but think of how ahead of the game you would be!) here's the deal: use the code SUMMERTIME in the "discount voucher" box during checkout then hit recalculate to activate the discount. its that simple. :) this offer ends friday august 22nd so get on over to tastyjewelry.com and start looking. have a great day! cheers... xo diane
**here's a little announcement** i will be closing the tasty jewelry offices for 2 weeks starting july 20th and returning on august 3rd. any orders placed during this time will be taken, but won't ship out until august 4th. thanks for your support and keep subscribed to this blog because i have a surprise for my readers when i return!!!! ;) xo diane
i don't know what's happened lately. i seem to have fallen off the bloggers wagon and into some strange abyss. i've been getting organized and going through all my stuff getting rid of the old and not adding anything new. (thank goodness since i don't have any more room anyways!) the old stuff is going to be listed over on my etsy site under the "jewelry" section. basically i'll be listing discontinued items from the website and will also feature a ton of one-of-a-kind items that never made it there. there are many times when my creativity strikes and i just have to make whatever it is that's "calling" me. i've found some really great treasures that need a good home. and while you're over there check out my beads and other jewelry making components...if you're crafty they might be right up your alley! in the meantime, here is a pic of my current studio setup. i have to be completely organized or i won't be able to find anything. enjoy!  i will be returning to the daily blog as of august 3rd since i really miss the challenge of writing everyday. so look out! cheers! xo diane
i've been a busy girl again, this time adding some new home accessories to the site in the form of candle holders. i came up with the idea when i realized that i had some really great ribbon that i wasn't using and some candle holders that needed to be fancified! here are the results... this one is the fancy one, available in 15 different colors and patterns!  and these are the mesh ones available in the three colors you see:  if you click on each of the pictures you will be taken to the website for more details. i hope you like them! i love 'em! cheers! xo diane
i've been busy going through all of the CRAZY stuff i have in my studio and with the new update to the website i've decided to clean house. so i have a little shop over at ETSY where i plan on selling funky components & kits (so you can make your own jewelry) and limited edition jewelry which is no longer available on the website. check out these items i've listed recently. funky craft kits  printed acrylic rings  keep checking back for new items! cheers! xo diane
seeing as i have not blogged in about 2 weeks you might be wondering where i've been. well, i have been as busy as a bee updating my website with all sorts of new designs using original artwork. here is an example of one of my new offerings where i've used my original artwork, printed it onto acrylic, then added a metal ring accent. this is a new design since i've put the disc onto a post style earring. cute and lightweight.  please head over to tastyjewelry.com and check out all of the other new goodies. keychains, ped i.d. tags, tea light holders etc. i'll be posting a new item every couple of days just to showcase them. i'm so proud and really hope you enjoy all of the hard work that i've put into this update. oh, and while you're at it please vote for me!  i'd love to be a contender for this award. cheers! xo diane
 well, i did it! i am proud to say that the "blog-a-day" challenge in may was a complete success. each and every day i would take time out of my hectic schedule to come up with something to write about. sharing moments of my life for the past month has been pretty rewarding. i've learned that when i read blogs i love to see pictures...seeing as i'm such a visual artist that didn't surprise me at all. i attempted to deliver a picture with my blog postings as well. sometimes it just wasn't possible, but i think i made up for it with multiple pics on other days. i have decided to keep up with posting on a regular basis...although its probably not going to be every day. so here's to walt, venus & nicole who were posting along with me. cheers friends, we did it! xo diane
i just got home from a wonderful lunch meeting with my friends anne marie and ann where we talked about my teaching classes at ann's stitching studio in the upcoming months...more on that later. when i got home i realized just how behind i am on making magnets for local stores and upcoming shows and just about had a panic attack! not really, but when you see the amount of graphics that i printed you will know how deep into it i really am. here is a pic of the sheet of graphics that are in addition to the ones i already have cut out.  and here is the pile of the ones that are ready to go:  those don't include all of the "austin rocks" ones i still need to do and the "tasty jewelry" ones too. whew! i better stop typing and get to work! have a great weekend. xo diane
i'm not going to go on and on about my theory of what made me sick, i just know that i got it and bad. i've never felt so awful in my entire life. i'm tired and shaky....enough said. i'm going to go lay back down and drink some more water. diane
