Sphaerae Vitae's Christmas Gift Guide 2014

Oh my, Christmas 2014 is approaching quickly!

My present for you is a -10% OFF GIFT COUPON CODE 

for all your Sphaerae Vitae Christmas presents!

Simply use the code "XMAS2014" during the checkout process in my shop!

To make things easier and more comfy for you I thought I would put together a little gift guide for all the loved ones on your shopping list.

This guide shows only a small selection of my jewelry.
Follow the links beneath the pictures to the individual product descriptions!

Of course, all the presented pieces would make perfect gifts for almost anyone :-)
Take a look at my suggestions, enjoy the pictures, then pick and decide for yourself!

If you would like to take a look - or two - at my other beauties,
please visit my online shop.

I'm also more than happy to work on special custom orders to fulfill your wishes!

All pieces of jewelry come beautifully packaged in my signature teal colored organza pouch and matching tissue paper ready to give!
If you would like a gift card, please feel free to leave a message at checkout and I would be happy to provide one for you at no extra cost.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas from Gerlinde at Sphaerae Vitae's!

For Your Best Friend…

The pure and delicate "Simple Rainbow Spheres" bracelet is the perfect choice for your very best friend. Show her how much you appreciate her friendship!

Take a look and choose from many 

different color versions of this lovely "Yoga Chakra" necklace!

For Your Sister…

The lovely "Rosebuds" bracelet will remind your sister of your love every time she puts it on her wrist.

For Your Sister-In-Law…

This elegant - yet uncommon - "Celtic Labyrinth Square" necklace could be for most anyone, but I think your sister-in-law would love to wear it!

For Your Wife…

This beautiful and intricate "Celtic Visions" bracelet will make the perfect gift for your perfect spouse.

Surprise her with this matching "Celtic Star" necklace and she'll never forget Christmas 2013!

For Your Sweetheart…

The most beautiful symbol of love and eternity - the ring - in it's simplest form.

This very unusual "One Of A Kind" ring will assure your sweetheart of your love and devotion!

For Yor Mother…

This is a generous time of the year!

Buy your mom something very special -

the "Celtic Mystery" bracelet that she will cherish a lifetime!

For Your Grandmother…

The round circle - almost a ball - of the beautiful pendant "Circle Of Life"  

is a simple and meaningful symbol of timelessness and eternity in so many cultures! 

Your grandma will love it.

For Your Younger Daughter

One or two pairs of Sphaerae Vitae's brand new "Simple Sweetheart" earrings 

would make the perfect gift for your girl.

Choose "Simple Red Sweetheart", or one of many other lovely heartshaped earrings!

For Your Teenage Daughter…

A cool, sweet and stylish "Whirly Vortex" necklace 

will make a gorgeous gift for your girl.

For Your 20-Something Daughter…

Present your darling daughter with one of my delicate, 

sweet, intricately woven "Fruity Drop" necklaces.

A stylish statement that goes with anything!

For Your 30-Something Daughter…

My own favorite - the "Serenity" bracelet - can be worn easily from day into evening -

just perfect for everyday wear and simply stunning for special occasions!

For The Men In Your Life…

This classic stainless steel "Cross" pendant makes a great gift 

for your boyfriend or your husband, as well as your dad, your brother and your son!

The sleek, masculine look of this "Cool Factor #1" bracelet for guys is the perfect choice for the cool man in your life who already has everything.

This will make him beam with delight!

The various charm keychains are the perfect gift for just about everyone!

These beautiful and very unusual pieces can be customized easily -

I'll gladly stamp the names or words/quotes of your choice on the attached aluminum disc!

Above you see my charm keychain "Celtic Labyrinth" and 

below you find "Byzantine Gridlock"!

PLEASE NOTICE: I OFFER FREE SHIPPING UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR!!!

!!!Christmas Last Order Dates!!!

Please, place your orders before

10th December - from Austria

1st December - from Everywhere Else!

Any orders placed after these dates can NOT be guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas!

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

First Day Of Fall 2013...

On 22nd of September, the first day of Fall 2013,

I enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day here in Austria!

Now, I wanna let you take a glimpse of my new

"Sphaerae Vitae - Fall 2013" bangle collection,

which I started to make on that day...

hammered bangle with lots of lovely charms and a handstamped pendant...

