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Reviews
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thad tidwell on Jan 30, 2023
5 out of 5 starsGreat quality, arrived quickly, love the design. It is very tiny but that’s exactly what I was looking for.
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Rebecca on Jan 29, 2023
5 out of 5 starsRepeat customer. I really love this necklace. Beautiful craftsmanship
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Jennifer on Jan 28, 2023
5 out of 5 starsItem arrived exactly as described and pictured. Beautiful piece of jewelry.
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Kaylyne on Jan 24, 2023
5 out of 5 starsI love it. Very good quality, and just what I expected. I love it.
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Ashley on Jan 19, 2023
5 out of 5 starsGot this for my MIL for Christmas and she LOVES it. Well made and shipped quickly.
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Mary on Dec 16, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous pieces. Unique and impressive. Store owner is super helpful and packaged beautiful! So excited to give these to my fam.
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AshBess on Sep 24, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI love my necklace so much, I’ve worn it everyday since it arrived. I requested a longer chain then what the seller had listed and she was able to accommodate and it’s perfect! Thanks!
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Lisa on Jan 26, 2023
5 out of 5 starsFast shipping and great quality. Will wear all the time in memory of my beloved Golden who recently passed away.
About lulubugjewelry
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Fabricating settings for glass eyes
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Skullies!
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A batch of Fordite pieces
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Sterling silver setting ready for the amethyst heart
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The Lulu Bug Jewelry studio! It's usually not this tidy.
Truly handmade silver jewelry
I come from a long line of crafty women, so making things is in my genes. I went to art school but didn't take any jewelry classes until after I graduated. Almost immediately I knew I had found my medium. I learned fabricating and casting, and enjoyed it so much that I got a job at a small company that made cast silver jewelry. That led to 17 years in the industry, working for 3 different companies, doing production casting work and eventually designing traditionally fabricated jewelry.
Somewhere along the way I stopped doing my own work. I had heard about precious metal clay and always wanted to try it, so when I saw a workshop being offered nearby in 2007 I signed up for it.
Much like the first jewelry classes I took, I felt like I had found my medium, and within a couple of months I had set up a little studio in my living room and Lulu Bug Jewelry was born!
PMC was developed in Japan and is composed of very fine particles of silver - much of it reclaimed and recycled, from a large variety of sources - in an organic, clay like binder. After I form the piece, it's fired in kiln at 1650 degrees for 2 hours. The binder burns off and the particles fuse, forming a pure silver object, also known as .999 fine silver. It's quite magical! The majority of my pieces are made with fine silver PMC.
All the illustrations you see on my pieces were done by me so you won't find them anywhere else. I even make the tools needed to impress the images into the silver! I've come full circle these days and am having a very small number of designs cast in .925 sterling silver. I create the original and do the finishing, including concrete inlay, on these pieces. I've gone back to fabricating too, and really enjoy creating pieces from sterling silver sheet and wire that has been formed and soldered.
It feels like all my years of experience have finally come together. In June of 2009 I quit my full time design job and have been self employed ever since. I enjoy creating pieces that I hope will be meaningful, evoke a memory or serve as a talisman to those who wear it.
I also own and run the business end of things at Raw Art Letterpress here on Etsy.
Shop members
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Sue
Owner, Maker, Designer, And Everything Else!
I run the show here at Lulu Bug Jewelry. Everything is designed and produced by me in my northern California studio.
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Colette Bee
Marketer And Shop Support
Colette helps with marketing, SEO and the technical aspects of running my shop.
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Lil' Debbie
Chaser Of Balls And Chewer Of Things
Lil' Debbie (who's not so little anymore) loves chasing balls and going on hikes. She reminds me when it's time to take a break and get some exercise!
Production partners
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A small jewelry casting shop
CA, United States
A small number of my designs are made using traditional lost wax casting. I make the original design, send it to my caster, and then do all the finishing on the sterling silver cast pieces.
Shop policies
Please check the item description for dimensions of the piece. Most of my work is quite small so it''s very hard to judge the size when it appears much larger than life on your screen. If you have any questions, please contact me through the Etsy email system.
