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I've just made my blog giveaway live! I'm giving away a handmade stretchy helm chainmail bracelet in your own color choices for free!

There are 10 ways to enter, including just simply posting a comment. You can win a bunch of times every day, too! Check out all the details on my other, more updated blog at http://yesredpanda.blogspot.com

Thanks, and good luck! :D

<3 Jessica
http://redpanda.etsy.com

7/2/09

Hello chainmail lovers!

I've updated my site with a few new products today. Click the picture to go to the page and get more information. :)

<3 Jessica

I'm on a much needed etsy vacation! Here's the scoop:

I am on etsy vacation from Friday, April 10th - Sunday April 19th. This means that if you go to my etsy store at http://redpanda.etsy.com, you'll notice almost all of my items are gone! Not to worry though, they'll be back soon. :)

Now, I'm not on chainmaille vacation, just on etsy vacation. If you need some lovely maille (which of course you do), almost all my items from etsy are now available in my artfire shop at http://redpanda.artfire.com as well as on my website www.redpandajewelry.com.

Throughout my vacation I'll still be working on custom orders, making new items, taking product pictures, and packaging and shipping orders along with pretty much everything I do when I'm not on vacation. I just need a pause in my etsy orders so I can get caught up, and to finally take some relaxing time once I am fully caught up.

In the week I'm on vacation, I plan to have all pending custom orders made, photographed, listed, and shipped out. I'll be completely up to date with all orders. I plan to completely reorganize and clean my crafting space, to make better use of everything. I intend to work out a new shipping system, so the process is more smooth and my boyfriend can help me out when things get hectic. I also plan on reading a book in a bubble bath, going out to dinner, and watching a movie on the couch with my boyfriend. Vacations are for relaxing, too! It's been really hard for me to find time to relax lately, and I think a de-stressing is in order.

Thank you everyone for your continued support! I'm still around and online, so if at any time you have any questions, comments, or if you'd like me to start a custom order for you, send me an etsy convo, artfire message, or email to redpandajewelry@gmail.com.

See you in a week!
Jessica

I've got red hair!

I redyed it just last night. Naturally, my hair's a medium brown. I use the Miss Clairol's Real Red series, which you can pick up the color and some developer at Sally Beauty for less than a box at the grocery store. It works great! I can't comment on how the gray coverage is because *crosses fingers that I don't jinx it* I don't have any yet.

A while back, Walgreen's had Revlon's Colorist dye on sale for only six dollars. It normally sells for $15.99 so it was a pretty good deal. It's so expensive because it comes with "color glaze", a once a week treatment to put the oomph back in your color. I got a box (light auburn) to try it out (with red hair, you ALWAYS need any oomph you can get!). Turns out it was not a winner in my books. Left my hair feeling horribly brittle, unlike any other dye I've used. The color glaze just wasn't conditioning at all.

If I'm ever getting box anything again it'll always be Clairol's natural instincts line. I buy that stuff when it's on sale in a color I don't even want just for the conditioner it comes with. It's not a permanent hair dye; it washes out after 6 weeks or so. My routine from now on will probably be something along the lines of Real Reds permanent color and condition once a week with the stuff from the Natural Instincts line. Oh yeah.

Today my redpanda branding was mentioned in the Etsy Success Tips email. How wonderful! Thank you to Tamara at blockpartypress for including me in the article. :D

New this week at Red Panda - 3/22/09

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In order from left to right:
1. Rainbow Dragon Maille Bracelet - I love rainbows, so the rainbow dragon maille bracelet was obviously following up shortly after the yellow dragon maille necklace I posted last week. A solid silver version will be up hopefully next week.

2. Sterling Fan Earrings with Pink Mystic Topaz - I'm falling more and more in love with gemstones recently, with topaz of any color being high on the list. The rings were super tiny in these earrings, but they look great.

3. Sterling Wrapped Eudialyte Pendant - Eudialyte! Can you see I've got a pink trend going on? Just an amazing stone, all wrapped up in stering silver.

4. Pearl Suspension Pendant Necklace - I've actually had the pearl suspension necklace made for months and months now, and just now got around to listing it.

5. Star Shower Bracelet - And I adore the star shower bracelet! Usually I pick one or two colors, or a rainbow as my color scheme, but this has four! Pink, blue, green and silver. Love the stars. So cute.

6. Striped Sterling and Copper Viperscale Plus Bracelet -
The sterling and copper viperscale plus bracelet is oh so sumptuous. It's a super dense weave, and I've woven it so it looks striped!

Check back next Sunday for more new maille goodies. :)
Jessica

New this week at Red Panda - 3/15/09

In order from left to right:
1. Yellow Dragon Maille Necklace
2. Chainmaille Bead Stitch Markers Set of 4 in Cool
3. Center Burst Chainmail Necklace in Green
4. Rose Gold and Sterling Helm Chainmaille Necklace
5. Tiny Peridot Wrapped Earrings
6. Blue and Brown Spiral Chainmail Bracelet

The yellow dragon maille bracelet I've put forth for spring. Pantone says yellow will be big, and I love sunny yellow, so I decided to make a solid yellow necklace. Magnetic clasp makes it easy to put on and take off.
I love the colors of the beaded stitch markers. Nice and soothing.
The green in the center burst necklace is a limited edition color that you won't find from other maillers. Nice and bright and grassy.
I've been wanting to make something from rose gold for a while now. I think the helm chain suits it perfectly.
Peridot earrings aren't chainmail, so it might be odd to see them in my store, but I think they're very pretty. :)
Blue and brown is a great color combination, and I'm excited to put it into this thick spiral bracelet.

Check back next Sunday for more new maille goodies. :)
Jessica

Hi everyone! So I'm on just about every social networking site, except for facebook. Well yesterday I took the plunge and dove on in. It was actually kind of confusing for me to figure out, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. Come be my friend!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=1443926307

Also here's the link to my business page. If you add me as a fan, I'll add you back. :)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Panda-Chainmaille/73846670125

I'm now 2 sales away from 750 in my etsy shop! Help me get closer and get 20% off your entire chainmaille order! In the notes to seller field upon checkout, use code "Vox750". Wait for an adjusted paypal invoice before paying, or I can refund you the difference. Either way. :)

Thanks so much for the support everyone!

Jessica
http://redpanda.etsy.com

New this week at http://redpanda.etsy.com - 3/8/09

In order from left to right:

Sterling Wrapped Seraphinite Pendant - $100

Glow Persian Stretchy Chainmail Bracelet - $20

Orbis Flower Pendant in Sterling and Rose Gold - $40

Orbis Flower Earrings in Sterling and Rose Gold - $60

Lovely Flower Chainmail Earrings in Purple - $14

JPL Spiral Chainmail Necklace - $40

The way the light shines off the seraphinite stone is just amazing. I wish I could capture it in my pictures better.
I'm still loving my glow in the dark rubber rings. A simpler bracelet I felt was in order!
The Orbis design is brand new; I especially love the way the rose gold looks in there.
Lovely flower earrings are a classic in my shop. Purple and affordable!
JPL is brand new also! This is the first JPL chain I've listed. I've got another one in copper diamond shaped rings made up and it's not listed yet. This silver one is amazingly lightweight, while the copper has a nice heavy feel. Be looking for it soon!

See you next week for the Red Panda weekly update!

<3 Jessica