Off On A Whim Jewelry

Didn't those turn out lovely! Off and away over the ocean to new homes.

Winter Sky
Sea Swept
Summer Green
Spring Blossoms

All beautiful, all unique, all handcrafted.

~ Mother's Day Gift Guide ~

Last week I worked together with some other small local businesses in Japan to curate a Mother's Day Gift Guide, so many fabulous ideas! I'll be sharing a shop every day with you in case you need some ideas for sending mom some love!

Check out the guide here (insta link in bio!) and keep your eyes open for fun stuff from fun people!

offonawhim.com/pages/mothers-day-gift-guide-japan-small-business

A rare review from a recent Etsy customer. I’m very amused by it, and glad they found the packaging wonderful!

I spent about an hour this morning packaging up a couple orders, it’s not something I calculate into my pricing, the time spent just in packaging:
- print the insert
- stamp the bag
- wrap the item
- write a note
- print the address
- put it all in the box, tape it up then take it to the post office.

Most businesses have a staff member who does it all, but one-woman-shows do it all. I know I can never compete with Amazon‘s free shipping 1-day delivery service, but I’m not superwoman 😂

All done and ready to ship off tomorrow! And I’m down to one last Tree of Life frame so I’ll need to make up another batch of them this week!

Gathering some little sea treasures for the last touches on a Sea Tree of Life Suncatcher. 🌊

A special surprise for mom? Handcrafted silver heart pendant with birthstones for her loved ones. How sweet is that?

Have you a little collection of stones somewhere in the house? Maybe some left over from your childhood treasure hunting, or maybe more recent treasures?

If so, you may want to give them a cleansing and recharging once in awhile, reset their energies and clear out any negative energy they've accumulated.

It's not that hard to do, I did a bit of research and pulled together 5 easy ideas you can use for cleansing and recharging.

offonawhim.com/blogs/journal/cleanse-negative-energy-from-stones

First time creating oval studs, and those stones, wow! Electric blue apatite stones are pretty amazing!

Purple amethyst stones on silver threader chains, these are a fun pop of color! Threaders are fun to wear, a different style to traditional earrings, the chain hangs down the back side of the earlobe, or you can loop it through other piercings if you have them.

I really like the cut of the amethyst stones, sorta irregular and mis-matched shapes, but in the light they would have a lovely sparkle.

(see them here for more information:
offonawhim.com/products/amethyst-gemstone-and-silver-threader-earrings )

I say goodbye, you say hello 🎶

Just kidding! The Teenager has discovered The Beatles so we’ve been listening to lotsa great music lately.

And these pretties headed off a few days ago to a new journey, full of the soft delicate springtime vibes! I actually made 2 pairs so I’d have an extra set on hand just in case anyone needed a pair quick :D

A few pretties I worked on last week, I do love stones and color! And making pretty things!

Cherry blossoms in the wild!
Share your 🌸 pics with me!

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It's been a gloomy weekend here, which is a shame because the sakura cherry blossoms in our area are full bloom right now, and I got my 3rd booster shot and am feeling a bit cruddy.

But I'm enjoying the season vicariously through all the gorgeous pics my friends have been posting on FB and Insta, bless them! Spring is such a beautiful but temperamental season, we never know if we'll get a chance for a picnic under the beautiful blossoms or not.

And I finally got some pictures of this little Tree of Life pendant in a Sakura Cherry Blossom theme, pink stones with a little flower dangling in the branches. It's a fun way to add a bit of spring to your day all year long! I actually have TWO of these in stock, I was trying to plan ahead a little bit :)

(Check them out here for more information:
https://offonawhim.com/collections/sakura-cherry-blossom/products/sakura-cherry-blossom-tree-of-life-necklace)

Sakura on Sakura 🌸

Isn’t that a happy picture!

Little Sakura cherry blossom pretties heading off today!

Trying some self-modeling but it's really tricky! Hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon, cause my sons really don't want to model hoop earrings for me 😂

Goddess Ring is on its way!
Power and beauty, a constant reminder that you are perfect 😍

Turquoise, moonstone and silver come together in this beauty.

Trying out the choker size out before shipping it. Always fun to make one of these! It also doubles as a double-wrap bracelet ❤️

Sometimes you just need a simple statement for the day!

These went off in the mail yesterday, simple oversized teardrop hoop earrings measuring about 3”/7.5 cm end to end. Made with silver wire, a bit of boho, a lot of pretty!

Another pair of these pretties are off today! And… I made a little tiny mistake on one pair, I tried to attach a little copper bead but it fell off and left behind a little bit of copper solder… so, if you love these and aren’t bothered by a tiny mishap, I’m offering them up for 20% off.

Use the coupon code HOOPS20 at checkout to apply the discount :)

🌸 Free Gift with Purchase Expiring soon! 🌸

Just a last reminder that the March Free Gift with Purchase offer will be expiring this week!

If you're on our VIP list, check your recent Off on a Whim emails for the code to claim your gift!

If you're not on the list yet, grab it here (link in bio for Insta)

offonawhim.com/pages/march-free-gift-with-purchase

March Bracelet Show and Tell

~ DRAGON SUNSET ~

I named this Dragon Sunset because the original version created in ... 2015? had a dragon charm on it. But I've run out of the charms and haven't been able to replace them.

It's one of my favorite pieces to make, working in those beautiful rich reds and oranges on the gold leather cord, every rendition of this bracelet turns out beautiful.