Blatant Self-Promotion: Help out an unemployed woman at the holidays!

I lost my job, and while I qualify for unemployment, it's a way tiny amount compared to what I was making and I'm trying to keep making ends meet. I've been playing a bit with making jewelry lately, something that initially started with just I wanted a cool Silvertips necklace, and then was making things for people for presents, but someone saw a bracelet I'd made for a friend and said they'd buy one from me, and... *ding* Lightbulb moment. So far what I have my hands on is pretty much hockey charms, but I am doing a run to the bead store this week, so if anyone wants to order some other type of charm, let me know ASAP (before Wed), so I can look -- or I'll look around locally, but Shipwreck Beads has this insane selection that I can probably find anything you might want.

The top necklace is just a sort of "Christmas" necklace I put together as a prototype, the bottom one is mine. The hockey charms are what I have access to in the way of those. Other charms, or types of beads, located by request.

What I'm offering: Necklaces, $20. I can also do bracelets for $15. I will do them in team colours, if you want a hockey one (so specify what colours! :-)), and the beading options are: single alternating, double alternating (like mine), five alternating, or ten alternating (like the Christmas one). These are all double-strand, if you want a single strand, they're $17, and if you want a triple strand, they're $22 (bracelets are $12 & $17 respectively for single/triple strand). Postage in the US is $4.80 (flat rate priority), and if you're not in the States, I'll figure it out asap for you. I have the ability to get my hands on up to 30 of the hockey charms easily (i.e. that's what I have money set aside for), and will be buying a bunch of seed beads in different colours on Wed as well. If you want something not hockey, again, just please ask!!

If you want to order one, please email me at brynna@musemagic.net with the following information:

Do you want a necklace or a bracelet?

What size (please allow an extra half-inch on your wrist size, and measure how far off your neck you want the necklace to hang, so I know how long to make them)?

What colours do you want (up to three, more than that please add $1 for bead costs)?

What type of beading (single, double or triple strand, and how many beads per alternate)?

What type of charm do you want? If something other than hockey, give me an idea and I'll see what I can come up with.

Where am I sending it to?

Do you want to send me a cheque, or pay through Paypal? I'm flexible on this, but I won't be able to ship until I've gotten your cheque...

As soon as I have this information, I'll get back to you with a final cost, an ETA on delivery and anything else we might need to work out. If you get to me before Dec 1, I can guarantee (pending on receiving payment, and of course, the post office) delivery by Christmas.

I don't normally do things like this, but I really need the extra money right now just to make ends meet -- I'm not even going to be getting to do holiday stuff at all this year, at this rate, so anything to help me out would be much appreciated.