Springing the Blues 2023

I did my biggest event ever this month with Springing the Blues! From March 31st through April 2nd I was set up at the Seawalk Pavilion alongside a ton of other vendors, and I had a great time.

I teamed up with #NoBrasNoStraws to split a booth (because vendor fees are a thing, and they can sometimes be high for those of us with smaller price points), and it was a great partnership. Tanner's brand, in her words, is about "freeing the nipple and saving the turtles" and is a cause I can totally get behind.



New jewels went to lots of new homes, with beaded fringe earrings and earrings chains being the most popular items. My inventory is now pretty severely depleted from the event, so I am working on getting restocked and then finding another big event to do!



Thank you to everyone who shopped with me, and I can't wait to do it again!

New Year, New Website

Amber Quartz Statement Necklace

Happy new year! I'm happy to be moving into 2021 after the doozy that was last year (though who knows what this year may bring, I won't jinx it), and after over 9 years on Etsy I finally decided to make the move to a website platform. I even took a leap and bought my own domain, so you can now find my jewels at ByLoveDesigns.com!

To celebrate I am offering 20% off all purchases for the first week of 2021, just use the code NEWSITEWHODIS at checkout. Happy shopping, and thanks for being here!

Long Time, No See

 

Black Obsidian Heart and Feather Earrings - By Love Designs

Black Button-Down Cami Tank Top - Amazon

Well, it's been over four years since I last posted in this blog. A lot has happened since then, most of it totally irrelevant to By Love Designs. But what is relevant is the reason why I decided to restart this ol' project: My current job as an SEO specialist has taught me the importance of blogging when it comes to driving traffic to your website. (Or in my case, to my Etsy shop.) As I was banging my head against the desk trying to figure out a cost-effective way to help with my SEO, I realized I should be doing for myself what I often recommend that my clients do.

I'm excited to be back and have another creative outlet, since the blogs I write for work usually involve quickly researching the topic at hand and then writing about it. Here, however, I get to write about a topic I am knowledgeable about through experience, and that I am passionate about. I thought this early pandemic collage of me was a good picture to reintroduce myself with (and yes, I am wearing a By Love Designs product: black obsidian heart earrings with feather charms -- I'm still sticking to my boho-lovin' ways).

If you're just finding me for the first time, welcome. If you're back to see what I'm up to now, good to see you again! Let's see if I can keep this thing up! ;)