Archive for the ‘birds’ Category
Feb
I Have a New Shop - Shiny MoonBeams Shop
Hello, once again another month has nearly passed……just a few more days and February will be all gone. It’s raining cats and dogs right now.
This week my husband and I took a ride out to the country, that’s about a 3 minute drive from our house, but we ended up in a great spot to photograph birds, a California birding hot spot, off Brewer and Nicolaus in the western edge of Placer County. I have a nice DSLR camera it’s great for your first DSLR camera. Mine is a Sony a300. I really love this camera, it’s been fun learning to use it and some day when I understand all these functions then I can progress to a more complicated camera, but for now this is perfect for me.
Anyway I got this nice shot of a Male Nuttall’s Woodpecker.

Isn’t he gorgeous! we have these at the house too sometimes I hear them pecking away, but I’ve never captured one in a photograph before so, it was pretty exciting for me.
Okay so onto Jewelry. I have opened a new shop, I put it together myself and have been working on it off and on for a few months. This shop is going to be for Beach Style Jewelry, a handbags that I am going to make and a surprise which I will talk about when the time is right.
Please visit my new shop, I hope you like it, I designed it myself. It’s suppose to be very California looking and very beach thened and all about girls and very retro.
Go check it out! Shiny MoonBeams Shop.
It took me awhile to get it the way I wanted it to look. Now I just have to get busy making my handbags.

I plan on making several styles to start with, the beach retro girls, birds (No Kidding!), sugarskulls and pets (Dogs and Cats). Those are the themes I plan on concentrating on to start with.
Please be sure to stop in my new shop and post a comment if you like the new shop at the bottom of each page. I really would appreciate it.
Here are several shell earrings I have made
http://www.shinymoonbeams.com/products-page/earrings/
Alternately you can find the same earrings on my Krystal Kat’s Jewelry and Suncatchers website as well.



Well there you have it, until next time have a great weekend! ~Kat
Tags: Handbags, Krystal Kat's Jewelry & Suncatchers, Male Nuttall's Woodpecker, Shell Earrings, Shiny MoonBeams Shop
Feb
February New Jewelry Added to Krystal Kat’s
I just updated my website at www.krystalkats.com with new jewelry, earrings, spring bracelets and necklace’s.
I hope you will gander over and check out the earrings, bracelet’s and the necklace I made. Don’t forget Easter is coming early this year in April, it’s April 4th. If you plan on picking up some Easter Jewelry or Crystal Suncatchers please stop on over and make your purchases early before I get really busy which usually happens the week before. And be sure to get your order delivered on time by ordering early.
Here is a little list of some new things on the What’s New Page.
I have posted the flower bracelets and necklace from last post onto my website.
Also find this new set a Colored Shell and Pearl Necklace, Earrings and Bracelet Set. Find it here.

As some of you know I have been fascinated with birds this year. Here you can read some of my tales of bird watching this year. Click here to read it off my “She Was Old Fashioned” blog.
I hope you have yourself a wonderful weekend! ~Kat
Tags: Beaded Earrings, Beaded Flower Bracelets & Necklaces, birds, Colored Shell and Pearl Necklace Set, Crystal Suncatchers, My fascination with birds, www.krystalkats.comFeb
Valentine’s, Rainbows and Birds
I have been such a busy girl today! it was a pretty nice day then just a bit ago the sky opened up and it rained cats and dogs.
I managed to get a gorgeous photo of an American Finch today. Isn’t she so pretty?
I think she might be having babies, she is a lot chunkier then the others I’ve seen.

I’m not sure, but it might be a Lesser Gold Finch.
Before I snapped that Finch photo I made a video for my Crystal Psalm 23 Bracelet and Rainbow Suncatchers for my Krystal Kat’s website. I made a video to show off my Psalm 23 bracelet and my Rainbow suncatcher.
Okay well I want to be sure I get this out before I take off for some shut eye, don’t forget about Valentine’s Day!
I have lots of cute Jewelry and Suncatchers that would make perfect gifts for your Valentine’s.

http://krystalkats.com/jewels/index.php?item=355
Another pretty bracelet The Twisted Heart Bracelet, you can find that here.

