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The holiday season is a magical time of the year. Baking cookies, cozying up by the fire... and spending hours running from store to store looking for that perfect gift while being forced to listen to Santa Baby on repeat. This year, avoid the long lines and "parking lot full" signs; find a gift for everyone on your list at AmyPetersStudio.com!

The trendy teenager who can never have enough jewelry: a versatile necklace from the new Treasures collection. A cute inspirational word charm, wire shape, and chain can be purchased for fewer than ten dollars or create your own necklace for just $2.50 more per charm or shape.

A parent who wants their daughter to know just how much she is loved: Give her a necklace from our Matte Chokers collection. There are inspirational designs for every taste with sayings such as "Follow you heart", "Reach for the Stars", and "You are Loved Beyond Measure".  

A small, thoughtful gift for a co-worker: A key ring with charms and shapes from our Treasures collection. The key rings can be carried with them on all their travels, or just to the office, and give your co-workers the motivation they need to make it through the workday. Just $5 for a key ring and charm. 

To show your best friends how much they mean to you: A little piece of luck or inspiration from our popular Itty Bitty Modern Talisman and Itty Bitty Fortune Cookies collections. Both styles feature delicate 14kt plated gold charms and silver word charms that are perfect for an everyday look. The collections retail at $40 and $35, respectively.

For the sister you have been through everything with: An identity bracelet. Each charm has an inspirational saying on the back of the pendant, making it a personal message just for her.  Each bracelet has a retail price of $70.

Browse our website for even more gift ideas for the fun, fashionable females in your life!

Discount for Holiday Shoppers!

Ok...all of you faithful Facebook fans and blog readers....get a discount code.

Enter code: Holiday20 (that's a zero not an oh at the end)

Enter it into your shopping cart for 20% off your entire retail order! It is good now until December 24th!

A Little Glitter for the Holidays

So much for silver bells, white winters, and red and green... everything. Add a splash of gold to warm up your spirit and your look this holiday season!

After years of using only silver to create our jewelry, we decided to create a collection that has the stunning and classy look of gold while remaining true to our silver roots. Vermeil is a thick, gold plating which is put over our sterling silver designs so the jewelry appears gold, but is without the gold price tag. We have chosen some of our favorite designs to offer in vermeil including many of the message beads, chunky chokers, and dainty discs.

Wear vermeil yourself to add a little shine on hose cold, dreary days, or give it to others and show your heart of gold!

Vermeil Collection

10 reasons to give someone a Pocket Thought!

1) Lunch Box Love
Include the I love u this much token in your child's lunch for a special treat.

2) A Little Pick Me Up

When you feel a little stressed, take a moment to create peace of mind. 

3) Taking a test

Let them know they already have it within them before a big test

4) Before the game
Give you child the reach for the stars token before the big game.

5) Graduation

Remind them to Create your own destiny as son or daughter goes off to embrace life at college and beyond. 

6) Starting a new Job
Give a friend the let your dreams take flight token before their first day at a new job.

7) Good News

Learn to expect miracles in your day to day life. 

8) The Journey Begins...

Encourage a new college student to take chances and take the take the road less travelled.

9)Love Announced

Tell that special someone that your love can't be measured with the you are loved beyond measure token. 

10) Just Because

Why not keep  50 assorted pocket thoughts on hand just in case you find that perfect last minute reason to give a pocket thought! 

How do you show your treasures???

We had such a blast during our recent photo shoot...
I invited over some friends and their girls to put together jewelry and show all of the incredible ways that the Treasures collection can be worn. Most of the designs the girls came up with on their own...

Have fun experiemting!

Bracelets-wrap 3 times.

Layer it on. Cut one chain shorter so you can wear multiple necklace
Anklet-Wrap 2 times and cut to fit.
Knot just above the charm to give a unique look.

Spread a little peace and love
For a floating heart look, loop chain around the heart.