happy memorial day. we've been cocooned inside so far today watching the third installment of the matrix series "revolutions" and are now thinking about our next move. it has rained on and off this morning leaving the backyard a bit of a soggy mess, but i'm not made of sugar, so i'm not going to melt...unless the heat continues like this! yuk! we are going to smoke some pork ribs and if they turn out as good as they did last time then look out. complete with the red ring of smoke and all. if we do them i will get a pic of them up and cut so you can see that ring. in the meantime, i'm getting a bit sleepy and still have loads of work to do. cheers! xo diane
well, this was a well-deserved lazy saturday. after working so diligently all week on new designs and taking over 100 new photographs, i have allowed myself to take a day off. carlos and i rode our bikes down to uncle billy's brew & que for a pint of their anniversary ale and some eats. i got the pulled pork quesadillas and he got a super delicious cheeseburger. hey, i didn't say it was going to be a healthy day off, just that i was taking one. i will be back to work tomorrow, however, to continue work on the necklace, home accessory and rings pages for the website. cheers! xo diane
i know i must sound like a broken record, but when i'm working on something this big, i just gotta chat about it! here is a new photograph of my new mod trio printed acrylic earrings.  i have been working so hard on all new original graphics that my back is hurting. maybe i should get a better work chair... well, i hope everyone has a great weekend. i'll be sure to post tomorrow too! cheers! xo diane
there are so many crafty minds out there in the world its absolutely inspiring! new ideas and techniques are popping up all over the place...so here's something that i admittedly didn't pioneer, but instead have developed to fit into my tasty world.  they are those cute little binder clips embellished with tasty graphics. this set of 12 comes in a super cute metallic tin with see thru lid and a magnet on the back to be able to hang off the side of your filing cabinet. i also have large size clips in a set of 6. look for them on the website soon. and here's a pic of my studio helper, gunner, he's my little manx cat that loves to hang around when i'm designing. i love him.  cheers! xo diane
here is another photo of some of the earrings i've been working on for the austin museum of art.  i've been so busy designing new graphics and getting ready to do a major overhaul on the website! each and every graphic is original and its taking me awhile to weed through all of them....whew! this is one of my favorites, the birdcage!  let me know what you think! keep checking back here for updates and i'll be issuing a special code to use on the website for blog subscribers only! cheers! xo diane
i've been working my little fingers to the bone today and it's still not over yet. here is a quick shot of some 17 pairs of new earrings that i am working on presently. (7:15pm central standard time)  oh, and that's not including the 30 other pairs that i made earlier (different style) and the 95+ discs that are waiting for their "tasty" treatment. all this without the aid of caffeine. (because i can't have it. although i do love a decaf iced americano...black) well, no one can call me lazy! i'll have more pics of the newbies soon! can't wait.... cheers! xo diane
okay, so i'm back from the show and it rocked! full of energy...the crowd was amazing too. they just love playing here...and it shows.  so a short post today...finishing up an order for the austin museum of art and putting the finish touches on my website update. cheers! xo diane
so this is a bit later than usual for my blogging...but i'm just so excited to go see Black Rebel Motorcycle Club tonight at Antone's i can't see straight. my friend tracy got me into them years ago and i've been hooked ever since. they just simply rock. think late 60's guitar with smoldering vocals and bad ass rhythm.  if i can do it, maybe i'll blog tomorrow's post when i get home later tonight! cheers! xo diane
well, in order for me to be able to keep up writing every day in may, i feel that i must include my second passion in life...which is food. i absolutely love cooking, grocery shopping, planning meals the whole shebang. except for doing the dishes, but i digress. here you can see me at 1 1/2 years old sitting on the counter while my mom is cooking. she told me that i would just sit there mesmerized and wouldn't touch a thing. my sister annie is in the curls, and that's my other sister carol who was going through chemo at the time.  so here is an example of what i like to cook...simple things with loads of flavor and home made. i like to know what's in the food i eat and i try to stay away from preservatives and bad stuff like that. so i bought some lean ground turkey to make some meatballs with some spaghetti the other night. i had made enough to have leftover sauce and meatballs so i could turn it into this delicious submarine sandwich. that is fresh mozzarella cheese on one side and grated parmesan on the other. it was delicious.  i hope your mouth is watering now...if i ever get a chance to meet you in person i'd love to cook for you! cheers! xo diane
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