Sail Away To St. Thomas

Or walk into Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts 

for the perfect beach inspired accessory.

423 Strawberry Street  Richmond, VA 23220


Also, available at ClarissaB Designs on Etsy

Last year while visiting St. Thomas, I took some special pieces traveling with me :)

A Little Birdie Once Told Me

....where you can buy these adorable birdie ornaments. Check out my friend Anne's creations, here's her blog!

I used mine as Christmas ornaments and will keep them hanging through spring.

Thanks Anne, so cute :)

Peppermint Candy Necklace

Some are white, some clear and silver. Each with maroon grosgrain ribbon to tie in the back for any length you desire.

Perfect for all of those holiday parties :)

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HANDMADE BY CLARISSAB DESIGNS

Mushroom Charm Bracelet

Pearl Charm Bracelet

2011 Summer Nautical Collection: Sail Away

Alright everyone, get excited! My personal photographer, Sara Tyer Photography and I headed to the beach to take some photos of my new 2011 Summer Nautical Collection: Sail Away. These photos would not have been possible without the assistance of the lovely Hannah and wonderful Micaela.

I've very excited to share these photos with you. For starters, Sara did an amazing job capturing the beauty of these beachy jewels and I just love the beach. So I thought, why not create pretty jewelry that reflects my love for the beach?! As most of my previous jewelry might appeal to a bride and her bridesmaids, these pieces are great to wear after that special day on your beach honeymoon!

Thanks for enduring! Sara is just too darn good and I had too many favorites :)

Check back over the next few weeks for individual postings of each Sail Away piece.

Purchase Sail Away items from my etsy shop! 

Outtakes :)

Bubbles provided by Hannah.

Our rough lives as 'rich' girls!

Sara taugh us the 'conceded model look'

All in a days work! I'd say waking up at 5am was worth it!



Tile Messages

How to create a Tile Message:

Using a colorful ceramic tile with a glossy finish...

I marked an 'X' on the back, 1 inch in from the top and sides....

Then I used a diamond drill bit to drill from the back to make these two holes....

Just thread some ribbon through the holes to hang your tile...

 And write away!!! Even a permanent Sharpie works! Just use some water and wipe right off!

(I'm sure a dry erase marker would get the job done too)

A perfect place to leave notes and reminders in your office or a grocery list in your kitchen :)

Inverse Medallion

For these cards I stamped my medallion stamp with the versa mark ink pad and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I took a cotton ball and stuck it in the ink pad and wipped it over the medallion area. I also made a template to place around the outside of the medallion so ink would not get on the rest of the white card. As I spread the cotton ball all over, the ink sticks only to the paper and wipes right off of the white embossed area creating this 'inverse medallion'.