And of course...don't forget the boys...they love peace too.

So...how do you wear your treasures ?

What Defines You?

If your name was in the dictionary, what words would follow? Fun, energetic, classy, generous, insightful, bold... you choose how it is you want other to see you and how you see yourself in the world.

Make your definition known with one of our identity bracelets. A twist on a traditional identity bracelet, these unique word jewelry designs allow you to identify with your personal affirmations in life. Each charm has an inscribed inspirational saying on the back that is hidden from others, but you will always know is there. Keep a personal reminder that "You Already Have it  Within You", to "Let Your Heart Soar", or one of 5 other motivational phrases that speaks to you.

Define yourself and let your true character be known, even if your are the only one who will see it.

October Winner

The winner of the

 

Itty Bitty fortune cookie is....

Susannah Hough with the first 5 letter of her email:  marka

If this is you contact our office at (805) 627-1982 before November 30th, 2009 to give us your address and we will ship out your necklace ASAP.

If this isn't you....make sure to sign our guest book.  It looks like Susannah signed the guest book A LOT last month...increasing her odds of winning! 

Food Bank needs...

 

A typical dozen from our chickens consists of 8 brown eggs and 4 light green eggs.  

 
You have all probably read about our chickens.  Well, we of course have WAY too many eggs each week for our family needs. When my daughter learned that she needed to do a service project for 6th grade she decided to sell her eggs to earn money for the local food bank.  Funny thing to be selling eggs to buy food.  But most food banks in our area can't use perishable items.   The whole process has been such a great learning experience for her. She brings in the eggs to her school and sells them on the honor system.  Every other week we collect the money from the office and go to a discount grocery store and buy food for the food bank. It's wonderful to see Kyra making great choices about how to spend the money she earns. 

Read about what you food bank is likely to need most.

I have been reading so many statistics of the increase in need across the US for food at food banks this year.  Our local food banks have seen an increase in need of 25% this year alone. 

Throughout the USA 12.5% or 1 in 8 people are at risk of not having enough food on a daily basis.   To me that is a staggering thought....It's a basic human need that is not happening for a portion of people in the US. 

Find out what you can do...Just think... if everyone that could shared their resources it could solve world hunger.  

Most larger communities have food banks.  Find yours and donate food year round, not just at the holidays!

New 2010 Catalog!

Just in time for the holiday season and new year, our new catalog is finally here!

We can't wait to show off all of our fun new designs including Hearts, Love Tokens, Treasures, Itty Bitty Modern Talismans and Itty Bitty Fortune Cookies.

All of our active customers will be receiving their catalog in the mail in the next week. The catalog is also available as a PDF file that can be downloaded from the Amy Peters' Studio site. 

Check it out here!

In the Spirit of Maggie Lee Henson

As my act of kindness I decided to create a charm where 100 percent of the profits go towards charities. This month all proceeds will go towards digging wells in Africa. 

About Maggie Lee For Good 
Maggie Lee Henson would have been 13 on October 29, 2009 had she not died from injuries received while on her way to youth camp.

Maggie Lee For Good began as a facebook group when Kelly Alamon posted the idea on Maggie Lee's Caringbridge website. She thought it would be great to have 1300 people commit to a good deed. Within 24 hours, the group had increased to 1500 people and the goal of 13,000 members was suggested. 

The name Maggie Lee For Good comes from her favorite Broadway play, Wicked, whose song, "I Have Been Changed For Good," was sung at Maggie Lee's Celebration of Life Service on August 6th at FBC, Shreveport. 

Maggie Lee was the kind of young lady who creatively loved people. Whether it was asking her mom to pull over and buy a hamburger for a homeless person or sticking up for a friend, she made the world a better place with her presence. 

Our hope is that whether you bake cookies for a lonely neighbor, donate your time at a homeless shelter or food kitchen or just take the time to listen to your kids as you drive them home from school, that October the 29th will be a significant day for you.