YouTube Video of me Crocheting a Butterfly to be turned into Jewelry

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Want FREE Jewelry?

See my jewelry line at http://joyceiscrafty.etsy.com

Whether it's for yourself or upcoming holiday gifts, FREE JEWELRY is great!

Who doesn't want FREE JEWELRY? It's simple! Host an online jewelry party - kind of like a Tupperware party, or a Mary Kay party, but it's online.

The BENEFITS of hosting an online party vs a home party:

1) You don't have to clean the house!
2) You don't have to buy, prepare, and serve food.
3) You don't have to make your friends and family feel obligated to buy anything.
4) Online parties work with everyone's schedule, even those you know out-of-town.
5) You don't have to collect money for orders.
6) You don't have to sort or deliver orders.
7) You get FREE JEWELRY when your friends and family buy from your online party!
8) No pushy, annoying sales pitch!
9) Use your FREE JEWELRY credit for yourself or for holiday gift-giving.

Here's how it works:

You email me at JoyceIsCrafty@gmail.com and tell me you want to host an online party.

Together we set up dates for your party to start and end - usually 7 days, 10 days or 14 days.

I send you an invitation that you then forward to all your friends (note: ONLY SEND TO FRIENDS, NEVER SPAM THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW!).

Your friends will need to put your name in the "Message to the seller" comments box so I can track orders and who to give credit to. Once your party has ended, I will tally up the sales and issue you a credit for __% of the party sales, good for FREE JEWELRY.

The more orders, the more FREE JEWELRY you can earn!

A party is a minimum of $25 in orders.

Hostess always receives a thank you gift, just for hosting the party (once sales reach the minimum).

All sales amounts are before shipping costs.
Shipping costs do not count toward party sales.

Sales of $25 - $99.99 - earn 10% in free jewelry
Sales of $100- $199.99 - earn 15% in free jewelry
Sales of $200 - $299.99 - earn 20% in free jewelry
Sales of $300+ earn 25% in free jewelry

You will also earn FREE JEWELRY when your friends book a party from you, $5 each, credit issued upon completion of your friend's party.

What your friends will get:
Excellent customer service from me.
Jewelry that is hand-made (by me) and can't be found in any store.
A free party favor with every order.
ZERO SPAM! Privacy is extremely important to me!

Crocheted Butterfly Jewelry - Pins/Brooches

Attaching the Cell Phone Charms

First, find the little hole at the top of your cell phone.
Slide the loop through the hole.

Next, slide the butterfly through the loop. Be careful that the cord doesn't get caught on the antannae.


Pull to tighten.

Crochet Butterfly Cell Phone Charms or Zipper Pulls

Crochet Butterfly Keychains or Zipper Pulls

Crocheted Butterfly Jewelry - Pierced Earrings & Necklace Sets

Crocheted Butterfly Jewelry - Necklaces

Crocheted Butterfly Jewelry - Pierced Earrings

Update on my little dog

She ended up having to have 5 teeth pulled. Poor baby! She is getting up there in age, she was 12 in April.

She's being SUCH a big baby! The only way I can get her to drink any water is to feed her with a syringe. And she's being very picky about what she eats, too. I crushed her dog food and "cookies" so she can eat them without chewing. She'll eat shredded cooked chicken (I made it into "chicken soup" to get more water in her) and chicken baby food, fed with a spoon, no less! Yes, she is a little spoiled.....She won't touch the canned dog food the vet sent home. Oh, but she will eat vanilla ice cream.

Good thing she has me so well-trained.....

Little Dog Going to Vet Today

I'm a nervous wreck. She's my 12 year old long hair Chihuahua and she's going to get her shots, her teeth cleaned, her nails cut, and they'll be doing "geriatric" blood work because she's getting old. They put her under to clean her teeth and I hate that they have to do that, but she does need them cleaned for her continued good health. I hate leaving her there all day, waiting for the phone to ring. She's mad at me too, because she's hungry, and I haven't let her have anything to eat since before bedtime last night. She looked for her nite-nite cookie and she didn't get it, and she looked for her cookie this morning after she went potty and she didn't get it.

I think I'll try to distract myself and keep myself busy by going on a little shopping spree. I think Hobby Lobby has some jewelry things on sale.

Saturday I spent about 3 hours scanning in all the jewelry pieces I have finished (that I haven't already sold!) and I haven't had a chance to post them online yet. Today will be a good day for that too.

Crocheting on the Fly

I'm back out on a 3 day work trip today. I got to sleep in, I didn't have to get up until 3:10am!

I remembered to bring my bag of crochet thread and hook, thank goodness! When I'm done with my work, and in between flights, you can find me crocheting away, making more butterflies. It still amazes me how many people stop to comment when they see me crocheting. So many people have stories about their grandmothers or mothers who used to crochet.

Crocheted Butterfly Jewelry

I have been crocheting since I was 8 (36 years now) and a friend taught me during recess in the 3rd grade. It made me very sad when carpal tunnel syndrome kept me from crocheting for a few years, but I found a way to alter my crochet hooks so I can crochet again. I do a lot of other crafts, but crocheting has always been my first love, so to be able to crochet again makes me happy!

I am a flight attendant. I had to do something to keep my mind and hands occupied, so I started crocheting butterflies. My butterflies have been through a lot with me - from mechanical delays, to weather delays, to cancellations. My butterflies have been crocheted on the ground and in the air, in hotels, airports, and on planes. From Halifax to Edmunton to Denver to Miami to Washington DC - and everywhere in between - you can find me crocheting butterflies.

Crocheting butterflies has helped me keep my cool when having to deal with disruptive passengers, deal with stress during difficult situations, stay awake in the wee hours of the morning, and keep my hands busy when there's absolutely nothing to do. Crocheting is also very homey-feeling and it helps when I'm away from home and miss my family.

Passengers and other crew members always seem amazed that I can hold conversations with them while crocheting a butterfly, and that I can look at them while talking to them, and only look down at what I'm doing occasionally.

I love taking a hook and thread and making something that looks like nothing, then I fold it, do one more stitch, and all of a sudden, like magic, it's a butterfly.

I made matching necklaces and earrings for myself with the first bag of butterflies I went home with. I have so much fun putting together color combinations with the butterflies and beads and trying different combinations of chain lengths and findings. Friends and family started commenting on my jewelry, I gave some away, and sold some more. That's how my butterfly jewelry business began.

If you buy a piece of butterfly jewelry from me, either for yourself or as a gift for a loved one, know that each butterfly is crocheted with love and care.

My Online Store

I'm working on lots of new projects. With the encouragement of friends and family, soon I'll have my online store up and running. It's so nice to be able to take crocheting projects with me to work!

I still have my One Stroke painting portfolio posted online.