NEW from Pretty Sensitive Ears

We are still on Etsy (since 2009!).  And after 8 years of business, we have started our own online store at PrettySensitiveEars.com.  We have also just finished rebranding our beloved business and swapped out our old red for new blues!
Visit our new store to find all of our latest styles in Niobium, Titanium, Surgical Steel, and Argentium Silver for sensitive ears.  The new site also has a new blog with valuable articles about self care for your sensitive ears, care for your hypoallergenic earrings, and other helpful topics.
Also, join us on Facebook!

Take care,

~ Amanda

2000 Sales Milestone (AND Discount Offer!)

We reached 2000 sales this afternoon in our Pretty Sensitive Ears' Etsy shop!  What an incredible, mind-blowing milestone!  That's a lot of hypoallergenic Niobium, Titanium, and Surgical Steel earrings!

In order to mark the occasion, we are offering FREE domestic shipping for one week.  You can take advantage of this discount opportunity by using coupon code 2000SALES at checkout (valid through 8/1/2014). 

Visit our shop today to see all of our latest styles and selection and make your sensitive ears happy!

Blue Christmas Treasury Feature

I Spy...Hypoallergenic Surgical Steel earrings with blue Christmas ball ornaments as dangles. So blue and so beautiful! Along with all these other great blue Etsy finds! Check it out!

Gift Certificates Now Available for Pretty Sensitive Ears!

A new exciting shopping option in our Pretty Sensitive Ears' Etsy shop is the recent arrival of Gift Certificates!  We have two listings now active for Gift Certificates (in the amounts of $25 and $50) that can be used in our shop online at www.prettysensitive.etsy.com.  We are happy to offer this for this holiday season for those of you who thoughtfully acknowledge your loved one's sensitive ears and want to give them a special gift of hypoallergenic jewelry, but are just not quite sure what style to choose, or prefer to give your recipient the chance to choose their favorite style. 

You can view the listings here and find all the details for how to purchase and redeem!  I have copied the information below as well.  If you are looking for a Gift Certificate in another amount, please message us from our etsy shop or email us at prettysensitive@gmail.com. 

Purchasing:
A pdf file of the Gift Certificate will be emailed to the buyer’s email address. Please be sure to include your email address in the “Notes to Seller” during checkout. You can then either print the pdf file to hand to your recipient, or forward the email (with the pdf file attached) to your recipient’s email address. (We prefer to send the email to the buyer since you will know to look for it. Your recipient may not know the email is coming and either they themselves or their email program may presume it is spam. Additionally, with forwarding, you can write your own personalized message in the body of your email.)

As long as the buyer’s email address has been included in “Notes to Seller” during the purchase of this Gift Certificate, we will send the pdf Gift Certificate file to that email address within one business day of receipt of payment.

(The pdf file will resemble the second photograph in this listing.)


Redeeming:
Visit Pretty Sensitive Ears Etsy shop at http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com and add the item(s) you would like to purchase to your cart.

At checkout, please select “other” as the payment method. If the total of the order exceeds the value of the Gift Certificate’s balance, we will send you a PayPal invoice for the remaining amount. If the total of the order is lower than the value of the Gift Certificate, the remaining available balance will be kept in our records so it can be redeemed on future purchases.

Each Gift Certificate will be assigned a unique code. Please protect your code and be sure to enter this code during checkout in the “Notes to Seller”.

Please Be Sure to Note: This gift certificate is valid only in my Etsy shop (Pretty Sensitive Ears), and it is only redeemable here (http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com).


Please visit the Pretty Sensitive Ears Etsy shop to see our broad selection of styles of hypoallergenic Surgical Steel earrings for sensitive ears and 100% hypoallergenic, nickel free Niobium earrings for sensitive ears. http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com


If you are interested in ordering a Gift Certificate to our shop in another amount, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange this here: http://www.etsy.com/convo_new.php?to_username=prettysensitive

Thank you.


Please Note: Our earrings are not intended for children age 12 and under.

Easter Egg Hunt Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in our fun little Easter Egg hunt on our etsy site.  The winner of the free earring giveaway was drawn this evening out of a hat...  Her name is Jane and I will be emailing her shortly to arrange the particulars!  Congratulations, Jane!

Thanks again!  Hope you all had a great holiday! 

NEW! Tiny Crystal Faced Niobium Post Earrings (~2mm diameter)

NEW! In the Pretty Sensitive Ears' Etsy shop today I have posted a variety of NEW tiny, colorful crystal, 100% hypoallergenic, nickel free, Niobium post earrings. These new tiny crystal niobium post earrings have a diameter ranging from approximately 2 - 2.2 mm. So far in my shop these are listed in clear, amethyst, siam, light siam, emerald, jet black, and aquamarine.
This smaller size crystal post earring is great for just a bit of sparkle and also great for second / third piercings.
Niobium is extremely comfortable. I often forget I am wearing earrings at all! It has been wonderful for my sensitive ears and for many of my Pretty Sensitive Ears customers too.
I am so excited to be able to offer these new smaller crystal niobium post earrings, giving those of us with sensitive ears even more options! Stop by and check them out ~ they are very nice!

Wooden Niobium Earrings in (Another!) Treasury

This beautiful treasury is summery, boho, surfer, natural all mixed in to one. Great items from Etsians! My wooden hoops on nickel free niobium hooks for sensitive ears are included! I love being a part of such a great collection of items! Show some love by clicking over and checking out these great finds!

"Nature" Treasury Feature

My wooden hoop nickel free niobium earrings for sensitive ears were featured in this awesome collection of etsy items:

2011: Year in Review

2011 was quite a year for Pretty Sensitive Ears! 

