Etsy, Events, Featured, Friendship, Life

And Futured is…

December 7, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

From Food Stamps to a Future…

And today FEATURED is….Krista Kemp she would be on my sidebar widget for this week!

My apologies for posting this not on Saturday like usual sorry but this week has been busy <3 Thank you as always for participating to this weekly Meet and Greet event. I want to thank all of you and all the new Bloggers that left their links here and all the ones that started to Follow my Blog, some very interesting new Bloggers arrived here this weekend.

<< (Please Krista grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog! A reblog of this post would be great! <3

How can you be Featured on YesterdayAfter?
Stay Connected! Follow my Blog and on my other Social Media Facebook Twitter Pinterest
be active and like my FB Page! <3

Today I am very happy to introduce you with Krista Kemp she is a wonderful soul with a sunny smile, her great and friendly personality is the light behind her interesting and motivating Blog! Krista is always in motion and like to talk about the ways she changed her life overcoming with courage moments of struggles in her past. She is also a writer, with the passion for crafting things that she make and sell on Etsy. Krista is a super-mom of four and she says on her About page “I am a Jane of all trades, and a master to none…” she is a wonderful friend here on the blogosphere we follow each other from months. Congratulations for being featured here! <3 :-)

If you don’t know her Blog and want to have fun and great reading with a dose of very useful information please I suggest you to visit her Blog!

Have a great week preparing for the Holidays!

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© Copyright Carolina Russo

Art, Etsy, Friendship, Jewelry Design, Keepsake memories Jewelry, Life, Nature, One of a kind, Wired Jewelry

Jewelry Designs Meanings and Friendship…

November 12, 2015November 14, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

– Point Dume –

Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Wikipedia

I designed this necklace for Erika Kind as token of our friendship. If you followed our recent posts you know that we met (read my post) in person last Friday here in California it was a great experience. Each piece of Jewelry I design has a story behind it. This one symbolize the beginning of our friendship relate to one of our first conversations that we had when we met, and it was about how much Erika love California, the Ocean and the Beach she said that she love “Point Dume” which happen to be a wonderful place in Malibu where I go often and I love to take beautiful photos like this one of the beach where Point Dume promontory is. This is one of the places where I find precious natural elements like fragments of fossil seashells, stones, driftwood all elements gifted from nature that I treasure and collect for my unique jewelry designs.

Fossil Seashelles Fragments, Driftwood — Fossil seashells Fragments, Driftwood

The necklace created for Erika has all the elements to symbolize what she love, it represent the Ocean with the natural beauty of a fragment of a Fossil Seashell, a Pearl and her favorite Turquoise stone, the blue color of the stone symbolize the sky and the ocean water, all the elements are wired together creating a keepsake memories pendant with an adjustable leather cord. This is an example of the concept I work with, to create one of a kind Jewelry. I am very happy that Erika love the necklace very much at the point that when I gave to her she got emotional, that was my greatest gift to see the reaction she had it means I made it through her heart giving her happiness and joy…this is one of the reason why I love my work!

It is very nice to see Erika wearing this necklace knowing that she will treasure it!

I also created for this meet up occasion some new stackable bracelets, the kind that more you have the better is!
I created one for Marissa, one for Corinne and a new one for Me!

This one was created for Corinne made with natural Blue Quartz and Yellow Citrine Crystal.
Corinne has already a necklace that I previously made for her and this bracelet is a matching!

The Pink Quartz bracelet was created for Marissa made with natural Rose Quartz and smocky Crystals.
Rose Quartz is also known as the “Love Stone” and emit positive and protective energy.
I didn’t know Marissa too well, I wasn’t sure about her taste but she loved it!

This Bracelet was created for Me with a shaped Turquoise stone, Pearls and smocky crystals.
I hope that you enjoyed to read all the details behind the scene about what inspired me
to create this special Jewelry honoring our Friendship.

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Details if you are interested in my work….

My work is made as Custom Order can be purchased and ordered here on this Blog or on my Etsy Shop.

