YazBerry Jewelry Collection: Magpie for Mother Nature

The Magpie for Mother Nature Collection...I can't tell you weather I am naming myself or a design set of jewelry...I gravitate towards semi-precious stones, corals, polished nuts and seeds. In fact I just invested in quite a few more semi-precious stones to design with in the New Year. My semi-precious stone palate now includes Labradorite, Quartz crystal points, Prehnite, Jade, Garnet, Obsidian, Onyx, Serpentine, Peridot and many many more treasures. I finally have found a system I think I like for organizing my jewelry supplies...a little peek; the tiny drawers are filled with semi-precious stones, the larger drawers contain the rest of the loot and the organizer cases mostly house beads and findings:

So far I have focused my efforts on earrings as I enjoy making tiny sculptures to wear. I plan to expand my stone work into necklaces. Here are some of the earrings I have made in the Magpie collection. Some have found happy homes. Many are available on my facebook page or in my Etsy shop. Do you have a favorite semi-precious stone and you are inspired by something I have made and what a custom piece? Let me know, I would be thrilled to work with you to create something special.

Place Your Holiday Gift Orders Now for On Time Delivery

YazBerry is available for purchase in the following locations this holiday season:

Online:

Shop for handmade purses & clothing, as well as vintage purses & scarves:

www.yazberryfashion.etsy.com

*Note: purses and clothing ship from Minnesota, USA. Scarves ship from Newfoundland, Canada

Shop for handmade jewelry (and vintage jewelry soon once I take 100's of photos):

www.facebook.com/yazberryfashion

*Note: jewelry ships from Newfoundland, Canada. Contact me on facebook to make a purchase and I will send you a PayPal invoice. 

In Store:

Shop for handmade jewelry, vintage jewelry, as well as vintage scarves and neckties:

My Home Studio

Located near The Village Mall, St. John's, NL

*Note: by appointment only most days and evenings, please contact me for directions/to schedule a shopping visit: www.yazberry.com 

Shop for a selection of handmade jewelry: 

Stitches from the Rock

Located just south of Trinity, NL as you pass Lethbridge on Route 230 

*Note: Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm

Little Shop Studio Sale September 19 - 22, Bonavista

Little Shop Jewelry Sale (visit link for Facebook event) Thursday, September 19 - Sunday, September 22. Noon - 8 pm. Off of Rolling Cove in Bonavista, watch for neon green signs all over town.

Inside the little shop today:

New Studio Space

I know some of you enjoy seeing where the magic happens. Here are some quick pics of my new studio space. They're dark as it is night, but it does get great sunlight too :)The gorgeous screen is part of my inheritance from my Grandmother. LOVE it and works perfect to make this living room space multi-functional. God save the screen!

New YazBerry Design Studio

Favorite excuse for chaos: I'm not messy, I'm creative.

Here is a photographic tour of my new design studio in Salem, MA.

Overall view. I have a lot of floor space however the table is set up so I can quickly rotate from my machine to my cutting table. Also, I still need to find 'more organized' homes for some of the stuff in the floor. All and all, mostly functional at this point shortly after the move :)

My sewing table. I acquired a new machine for free at a yard sale. It is a work horse and great for straight seam sewing. I was surprised it worked upon plugging it in (the orange flowered cover in the corner gives you an idea of its age).

Organized chaos. I know where everything is.

I have a room with a view. I'm on top of a hill and can see the sunset from here!

My fabric stash. Sorted in color order. I think better that way.

The coolest part of this room is all of the storage. It is in the top floor of the house and I have huge finished closets in each of the eaves as well as a walk in closet for my own clothes!

The YazBerry warehouse! All vintage and handmade lovelies live here until you adopt them into your home! (Considering an adoption? visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com!)

I even have a built in cedar closet to protect all of the delicate fibers like silks and wools!

Awesome space to store purses.

The collection as viewed from...the other end!


BONUS FEATURE!
Here is a quick peek at my personal closet...not finished organizing it yet...but have lots of shelves and hanger rods on both sides to do so. I've always wanted to know what some of my favorite designers have in their closets. As you can see my color palate runs from my closet into my store. That is indeed consistent!

Enjoy!

<3 Virginia

I'm not Messy, I'm Creative: An Insider's YazBerry Studio Tour!

Now that Designer, Virginia E. Berry has moved to a new studio, eager eyes and ears have been hinting at an insider's YazBerry Studio Tour...

As you enter you are pleasantly greeted by Virginia's works in progress...100% authentic YazBerry just after the hatching stage!

Continue towards the back of the room and you can have a pre-buyer's peek at some of the YazBerry Vintage inventory. This closet holds many items yet to be listed, in fact it holds more vintage items to be listed than are currently listed on www.yazberry.com or
yazberryfashion.etsy.com Stay tuned as those 14 extra hours per week allow the YazBerry vintage offering to bloom.

Along the opposite wall you can see a large selection of fabrics and ideas! This is the source, the mother load for materials for many YazBerry creations. A close up of the Grandma's Legacy Fabric (well it is mixed in nicely, but a close up of the fabrics none the less) is included for your viewing pleasure.





And finally we arrive at the engines that drive this operation known as YazBerry. On the right we have, the Huskystar C10 by Husqvarna Viking sewing machine who not only seams together many items but decorates them too with beautiful embroidery stitches.
On the left, her partner in crime, is our finishing expert Janome MyLock 644D who both finishes raw edges professionally and ensures YazBerry items are built to last.





Now eyes and ears, you have experienced the inner workings of a fashion design studio, the YazBerry Fashion Design Studio. This colorful, organized chaos is a real life rendition of Designer, Virginia E. Berry's brain and creative functionality. All of these elements plus Virginia's brain, mix together to create the wonderful items you see at yazberryfashion.etsy.com and www.yazberry.com. Happy shopping!