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Aside from the product lines, I'm often inspired by a theme that I enjoy taking through a collection of card designs. These card packages are united by common graphics or ideas. For example, Lovely Literary combines lines from well known authors with art, and Scientific Method Spectacular offers snippets from various science fields highlighting the role of the scientific method in furthering our understanding of the world on which we find ourselves. See Card Packages for a complete list of themes!

card packages

Recently added card packages:


The Water Sound


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I'm always making new jewelry pieces and experimenting with new techniques or combinations of materials. The end goal is a striking and well-made item of the best materials that is born of imagination and joy.

Fall & Winter 2024:
Celebrate the end of the year with some gemstone delights! The designs here show a sparkling array of color, from deep ruby red to pale ice blue with all colors between. The slim, longer strands of faceted gemstones make for lightweight, colorful wear that complements just about any attire, from casual jeans to elegant dresses. Also included are gorgeous gemstone pendants and new precious metal charm necklaces for Halloween and beyond. Select designs can also be found in my Etsy shop ofgoodcheer.

Between Worlds
The Color of Love
Prehnite Delight
Mrs. Gardiner
Elizabeth Bennet
Mary Bennet
Crown & Country
Heavenly Waters
Earthly Fires
Golden Garnet
Ma'at
Emerald Isle
Isabel Archer
Io
Beautiful Dreamer
Room for Light
Breathing Space
Horseshoe
Luminary
Truth Like Daggers
Fortuitous
Blues
Jealousy
Slowing
Touch of Gray
Increments
Loyal
Hanging Around
Howl
Mulled Wine
The Deer in Winter
Longest Night
Winter Cabin
The Telling Distance
Multnomah

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There is little a cheerful website can offer in these challenging times. However, people like to receive cards; this was true before COVID-19 and now more than ever people appreciate a tangible greeting in this changing world. To that end, I'm offering a greeting card care package: a selection of three designs drawn from the card lines and card packages for $10.

Corona-care card package: 3 randomly selected cards (with stamps) from the card packages and card lines - $10.00 USD and free shipping within the US

corona care cards




Past seasons' Joie de Vivre jewelry designs:

Summer 2024:
High summer brings heat and a longing for the ocean. Designs for this season honor the sea and materials from the sea as well as gemstone drop earrings and big gemstone patterns and colors.

Sea Chanty
Bright Creatures
Monodon Monoceros
Trusted Companion
Castle Dome Turquoise
Tourmaline
Dew Point
Hippolyta
Calliope
Offset
Sentient
Ides of March
Lively
The Keeper
The Negotiator
The Influencer
The Closer
The Protector
Amelia
Day Trip
Ice Cream Cone
Impressions
Big Sky
Apatite Drop
Green & Gold
Burma Jade
The Green Hills
Paper Moon
Worries
Growing Family
Mid-Century Modern I
Mid-Century Modern II
School Returns
With a Purpose

Spring 2024: The designs this season feature gemstone chips and larger, brightly colored beads. There is a mix of textures, like wood beads with glass and silk or metal pendants with cotton fibers.
Thin Ice
Love, Cool Love
North Star
Infrared
Loyal
Customer Service
Heroic
Recognition
Building Blocks
Links
Blues
Treble Clef
Crown Imperial
Squares
Good Start
In the Name of Love
Koi Pond
Make Up Your Mind
Green Thumb
Pink Medley
Prancing Pony
Spring Thaw
Textile V
Textile VI
Heartened
Achievement
Tanzanite
Dennys
Second Sight
Circuit Bored
Soft Soap
A Good Stretch
Enlightenment
Azalea
Weaver

Winter 2023 / New Year 2024: As daylight shortens for those in the northern hemisphere, the flora and fauna conserve resources and thoughts turn inward and towards the past. The jewelry designs are elegant but restrained and consider the coming new year.
North Star
Generation
Rise from the Ash
Mourning
Art Deco
Pointed
Solace
Wood Elf
Gilraen
Tintagel
Urania
Galaxies
Golden Bough
Silver Switch
The Cold North
Chrome Diopside
Encircled
Heartfelt
Gertrude the Gray
Safari Sunset Leucadendron
Emerging
Gentle Quiet
The Muddy Road
Down Under
Feathered
Not Quite Geode

Fall 2023: The colors of the season shift to earthier colors and fall themes of flight and the Day of the Dead. Necklaces and earrings feature exciting new materials for a new school year and perhaps a change in fortune.
Mineral Deposit
Mosaic
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Lunar Eclipse
Bubo the Owl
Bird in Flight
Lady of the Lake
Thalia
Euphrosyne
Aglaea
The Aten
Queen of the Nile
Let It Fly
Fly
Steady On
Womb Love
Lab Tech
Astrolab
Migration
Fall Equinox
Ghosting
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Red Sea
Inland Sea
Bohemia
Earthy
Earthier
Seeing Fire
Bee Yourself
Power of Love #4
Enjoy Life
Lovely Neutrals
Remembrance
Boo-tiful
Calaveras

Summer 2023: As the light and heat of summer return, the new designs for the season are inspired by plants, places, and pleasures of being outdoors.
Body Language
Little Mermaid
The Bends
Thalassa
Origins
Octopus Garden
Circle Drop
More Circles
Glorious
Together
Silver Lode
Phoenix Tears
New Moon
Via de la Luna
Adventurer
Willa
Star Swirls
In Living Color
Power of Love #3
Allium Ampeloprasum
Meadowsweet
Baby's Breath
Peonies
Bee Friendly
Sparkling Wine
Headwaters
Yellowstone
Rill
Pumping Strong
Flower Garden
Currency
Spring Fling

Spring 2023 considered growth and renewal in nature as well as mythic characters and stories.

