The Versatile Blogger Award!

Sorry I have not been around lately, I have been home sick with the flu....UGH.  Still need more rest but I should have done this last week!


The lovely Brooke over at http://blushingnoir.blogspot.com/ has passed on an awesome blogger award to GingerKittyDesigns! The Versatile Blogger Award! Thank you so much Brooke!

The rules for this blog award include listing 7 things about yourself and tagging 12 fellow bloggers (I did 13 because it is my lucky number!)
First here are the seven facts about me:

1.  I am married to Bob Barker....yep go ahead and laugh...his name really is Bob Barker.  When I met my husband, we both worked for a car dealership.  When my future husband had a customer come in, I would page him saying "Bob Barker, come on down.....".   I can not believe he asked me out after that!

2.  Many years ago my husband was diagnosed with a serious illness and required very strong medication.  We were told that the meds may make him sterile, so if we wanted another child - we had 2 months to make that happen.  (talk about pressure!)  9 months later, our son Dylan was born :0)  (thank you God!)

3.  I have also designed jewelry using MAC pigments and made various MAC necklaces (using recycled MAC boxes) throughout the years.

4.  I have been swapping on Makeup Alley since 2004...

5.  I am allergic to bee stings, it is the only time you will ever see me running LOL!

6.  My children are my world....

7.  My name is Tracey...not Ginger LOL!

I am sorry if you are not on the list, I could only name 13 and I did my best to make it is fair as I could.  I took all my favorites and drew names out of a hat! 

My blog awards go to (in no particular order) ~ these are blogs I read on a regular basis and enjoy :0) 
 
http://www.magic-maid.net/

http://alizarineclaws.blogspot.com/

http://nail-anon.blogspot.com/

http://claresauntie.typepad.com/beauty_school/

http://brightlightsbigcolor.blogspot.com/

http://daily-nail.blogspot.com/

http://blacknailpolishandlipgloss.blogspot.com/

http://naildpolishd.blogspot.com/

http://www.alllacqueredup.com/

http://www.scrangie.com/

http://prettyindayton.blogspot.com/

http://jeweledtips.blogspot.com/

http://www.vampyvarnish.com/

Several Giveaways to mention....

Magic Maid's awesome 1000 followers giveaways:

A boatload of China Glaze products: http://www.magic-maid.net/2010/09/1000-followers-giveaway-china-glaze.html

She is also giving away a ring designed by me :0)  http://www.magic-maid.net/2010/10/1000-followers-giveaway-ginger-kitty.html

My friend Brooke is giving away a fabulous black and silver bracelet designed by me: http://blushingnoir.blogspot.com/2010/10/interview-and-giveaway-with-gingerkitty.html

Also, the wonderful and fabulous Jen - BeautySchoolBlog just posted such a nice write on me! Thank you so much Jen!!!!!!  http://claresauntie.typepad.com/beauty_school/2010/10/nail-polish-jewelry-nail-polish-jewelry-ginger-kitty-designs.html


Thanks to all the read and support me in my jewelry designs.  I have been amazed at the fabulous emails and great people I have met.  :0)

Nail Polish Bottle Pendants now available!!!!!!!!

My nail polish pendants are now available in my etsy store.  

Price:  $23.99 + shipping
My polish list can be found here:  GKD Polish List  Keep in mind that this is not all of my polishes, I am trying to update the list as quickly as I can. 

Feel free to ask any questions you want....





Busy working on my nail polish bottles....

Here is a picture of what I have been busy doing this afternoon - filling my nail polish bottles!

I asked on Twitter if anyone would like a specific color but I did not get much of a response, so I started making the colors I thought would look best.  Nfuoh flakies, Meteor Shower, Ruby Pumps, Frosty Meadows and Lunar Eclipse.  I am still looking for colors suggestions :0)

I am trying to get them ready to list in my store on Monday.....although I have already sold some in private sales.

Adding picture for Brooke....Hidden Treasures...great idea - thanks!

Adding for jbrobeck .....

Giveaway!

Who wants to win this nail polish bracelet?




My friend Brooke is having a giveaway and it is the first GingerKittyDesigns bracelet giveaway ever!    Her is her fab blog and giveaway:  blushingnoir.blogspot.com giveaway

Update of Nail Polish Bottles:

Also....I did a "test run" of the nail polish bottle necklaces and they came out really well... 

What do you think of them?  I plan on using them for necklaces, earrings or charm bracelets.

I designed my own nail polish bottle!

New Nail Polish Bottle Design :0)

I have been looking for years for something like this and there is nothing on the market. I happened to work for a manufacturing company (my day job) so I was able to finally just designed my own nail polish bottle! (Keep in mind that this is raw metal and has not been plated yet)

New Plating Finish - left one

It measures 1 1/2 inches high and 1 inch wide and can be used as a necklace, purse charm, keychain or large earrings. I placed it next to a quarter so you can have some size reference .

The plan is to fill the "well" up with whatever nail polish my customers would like. I asked on Twitter @gingerkittyd and most people responded that they would like to see these plated in silver or antiqued silver. So I will have them plated in both silver and antiqued silver and maybe throw a few gold ones in there as well.
I am not sure when this will be available in my Etsy store...but I will keep you updated.

What do you think? Is it something you would like? All opinions wanted, even if you hate it.

Use Etsy for your Holiday List

The holidays will be here before you know it......

Did you know that you can email items you find in my store on Etsy (or any Etsy store) as a Christmas list? Just find the item you are interested in and click "email" on the right side. Just fill out the form below and hit send.

Easy and you will be sure to get what you want for this holiday season :0)




Bracelets are now available in my Etsy Store!


Here are some of my new designs...what do you think?






I am also proud to say that I worked with a die-maker and designed my own nail polish bottle necklace! It has a well in the "bottle" part of the necklace and I will be able to fill it with your favorite nail polish color! The pieces are being cast now and should be able to post pictures soon :0)

Giveaway!!!!!!!!! Have you seen @magicmaid 1000 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY? I designed a ring specifically for her giveaway and it came out fabulous! If you would like a chance to win this ring....hop over to her website and enter!

http://bit.ly/9SCn6U






Blog Sale:
I mentioned last week on Twitter (@gingerkittyd) that I may sell some of my nail polishes in a blog sale soon. I have not forgotten, I just did not have time this weekend to go through all of my polishes and make a list. Yes, I am planning on still having the sale soon :0)

I have started a list of polishes I may sell, but I have not made any decisions yet. As you can see, I am still working on my list.