free shipping continues!

Free shipping continues through February!  Below is an easy-order picture of some sweet em earrings – This photo includes some of the newer styles not yet available on etsy

E-mail me (shopsweetem(at)gmail(dot)com) with the letter, quantity, and your mailing info.  I will quickly ship these out to you!

If you see some that you would like on etsy, feel free to order from there too.  Just be sure to checkout with the code: HAPPYHEART214 to take advantage of the free shipping.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

side note: the letters l, m, and o in photo above come in turquoise and green as well!

Snow day

Hi strangers!  Just a little update about what’s been going on around here.  Today we are having a snow day, so no school!  While it’s fun and easy for us in south Georgia (well so far), I am really hating it for all that Atlanta is going through – long commutes yesterday, people stuck in cars, kids stuck at school…it’s just a mess!  I do hope they can work it all out today and be safe and warm in their homes tonight.

This is what we woke up to bright and early.

 

If you think it looks too early to be awake in these pictures, you are right

While they played outside…I worked on some Valentines for the girls’ classes.

Remember, last year when I said, next year I am doing something easy.  

 

Well, I couldn’t resist – these will turn into pins the kids can wear, I will show the finished product soon (hopefully).  But I have very strict instructions to not put “xoxo” or “love” or anything that may suggest that there is a possibility that whomever they are giving the Valentine to will remotely think they have any positive thoughts about them.  So I am thinking - “happy Valentine’s Day, from MJ (molly or mills).”  I think that’s safe.

Little Wilson, I promise I let him in after this..and yes, that’s our Christmas tree on the back porch

 

I am working on some more professional looking photos for Sweet Em – In doing so, I have to make lots and lots of earrings.

 

Yesterday was a black day..

 

Hopefully, today I will move on to turquoise.  Which reminds me, I have been slow to update you on new styles and colors.  That’s coming soon too!  While so many of you have shopped at Ginkgo, please continue to do so!  I try to keep them well stocked and if you don’t see something there you like, please contact me: shopsweetem at gmail dot com

I will hook you up :)

Stay warm!

a little sparkle for your ears

Happy Friday!  I have been meaning to get these pictures up for some time now, but October has been a (surprisingly) crazy busy month. 

I fell in love with this clay as soon as I saw it!  It has a tiny bit of sparkle to it.  See those white specks in the image above?  Well, they are actually bits of sparkle.  I loved it so much, I decided to add some white to it and offer another shade..

It came out to a really great blue/gray color (with a bit of sparkle).

 

  Although there is apparently a deep navy involved (as the lighter version shows the blue) These appear black (as in the picture below).

 

On another note, my 3 little sweet “em”s want in on this little venture. 

MJ asked me to make some cards and add “little” to them along with changing the green to blue (her favorite color).  These pink earrings are her very first.

 

Molly made some really cute balls too (not picture – pink with gold polk a dots).  Keep an eye out for them at Kay Fuller Interiors soon!   I am headed to Kay Fuller Interiors to drop these earrings off now!  Have a wonderful weekend and as always, please email me if you are interested in a purchase or just want to say hi ( shopsweetem(at)gmail(dot).com )

Kids and etsy updated!

I think we are finally getting  into the swing of things.  As I mentioned before, my babies are all grown.  We now have one drop off place for school which really streamlines my days (that and an amazing neighbor that we carpool with!).

Here are the girls on the first day of school.  K4, 3rd, 1st.  We are so lucky to have amazing teachers that show so much love to these girls everyday.  

Backtracking a bit - we went to the lake for Labor Day this year - above I am sporting sweet em's new neon pink disc (can purchase here). These are my current favorite!  As my wardrobe usually doesn't have a whole lot of color, I am loving the pop of color these add!  I also love that I can throw on a gray tshirt, put these earrings on and somehow feel dressed.

Did you know that the neon was inspired by MJ?  She the way I stay in touch with what people like...she may only be 8 but she is entirely more fashion forward than her mom.  

And lastly, check out the sweet em shop on etsy... I am slowly weeding out the earrings I have fallen out of love with and adding those I do love.  You don't have to order from etsy!  You can email me at shopsweetem(at)gmail(dot)com. With the number you'd like below.  All of my earrings range from $10-$14.

 

xoxo, Kristen

 

p.s. don't forget to enter to win one of the pink earrings on sweet em's facebook page.

Neon Pink sweet em

If you follow sweet em own facebook, you may have noticed a little color added.

What I love about making my own product is the constant change...I am weeding out styles I don't love and adding new ones weekly.  

