May Newsletter
Welcome to the May edition of the Sweet Tarragon newsletter!
Pre-Postage Hike Sale!
It’s May, so that means USPS rates are about to increase…so we’re having a 10% off Store-Wide sale to celebrate these last few days of shipping on the cheap. Place your order before midnight on May 9th to receive the discount.
Featured Item
White Dreams is our pick for this newsletter’s featured item. A howlite and sterling treasure inspired by my grandmother’s jewelry collection, regularly priced at $52.00, on clearance for $26, and on special sale for our newsletter readers for $19! Please mention the newsletter in the notes to seller at checkout and wait for a revised invoice.
Gift Certificates
So maybe you’ve forgotten that Mother’s Day is just around the corner (or maybe your mom’s just picky). Luckily for you, gift certificates are available in $10, $20, or any other denomination you’d like – send us an Etsy convo, email, or call for a custom listing. Now through the end of May, mention this newsletter and get a 25% bonus on your gift certificate purchase! You can even plan a gift for yourself…spend $40 and get $50 to use in our store on whatever you’d like.
And the Winner Is…
Amy Sharp has both won a$10 gift certificate good toward any item in our Etsy store. Congratulations, Amy – check your email for details! Want to be in the running for next month’s drawing? Contact us to get on our mailing list and be entered to win.
Event Schedule
It is that time of year again, and we’re excitedly ramping up for our spring and summer shows. Stop by and see our new wares!
~May 9-10: Skippack Spring Fest, Downtown Skippack, PA
~May 16: Arts Alive!, Quakertown, PA
~July 25: Crafts in the Grove, Neffs, PA
~September 12-13, Skippack Sidewalk Sale, Downtown Skippack, PA
~November 13-14, St. Sophia Greek Food Festival and Craft Fair, Jeffersonville, PA
Be sure to check out the locations page on our blog for up-to-the-minute event info and maps for each location.
Home Shows
If you’d like to handle our inventory, get exclusive first looks at our newest pieces, and earn free jewelry, contact us about booking a home show. Invite your friends and family over for a night of fun and jewelry, and get an early jump on your holiday shopping. You’ll earn a percentage in jewelry of all sales made and custom orders taken during your party! Contact us for details and to schedule your show.
That’s all until next month; don’t forget to take advantage of our great sale.
~Mer and Dani~
December/January Newsletter
Welcome to the December/January edition of the Sweet Tarragon newsletter!
Clearance Items
The holiday season was a busy one for us, and now our focus has turned to clearing out some of the old to make room for the new. The clearance section of our shop is being updated regularly with new deals, all at 50% off the original price, so check back often!
Featured Item
In the Salon with Hemingway is our pick for this newsletter’s featured item. A delicate bracelet of moukaite and golden jade with antiqued gold findings will warm up your winter days.Regularly priced at $9.00 – sale price of $6.00 (that’s 33% off!) for our newsletter readers only. Please mention the newsletter in the notes to seller at checkout and wait for a revised invoice.
NEW – Gift Certificates
The holidays may be over, but Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it. If your Valentine is one of those “hard to buy for” types, we’ve got the perfect solution – a Sweet Tarragon gift certificate. Gift certificates are available in $10, $20, or any other denomination you’d like – send us an Etsy convo, email, or call for a custom listing. Now through the end of February, mention this newsletter and get a 20% bonus on your gift certificate purchase! You can even plan a gift for yourself…spend $40 and get $48 to use in our store on whatever you’d like.
And the Winner Is…
We have two winners this time around – one each for December and January. Donna Waldt and Judy Betker have both won $10 gift certificates good toward any item in our Etsy store. Congratulations, Donna and Judy – check your email for details! Want to be in the running for next month’s drawing? Contact us or email marketplace at sweettarragon.com to join our mailing list, and be automatically entered to win!
Custom Orders
One great way to spend your gift certificate is on a custom-designed piece from Sweet Tarragon. You don’t need an occasion – why not have something made for yourself as a treat? For a behind-the-scenes look into a recent custom order, take a look at our most recent blog post.
Event Schedule
We’re taking a few months off from the craft show circuit to rest our tents and create some great new designs, but will be back into the swing of things in the spring. Until then, keep an eye out for new items on our website, or book a home show…
Home Shows
If you’d like to handle our inventory, get exclusive first looks at our newest pieces, and earn free jewelry, contact us about booking a home show. Invite your friends and family over for a night of fun and jewelry, and get an early jump on your holiday shopping. You’ll earn a percentage in jewelry of all sales made and custom orders taken during your party! Contact us or email dani at sweettarragon dot com for details and to schedule your show.
That’s all until next month!
~Mer and Dani~
Custom Ocean Jasper Set
We met Sally at one of our many holiday craft shows. She was looking for an earthtoned bracelet, in the style of Bright Bangle of Baubles. I didn’t have anything in stock, but offered to get in touch after the show with some options for a custom piece. A customized bead catalog, a few email conversations, and a few weeks later (read: today), I shipped her a necklace, bracelet, and earrings set that I’m pretty damn proud of.
This is a closeup view of the necklace. Earthtone glass beads were used as a focal point to anchor hefty 15mm ocean jasper rondelles that I ordered especially for this set. Black agate rounds and silver-plates spacers add depth and sparkle to the lower, heavier section of the necklace.
The other half of the necklace tapers down to an 8mm size. This was done mostly for comfort, but also to keep costs down. I added some 10mm green opal rondelles for a nice transition to the thinner section, which continues the ocean jasper, black agate, and silver trend with smaller ocean jasper rondelles, rounded black agate rectangles, and thin silver-plated discs. The necklace comes to a close with thin black agate ovals and a silver-plated toggle clasp.
While the bracelet was the starting point for the custom order, it was the second piece in the set to come together for me – I actually designed the necklace first. A chunky stretch bracelet like its inspiration piece, the bracelet again contains ocean jasper, black agate, and coordinating earthtone glass. I really fell in love with this particular piece and had a hard time letting it go.
The earrings were the final thing to come together in this set. Ocean jasper, green opal, and black agate on sterling headpins dangle 2″ from the sterling earwire. I loved these so much, I’ve made them available in our shop: click here for your very own ocean jasper and green opal earrings.
I really do love doing custom work, and I hope that Sally enjoys her set as much as I enjoyed creating it. If you’re looking for your own custom piece — for a special event, gift, wedding, or just because — we’d love to create something for you. Contact us today to get started.
Featured at Cafe Handmade Again!
A few weeks ago, they featured our earrings…I just noticed today that my “Buy Indie for the Holidays” post is featured on the front page at Cafe Handmade – check it out! Nifty.
And, since I seem to have struck a nerve, your very own “buy indie” banners are available for download! Click here for the original banner size, and here for the smaller sidebar size. Please don’t hotlink; a link back to the original post is very much appreciated but not required. 
Friday Gift Certificate Giveaway!
Between the crummy economy, the crummy weather and the holidays bearing down upon us, what’s better than a chance to win some free stuff and shop from the comfort of your own home? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Starting today and ending at 4pm eastern time, we are raffling off a $10 dollar gift certificate to the Sweet Tarragon online jewelry store, just because. To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment here, or you can leave a Direct Message for Mer on Twitter. It’s that simple. Tell your friends.
And check out the store anyway. From now until the end of the day (meaning when we get around to it) all orders over $25 get free priority shipping, so you can be sure to get your goodies before Christmas.
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