October 3rd, 2009

In honor of Fall colors, today began our 'Golden Liquid Metal Collection' sale!
This is a first for us and we hope you'll partake as we roll into the Holiday Seasons.

I for one have my table covered with pumpkins, which have tasty Mediterranean dishes in their future.

As the wind blows old leaves around us and we busy ourselves stocking up for the chilly weather; may your Fall be a wondrous one!

Warmly,
Andrea

July 29th, 2009

Jillian, Jillian, Jillian Harris...what gold bracelet ARE you wearing on The Bachelorette?

I believe you are wearing a Sergio Gutierrez, Liquid Metal COPY!  To get the real thing, type the word "Golden" into our "View All Products" box and all of our authentic Golden bracelets will magically appear!

July 24th, 2009

Here are some details about the behavior of gold and silver plated finishes used in Liquid Metal Jewelry and about plated metals in general. I will discuss the occasional case where the metal wears off to the underlying base metal.

The plain pieces from the Classic Collection (without Swarovski crystals) are made of nickel plated brass ball chain.

The Swarovski crystal pieces from the Roots Collection are silver plated and antiqued brass ball chain.

The Golden Collection are 24K gold plated silver, antiqued bracelets. The antiquing is achieved through an oxidation process. As a result, they often have a different degree of antiquing...so that some are bright gold (or silver in the case of the antiqued silver pieces) while others have a darker finish. We don't have any way to control or request different finishes, but accept them as they come to us. There's always someone who prefers either the bright or the dark finish, so they always sell. You can request a finish and if we have more than one in the same style to choose from, will send you something closer to what you want.

As for the metal shifting: Firstly, metal plating can wear off of jewelry over time and a lot of wear. This depends on the wearer's habits. There are also people with highly acidic chemistry, whose sweat will react with the plating and wear it down to the silver in the areas where it makes contact with the skin. In the case of the silver bracelets, it can wear down to the brass, which has a gold color. This happens in probably 2 to 5 % of people. It's not highly unusual, nor is it the norm.

We have heard of people spraying the back of their bracelet with a clear acrylic or clear enamel spray paint to inhibit their chemistry from reacting with the metal.

July 17, 2009

Everybody's talking about Sergio's new Black Chrome collection! They're making our stash now...and people are lining up to be the first to add it to their collections.

Visit Sergio's site to see the new pieces, both in Black Chrome, the new Silver/Gold, Classic Silver Antic, Purple Suede and Purple Leather, at http://www.lmcollection.com

The items not included on his site are the following four designs:

Black Chrome Flight is the same design as out Golden Flight
Black Chrome Diamond Stream is the same design as our Diamond Stream
Black Chrome Niobe is the same design as our Niobe
Black Chrome Pandora is the same design as our Pandora

To be among the first to order the Black Chrome or other new collections;

Please call us at (707) 865 2461

March 20, 2009

For the love of Rumi, I will thrust myself from my humble existence to bring his heart to my friends.

"Shall I tell you our secret? We are charming thieves who steal hearts and never fail because we are the friends of the One. The time for old preaching is over, we aim straight at the heart. If the mind tries to sneak in and take over we will string it up without delay. We turn poison into medicine and our sorrows into blessings. All that was familiar, our loved ones and ourselves we had to leave behind. Blessed is the poem that comes through me but not of me because the sound of my own music will drown the song of Love." Rumi

Since I last wrote, I've busied myself with photography sessions, reflection and the pursuit of love.  A beautiful man from up North pulls the covers off of me, so to speak, inspiring me to write.  He thinks I might be too exotic for him! Gosh darn it, here I thought I was the girl next door!  Any advice?

Did you know that I misspelled the word jewelry on my new business cards? A dear lady called me to inform me of the faux pas. I spelled it Liquid Metal Jewlery. We've also had some people find us when they were searching for liquid silver jewelery and silver mesh jewlry. The great news is that they found us anyway! Whoever thought that misspelling a word could have such a great outcome?

Look out for more goodies. I'll be adding the rest of the Golden bracelets within the week, in addition to a handful of other beauties. "Emerald Waters A Liquid Metal Necklace", and Flirtatious Flapper just entered the picture this evening!

Enjoy Life! Andrea

December 12, 2008

Take a peek into our website this afternoon. I'll be adding a few new items and placing another handful on sale. There is plenty of time to receive gifts before Christmas. Since all our items ship via Priority, USPS, most states see them within 3 days. California orders often arrive in a day or two!

Tonight the as the full moon rises, it will be closer to the earth than it has been in 15 years. It will appear 30% brighter and 15% bigger! Don't forget to make a big wish...even if the clouds are in the way of the view. I'll be wishing for your happiness and health...I hope you can feel it!

Lovingly, Andrea

December 4, 2008

Greetings this fine December morning.  I hope all of you are fairing will in this month of the shortest days.

 I recommend drinking St. John's Wort tea if you are finding it difficult coping with the darker moments.  They seem to appear more regularly around this time.   My favorite is the one made by Yogi Tea Company.  It has a licorice flavor.  St. John's Wort is called the Sunshine Herb, due to its healing effects on the mind.  I've been doubling my dosage to two cups a day.

 We have a handful of fabulous specials going on of our Sergio Gutierrez', Liquid Metal Jewelry.  Remember that you can view them on one page in photo images by clicking, "View All Products" in the left menu.

 Visit our sister site, www.studionouveau.com   We have the largest collection of  Liquid Metal online...and until we bring them all in here, you can view and purchase them there.   Eventually, everything we stock will be available on this site.  In the meantime, there are a few items here that are exclusive to this site.   I have been working hard for the last number of months to bring more beauty and entertainment to you and the world.

Please write to me if you are inspired.  I am always open to proof readings and to hear your stories.

 Warmly and with great thanks,

Andrea