~Kat
Tags: Bracelets, Crystal Jewelry and Crystal Suncatcher Video, Finch Birds, Psalm 23 BraceletJan
Finally A Sunny Day!
After over a week of rain until and now we have a tiny bit of sunshine today. Oh how I love sunshine! that’s the wonderful thing about living in California is we are so blessed with lots and lots of sunshine. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Most our days are sunshine and southern California has even more then us. In the Northern end, we actually have much colder weather then the southern end in certain parts.
Last week on January 19th, in between storms I tried to video capture some Robins. I see lots of different birds each day, so I will try to video capture as many as I can through the year.
Well I want to tell you about some very attractive Psalm 23 The Lord Shepherd of His People, A Psalm of David Bracelet I made in 14K gold filled and Copper style. I also have Sterling Silver styles available at my Crystal Jewelry & Crystal Suncatcher site.
I have a whole page dedicated to this bracelet, check it out by clicking on this link.
Click the photo or link to view it larger and read more about it.
http://krystalkats.com/jewels/index.php?item=358

I also made it with matching earrings, click here to view it larger or read more about it. This is really beautiful! I love these gold beads and the shiny Swarovski Crystals on it look fabulous with the gold.
Here is the Copper style. Not pure copper but copper filled.

Here is the link to view the bracelet full size and read more about it. Matching Earrings are forth coming.
I also have sterling silver styles be sure to check out my page The Lord is My Shepherd, Psalm 23 Bracelet Page.
Check out my new products page! or visit me on http://krystalkats.com.
Also be sure to check out my personal blog at http://www.she-was-old-fashioned.com/
Okay…. well I am going off to try and see if today might be the day I can video capture some more birds. I seen a really pretty one out my window. I have not idea what kind of bird it is, but it’s beautiful. ~Kat
Tags: Psalm 23 The Lord is My Shepherd Crystal Christian Brac, Robin Birds Video, Silver and CopperJan
Little Finch Bird & Jewelry
Wow this week sure went by so fast. Here I made a little video today trying to capture video of cute little Finch birds, every time I try to capture them for video they fly away but today one stayed for a second or two. So sweet! I took the video with my Flip Camcorder again. Turned out so great, just wish it was longer. Will try again soon, but it’s suppose to rain all the way until next Friday! Eeeks!
I’ve been told these little birds are the American Gold Finch. I get a lot of them because of this tree and bush we have in our yard called Crape Myrtle. They feed off these bushes and trees we have just about all year long. I never have to put bird seed out for them. They are so happy feeding off the bush, especially winter and spring. During the summer, spring and fall the Hummingbird feeds off this bush and tree. We have four bushes and four trees in our backyard. I believe the varieties of of Crape Myrtle’s we have are, Basham’s Party Pink, Baton Rouge, Biloxi and Byer’s White. But there are so many varieties I would have to take a closer look to be appositely sure.
Both the Finch and Hummingbirds are among my favorites.
It’s a cute little bird don’t you think? Well onto other things like Jewelry! LOL! Here is a bracelet that I made it’s a pet charm bracelet not for your pet but for you. It’s made with pink Grade A Cat’s Eye beads, but you can have it in two colors of blue, purple and green.
http://krystalkats.com/jewels/index.php?item=348 Go ahead and click on the link and see the photo larger and read more about this bracelet. Also available in a Breast Cancer style with a pink or silver ribbon.
It would be a cute Valentine Bracelet as well with a cute little heart charm added to it.
Here is darling pair of earrings thta would be so cute with this bracelet, although I put it at my Artfire Gallery.
I will try to add it to Krystal Kat’s soon!
Be sure to check out the jewelry and my video! have a great weekend. ~Kat
Tags: American Gold Finch, Bracelet, Breast Cancer & Pet Charm Bracelet, Cat's Eye Beads, Crape Myrtle, Crystal Beads, Earrings, Hummingbird, Jewelry, Little Finch Bird