"Shiny Bright Delight" - 1000&1 lovely options!

bangle with diverse lovely charms

100% NICKELFREE!!!

My new announcement will please my customers with VERY sensitive skin!

Now, all my Sphaerae Vitae jewelry creations will be available in 410 Stainless Steel!

It does not contain any nickel at all!!! 

While most other types of stainless steel contain nickel which is bound and nonreactive, this one is ideal for people with very sensitive skin (like myself!)!

With this material I can proudly offer durable, sleek & unique jewelry that doesn't prompt any allergic reactions and will last a lifetime!

Launch Week!!!

So, finally my launch week has arrived!

Welcome to Sphaerae Vitae's launch party!

Those have been busy days and nights recently, but the important work of setting up shop has been done.

Now I invite you to come and browse through my new website plus store -
be assured that each piece of jewelry has been made with love and pure joy!

I want to celebrate with you and offer you a special - 25 % off any purchase you make in my shops during this launch week!

Come over to Sphaerae Vitae's website and
find your special coupon code!

There will be a couple more special deals and offers during this week!
So, take a look - I hope you enjoy!

http://www.SphaeraeVitae.com

Launch Of The New Sphaerae Vitae Site And Shop

Hello friends!

After all the hard work of the last weeks and quite a few sleepless nights in front of the laptop -

thinking about taglines, titles, shop colors, a new logo - 
writing article descriptions, "About Pages" and much more - 
updating and re-designing all my social media sites - shooting and editing photos -

I'm very relieved and happy to announce the launch of Sphaerae Vitae's new website and webshop on August 12th!

You will receive -25% off any of your purchases in the new Etsy-shop and the online shop on my website between Monday, August 12th and Sunday, August 18th!

Look out for special deals and announcements during this week!

Here are a few glimpses of what I'm currently preparing for you...

This will be my new stainless steel pendant collection! Enjoy!

Circle Of Life Has Become Sphaerae Vitae!

Hello y'all!

Busy times here in Austria!

At the moment I'm concentrating on a 30-day "Set Up Shop"-course,

that helps me rethink and define my goals and plans for my jewelry design label.

Finally, and after much brainstorming and consideration,

I'd like to announce the new name of my jewelry label:

From now on it will be

"Sphaerae Vitae" - Sleek&Unique Contemporary Jewelry - Handmade for Happiness!

Here you can come and visit me and my - soon - freshly styled shop:

http://etsy.com/shop/SphaeraeVitae

http://SphaeraeVitae.dawanda.com

http://facebook.com/SphaeraeVitae

http://twitter.com/SphaeraeVitae
http://pinterest.com/SphaeraeVitae

http://www.gerlindelanger.com

The name "Circle Of Life" has already been reserved by other users 

on Facebook, Twitter and many other sites...

So I wanted to come up with a lovely alternative, to give my various online presences a cohesive look.

In the end I've chosen the name "Sphaerae Vitae", because it offers a

beautiful Greek&Latin rendition of the former "Circle Of Life"...

The sound of the name immediately struck a chord with me.

It still represents my work with hundreds of tiny jump-rings... circles... sphaerae!

"Sphaerae" has an aerial and somewhat breezy feeling to it that suits my jewelry...

And on top, the word "sphaerae" can be found in Greek language, too, what holds a very personal,

special meaning for me, because I've lived in Greece for a long and intensive time of my life and

will forever feel the strongest inner connection with this country!

"Sphaerae Vitae" - my new meaningful, unique and personal shopname!

Let's celebrate a little :-)

Glossy jewelry...!

Hello again!

Today I want to share some pictures of one of my favourite devices for jewelry making with you!

After finishing a new chainmaille piece it looks quite lovely already, 

but the one important finishing work has still to be done...
And here is what I like to do:

I throw almost all my finished jewelry into the rotary tumbler!

The stainless steel designs remain in there together with abrasive material 

and deburring solution for about 6 hours - 

this takes away even the last tiny raw edges of all those closed jump rings!

Afterwards I take all the stuff out of the tumbler, give everything a thorough rinse 

and then the bracelets, pendants and other beauties go through another 12 hours of tumbling...

This time together with steel shot and burnishing solution that tumbles everything to the glossiest shine!

