Almost Free Homemade Light Box

I want to start listing my jewelry on Etsy and needed a light box to take pictures that show the proper colors, have no shadows and look nice.  I sent hubby to the garage last week and with left over plywood, an electric stapler, some drapery lining and white fabric that I paid pennies for and some left over ceiling paint this is what he cane up with

I used some cheap Ikea lights today to try it out.  I used both my DSLR and my P&S with the macro setting and it's going to take some practice, but here are some of the pictures I took this morning.

Coming Soon to an Etsy Store Near You!

Hubby has promised to make me a light box tonight so I can take proper Pictures!  I hope to soon get some of my creations into my Etsy Store!  Stay tuned!!

Purple Feathers

Embellished

Black Green and Brown

The Top

Sparkles

Close Up

Matching Bracelet

Close Up of the Bracelet

Earrings to Match

Bracelet

The pictures don't show the true colors :-(

Matching Earrings

Pendant on a Silver Chain

Close Up of the Pendant

My First Craft Sale Was....

a success!  I sold some pieces of jewelry and had a lot of positive comments and maybe some custom work.  I think my set up was OK.  I need hubby to build me a post on which to hang my bags and I need so some other layouts to bring somethings up higher, but all in all I was pleased!!!!

Will I do it again??? You bet!

Wish Me Luck

Tomorrow I will attempt my very first craft sale.  I'm nervous and excited all at the same time!!
Will post an update with pictures after I'm done!!!!

I think I'm back

It's been a long couple of weeks.  I haven't been doing much more than sleeping and getting a few things done.  I made a purse that I wasn't happy with, but my Mother in Law liked it so she took it home.  It was really inexpensive to make.  Thrift shopping rocks.  I got 30% off the ticket price!!

I have enough fabric to make another and it's actually cut out and sitting on my sewing table to make another one.  I learned how to make an inside zippered pocket thanks to a great tutorial.

I sat yesterday and watched the finals of the Tim Horton's Brier and made a bunch of earrings and a few other pieces too!