30% OFF Black Friday and Shaman Sale! 20% OFF Saturday- Monday!

Hello friends!

So before I get into the details of the sale, I just want to refer you to the second part of this newsletter that goes into why I am having this sale. Christian has been suffering with a stomach ulcer for the last year(and we just realized this was the problem recently). For the full details please read below.

It's that time of year again to spread some holiday cheer in the form of artistic gifts for all of those special people on our lists. I have just stuffed the shop full of new beads just before I sent over this newsletter!  I want to help you gift beads, create the perfect jewelry, buy jewelry, or gift mixed-media art this year! We are starting out with a 30% OFF EARLY BIRD SALE for all of our lovely newsletter family first! The newsletter sale will begin at 9pm CST time tonight and go through tomorrow at Midnight CST. Your special code is "EARLYBIRD30" to be used at check out in any of our 3 shops- www.genea.etsy.com, www.thirdeyegypsys.etsy.com, and www.geneack.etsy.com. The shopping fun doesn't stop there! We will be continuing the sale for 20% OFF from Saturday- Monday at Midnight CST by using the code "XMAS20".

I am excited to announce that after 3 long years my jewelry design tutorials have FINALLY made it into Belle Armoire magazine! I am still waiting for my copy, but I am pretty sure this is the link for the current copy. I have some of the beads made, but need to make more as I am out of stock of some beads. Please feel free to contact me if you aren't finding the beads you would like :) 

All I want for Christmas is to have my boyfriend's ulcer healed.......

It's been awhile since we all probably looked at being healthy as a gift, right? What if you were suffering with a sickness you couldn't heal? What if you tried everything you knew how to do, but were still sick? Would you give anything to be well again? This is where we are with my boyfriend, Christian's health. He has been suffering with a stomach ulcer for almost the last year( it took us until a few months ago to realize that shit was the problem). We took him to a MD twice where they prescribed him 2 types of prescription medicines to try to heal the ulcer with no luck. Next we took him to an accupurcturist that did acupuncture and gave him Chinese herbs. She diagnosed him with a liver cyst. He took the herbs he was given, but he still wasn't feeling well. She wanted him to come in twice a week and her treatments would have cost us $1,000 for the month. We could not afford that so we tried to do our best to help him heal by having him drink  pure organic aloe juice, drink dandelion root, peppermint, and chamomile teas and continue or healthy vegetarian/vegan eating. I had a friend that put me in touch with a shaman that is 2 hours away from Kansas City. He has been practicing  ancient shaman techniques  from South America for over 20 years. His treatment starts out with doing a reading from ice to determine where the problem in Christian's body is. Next he will create a diet to help the body heal. Lastly he will do what is called "mouth work" which is a series of acupressure points in the mouth that will cause the body to dispel the toxins that are causing the sickness. The initial treatment will cost from $140-$180 and then the continued mouth work will be $60 a visit. I am doing this sale to help pay to get Christian to the Shaman so that he can be healed from his ulcer. He has become very depressed and barely wants to get out of bed. He has been struggling with eating as well because he is worried whatever he eats will hurt him. It breaks my heart to see my partner suffering with this. My car is also in of a new coil (like spark plugs) so that the engine runs properly ($60) and  I need of 2 more tires($200) so that we can safely travel the 4 hour round trip to take him to the shaman. So all I want for Christmas is to safely get Christian to the Shaman so that he can heal and be happy again. Let's all remember to count our blessings of health this year as we forget how much being sick can take over our lives. Wishing you all the very best holiday season. Sending you all the most vibrant love and light, Genea, The Third Eye Gypsy

BLACK FRIDAY SALES ANNOUNCEMENTS 2013! Shop Handmade!

Hello friends! 

Can you believe it's THAT time of year again?! Where has fall gone?? Well if you have not already seen our sales announcements plastered ALL over the web you get to see them here ;)

So below I will fill you in on some sales from me and some other wonderful peeps! See I am makin' it easy for you to easily find art this year instead of getting bored doing searches only to NOT find what you want ;)

Yay! Go me for including ALL you need to know in the photo! This sale will be ONE DAY ONLY on BLACK FRIDAY! So the code will be active at midnight! Be sure to hop on and grab what you want before they end up in someone elses cart! ;) www.genea.etsy.com

Want to dress up your rockin' bod or your wall? You can do both in my jewelry shop! www.geneack.etsy.com

Come on over to Ricky's shop and show him some love! My budding artist has been busily creating master pieces! This will be his FIRST sale and what better time to do one than Black Friday?! www.stacheart.etsy.com

Don't forget our fine folks over at Love my Art Jewelry! A special thanks to Marsha Neal Studio for setting this up for all of us! You can check their current link for Black Friday info here. So be sure to add your shop to the list if you are vending or if you are shopping a click right there will whisk you away to handmade shopping bliss! 

