Top 10 List, Week Ending 12/10/16

Ok, I don't know if anyone noticed or not, but it occurred to me today that I totally forgot to do the Top 10 list yesterday.  So, better late than never I guess, here it is:

1. SILVER
2. BLUE
3. CHARM
4. PEARL (TIED FOR 4TH)
5. GREEN (TIED FOR 4TH)
6. GLASS (TIED FOR 4TH)
7. TURQUOISE (TIED FOR 4TH)
8. GOLD (TIED FOR 4TH)
9. FLOWER (TIED FOR 9TH)
10. WHITE (TIED FOR 9TH)
11. BLACK (TIED FOR 9TH)
12. FROG (TIED FOR 9TH)

Noticeably absent this week is "STERLING" which came in at #13.  The weirdest word that I didn't include was "FOOTBALL", which was tied for 4th with all the others.

Now go make some awesome jewelry!

Disclaimer:  My sample involves tweets pertaining to handmade necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings.  So if your jewelry does not fit in to one of those categories, it is not included.

Top 10 List, Week Ending 12/3/16

Drum roll please.......

1. SILVER
2. GIFT
3. PEARL
4. GOLD  (TIED FOR 4TH)
5. LEATHER  (TIED FOR 4TH)
6. STERLING  (TIED FOR 6TH)
7. MOSAIC  (TIED FOR 6TH)
8. COFFEE (TIED FOR 8TH)
9. COPPER (TIED FOR 8TH)
10. JADE (TIED FOR 8TH)
11. GREEN (TIED FOR 8TH)
12. BOHO (TIED FOR 8TH)
13. GLASS (TIED FOR 8TH)

Apparently everyone was busy celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, because there were a lot less tweets, which could be the cause of so many ties.  Bonus:  The weirdest word I came across (in relation to handmade jewelry) was "SOAP", which makes me wonder if the word "coffee" was referring to a color, or to the beverage!

Now go make something!

Top 10 List, Week Ending 11/26/16

Things were so hectic today after traveling out of town for Thanksgiving and getting back late last night, I almost forgot to do the top 10!  Anyway, I remembered just in time (before midnight!)  Here it is:

1. SILVER
2. GEM/GEMSTONE
3. STERLING
4. BLUE
5. NATURAL
6. GLASS
7. FLOWER
8. PINK
9. HEART
10. PEARL

BONUS:  #11 is a tie between CHARM and FROG!  And the weird word that I didn't include was EYE.

Now go make some handmade jewelry!

Top 10 List, Week Ending 11/11/16

Drum roll please.....

1. SILVER
2. GLASS
3. BLUE 
4. WHITE
5. MURANO
6. STERLING
7. PEARL
8. FLOWER
9. GOLD
10. GEMSTONE

Now go make some handmade jewelry!

Top 10 List, Week Ending 11/4/16

There were a lot of tweets this week.  Drum roll please......

1. SILVER
2. STERLING
3. GOLD
4. GIFT
5. BLUE
6. PEARL
7. GLASS
8. WHITE
9. PINK
10. ROSE-TURQUOISE-CRYSTAL (3 WAY TIE)

NOW GO BE INSPIRED!

Top 10 List, Week Ending 10/28/16

Here we go:

1. SILVER
2. STERLING
3. GOLD
4. BEAD
5. BLUE
6. FLOWER 
7. COPPER 
8. PEARL
9. MARBLE
10. SENSITIVE

Be inspired!

Weekly Jewelry Trends 7/29/16

Today I am going to try something new.  I have picked (according to my calculations) the top ten trends this week for handmade and vintage jewelry on Twitter.  These are based on tweets.  We'll have to wait and see if this is successful, or if I come up with the same thing each week.  Success would be not coming up with the same ten items each week!

Anyway, drum roll please.....    Here they are:

• Bracelet
• Pearl
• Blue
• Necklace
• Sterling Silver
• Gold
• Agate
• Jasper
• Gift Ideas
• Gemstone

These are not necessarily in exact order, although the ones at the top were definitely mentioned more than the ones at the bottom.  It's not an exact science.

I hope these give all the jewelry makers out there some inspiration for the week ahead!  Next week maybe I'll even have a graphic!