Throughout the spring I had spent quite a bit of time reading about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) online and in library books and working to apply the concepts to my sites. 

It was in May / June time frame that I began to offer Niobium post earrings with freshwater pearls.  Also around that time I reached 100 sales in my shop.

Since then it has been a steady increase in orders / sales.  Over the summer I began to introduce the gemstone niobium post earrings.   By fall I was also offering many different colors of crystal niobium post earrings.  I also reached 200 sales shortly thereafter.  I found my sites to be in the top 10 google search results for "earrings for sensitive ears" (all the SEO work paid off!).

During the fall I also spent quite a bit of time working to edit my listing titles and tags to enable my shop to show up in the "relevancy search" results that etsy had made default.  Additionally, I realized my shop was eligible long ago for being sent to google shopping but was not showing up.  After contacting etsy administrators, my shop was set up to allow this.  These efforts give my shop more visibility.  But I am still learning!  There is still work to be done to improve this even more!


By December I was amidst the 300 sales milestone and Christmas orders pushed me to 350!  So this latter half of 2011 has been busy!  My husband began helping me in the late summer time with shipping orders.  Then he started helping me process orders.  From there he worked on helping me finish up pairs to totally making pairs.  He's learned quickly and has been an invaluable helper.  December found us spending many long evenings, after our kids had gone to sleep, sitting in our work space with the local Christmas radio station on while we worked away.  It felt so much like "Santa's workshop."

I am looking forward to 2012!  I look forward to the new styles, colors, and getting to order some new materials!  Looking forward to restocking my shop with lots of fresh new styles!  Looking forward to continuing to learn and improve my online small business.  And looking forward to helping other folks with sensitive ears be able to wear pretty / stylish / fashionable earrings.

Thank you to all who have helped to support Pretty Sensitive Ears!  Please visit again soon to see what's NEW!

Many Thanks,

Amanda & Brian Jensen ~ Pretty Sensitive Ears

Niobium Treasury Feature

LOVE this treasury and the curator's description:  "Niobium is physiologically inert which makes it a metal of choice for people sensitive to metals. But it is also quite beautiful which makes it a metal of choice for everyone."

11% off for 11/11/11

On a whim I've set up all prices in my shop to be 11% off for today only, 11/11/11.  It's a fun date - so thought I'd celebrate that with a fun discount!  Additionally, here in the US, it is Veteran's Day.  Another great reason to celebrate.  Many people have given much of their time and lives - a time to be grateful for their sacrifices. 

So happy 11/11/11!  And Happy Veteran's Day!

Enjoy this special discount, today only!

Hypoallergenic, Nickel Free Niobium Earrings and Hypoallergenic Surgical Steel Earrings all found at: 
http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com

Caught a Fever

I am doing a "Five Minute Friday" post inspired by TheGypsyMama.com.  Her word for today is "Catch."

I've definitely caught a fever - a fever for jewelry and creativity!  I am excited about my "job" that I have created for myself with this little hobby turned home business.  It began trying to find pretty jewelry for my sensitive ears and turned into the thought that maybe I could try making my own.  From there it spawned and spawned...  The more I learn, the more I want to learn and discover and explore the materials and processes.  I've got more ideas than I have time for!  And it's a marvelous feeling!  Some things I'm meaning to get to include: resin bead / cabachon making using silicon molds and dyes (for my hypoallergenic niobium post earrings and surgical steel post earrings), wire wrapping of gemstones I've put through my rock tumbler, experimenting with my dremel tool so I can get comfortable with using it, and working with the titanium wire I ordered in order to also offer it as another hypoallergenic option.  And there's more buzzing around in my head!  I try to write it down and pin it up on my inspiration board.  So, I've definitely caught a fever - and I think the only cure is to feed it!  ;)

Thank you for visiting!

Amanda J ~ Pretty Sensitive Ears

If interested in checking out my latest styles in my etsy shop, including the crystal faced niobium post earrings that I'm so excited about, please visit:  http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com

Also, you can visit my facebook page to find a special discount offer valid for the remainder of October for fans of my page:  http://www.facebook.com/PrettySensitiveEars

Crystal faced Niobium post earrings

I received a custom order via my website (at http://www.prettysensitive.weebly.com) for a pair of niobium post earrings with clear round crystals recently. I've been meaning to make more crystal faced niobium post earrings for a bit now...and sometimes it takes that extra little kick in the pants!
So, last night I sat down and worked on the custom order and made six extra pairs. Working my pliers on the wire for these identified some places where building up calluses might be nice! Felt like I nearly formed blisters! It takes a lot of work to get the wire to do what I want it to! ;)

Anyway, I got 4mm clear and light blue Swarovski crystal niobium post earrings made, clear princess cut Swarovski crystal in 4mm made, and 6mm jet black Swarovksi crystals made. Also some montees in a light topaz.

They are difficult to get just right when I mount the crystals. They have a tendency to want to slip off-center before the epoxy sets - so I have to keep an eye on them!

I'm excited to get them posted. Check my store soon to see how they turned out! http://www.prettysensitive.etsy.com (Right now there are tons of great choices in surgical steel post earrings too!)

Interviewed!

Featured right now on the Heart Handmade Blog, is an interview that I completed that explores my inspirations, motivations, etc.  To learn more about me and my handmade jewelry for sensitive skin, please visit the following link:  http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/handmade-hypoallergenic-niobium-jewelry/

You can share the interview on facebook quite easily from the top of the page too, if interested!