Emerald Essence
Lucky Charms
Honey Bee
Pussywillow
Arboreal
Rejuvenation
Orchid
Jagged
Circles
Harvest Moon
Selene
Gaea
Leto
Helios
Epic Journey
Magic Bean
With the Tide
Sea Song
Solomon Islands
Quiet Wisdom
Inner Eye
Going Om
Little Bird
Dahlia
Aeronautics
Fluttering
Tern
Cursive
Sculptural
Succulent
Arid Country
Amulet
Rock Cleft
Espresso
Wine Classics
Base Class: Aventurine
Base Class: Fluorite
Base Class: Unakite
Base Class: Amethyst
The Stacks
Heat & Pressure
Salmon Run
Pueblo
You Work in an Office Pt. 4
December
Cornucopia
Lump of Coal
Remix
Dolly

Winter 2022 had atomic-inspired designs (with the pleasing swoops and curves of spirographs) or featured outstanding gemstones.

Atomic
Cosmic Ray
Dark Skies
Worm Hole
Lagoon
Binary Star System
2S Orbital (sodalite)
2S Orbital (zoisite)
Bronze Sickle Moon
Line & Circle
Bubbles
Beadu
Celestial
Rose Red
Glimmer
Mythical Creature
Henceforth
Lochan Uaine
Affogato
Latte
Theia
Laminar Flow
Squid
Rock
Copper Ice
Caribou
Caffeine
Morning Mist
Flora
No Drama Llama

Fall 2022 featured mixed metal designs (sterling silver charms paired with solid copper pendants) and cool finds from my favorite artisans (SilverRocks, Unicorne Beads, Green Girl Studios).
L'Chaim
Stacked
Yield
Be Like Water #3
Pea Pod
Worry Stone
Boo!
Creepy Crawly
Clusters & Vine
Neapolitan
Thanksgiving
Eye of Horus
Hold On
Cheerful Commentary
Kiss
Fallow
Denizen of the Deep
Hippity Hop
Happy Halloween
A Little Love
Eye to the Ocean
Love for Teachers
Our Lady
Flow
Drop
Action
Existential Angst
Old World
Old World #2
Colosseum
Grand Canal
Head is to Heart
Be Like Water
Verb #3
Unnecessary Burdens
Explanation
Living Strength #2
Living Strength
The Oak
Nom de Plume
Best Behavior #2
Olive Branch
Sunstone
Sand & Sea
Smoke & Fire
Lobby
Red Blend
Burgundy
Peaches & Cream
Prickly Pear
Thing With Feathers
Going Batty
Bird on a Wire
Hope Springs Eternal
Medallion
Cairn
Flower
Crafty Birds
Harvest Pumpkin
Good Hearted
Good Luck & Fortune
Friendship
Don Quixote
Baggage #2
Baggage
Action as Stillness
Savor the Moment
Same But Different
Axiom
Power of Love #2
Power of Love
Be Like Water #2
Drake
Being Smooth
Good Advice
Underwater
Fair Warning

I regularly add new items or swap out items on the gift-minded 20 under 30 and sub 60 pages. Twenty under 30 shows 20 jewelry items under $30 USD, and the price includes free gift wrapping and shipping - simply add the recipient information to the text fields before adding the item to the PayPal cart. Sub 60 is similar (items under $60 USD), though with more emphasis on semi-precious gemstones.

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"Good" astromech droid pendant
"Evil" astromech droid pendant
Metal charms

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Semi-precious gemstone pendants
Precious metal earrings
Pendants & silk ribbon

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Val's Pals celebrates events throughout the year with humor and (hopefully) a bit of grace.

halloween card OCT Spider Yoga
dinner invitation card DNR Won't You Join Us?
blank card MND The Missing Years

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The fun continues in Had Matter Line cards...be sure to view the Victorian designs for lively commentary using art of yore.

blank card VCT Wisdom in Our Time
blank card VCT Not Feeling Myself
rosh hashanah card VCT Rosh Hashanah Apple & Honey
blank card VCT Enjoying a Pet
blank card VCT Coverture
blank card VCT Reading Through the Pandemic

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Art and photos are the inspiration for new designs of beauty and wisdom. Line art abounds in impressions and photos capture the beauty of a moment in a blink.

blank card IMP The Autumn Wind
blank card IMP Happy Halloween
blank card BLK Eating Breakfast
blank card IMP Red World
blank card IMP Be Imperfect
blank card BLK Powerful Play Goes On

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I have long made collages of images and quotations for myself and friends, and I combined this love of all things paper with the gift ideas for a new venture: gift packages with calendar stacks. A calendar stack is simply a stack of 30 or 31 cards, one per day, making a month pass a little easier. On the gift center page, there's a number of options for the theme (general, pregnancy, marriage, grief), duration (monthly shipments for a single month, 3 months, 6 months, etc) and jewelry add-ons.

calendar stack

calendar stack