If you are interested in my designs don’t hesitate to Contact me ✿⊱

“AMONG NATURE” Jewelry Collection 2015

© Copyright Carolina Russo

Always Thank You for sharing my Art!

-CR

Among Nature Jewelry Collection, Art, Etsy, Jewelry Design, Keepsake memories Jewelry, Limited Edition, One of a kind, Photography, Wired Jewelry

Ocean Whispers…

October 19, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

“AMONG NATURE” Jewelry Collection 2015
Jewelry Inspired by Nature ©Design Carolina Russo

Unique one of a kind Keepsake Jewelry
“Memories From the Ocean”

This ethnic necklace has a very unique double pendant created with silver plated copper wire, it can be made also in Sterling Silver. The wire and leather are wrapped together around the bigger fossil seashell, holding the second dangle smaller piece. The leather cord is adjustable in length through sliding knots and has two antiques wooden beads. The unique pieces of Fossil Seashells were found by me on a beautiful Malibu beach in California. These pieces are one of a kind having different shapes and colors and no one is equal. During my journeys I found other beautiful stones and more fossil seashell pieces in different shape, size and thickness they are all part of my personal collection to use for my unique Custom jewelry designs.

Ocean whispers…
I love to think that each seashell spent hundred years of life under the beautiful and deep blue waters of the ocean until the waves left them on the shore for me to find and infuse with my Art. When I create my jewelry I feel fortunate that, I can bring these seashells back to shine in a new beautiful life, this time it is outside the water and for us to admire and treasure them like a precious gift from Nature.

Details…
All my Jewelry Designs are single pieces created to have a life and standing on their own beautifully in their unique and unexpected combination of natural elements. My work is made as Custom Order can be purchased and Ordered here on this Blog or on my Etsy Shop.

I also accept custom orders creating a “Keepsake Memories Jewelry” a design piece with your own special memories or found objects in nature or not. If you are interested don’t hesitate to Contact me ✿⊱

I hope that you enjoyed reading this post and as always I love to read your precious comments!
Thank you for sharing my Art!

-CR

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“Keepsake Memories Jewelry” Design
©Copyright Carolina Russo

Events, Messages to readers, Milestones

Happy Anniversary! 13 years in USA and Anniversary for my Blog! ;-)

August 23, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Yesterday August 22 was my 13 years Anniversary here in USA I moved from Italy in 2002
and lived in California since then, I just wanted to share this with my WP friends also because yesterday was my Anniversary on WordPress a nice coincidence!

Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com!

You registered on WordPress.com 3 years ago!

Thanks for flying with us.
Keep up the good blogging!

I had my Blog active on WordPress for about more than 2 years without posting anything!
I wanted to reserve my domain name yesterdayafter.com since I love it a lot!
At the same time I was working on launching my Jewelry Designs Collections expanding my horizons.
I was only working on the graphics and designs to customize the Theme layout of this Blog reflecting my own creativity. I wanted to launch it as soon I was ready, but no any word was ever posted also some life events slowed the process. Then one day almost 5 months ago it was the end of March, I decided to jump in and made a very small first post announcing the opening of my Etsy Shop.
I felt like I was a drop into the ocean, almost impossible to be seen in between the millions of other Blogs.
Then people started to discover my presence I was posting once in a while my Jewelry and Artworks and I got very nice feedback! As Artist I express my Art in different ways, my posts are not always about the same subject. I work with different media and my followers showed appreciation and love for my talents.
Also I decided to go around leaving comments, and not just stay here reading. I let people know how much I loved their work and they responded to me beautifully with kindred words and they started to follow my Blog recognizing me with Awards. I felt very honored for such a beautiful recognition.

In May I also created my own Award to pass on “The Starlight Blogger Award” I launched this Award to highlight and Promote Inspiring Bloggers and I am so happy that the Award is going around the world a lot! Bloggers link to me and I have chance to discover new intersting Blogs.

