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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!





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.

Spring 2024:
This season, I thought about combinations of colors and materials in collections of necklaces and bracelets. Creative layering is the focus of the new So Happy Together jewelry pairings section, bringing a variety of pieces together. Items here tend to be inspired by the cold dark turning once again towards spring renewal. Select designs can also be found in my Etsy shop ofgoodcheer.

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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

Past seasons' Joie de Vivre jewelry designs:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

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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.