Charm Swap 11

Update time … YAY !!!

Jen Lawler Designs

Jen says: “I have started! One of them complete, lol! It's inspired from one of my brooches in the brooch a week challenge.
Now to make... 21 more??? okay, I'd better get busy!”
In the mean time Laney had finished her charms !!!


Erin Austin

Erin Says: ”I've been working on my charms all day. They will be done tomorrow and mailed out Tuesday! I went a totally different route! Yay! I really hated that first one. The new charms are inspired by last weeks brooch.”


Nina Gibson Designs

Finished ! YAY !!!

Jewellietta

Chrysoula says: “My charms are ready ! I'm going to mail them tomorrow.”

Shae Freeman/Citizenobjects


victoria takahashi/experimental

Victoria Takahashi WIP's!

Can’t wait to see them all on one stunning bracelet !
More to come next week !

“What’s New”

Welcome to “What’s New” on EtsyMetal Team.
I would like to show you the new jewelry made this week and are available for you in our member’s shops.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.
Enjoy !


Jewellietta                                               Laura Jane Botuon


 SCJ Jewelry Design                             L Sue Szabo


Panicmama Jewelry/Renee Ford    Gracebourne Design


Deborah Lee Taylor                            Michele Grady Designs

 
2Roses                                                      Sarah Hood Jewelry


kate jones jewelry                                 markaplan


tkmetalarts                                             simplymega

 
betsybensen

Have a wonderful weekend and visit us next Saturday with more beautiful new jewelry.
Inbar

Project Runway Season 11, Episode 10: The Art of Fashion

Season 11, Episode 9: He Said She Said
Challenge due Thursday, March 28 (midnight your time):
The designers will be inspired by the iconic Lord & Taylor Rose and they will create ready-to-wear looks for the Spring 2013 collection. The winner will get their look manufactured to be sold in Lord & Taylor stores, online and featured in the Lord & Taylor window! It has to sell for under $250. They have one day for the challenge and $150 budget for the two-person teams and $225 for the three-person team.
Translation: I don't really get the relation to the title... but anyway... create a piece of jewelry based on the iconic Lord & Taylor Rose.


L. Sue Szabo
Sue says: “OK, for this week's Lord and Taylor red rose challenge, I went literal. made a brooch with resin and sterling. Here it is:’


Our next challenge:
Season 11, Episode 10: The Art of Fashion
Challenge due Thursday, April 4 (midnight your time):
After a tour of the Guggenheim, the designers will be creating a work of wearable art and it has to be big! They will also create a ready-to-wear look that is compatible with the art look. They will be creating the textiles themselves and have 30 minutes in the museum to sketch!
Translation: Another one right up the Etsy Metal alley! Create a piece based on a modern work of art!

**Guidelines for Guest Submissions** 
Please read this every week as there may be small updates and changes. The pieces you submit must be pieces that are made specifically for that week's challenge. Then post a link to your challenge creation in this week's comment area before the deadline. 
*We are only accepting guest submissions from our blog comment area at this time, insert your links there. Then Please cross-post this to your Blog, Flickr, Etsy, etc. and tag them with "EMPR 10.3" We will post your name with a link and a picture of your piece on our blog. The deadline for guest submissions will be Thursday at 12:00 midnight, Pacific Standard Time. The new blog posts and the new challenge will go up the Friday after the new episode airs.
Thank you !

Brooch a Week, wk12

Hi everyone, I am a bit late with this weeks post so it's just the brooches from the BAW group this week.  I hope you like them all! Check out more brooches from the group pool and the Brooch a Day group pool.

1. BAW52/12, 2. Mike's Brooch A Day 77/365, 3. BAW52/11 Stepping Stone Brooch, 4. BAW52/12, 5.LSUE SZABO/BAW 52-12, 6. Erin Austin BAW52/12, 7. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 78/365, 8. BAW52-12, 9. ! Brooch, fossil palm, pearl, sterling silver, 2", 10. BAD-2013-69-365 & BAW 12/52, 11. BAW52/12 Jen Lawler Pearls-in-a-Row-Brooch_010_e01, 12. BAW52-11, 13. BAW 52- 12, 14. BAW52/12 Shawl Pin, 15. Brooch a Week 12 of 52 ~ "Growth Spurt", 16. BAD 365-84/BAW 52-12: superior mesenteric part II, 17. BAW 52-11, 18. BAW52/12

Members' News for the month of April

Happy Spring everyone!  Hope you're actually getting some nice weather.  Here, in Toledo, Ohio it still feels a bit more like winter but I can tell it's coming.
Our Etsy Metal team members will be out and about in April, look for them in your area and stop by and say 'hi".  We're a friendly bunch and would love to meet readers of our blog.

Miranda Scott (House on Hudson) will be holding Edmonton's first ever Wedding Ring Workshop, at the City Arts Centre, April 28th and May 5th. 

She will also be selling her work at the "Make It! Edmonton" spring edition show, April 12, 13th and 14th.

 Andrea of ArtigianoJewelBox is included the new Ganoksin online exhibition, "Holding Place: A Repository of Containers and Vessels by Metalsmiths Around the World", with a tiny fabricated watering can.  See the work by clicking on the active link for the exhibit.  Congrats to Andrea!!

Laura Bracken’s blog was highlighted in the Winter issue of Metal Clay Today’s E-Magazine in Lori Phillips article “Best of the Blogs”.  You can read the magazine by clicking on the link.  Laura's mention is on page 58-59 of the PDF file.

Maria Whetman of Fluxplay has a body of work in the exhibition "Re-used Refuse" at the fabulous Harley Gallery in Nottinghamshire, UK.

For a sneak peek at her work in the show, check out Maria's blog.