Ten weeks ago I decided that I wanted to do something to give back to this beautiful Community starting my Meet and Greet Event where every week I choose to Feature one Blogger and Blog that I admire and I am Inspired from, introducing them to inspire others.

I felt very welcome here during those months I discovered amazing Blogs and Bloggers that are beautiful friends!
I am stunned and amazed about the fast growth it’s fascinating!
…..THANK YOU to ALL…..
each one of you made this happen with me!

I am very happy because our strength together it’s very powerful and encouraging to keep going for all of us…
Stay connected and support each other good things will come!

-CR

Limited Edition, Photography, Tribal Jewelry, Wired Jewelry

New Tribal Necklace – Love and Clarity

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

– TRIBAL Jewelry Collection 2015 –

Tribal Necklace - — Tribal Necklace – “Love and Clarity”

This is one of my new creations, it is a necklace part of my Tribal Jewelry Designs.
I love to create unusual jewelry with uncommon shapes and style reminding the Tribal Talismans.
I named this necklace “Love and Clarity” because some of the beautiful gemstones meanings.

This necklace feature Silver wire-work wrapped around the gemstones and to the suede leather.
There is a sliding Turquoise Centerpiece that allow to wear the necklace in different ways just moving it.

A sophisticated accent to the primitive Tribal look is given from the beautiful variety of gemstones – Rose Quartz Beauty and Love – Blue Quartz Harmony and Clarity – Agate Strength and Acceptance – Mother of Pearl Protective and Calming – Crystal Amplifies – Turquoise Courage and Protection.

More designs would be created and added to this collection so far this is the second.
The first one was this the Strenght and Harmony necklace.

And the story will go on….

Photography, Wired Jewelry

Turquoise the Ancient Stone

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Silver Tribal Turquoise Ring

“Among Nature” Jewelry Collection 2015 –
Design by Carolina Russo ©

Messages to readers

New Feature to my Blog

June 3, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Something New…a new Feature added to my Blog!

A new month just started greatly!

Especially here on WordPress with the +50 Milestone, all the Awards given to me from amazing and inspiring people who I enjoy to share thoughts daily, and the surprise to discover new followers and their kind comments about my Art and my Blog! All this is very motivating and encouraging thanks for all the great support. I always wanted to share with the world my Art this is the purpose of starting this Blog.
My design in any form is my way to be in the world, and my job, where I am focusing on right now. I would love for this business to grow being able to provide all my creativity and high quality craftmanship always.

I have been working daily on organizing my online store and promoting my Jewelry Collection.
For who don’t know, I have an Etsy Shop where I sell my Jewelry online. Is for a while that I wanted to be able to sell here on my YesterdayAfter Blog and have the complete control and direct contact with my customers.

Well..great news!
I’ve been working really hard on this feature and I am pleased to announce that have added a few brand new pages here on my menu that will guide who is willingly to purchase my Jewelry.

First of all I added a PayPal Buy Now button on my side bar

On the menu there is a drop menu when you click on Shop you will find several pages to help you. Click on How to Order this page will guide you
Click on Custom Order form this is a form to fill in if you would like to place an order.
Click on Shipping and Policies here you find important Policies and Shipping info to absolutely read if you intend to place a Custom Order.

This is all! I just wanted to let you know about this new feature, for any questions you can always feel free to email me via my contact form here

Thanks :-)

Limited Edition

A little girl drawing hearts…and a jewel…

May 18, 2015August 15, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Once upon a time…a beautiful little girl was learning how drawing hearts…

her hearts were so lovely and unique in shape ending with a happy swirl a detail that was giving the hearts a sense of character and uniqueness. This adorable little girl was about 4 years old when she started drawing hearts using pens, pencils, markers and watercolors making beautiful little paintings. She has been drawing her beautiful and recognizable hearts everywhere, in any ways and kinds. Time has passed and until today 7 years later, she still drawing the same adorable hearts. The little girl is grown in a beautiful teen she is 11 almost 12 years old right now, and I am her proud Mom. I always loved her beautiful hearts dedicated to me in her lovely cards year after year. I have been fascinated by her drawings at the point that I wanted to do something special. She inspired me to create a beautiful pendant and make it into a necklace that I named “Neriah’s Heart”

Neriah is my daughter name, and this new heart pendant is our new design, something we share together, it has a very special meaning to me. I love how it turned out that I want to share it with the world.
This necklace would be part of my “Among Nature” Collection it would be only produced as Custom Order and in Limited Edition for whom is interested, it can be purchased here or on my Etsy Shop.

