October already???

I can't believe October has rolled around already! It's time to start gearing up for the holiday season, and as a designer that means burning the midnight oil in preparation of trunk shows, craft shows, online sales, etc. It's going to get crazy! I just finished a nice sale on my Etsy beads, and the shop inventory was pretty low, so I went back into NYC today to replenish. Here's a quick picture of all the loot.

I found some beautiful smoky quartz, green garnet, pink topaz, and some really incredible keshi pearls from my best pearl source. Don't these look like beautiful flower petals? I don't think I'm going to break up this strand; rather, I may make a special necklace just for me. :)Also beautiful are these small, sparkly pink topaz briolettes:

Hmm, better list these gems in my shop before I'm tempted to use them all for myself! :)