So to celebrate the new color...I am having a Facebook giveaway!  The winner will be chosen at random next Friday (9.20.13) and can select from their choice of a pink earring...

Your choices are:

-bars

-disc

-dangles

-hearts (gold dipped hearts also available but not pictured)

To enter: like the sweet em facebook page (if you haven't already) and leave comment on the Facebook post regarding the giveaway, with what earrings you will pick if chosen.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Kay Fuller Interiors

It feels a little funny for me to be writing a post entitled "Kay Fuller Interiors", but here I am :)  You see, while Arre and I do share the mother-in-law (Kay Fuller) who is the creative force (among other things) behind Kay Fuller Interiors (her interior design store she started 20+ years ago), I don't have the history with the store that Arre does.  Arre worked there long before she met her husband (Kays youngest son, the other one is mine) and I may be wrong, but i think it's where they met or at least got to know each other.  Her love of interior design has kept her in close contact with the store (well that and the fact that we are all now family) through the years.  But I am here to tell you that now Kay Fuller Interiors is carrying sweet em jewelry!

Family, or not, I feel honored to have my jewelry here.  Kay has such an eye for style and her store reflects that.

She has taught me a lot over the years.  When Jim and I moved into our first house she "helped" me decorate (as in did it all herself per my request because I honestly did not care what color the walls were and what fabric my pillows were in or even if I had pillows at all). I have come a long way but still rely on Kay and Arre for decorating advice.

While you are there, check out all the beautiful items KFI has to offer.  Many of her items are one of a kind finds.

 

She has recently started carrying baby gifts, and has always had wedding gifts, but now much more to offer!

It's definitely worth seeing and now you can grab your mom (sister, aunt, daughter, friend) or yourself some earrings as you browse.

And lastly, I will leave you with a snapshot of my home office. One (baby) step towards organization.

a winner and a fiesta pool party

We have a winner!  Through a random drawing, our 2nd commenter (Jamie!) has won two pairs of sweet em earrings of her choice – Congrats Jamie! – please head over to etsy to pick out two and let me know which you choose – shopsweetem @ gmail (dot) com

On to the fiesta!  MJ turned 8 :)  We celebrated pool side with a Mexican fiesta. 

 

MJ found a picture of a cake online and I tried my best to copy it, with a little guidance from a friend I think we pulled it off pretty closely (and I think Mills had an early taste by the looks of that finger swipe)

 

I saw these streamers here and they didn’t take long to make at all and were so festive, I highly recommend them!

 

the cake again:  There are 4 (9” round) layers underneath all that (6 cans of!) icing.  I used two boxes of chocolate cake mix (and of course, froze those a week ahead of time!)

 

slip n’ slide was a huge hit (rental from Rental Depot, the owner is a good friend of Jim’s and one of the nicest people I know)

We served tacos (per MJ’s request) With the help of my mom (which by the way, all my parties are with the help of my mom), we made the taco meat (ground beef plus this mix) 2 weeks ahead of time and froze it.  We put it in the crock pot the day of.  Easy, easy party and just what Mary James wanted.

 

Just for fun:

• MJ turns 5
• MJ turns 6
• MJ turns 7

Have a lovely weekend!  We are headed to the beach with the family so all Sweet Em orders will be on hold until 7.22.13, thank you for your patience!

a few changes around here and a giveaway!

See the new heading ?! ^  I feel a little explanation is needed...

As you know, stewart & james is a company Arre and I started...we made frames out of reclaimed wood and then we became busy with life.  We took a "break" and realized how nice that was (wood had become scarce and keeping our product how we originally envisioned was starting to become quite a challenge!)

During the break - I started making earrings, sweet em was created (as I explained in this post).  Arre is still enjoying her break with her sweet baby, but she will still stop in every once and a while for a post because what would this blog be without her?!  Not nearly as pretty, imaginative, and well written that's for sure!

Also, on etsy or facebook you may have seen those pretty ears and well styled photos?  That is in large thanks to Arre and her eye for style... so she's not totally uninvolved :) And maybe she will start something that I know will be worth following.

We are excited to get back to blogging and hope to keep these pages filled much more often.  Thank you to all that have continued to follow us in this break and as a thanks to you all we are offering a giveaway.

two pairs of sweet em earrings of your choice

::Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win:: winner will be chosen Friday, July 12th.

Now, I will not make you (since I am a total pushover) but out of your kind heart, please like sweet em on facebook and if you are feeling extra nice, suggest your friends to like as well.  I know y'all are so nice you will try :)

And, as a side note, my oldest baby is 8 today...eight! She's so old