Fey Handmade is a beautiful shop, thoughtfully curated, to promote the fabulous works of many  independent designers.

“The company started with the belief that great design should be easy to find, and great designers should receive support for all the wonderful things they create.”

I agree, they should!  And this site does a wonderful job of it.

I am happy to now be a part of  Fey Handmade as well.    Go have a look!

And be prepared to get happily lost in there for a bit.

January 15th, 2010 | No Comments »

I’m so excited!!

I’ve been featured in one of Etsys Gift Guides called People StyleWatch’s Picks.

“On October 28th, People Style Watch, hosted a live shopping event in Etsy’s online meeting space the Virtual Labs. If you missed it, allow this guide to take you through People StyleWatch’s top Fall fashion and decor trends!..”

I was feeling a little bummed about slow sales lately and though this little feature doesn’t pay the bills, it feels really, really good!

… the very first item on the first page no less.

November 10th, 2009 | No Comments »

Etsys Shades of Opal Gift Guide

I am honoured to have my Fair Opal Necklace included in this months celebration of Octobers birthstone!

October 5th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

{Shameless self promo coming your way}

I made it into another Weekend Deals Gift Guide on Etsy this weekend, which was fabulous!

But, I also made it into this Shades of Peridot Gift Guide, which includes numerous, beautiful things from wonderful Etsy sellers and celebrates Augusts birthstone, Peridot.

I told you I wasn’t giving up!

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »

balanced. is for the entire month of July a proud sponsor of scoutiegirl.com

Thank you scoutiegirl for providing such a lovely venue to advertise on and for supporting handmade the way you do.

July 1st, 2009 | No Comments »

So, it’s not anywhere as warm as it was two weeks ago, but still it’s a pleasant sunny day here in Dublin with lots of pure white, fluffy clouds – my favourite kind.

Mountainous 11x14 Print by vorpal

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I did finally get around to working on some more ReBalanced pieces and got them listed today. I should probably be doing laundry or something, but, meh. That’s what Sundays are for.

June 13th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I have been working on these for the past few weeks. I really love the look of them. My favourite pieces of jewelry are always those I can play with. I want to touch them and feel them. I love texture and tactile qualities in everything.

I really do love them, but I’d also love to hear what others think of them. Let me know in a comment.

If you’d love to touch them yourself, they can be found here.

June 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Una  – Bracelet

The focal point of this bracelet is a lovely Antique Bronze flower topped with a single round Montana (navy) Blue faceted Czech glass bead and tiny Bronze round spacers. It is surrounded on both sides with additional Montana Blue Czech glass oval beads on handmade links and finished with an Antique Bronze lobster claw clasp and chain.

It measures 7″ (17.8cm) long, but can be sized to fit at no additional cost.

Also, my free worldwide shipping deal is still on so take advantage!

May 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I finally snagged myself some time today to get a painting finished. It’s titled “Couch’s Kingbird”.  This extremely rare bird is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Couch’s Kingbird is virtually indistinguishable from the Tropical Kingbird, which occupies the same neotropical range, but the voices of the two differ consistently. To officially distinguish the species, vocalization would have to be heard.

Couch's Kingbird by Rachel Van-Walsh (balanced. crafts)

Available in my online shop! Thanks for looking.

May 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This gorgeous two-strand necklace features one strand of lovely Labradorite smooth round beads with silver Japanese glass spacer beads. The second, shorter strand is comprised of gorgeous faceted Labradorite rondelles and matte Grey Japanese glass seed bead spacers. They are connected with two pewter connectors near the neck and it is finished with a strong Sterling Silver hook clasp. The focal piece is a large Labradorite oval pendant with beautiful flash in a Sterling Silver setting, which sits at the center of the necklace.

Now available in my Etsy shop with FREE International shipping!

May 14th, 2009 | 1 Comment »