Etsy Metal Charm Swap 17: Progress Report 6

 Michele Grady has received her first Charm Swap package!
They will all be rolling in shortly. I have gathered a few photos below of  some of the finished and in progress pics that were shared by the swappers this week.

 

The way the swap works is, Etsymetal members sign up to participate. The number of sign ups we have decides the number of charms to make. This time there are 7 participants and a theme of "Animals". Each participant makes a charm for each member plus 2 extra. When they are finished they send the charms to one of the curators who in turn will sort and pass them back out to the 7 participants. The 2 extra charms have a purpose as well. One individual charm will be sold in the EtsyMetal shop and the other one will be going on a "charm holder" necklace this time around instead of a bracelet. 50% of the funds collected from the sale of the charm swap bracelets and necklaces will be donated to a Youth Arts Organization (TBA) to support budding young artists. Below are the Artists participating in Charm Swap 17 and some work in progress photos:

Victoria Takahashi    Michele Grady   Jessica Lopour   

Andrea Ring   Stacey Maddock   Nina Gibson   Regina Ewer 

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Andrea Ring "Tiger"

Nina Gibson "Koi Pond"

 

 
Stacey Maddock "Where We Live"

Regina Ewer  "Clown Fish"

Victoria Takahashi "Handcarved Antlers" and packaging.


Michele Grady  & Jessica Lopour  
are busily working away on their charms, can't wait to see them!

Stay tuned to see the "Shop Charm necklace" that will have a handmade charm holder made by Michele Grady and it will be available in the shop in the very near future also along with an individual charm from each maker.
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Etsy Metal Charm Swap 17: Progress Report 4

Countdown! Only 22 days until these will be finished and in the hands of me, Michele Grady. No this is not Victoria Tackahashi posting this week's update. She is having some torch issues she needs to take care of this week so I'm filling in for her but she will be back soon!  Now back to the swap...The way the swap works is members sign up to participate. The number of sign ups we have decides the number of charms to make. This time there are 7 participants and a theme of "Animals". Each participant makes a charm for each member plus 2 extra. When they are finished they send the charms to one of the curators who in turn will sort and pass them back out to the 7 participants. The 2 extra charms have a purpose as well. One individual charm will be sold in the EtsyMetal shop and the other one will be going on a "charm holder" necklace this time around instead of a bracelet. 50% of the funds collected from the sale of the charm swap bracelets and necklaces will be donated to a Youth Arts Organization (TBA) to support budding young artists.

Below are the Artists participating in Charm Swap 17 and some work in progress photos:

Victoria Takahashi    Michele Grady   Jessica Lopour   

Andrea Ring   Stacey Maddock   Nina Gibson   Regina Ewer 

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First we have an update from Nina Gibson of NinaGibsonDesigns. Nina made a bunch of fish from a die and sent in a few options of what she should do with them next...Can't wait to see which sample sketch she ends up using for her charm! 

Victoria Tackahashi  from Experimetal sent in this photo and says "My charms (pendants) have taken a complete turnaround once again. Now I am hand carving antlers again and making steel stamps to personalize the caps, they will all be completely different individuals"

Jessica Lopour from AbellaBlue sent in her photo and says "I have just finished my sample and finalized my design. Now I am working on gathering the components and cutting out all the pieces to solder together."

Andrea Ring from AmuckDesign sent in her update photo and says "Made and printed a tiger pattern to transfer onto metal for etching. Decided to do keum boo for the stripes on front of the tiger."

And last but not least Stacey Maddock from StaceyMaddockDesigns has her first charm finished! She says "Not a finished shot but a finished charm! Mine will go in the mail soon! Calling it 'the place where we live'

That's all I have for this week so check back here again next week for Victoria's latest news on the swap! 

EtsyMetal Charm Swap 17 Progress Report 3

Countdown begins!  only 37 more days until these will be finished and in the hands of our Curator Michele Grady! She will then sort and pass the 9 charms out amongst the 7 participants. We always make 2 extra charms, one individual charm will be sold in the EtsyMetal Shop, and the other one will be getting attached onto a "Charm Holder" and on a Necklace for this round!
50% of the funds collected from these Charm Swap Bracelets and Necklaces will be donated to a Youth Arts Organization (tbd) to support budding young artists!

Below are the Artists participating in Charm Swap 17, 2016!

And some work-in-progress shots!

Victoria Takahashi    Michele Grady   Jessica Lopour   

Andrea Ring   Stacey Maddock   Nina Gibson   Regina Ewer 

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Michele Grady - Michele Grady Designs
"Playing around with my new die and trying to decide which animal to use in my charms. This is a photo of the die and the elephant head I embossed in silver sheet. It still needs work but I'm liking the idea!"

 Andrea Ring - Amuck Designs
"After cutting out this next layer and the stripes I think I will stamp the stripe pattern in the metal rather than cutting them out. I've also chosen to use citrine for the eyes this week."

Stacey Maddock - SMaddockDesigns
"Designing etsymetal charm and can't decide...leaf or no leaf?"
If you want to help Stacey decide you can comment here ;)

Nina Gibson - Nina Gibson Designs  

 "I ordered a tool too. It hasn't come in yet. I'll keep you posted. It has to travel a long way."

 

 Jessica Lopour - AbellaBlue  

"Sorry, nothing yet. But I should have something soon!" 

   

Victoria Takahashi - Experimetal 

"I have finally gotten my paper model to look correctly, not to figure out what size, then I'll shrink it down to teensy-weensie size and I will be ready to saw!"

 

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Thank you and see you again in a few days for our next update!