Studio of Beads

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Plum, Beet, Carrot Juice with Ginger and Cinnamon

I've been doing a lot of juicing lately, as the winter slips away and spring creeps in.
There are many health benefits that come from adding juicing to your daily diet. I have been trying to incorporate more beets into my juicing recipes; (I've found many great juicing recipes on Pinterest).

For this recipe I combined fruit, vegetables, ginger and spice. This is an invigorating, detoxifying juice with added zing from the ginger and a kick of spice from the cinnamon. The added deep red color from the beets is a visually appealing plus!
(Recipe at bottom of post)

It helps to have all your materials together before you start, so
gather your carrots, plums, beets, ginger, and cinnamon onto a
cutting board. Prepare your juicer so you can easily place the fruit
and veggies in it once chopped.

Peel carrots, cut ends off of beets and slice all fruit and veggies up. The slices don't have to uniform or pretty, it's all going in the blender after all!
Slice skin from around ginger and cut into slices.

*Optional* If you would like to add a little sweetness to balance out the tartness of the plums, put half a sliced green apple into the mix.

Layer ingredients into your juicer, (or you can use a blender and press the smoothie through a fine mesh sieve to extract the juice)

This recipe makes 1 1/2 cups, perfect for sharing!
Add an ice cube to each glass for a refreshing juice experience!

Recipe for Plum, Beet, Carrot Juice with Ginger and Cinnamon

2 ripe plums
3 medium carrots
1 large beet
1 thumb size chunk of ginger root
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Simone Sutcliffe Jewelry Design JewelMint Collective

I launched as a JewelMint collective designer in the late Fall of 2013. I included 11 select designs and a bio of my path into jewelry.

I have absolutely fallen in love with the commentary that goes on between visitors on the site. It really lets me connect with how people interact and see my jewelry designs in a way I normally don't get to. Jewelmint user's comments on my photography, color combinations and even ideas for other designs, have been invaluable to my artistic process.
http://www.jewelmint.com/collections/simone-sutcliffe

Beginning my Spring listings and designs

New to my etsy shop, this piece has actually been done for awhile now, but with my big move from Maryland up to snowy Hudson Valley, New York, I've fallen a little behind on my listing and blogging!https://www.etsy.com/listing/174854297/chevron-boho-tribal-verdigris-bib?ref=shop_home_active

Monday, June 10, 2013

My Jewelry Booth at the Takoma Park Jazz Fest 2013

I had so much fun at this years Takoma Park Jazz Fest held on June 9th. Clear skies and a lite breeze made for perfect setting for me to spend all day outside under the shade of my booths tent.

This sign was graphically designed by Grain on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/grain who has done all of my other shop branding; business cards, banner, stickers,........

I love the way he incorporated large graphic pictures of my work and the same font that is on my Etsy shop banner and business cards for a trully unique design.

I used the file he sent me and uploaded it onto Vistaprint

I was lucky enough to get a prime location next to an open walkway and at the top of a hill so anyone passing by could see my sign long before they approached my booth.

This is a side view of my display. A heightened silver tray holds a stack of business cards for customers to grab. The stark color contrast of shiny silver from the rest of my beige/burlap display really helped attract consumers attention to my business card placement.
My black antlered deer (pictured above left) lends some nice color coordination to the large black frame on the board on the other side of the table (pictured below right), tying everything nicely together.

All of the main pieces were displayed in my signature white frames filled natural burlap backing.
This being a street fest with lots of foot traffic and not a fine arts show, I added a panel of lower priced earrings on a large tufted burlap board.
A cute blackboard cake topper is used to show the price of the $15 dollar earring board. This is also visible from further away so it draws people in from the street. All my more pricey pieces have a small price sticker either underneath them or next to them.

This is my booth from the front and a couple feet out into the street. I lifted the frame on the left adding height to my display and creating a nice downward progression that continues throughout my entire set up making it very easy for the eye to travel over all of my jewelry continuously.
I placed flat, white, square plates in the front center of the table along a nice burlap covered bracelet display.

The only thing I wished I would have done differently would have been to add more height the bust in the center. But all in all I had a great day and got to see lots of old friends and meet many new ones as well! Please stop back to check in on my new designs and collaborations with other bloggers!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

ArtHop Takoma Park 2013

http://arthoptakoma.com/

My final display of Tribal Inspired jewelry during the ArtHop open studio in Takoma Park, MD, this past April. The white frames are fitted with cotton padding and an earthy burlap fabric.

This burlap reindeer has the perfect "rack" for draping my earrings off of!

S and A Beads Shop did such a great job creating this storefront display featuring my jewelry, these little boxes are adorable1 I can't wait to use this idea for my display at the upcoming Jazz Fest (also located in Takoma Park)

I find that burlap fabric is the perfect backdrop for my colorful, mosaic jewelry.

I have a little sun in my eyes, not the greatest picture, but I am thrilled to have been selected to be part of the amazing group of artists who participated in this event!