This pendant is made out of 925 Sterling Silver wire or there is the option to be made with other metals like Copper or Silver plated copper. The natural gemstones I choose are Rose Quartz, Blue Quartz and Crystals, I like their meanings and powers combined together:

CALMING & HARMONIOUS
Blue Quartz purifies the mental, emotional and physical bodies. It helps calm the mind, allowing expression of the individuals will and assists in reaching out to others. It stimulates intuitive insight and enhances communication and creative expression.

LOVE AND PEACE
Rose Quartz promotes unconditional love, forgiveness, infinite peace and compassion. It creates harmony in relationships and teaches us about the true essence of love. It purifies and opens up the heart allowing us to express our emotions. It reduces stress and tension, allowing us to express love, sensitivity and compassion towards ourselves and others. Rose Quartz brings a deep inner healing, enhancing self love, self trust, self worth and self confidence. It can be used to attract love into your life and maintain happy loving relationships.

www.crystalearthspirit.com

Gemstones can be changed on custom orders.

The necklace feature an adjustable leather cord. I will design different version of this necklace near soon…
I hope that you enjoyed the story of “Neriah’s heart” as I did on sharing it with all of you.

Have a wonderful day and please leave your comment I love to hear from you!

Etsy

Up to the Moon….

May 11, 2015May 12, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

In the last couple of weeks some of my jewelry items have been featured on two beautiful Treasury Lists on Etsy. I was very happy and honored that my jewelry was chosen and selected by some of Etsy members and Featured in these interesting Treasury lists.
The Etsy world is big, there are thousands of sellers and millions of items of every kind, and so the jewelry category is fulfilled of great Artists and Designers, we are all competitors trying to come out of this ocean to see the light of our own dream.
I personally had great honorable feelings when my jewelry got chosen, I don’t give it for granted
someone’s soul got touched by my designs at the point to choose them between millions of others bracelets and necklaces. I am very thankful!
I am not new to be featured is not my first time. I have been in the past with my fashion designs and jewelry. It is always a great feeling!

Then yesterday I wanted to support and highlight some of my favourite Artists that I came across Etsy. I have been the Curator of my own Treasury list named “Up to the Moon…” I hope you enjoy to see this beautiful Collection of great items as I did while I was selecting all the treasures.
I loved and I am thankful, for all the kind comments left from the artists at the bottom of my list.

Now some quick infos and links in case you have an Etsy account and you want to create a Treasury.

What is a Treasury List on Etsy?

“Treasuries on Etsy. Treasury is an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery comprised of lists of items. These lists contain 16 items. Members can create a themed collection or feature their favorite items from all over Etsy” – Treasuries on Etsy Help.

https://www.etsy.com/help/article/82

https://www.etsy.com/treasury

Limited Edition, Uncategorized

Creativity and new designs

May 2, 2015May 3, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

During this week I have been working on two beautiful custom orders!
I love the process to create a new design, from the starting idea, to the sketches to the end, every time it is a new challenge that I like to address at the best of my ability.

I had a request to design and create jewels matching with other designs I previously made. Most of my designs are created with a combination of gemstones, metals, leather and more natural elements. This way all my creations allow the possibility to combine and stack multiple jewels together.
I give my customers the ability to create time after time their on set. Each design is unique also when it is worn by itself.

My first request was for a pair of dangle earrings with Rose Quartz and Mother of Pearl matching with the Rose quartz heart necklace…