November 21, 2025    A Heads-Up.... My Blog, JudieG's Trove Store & Etsy Shop will be closed December 13th - January 10, 2026. Please place any orders by the December 12th, 2025. Thank You!

Hi Everyone! 

It has been a quiet week here in Green Valley except today... it started raining about 4pm and hasn't stopped. This rain includes thunder & lightning, feels like a monsoon to me but it's too late in the year for that. Living here, I am getting accustomed to weather reports that are actually accurate. When we lived in Fairbanks, Alaska we sometimes were told something regarding the weather that was actually true but most of the time it was less than accurate. I'm not sure which I like best! It has also been a slow week for sales but that changed today on my Etsy shop. Not so much the Trove. I think I'm just low in the search engine which I will try to work on when we get back from Austin from our family gathering. We'll be driving instead of flying, just seems like a good idea. I'll let you know! 

Many thanks to everyone who shared, visited and purchased a piece(s) from my new website, JudieG's Trove Beads Store.  I'm grateful for people who took time to write me notes. Notes that reconnect us but also tell me where we met and how much you have enjoyed your JG jewelry. It just warms m'heart. Thank You!

For those who don't know... my website store JudieG's Blog ~ Trove ~ Store is now OPEN. Just click on Store in the above banner to find your way. I have some great deals on beautiful, beads, gemstones and collectable/vintage jewelry. It's all set up to accept PayPal and shipping is FREE on items over $45. Have a ? please click on Contacts in the above banner (or at the bottom of this page) and drop me a note!

Today, instead of posting  photo of a legacy piece of jewelry, I decided to add a photo of a piece i just finished. It's the last of the Raven Song series and now available on my Etsy store. It's made with Sterling Silver (still in the $45-52 range per oz) Freshwater Pearl (moon), Lapis Lazuli (Star) and best of all the Tiger-Eye beads that have a wonderful color -shift, reminding me of the Alaska's Aurora Borealis which has been very red lately. Folks in Sedona AZ have had glimpses of it. I'm jealous! If you want to get to the store, just look in the banner and click on 'contact'. 

I'm still still designing and love my 'job' but I also love not having to report to work every day! There are some challenges as price of silver just takes my breath away ($50+). I'm hoping it will stabilize by the end of the year. With this in mind, I have decided to limit my work to smaller items, earrings & necklaces mostly. I'm updating my Etsy shop regarding availability of items. BUT... I do love designing one of a kind pieces so you'll probably see more of them.

This new website store will not be selling any Judie Gumm Designs, those items will only be available through Etsy. Please go to the following link to connect> https://judiegumm.com/ > click on the blue Etsy link. 

To learn about my back story please go to:  By Design ~ Early Years page.

How Did We Meet?

I'd love to know how we met!  In my career, I have been fortunate to market my work many ways:

Craft Shows (wholesale & retail) ~ Alaska, Seattle, Portland, Chicago and San Francisco.

Showroom & Shop in Ester AK ~ Supported by our local family & friends. Thanks to the Milepost we met many travelers from all over the world.

Catalogs ~ Cold Water Creek, David Morgan & Smithsonian to name a few which carried my designs.

Galleries ~ Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, Seward, Haines, Ketchikan and more!

Custom Designing ~  wedding bands, engagement rings, bridal jewelry, birthday, anniversary, graduation, mother's day (the list goes on) and I have been grateful to you all for sharing your ideas, trust, support and love. I'll add here that since I am semi-retired I am no longer accepting commission work ~ 56 years sitting at a wax table is long enough! That said... I am taking special orders for items that are no longer in production.

Thank You so much for continuing this journey with me and I look forward to hearing from YOU and how we met! 

Hugs,  Judie