2Roses will be selling their work at the 2013 Art of Adorning, held on the grounds of the Bowers Museum Saturday April 27th. Art of Adorning is the largest and oldest art and craft event held in Orange County, and draws sellers from across the U.S. as well as Africa, Europe and Asia. Sponsored by the Bead Society of Orange County, the event has long been regarded as a "don't miss" opportunity for local artisans to acquire exotic and unusual components, materials and supplies from around the world. BOWERS MUSEUM 2002 N.MAIN STREET, SANTA ANA, CA 92706

And last but not least,
Kathryn Riechert will be participating in the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta, GA April 19-21, 2013.

That's the news folks, til next month- happy metalsmithing.

Sue Szabo

“What’s New”

Happy Saturday !
Welcome to “What’s New” in ETsyMetal team.
Every Saturday I am here to show you what new wonderful jewelry we have in our shops.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.
Enjoy !


Laura Jane Bouton                             2Roses


Sarah Hood Jewelry                         LSueSzabo


betsybensen                                           Jewellietta


Quercus Silver                                     SCJ Jewelry Design


Panicmama Jewelry / Renee Ford    House on Hudson


Michele Grady Designs                      erga


 Jen Lawler Designs                             Deborah Lee Taylor

Have a wonderful weekend !
Remeber to visit us next Saturday with more beautiful new jewelry.
Inbar

Project Runway Season 11, Episode 7–“A Sticky Situation”

Season 11, Episode 7: A Sticky Situation
Challenge due Thursday, March 14 (midnight your time):
It is another unconventional challenge and they used Duck Tape to create a prom dress look and it needs to be fashion forward. They will take their looks to a high school and students will judge it that night and their score counts for 20% of their final score.
Translation: What can I say, make a piece of jewelry using duct tape; just duct tape or combine it with other materials.

We have one stunning entry !
Evelyn Markasky

Evelyn says: “OMG, I have found my new favorite material! And I am such a pyromaniac, I just had to burn it!
Copper mesh, duct tape, alcohol inks. And gee, what better way to put a pin back on than to duck tape it!!!!
I love these challenges, I mean I hate them and then I love them! Always learn something new doing it!”


This is absolutely fabulous Evelyn!

Our next challenge:
Season 11, Episode 9: He Said She Said
Challenge due Thursday, March 28 (midnight your time):
The designers will be inspired by the iconic Lord & Taylor Rose and they will create ready-to-wear looks for the Spring 2013 collection. The winner will get their look manufactured to be sold in Lord & Taylor stores, online and featured in the Lord & Taylor window! It has to sell for under $250. They have one day for the challenge and $150 budget for the two-person teams and $225 for the three-person team.
Translation: I don't really get the relation to the title... but anyway... create a piece of jewelry based on the iconic Lord & Taylor Rose.

**Guidelines for Guest Submissions** 
Please read this every week as there may be small updates and changes. The pieces you submit must be pieces that are made specifically for that week's challenge. Then post a link to your challenge creation in this week's comment area before the deadline. 
*We are only accepting guest submissions from our blog comment area at this time, insert your links there. Then Please cross-post this to your Blog, Flickr, Etsy, etc. and tag them with "EMPR 10.3" We will post your name with a link and a picture of your piece on our blog. The deadline for guest submissions will be Thursday at 12:00 midnight, Pacific Standard Time. The new blog posts and the new challenge will go up the Friday after the new episode airs.
Thank you !

Charm Swap 11

Hi,

Our deadline is coming quickly and we have few updates this week.

Deborah Lee Taylor 

Deborah says: "22- complete-yay! ; )wake the **** up mug charmsbrass, copper, silver"
Everyone's charms look awesome!!"

Inbar Bareket

Inbar Says: "I really liked the button I've made to BAD and enjoy making it.

I already made the buttons yesterday and I've ordered silk threads in some gorgeous colors. Now I'am waiting for the silk. I wanted real silk threads."

Shae Freeman of Citizenobjects

Shae Says: "I changed my idea too, I can't believe it! I did a prototype that I had to turn into an emergency brooch. Without the pin obviously, and I have some iridescent glass instead of the iron.

Laney of SilentGoddess

Laney says: "A few of my charms in progress. Plan on oxidizing the finished product. Using a nice heavy weight gauge copper that is a good base for the torch fired enamels. Gives the charms a nice weight. These charms are a blast to make!!"

Check back next week for more updates!

Brooch a Week, wk11

Hello everyone, here are this weeks brooches from the team.

Beautiful entries this week yet again.

1. L Sue Szabo/BAW 52/11, 2. victoria's BAD69/365 BAW10/52~ front, 3. BAD-2013-67/365 & EMPR & BAW 11/52, 4. BAW52/11 Fog City brooch, 5. BAW52/11 Fossil coral, sterling silver brooch, fabricated, 6. Erin Austin Baw52/11, 7. Mike's Brooch A Day 76/365, 8. Ridge - Brooch a Week 52/8, 9. BAW52-9, 10. victoria's BAW 11/52 + BAD 77/365 ~ front, 11. "Starbuck Unhinged" ~ Brooch a Week 11 of 52, 12.BAW52/11, 13. BAW52/11, 14. BAD 365-75/BAW 52-11: tread, 15. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 69/365, 16.BAW52/10

Here are some brooches from the daily team

1. Brooch#78 "Clearly in love", 2. Brooch a Day 78/365, 3. Not available, 4. BAD-067 Rhodonea Rose Brooch, 5. victoria's BAW 11/52 + BAD 77/365 ~ front, 6. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 78/365, 7. BAD 2013 68/365, 8. Mike's Brooch A Day 78/365