BlogBloghttp://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2009-12-15T02:36:10ZSquarespaceFall and Winter Designs - 2009http://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2009/12/14/fall-and-winter-designs-2009.htmlMaura Garvey2009-12-15T02:33:27Z2009-12-15T02:33:27ZI will be posting pictures soon. I have been so busy designing, making jewelry, and doing some trunk shows that I have not posted any pictures of my latest work. I'm hoping to do so before Christmas. Please come back and chech my site. Thanks!

]]>Summer Designs are a lot of fun!http://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2009/7/25/summer-designs-are-a-lot-of-fun.htmlMaura Garvey2009-07-25T20:45:22Z2009-07-25T20:45:22ZI've been creating all sorts of new designs this summer thanks to some fun new bead styles from Ellen Dooley. Check out the great altered flower earrings that make you want to grow poppies in your garden and "Mermaid Tears" bracelets that bring you back to childhood memories of collecting sea glass for hours on the beach.

]]>Wishing Spring to Comehttp://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2009/3/7/wishing-spring-to-come.htmlMaura Garvey2009-03-07T22:49:54Z2009-03-07T22:49:54ZI've been working on my latest Bridal Spiny while wishing the cold weather would leave. Well, today it was 60 and it is completed. Check out my Bridal Jewelry page. I'm now working on spring and summer designs.

]]>Fall Designs Are Herehttp://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2008/11/5/fall-designs-are-here.htmlMaura Garvey2008-11-05T23:46:40Z2008-11-05T23:46:40ZWell, I've had a very creative and fun summer, but now it is time to take that energy and design for fall and winter. Check out my Fall Creations and see my new creations in gorgeous colors for the season. I've been to bead shows and some of my favorite bead shops. I also ordered beautiful handmade beads from some of my favorite lampwork bead artists. I have only just begun preparing for the holiday season. If you are from the area, I will be at The Studio of Duxbury (Massachusetts) for a trunk show on December 6th. Please come and say hello.

]]>Spring is here and so are new colorful designshttp://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2008/3/25/spring-is-here-and-so-are-new-colorful-designs.htmlMaura Garvey2008-03-25T18:05:59Z2008-03-25T18:05:59ZI'm feeling spring in the air and have been working on lots of new creations, a few of which I have loaded in my Jewelry Designs and Bracelet Galleries. The two button bracelet styles were inspired by Stephanie Sersich's new book, "Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads." The double clasp bracelet is one of her projects. I've made glass button bracelets before, but I had some very pretty glass buttons I had been waiting to use on just the right project, and two buttons is so much more interesting than one!

I've also been making some greek leather bracelets with silver and glass beads, a design I came up with where the strap plays off the colors in the beads. They are very colorful and lightweight bracelets! I've started making some with simple magnetic clasps for easy wearing.

]]>Busy with Fall Creations!http://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2007/10/11/busy-with-fall-creations.htmlMaura Garvey2007-10-11T15:35:25Z2007-10-11T15:35:25ZI've been busy preparing and designing my jewelry creations for fall/winter. Check out my lastest spiny in the bracelet gallery (#25) - Forever Turquoise - lots of turquoise drops and gorgeous czech glass beads.

I'm looking forward to attending the Bead Affaire in Watertown, MA this Saturday because there will be lots of talented lampwork artists selling their beads. Can't wait to see what they have!

]]>New Designs!http://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2007/7/5/new-designs.htmlMaura Garvey2007-07-05T23:15:49Z2007-07-05T23:15:49ZSummer has been busy with graduation, college, and trip planning, but I managed to get some pictures of my latest work. Most of these items are available at The Studio in Duxbury. They bought a lot of what I had! Check out the Bracelet gallery page for my Beachcomber Collection and Curacaco Margarita!  Also check out my other Jewelry Designs page too.

I hope to do some sailing with my brother and find more treasures for my work.

]]>New Pictures and New Linkshttp://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2007/5/19/new-pictures-and-new-links.htmlMaura Garvey2007-05-19T20:50:18Z2007-05-19T20:50:18ZI've added more spinys and other jewelry pictures to the Bracelet and Jewelry Designs pages. I've also added links to to some of my favorite bead artists and sites. I donated some pieces to the Duxbury Bay Maritime School Opening of the Bay on-line auction. So, if you are interested, I added the link below my Blog. Check them all out!

Coming soon . . . I'm working on having a separate page to list jewelry for sale.

]]>My first website and blog!http://www.mauragarvey.com/blog/2007/5/14/my-first-website-and-blog.htmlMaura Garvey2007-05-15T02:09:20Z2007-05-15T02:09:20ZI finally put together my first website and blog for my jewelry design business! What a great feeling . . . Now back to making jewelry!

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