My sterling silver pieces are tumbled to shine for about three hours...

In case you are curious to see what all this stuff looks like - here are todays pictures:

from left to right - back: deburring + burnishing solutions - abrasive medium - rotary tumbler
front: some steel shot - shiny CircleOfLife jewelry

steel shot in various forms - glossy "Sleek Snake" stainless steel bracelet - cross + celtic labyrinth pendants

closer look on my freshly tumbled shiny pieces

from left: deburring + burnishing solutions - abrasive ceramic pyramid pellets - rotary tumbler

tumbler with freshly tumbled "Sleek Snake" bracelet and "Shiny Elf Weave" bracelet...

See you next time!

Busy Summertime!

A warm and sunny "hello" to you!

Finally summer has returned successfully to Austria!

Afternoons spent at our pool with the kids,

enjoying the garden, 

relaxing as much as possible with a 5 year old little whirlwind ;-)

Last week our very, very aged cherry tree received a "new haircut"!

Gone is a heap of old and dead wood -

our lovely tree with a beautiful new look remains...

work in progress... ;-)

froggy - looking somewhat bewildered at the mess... ;-)

 little Simon and my dad helped cleaning up...!

What to make of a rainy day...

Hello y'all!

I wanna show you my little bit of sparkle on a rainy day here in Austria!

2nd of June - grey clouds in the sky - rain pouring down on us...

... but...

let's make the best of this :-)

I simply had a super day today despite of the November weather! 

10:00 A great rehearsal with my dance girls at Tanzstudio Gerlinde Langer - rehearsing for our recital on June 14th! Looking forward to the show!

13:00 Enjoying nice food at a new and hip Chinese restaurant with my two sons! Rare occasion! I loved it!

15:00-18:00 Sunday playtime at home with my little one Simon - today I've been a Power Ranger, a Ninja, a Ninja Turtle, a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Miss Sally from "Cars"... :-)

Tough program!

18:00 In the evening the skies cleared up a bit and we ventured outside for a walk. 

Simon had a very nice time with two new friends at the playground - I enjoyed watching them!

19:30 Quiet time at home - reading a favourite story to Simon, preparing some Spaghetti Carbonara, putting Simon to bed and then treating myself to a nice yoga session in the livingroom...

What a great Sunday!

I simply had to craft these beautiful hours into something (almost) equally beautiful ;-) 

This is how I ended up creating my new "Shiny Elf Weave" bracelet two hours ago.

Delicate and quite precious to me...

I hope you enjoyed your weekend, too!!!

'til next time!

"Shiny Elf Weave" - silver filled combined with stainless steel

delicate weave "Shiny Elf Weave"

"Shiny Elf Weave"

"Shiny Elf Weave"

Happy weekend...!

Sunny, cloudy, rainy - sunny, cloudy, rainy - sunny, cloudy, rainy days here in Austria...

Enjoying our garden and playgrounds with little son...

Working on new dances for an upcoming performance with the dear girls at my dance studio...

Crafting lots of new bracelets...

Forging nice silver earrings... 

Giving metal stamping a first try :-)

Life is busy and good!

Irish countryside

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet 

and the winds long to play with your hair." (Khalil Gibran)

My Mother's Day

A very happy mother's day to all the mums around the world!

I'm enjoying mine!

Got a sweet present from my little one Simon with LOTS of even sweeter kisses -

Now we are activating our pool - despite the dark clouds above... ;-)

half full already... way to go!

And in the evening we will enjoy "Natürlich blond"- the musical one more time

at the "Ronacher" theatre/Vienna! Looking forward to this treat!

Mother's Day Coming Up Soon...!

How will I show my love to mum this year?

Say thanks with some sweet chocolate candy?

Well fine, but what about mum's diet plans... :-)

Forget about chocolate candy!

I could present her with beautiful flowers!

Ok, flowers for sure - BUT...

they don't last long...

Accompany the flowers with a big kiss and warm embrace!

Much better!

Still missing something?

Ok, so what about a beautiful, supersweet piece of jewelry that'll last a lifetime 

and remind mum of my love everytime she looks at her wrist?!

That's it, isn't it! 

Lots of beautiful designs to choose from at

http://CircleOfLife.dawanda.com

A good way to say "I Love You"...