Accepted payment methods
Returns & exchanges
Cancellations
Cancellations: accepted
Request a cancellation: within 2 hours of purchase
Privacy
This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com, its related sites and services, Or any of my websites and their related services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that I do not own or control, including Etsy or any third party services you access through Etsy. You can reference the Etsy Privacy Policy to learn more about its privacy practices. In order to get you your items, you provide certain information that you’ve permitted Etsy to provide to me. Such as your name, email address, postal address, payment information, and the details of the product that you’re ordering. You can also choose to provide me with additional personal information if you contact me directly.
Why I need your information and how I use it
I rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:
* as needed to provide my services, such as when I use your information to fulfill your order, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;
* when you have provided your affirmative consent, which you may revoke at any time, such as by signing up for my mailing list;
* if necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order or in connection with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if required by tax law; and
* as necessary for the purpose of my legitimate interests, if those legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as 1) providing and improving my services. I use your information to provide the services you requested and in my legitimate interest to improve my services; and 2) Compliance with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use. I use your information as necessary to comply with my obligations under the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:
* Etsy. I share information with Etsy as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my obligations under both the Etsy Seller
Policy and Etsy Terms of Use.
* Service providers. I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to my shop, such as delivery companies. I will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
* Business transfers. If I sell or merge my business, I may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.
* Compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of my customers, or others.
Data Retention
I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally keep your data for the following time period: 7 years. I may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. As a result, I may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction. If I am deemed to transfer information about you outside of the EU, I rely on Privacy Shield as the legal basis for the transfer, as Google Cloud is Privacy Shield certified.
Your Rights
If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe these rights below:
* Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by contacting me using the contact information below.
* Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where I am required to store data for legal reasons) I will generally delete your personal information upon request.
* Object. You can object to (i) my processing of some of your information based on my legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from me after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, I will delete your personal information unless I have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
* Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.
How to contact me
For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Susan Urquhart, am the data controller of your personal information for transactions through Etsy only. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at sue [!at] lulubugjewelry.com.
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Frequently asked questions
SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA
USA orders are shipped USPS first class, unless you upgrade to priority mail. You'll receive an email with the tracking number when I print your shipping label. Delivery time is NOT guaranteed, with either first class or with priority mail, so I'm unable to guarantee a delivery date. Please note that the delivery date given by the USPS is an estimate only.
SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE USA
- VAT, GST and other local fees are NOT included in the listing price and must be paid upon delivery by the buyer, and are the sole responsibility of the buyer. Etsy has put this misleading language in my listings and I'm unable to remove it. I apologize for any confusion this may cause.
- Orders shipped outside the USA are sent first class mail. Typical delivery time is 2-3 weeks, but it can take longer.
- Your government may impose import fees, taxes, or duties at the time of delivery. These are the sole responsibility of the buyer. For more information you should contact your postal service. I put the price paid on the customs form and include an invoice in the package as is required by law.
SHIPPING TO THE UK
- VAT is NOT included in the listing price. Etsy has put this misleading language in my listings and I'm unable to remove it. I apologize for any confusion this may cause.
- Orders shipping to the UK will likely be charged 20% VAT and £8 handling by Royal Mail upon delivery. These costs are the buyers responsibility and are out of my control. They are not included in the listing or shipping cost. This link will explain the delivery procedure: http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Ive-received-a-card-asking-for-a-payment
Is VAT or GST included in the listing price?
I am in the US so VAT, GST and other local fees, taxes and duties are not in the listing price and must be paid by the buyer upon delivery. Etsy has introduced language into my listings that is misleading and implies that VAT, GST or other taxes are included in the price, but it they are not. My apologies for the confusion this may have caused. I am unable to remove it. California residents will have sales tax added at checkout.
HOLIDAY SHIPPING
HOLIDAY ORDERS: I ship Monday through Friday. Current turnaround time is 1-2 days after ordering, except for customized pieces which may take longer. USPS does NOT guarantee a delivery date so I am unable to do so too. Orders shipping outside the US will not arrive in time for Christmas at this point.