Meet Me and My New Blog

Found on my etsy site:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyAnnJewelry?ref=si_shop 

Hi everyone! I'm Ashley and I am one of the owners of AshleyAnnJewelry - a shop on Etsy. We make eco-friendly jewelry made with hemp cord and other material such as gorgeous glass beads and pendants. We opened in May of 2012 and have participated in a silent auction where we sold our jewelry to raise money for local no-kill animal shelters.

Preston loves to help me package my jewelry!

This is me and my son, Preston. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and this is also where I have been raising my son. He is 10 months old now...they grow so fast! My little man keeps me on my toes. It's hard to balance this business and be a stay at home mom a the same time, but it's so worth it because I cherish the time I spend with him. Everyone keeps telling me "Next thing you know, he'll be asking for the car keys!" I dread that day!


I have chosen to start this blog to keep track of not only my own milestones for my personal life and for my shop, but also to show the web world all of the awesome shops there are on Etsy. There are TONS! It's amazing what people can create with their two hands. Home decor, jewelry, wall art, etc. Not only that, but I like to keep up with the monthly trends, too. DIY (Do it yourself crafts) are so big right now so I'd like to do some research and bring cool ideas to your home. It's so fun to be able to sit down and do crafts with kids too; get them away from the TV and computer to use their hands. Don't be afraid to get dirty with some crafts...they can get messy but those crafts are the most fun.

I strongly encourage everyone that visits my site to leave comments, ask questions, and just get involved in this crafting community. I'd absolutely love to hear from anyone! If you'd like to get a hold of me personally, I'll leave my contact information at the end of this post. When commenting, please remember to keep things polite. This is a family friendly blog, remember!

My contact information:

Email: amjmusic@live.com
My Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyAnnJewelry?ref=si_shop - you can message me on here