So I think that should cover some super SWEET sales going on this black friday! Just think! No crowds for you, handmade savvy shopper! You can shop local or support handmade artisans right from the comfort of your own home! You don't even have to get dressed or shower! 

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays!

xoxo Genea

LAST CHANCE SALE- CYBER MONDAY COUPON 30% OFF AND GIVEAWAY!

Hello friends!

Did you miss out on my black friday sale? Not to worry, you will still be able to take advantage of the Cyber Monday sale! 

GENEA BEADS 

USE COUPON CODE- ARTBEADS30 at check out to receive your 30% discount!

GENEA C-K Jewelry

USE COUPON CODE- ARTJEWELRY30 at check out to receive your 30% discount!

SALES go from 11PM(SUNDAY)- 12AM TUESDAY(ONE day only).

REMEMBER each item purchased gives you a chance to WIN this amazing set of beads from the bead shop and...

A $30 GIFT CARD to the jewelry shop!

Don't forget to check our out other creative friends sales at Love My Art Jewelry's Blog HERE!

Happy Holidays!

xo Genea

Holiday Sales, Coupon Codes, and Giveaways!

Hello friends!

Ok *whew* looks like I finally figured out the details of my sales and connected with our friends at Love My Art Jewelry for their Cyber Monday sale! 

Ok are you ready for the sales and giveaway?!  Let's start out with the giveaway....

My Shop links- Genea Beads, Genea C-K.

There is a lot of info for these giveaways and coupon codes, so PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY!

BLACK FRIDAY GIVEAWAY AND COUPON CODES....

On Black Friday in my Genea Beads shop I will be giving away one of 2 wonderful prizes! The first prize will be a $30 gift card for my shop(For in shop purchases. If whole amount is not used it will remain as store credit until the card is empty.) The second thing I will be giving away is this wonderful collection of beads made by yours truly, and some wonderful goodies from My ELEMENTS along with some silk from Golden One Too.

HOW TO ENTER- Each purchase made on Black Friday will count as an entry for the giveaway. So the more you buy, the better your chances will be do win! I will select 2 winners using random.org. One will win this fabulous selection of beads and supplies and the other will win the $30 gift card to my shop!

COUPON CODES FOR BLACK FRIDAY....

I will be offering up discounts in BOTH of my shops! The Black Friday coupon code for my Genea Beads shop is- GBBLKFRI - Discount is 40% off!!

The discount code for my Genea C-K jewelry shop is- GCKBLKFRI- Discount is 40% off!!

SALES WILL START AT 11PM CENTRAL TIME(Thursday 11pm)( so that our friends on the east coast can enjoy starting the sale at Midnight their time ;) Sales will end at the end of the day(12am SATURDAY).

CYBER MONDAY COUPONS AND GIVEAWAY....

On Cyber Monday my Genea C-K shop will be giving away one of 2 wonderful prizes as well! One lucky person will receive this amazing necklace and earrings and one person will receive a $30 gift card to my Genea C-K jewelry shop(For in shop purchases. If whole amount is not used it will remain as store credit until the card is empty.)!

HOW TO ENTER- Each purchase made on Black Friday will count as an entry for the giveaway. So the more you buy, the better your chances will be do win! I will select 2 winners using random.org. One will win this fabulous jewelry set and the other will win the $30 gift card to my shop!

COUPON CODES FOR CYBER MONDAY .....

Coupon Code for my Genea Beads shop is- ARTBEADS30- Discount is 30% off! 

Coupon Code for my Genea C-K shop is- ARTJEWELRY30- discount is 30% off!

SALES WILL START AT 11PM CENTRAL TIME(SUNDAY 11PM)( so that our friends on the east coast can enjoy starting the sale at Midnight their time ;) Sales will end at the end of the day(12am TUESDAY).

JOIN OUR FRIENDS SALES ON LOVE MY ART JEWELRY!

You can check our our amazingly creative friends sales on their blog HERE

We can't wait to see you for our sales and giveaways! 

