Dive into the Holidays Last Chance

Cyber Monday is nearly upon us and Noadi's Art still has free shipping available on everything in the shop until the end of Monday, November 28.

It's On!

Dive into the Holidays is here. You'll be able to get free US shipping and reduced worldwide shipping in my Etsy Shop until the end of Monday, Nov. 28. Share and enjoy!

Dive into the Holidays!

It's almost Turkey Day which means it's almost time for the busiest shopping time of the year. To kick it off I'm offering free US shipping throughout my shop and reduced shipping worldwide from Friday (Nov. 25) through Monday (Nov. 28). This is a shopwide deal, no coupon code required, so if you've bought from me in the past and have my return customer coupon code you can use that to get a little extra off.

Animal Ornaments

Put together a little video on my animal ornaments. Hope your enjoy it.

Get Custom Jewelry for Christmas!

Custom Blue Ring Octopus
with iridescent rings.

The deadline for custom jewelry orders is Sunday, November 20. Get a custom cuttlefish, octopus or squid for someone special this Christmas. All custom order requests need to be in by November 20 so I have enough time to finish them and ship with plenty of time to arrive.

I'm also taking orders for custom ornaments! Get the design, message, or name of your choice painted on a platypus, beaver, or ceolocanth. I can also turn any of my jewelry designs into an ornament as well.

Contact me through the Etsy shop or by email.

Social Media Updates

So a couple quick things related to social media stuff:

Google+ Page

Google+ launched pages this week, I've created one for Noadi's Art. Go add it to your circles if you are a Google+ user.

Facebook Page

If you are a Facebook user, I've revamped the Noadi's Art Facebook page so please check it out.

And as always I am most active on Twitter but be warned it's my personal stream and to say I'm opinionated might be an understatement.

Sprucing Up the Shop

I've had a variation on the same banner in my Etsy shop since nearly when I started it in 2008. It was time for a new look but I still needed to keep it consistent with all my other branding but still look fresh and less cluttered. I think I've accomplished this. The Noadi's Art cuttlefish mascot is now really prominent and the whole theme is much more clearly underwater bubbles.

Painting a Blue Ringed Octopus

Continuing my series of behind the scenes videos showing the work that goes into my jewelry. This video shows the process of bringing a Blue Ringed Octopus necklace to life. The sculpting while the most important part of the process is bland and lifeless until the eyes are painted, they bring the personality of the pendant out.

Note: I've made a minor change to the Etsy shop, I now only accept paypal in the shop. Offering "Other" as an option for people who prefer Google Checkout caused more confusion and problems than it solved. If you want to pay with Google Checkout you need to contact me in advance.

Busy, busy, busy

I've been busily creating jewelry and stuff for the shop the last week. I received about 14 lbs worth of polymer clay so I'm now well stocked up for at least the next 6 months.

Look at all these unopened
packages of clay!

Along with restocking my supply of all the colors I regularly use I also picked up a few new colors to play with. One of these is Premo Candy Pink which is a really bright almost neon pink. I mixed it with some other colors to tone it down a bit but it's still really vibrant, I'm not sure what this new color will be called yet. It will also replace the pink I use for pieces like the Octopus Love necklace after the current stock sells out.

I've also shot a quick little behind the scenes video showing the cores I use inside my jewelry and explaining why they are so important to my designs.

We Have a Winner

The winner of the International Cephalopod Awareness Days giveaway is: greglovestoast

1: I love the Cuttlefish.

2: It's lightshow is like Nature's Las Vegas.

3: I like Cobalt Blue.

Congratulations to greglovestoast and thank you to everyone who entered this year.