Designs in the Light News- September 2016- 

Hi,  it's Mike and Cherrie, your handcrafted jewelry designers of "Designs in the Light" here in Vacaville, CA. 

New website: Early this year we began building a new and improved website with the same web address, Designs in the Light  The new website features our latest collections of boho and gallery designs. Handcrafted metal clay, beach inspired boho earrings, beaded necklaces and wrap bracelets, art bead designs and lots more.

New Blog: We feature a new blog over there on the website with lots of news from 2016.  Get a cup of your favorite drink and catch up on our year if you have a little time, : Designs in the Light Blog.

Brick and Mortar Wholesale:


You can find a wholesale application and program for shops, boutiques, galleries or wine shops. We are currently looking for a couple more shops to add to our business.

Etsy Shops: We have restructured our Etsy shops. Our jewelry shop, Designs in the Light Etsy  is still open and the current plan is to offer pricing with discounts on some of our over stock or designs that do not fit on the website. This is where we started our online business in 2009 and we hope to continue with our customer base with this format.

Bead Supply Shop: One of the things Mike and I enjoy is the hunt to find great beading supplies. We have found we have way to many beautiful art beads  and supplies are no longer what we need for our collections.  U Can Bead 2  is a jewelry de-stash supply shop. U Can Bead 2 on Etsy. I have put together little assortments of color coordinated beads, many come with art beads for the jewelry artist to add to their collection and design with. The pricing in this shop is mostly de-stash or discounted from my original purchases and you can save even more with our coupons when you buy multiple packs.

Social Media: Please follow us  Facebook Biz Page- Designs in the Light, you can see most of our news, listings, and special offers here.
Pinterest and Instagram. We do our best to keep new items on these sites as well.

Shows this next week: Lafayette Art and Wine Festival  September 17-18 in Lafayette CA and Pleasant Hill Art and Wine Festival Oct 1-2 by Walnut Creek. We will be showing everything in our shops there. Hope to see you online at our locations above or at our shows.

We would love to hear from you and be sure to follow us over on the new website and blog.
"Follow the Light" Mike and Cherrie 

Designs in the Light Italia Collection

This week a few new beads blossomed into this little old world Italia Collection.........

 I love the colors in these pieces. They coordinate with other designs that Mike and I have designed and the collection grew until I ran out of time this week. Look for new pieces in this collection coming at a later date.

Vintage! 

Tapestry! 

Bronze!

Copper! 

Beaded!

Urban Chic! 

These pieces can be found in our shops at Designs in the Light Website

and Designs in the Light Etsy

Thanks for stopping by. We always love to hear from you. Leave a message and share with your friends. "Follow the Light" Mike and Cherrie

July is here!! Fourth of July

July is here and we have returned from a short family trip to Tennessee. Lots happening in our lives as we move into the 2nd half of the year. Hard to believe July is here already...... 

Next up!!

                                           New Urban Boho Collection 

Earring designs by Michael. 

 This new collection includes handcrafted lamp work glass, patina metals, and agate stone all with handmade argentium silver ear wires. Mike's earrings are so comfortable. He spends time on every single detail making his earrings little works of art that you will love to add to your jewelry wardrobe.  

This weekend we will have several surprises. Check in on our website at Designs in the Light and Designs in the Light on July 4th as we celebrate Independence day and my birthday. It's always nice to see patriotic celebrations.

I always used to think the parties and fireworks were partly for me. Being a 4th of July baby can be fun. These days I enjoy spending time with my family and reminiscing about many celebrations over the years. Some of my favorite fireworks were enjoyed at the Beach in CA and OR, on Lake Tahoe from my parents boat, and lots of neighborhood parks to name a few that come to mind.

This Saturday July 5th we will be showing at In the Mix Boutique in downtown Vacaville.  There is a  Saturday Farmers Market and then a Blues Fest with live music all weekend. Come down and see us from around 11- 5. If you have never visited In the Mix you have to come out. Darci is bringing the best woman's fashion to the Bay Area. Mike and I design for "In the Mix" fashion year around allowing you to find the cutest clothing, accessories and handcrafted jewelry for the perfect shopping experience!!

Mike and I will be there showing our new earring collections, bohemian beaded jewelry,  traveling boho bracelets, summer anklets and more.

Our show schedule has really filled in and we will be busy designing all summer until December. You can see our entire show schedule and mark your calendars by visiting our website http://www.designsinthelight.co/calendar/2014-07

We will fill in our show schedule with several other small trunk shows at In the Mix Boutique, so stay tuned. Be sure to mark your calendar for September 12 trunk show where we will be giving away gift with purchase and other great stuff. It's gonna be fun.

Now, you can help us grow our base by sharing our face book page with your friends. We are shooting for 1000 likes next. We will have a several  gift giveaways this summer so check back for details.

Be sure to check our website and Etsy shops on July 4th for a Happy Birthday Flash Sale. Ok, the cats out of the bag. But remember a quick little celebration sale. Wishing  you a safe weekend, hope to see you soon.

Michael and Cherrie
"Follow the Light"

Heather Fields Walnut Creek

It's showtime once again this weekend. If you live in the Bay area of Northern CA we will be in Walnut Creek this weekend.....

 http://www.designsinthelight.co/event/walnut-creek-art-and-wine-festival

Click this link and find out all about it. 

Sneak peak of our new wrap boho beaded bracelet, with layers of beaded strands, textures of chain and leather. 

New earring designs by Michael.......

Patina rings, handcrafted lamp work in a gorgeous teal blue, waxed linen and handmade argentium ear wires

Hand  Forged copper earrings with copper leaf dangles and handmade argentium ear wires

Handmade ceramic beads hand tied in waxed linen and brass chain

Lots of beach designs will be added in the coming months. Summer is my favorite time for summer 

beach jewelry. I have cute anklets, and art bead jewelry perfect for summer beach dreaming. The jewelry in this post include artist beads from artists Gaea, Dean of Bubby and McGurk, Raida of Havana Beads, Tina of Tina's Bead Mind, Marsha Neal, Amanda of Sea Shore Glass and 

Shannon of Miss Fickle Media. 

Handmade ceramic with a gorgeous lime crackle glaze and moss opal stone. 

Handmade ceramic and glass beads by three of my favorite artists

Love the hand tied leather with these chunky art beads. 

These are just a few of our newest art bead one of a kind designs just listed today in our website Designs in the Light




The weatherman is calling for 70s and 80s. How perfect is that? Come out and meet Mike and Cherrie 11-7 on Saturday and 11-6 on Sunday. Hope to see you there. If you miss this one we will be in Novato on June 14-15. Welcome to Summer!!!