Happy Holidays from Genea Beads & Genea C-K!

xo Genea

Stocking up the shops! Beads & Jewelry!

Hello friends!

It's been kind of a crazy week. I feel like I am permanently revved on high lately. I am busily working on stocking up my shops for the busy holiday season! I haven't told you, but I am going on a week long road trip with a friend to Michigan. We will be doing some of her wedding plan for their wedding in June. So exciting! I have never been to Michigan and I can't wait to go to the great lakes! I do miss living by Lake Michigan. Did you know I grew up in Racine, Wisconsin? Yep, sure did! Oh and yeah... I do like cheese ;P

Anyways, so today I got some great things up in my bead and jewelry shop! Wanna see?!

REWINDS>> 

Beads that have been in the shop before and are currently re-stocked.

Desert Serpent Jewel "Mermaid" focal. Super awesome because this baby is etched with a  shiny dot! 

Desert Serpent Jewel "Mermaid" bead set. After making the focals these seem so tiny. They are so pretty with their big bubbly shiny dot against that matte blue teal! 

Desert Serpent "Just Rust" bead set. Mmmmm love that terra cotta! So dreamy! Oh and it matches with one of the Sea Horse Hearts too!

Spiral Earth Stones "Black Lava"- everyone loved these ones! I just love these textured surfaces! So awesome! 

NEW in the Bead Shop!

Ocean Serpent Egg "Teal Tides". Um.... Yeah, can you believe this bead?! It is SO gorgeous! I am just so enamored with this style bead! 

Oh and if the front and back aren't luscious enough, look at the side!

Do you see all those spots right there? Doesn't it look the way water does when the sun hits it and shimmers over the top. Wow... 

Endless Ocean "Teal Tide" spacers. Every bit as gorgeous, but tiny. All of those same pretty details. the little ripples under the surface, spatters of rainbows. Mmmmm. The teal just really glows.

Ocean Serpent Egg "Fathomless Blue"- after a line in a BT song I like. I looked at this color and that is all I could thing. Such a perfect name. 

Endless Ocean "Fathomless Blue" spacers. So deep, so pretty.

Ocean Serpent Egg "Aqua Tide"- Wow you can really see the spottys on this one. I just have to keep looking at these beads. There is so much beauty to be found! I had to keep looking at this one and the teal since they are really similar looking. As you look closer you can see the teal is actually more green. 

Endless Ocean "Aqua Tides" spacers. See what I mean? You see those flashes of green, but then blue too. So awesome.

NEW in the Jewelry & Art shop...

Coffee Time "Mystery Mix"- One of my coffee cup and coffee bean wall art frames. Named after my favorite purple and lime green candy as a kid(now and laters mystery mix). I will have another 3 up in the shop coming up, but I am just about out of these amazing frames!

"Sunset Poppy" ring. Do you love poppies? I do, everything about them from their little stripey centers to their amazing pods. Such gorgeous flowers. They bloomed ALL over Portland, OR. I can't wait to get a nice yard so I can fill my garden with lots of different varieties :) I guess I will just have to settle for the glass ones for now ;)

"Rainbow Serpent Tide"- a gorgeous mixed-media necklace with my new "Ocean Serpent Egg" focals. Now you know what to do with those focals, spacers and s-clasps :)

"Galapagos Gears" earrings. Don't you just love this tealy blue? So pretty and one of my favs! Oh and see those pretty glazed discs? Marsha is STILL trying to get that perfect glazing combo again. So these babies are super special! Oh I forgot to mention the weeny dings are an odd lot glass too!

"Bright Patina" earrings. Um... yum! First you know these are my favorite colors, but add my beads with some of Marsha's discs and Karen's patinated hoops! Magical!

"Turning Leaves Tribe"- These earrings just kind of fell together! I just love that! I was working on a run of coral beads in this style and I had Karen's Clay Dings laying out. I did some matching enameled hoops and voila! Now these are for those of you that can not only rock the long earrings, but the heavy ones too. These are a bit heavier than most of my earrings. 

What else is new??

Well I was the LUCKY winner of the Art Bead Love Tour! Yep, I picked out my goodies and had a blast artfully adding my beads to the chain. I just need to get my pics edited before doing the giveaway to the next super lucky winner! So keep an eye out for that coming up soon.

Ok well I have been at it ALL day and I am pooped! See you soon!

xo Genea