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  • Turquoise & Coral Chip Inlay Jewelry This Week

    by Brigid McAlpin

    Final push for Mother's estate sale preparation, featured jewelry of the week with a '70s flair, online sales, putting an 88 year old family treasure back into use, first local farmer's market visit of the season.

  • Jewelry Purges Are Back

    by Brigid McAlpin

    Blog is back after a month, posting jewelry purges again, 2025 Federico earrings are in process, introducing graphic tees to the mix, working out the bottom half of the mannequin, unpleasant experience at Staples, online postings and sales, new logo sign on the way, picking up the redesign process from two years ago, discovering a restaurant gem.

  • Moving Towards Normal

    by Brigid McAlpin

    Returning home from Tucson, making headway on the tasks for the estate, online sales and a posting, trying a few neighborhood food items before getting back on the wagon.

  • Tucson Gem Show 2025

    by Brigid McAlpin

    Preparing for our trip, online postings and sales, day by day recap of Tucson Gem Show week.

  • Moving Along...

    by Brigid McAlpin

    Working on getting back up to speed, making plans for items we are not keeping, online postings and sales, an enjoyable visit to the farmer's market, restaurant reviews.

  • A Profound Loss

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Navigating through a significant loss and looking to move forward in a positive direction.

  • Time For Another Change

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Another major change for the family, pop-up sale update, new arrivals, online postings and sales.

  • Nose To The Grindstone

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Preparing leather goods, clothing and jewelry for the Scottsdale holiday pop-up sale, a little bit of online posting and selling, trying out some new jewelry sources.

  • Arizona Road Trip 2024

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Driving from Mount Prospect to Scottsdale for the first time since 2020, lodging and dining along the way, packing the car with lots of goodies for the next pop-up sale, online selling updates.

  • Packing, Packing & More Packing

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Packing hundreds of jewelry pieces for their final trip to Scottsdale, listing and selling updates, booking the 2025 Tucson Gem Show Airbnb.

  • A Royal Connection

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Introducing some "royal" jewelry, online posting and selling continues, making a plan to move most of the jewelry cross country for a final time.

  • Cha-Ching!

    by Brigid McAlpin
    Completing medical appointments for the year, not much listing but a great selling week, new goodies are in but cannot see them for a while, BFF lunch.