First of all, an explanation. It's pronounced "Uh-still-bee" and its a flower that grows in my garden.
When I started my Etsy store, I had to come up with a user name that would also be part of my URL. Originally, I was making beaded jewelry and thought that it was good enough to sell. My first ideas, things like "beads-r-us" or "beading-chick" were taken, which ended up being a good thing. My hand-made jewelry was nice enough that people smiled at me and liked them as gifts, but honestly, no one would pay for them.
Regardless, I still needed a name. I spent a good couple of hours staring at the screen trying to come up with a great name. I finally sighed, leaned back in my chair and stared vacantly out the window at my garden. What was in bloom? Roses? All the possible combinations with "rose" in the name was taken. Sweet Woodruff? Taken. Creeping Charlie? Too creepy. Finally my eyes settled on the fluffy puffs of the Pink Astilbe in bloom underneath my gnarly old tree.
Aha! Pink Astilbe! Unique enough that no one would likely have it and, luckily for me, vague enough that when I switched from trying to sell my not quite right handmade jewelry to sharing my love of vintage jewelry (and subsequently funding my vintage jewelry habit) it made the switch with me.
Here's a picture of a Pink Astilbe flower for your reference.
Anyway, the purpose of this blog is to share my love of vintage jewelry, information that I've learned about vintage jewelry from my own research, and increase awareness of my store. Look for further posts with new listings, announcements of sales and even hints about finding good pieces! -PAV
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