Brooch a Week, Wk14

Back with another round of brooches, are you keeping up too?

1. BAW52/16 Steampunk Pin, 2. 3-31-13 victoria's BAD90 + BAW13, 3. Erin Austin BAW 52/14, 4.BAW52/15 Copper Vector Pin, 5. BAW 52-13, 6. L SUE SZABO/BAW 52/12-13, 7. BAW52/14 Ancient Mexico motif of man, 8. BAW52-14 flower pin, 9. L. SUE SZABO/BAW 52-14, 10. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 92/365, 11. 4-7-13 victoria's BAD97 + BAW14 ~ front, 12. BAW52/14 Sparrow Tulip Silver and Gold Brooch, 13. wildflower designs bad 92/365, 14. Mike's Brooch A Day 97/365, 15. BAD 365-97/BAW 52-14: Polaris, 16. BAW52/14, 17. Druzy navette brooch in sterling with 14kt gold18. Not available

Here we have a selection from the Brooch a Day group too.

1. 4-10-13 victoria's BAD 100 ~ front, 2. Brooch#100 "I wish for 265 more brooch ideas", 3. Brooch a Day 100/365, 4. Not available, 5. wildflower designs bad 92/365, 6. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 100!/365, 7. BAD 2013 78 & 79, 8. Mike's Brooch A Day 100!/365

Charm Swap 11

Some more updates on our charm swap.
More charms are on the way to complete this stunning bracelet we are making.
A small reminder of our charm swap:
Etsymetal street team is making twice a year project called Charm swap. twenty members are making 22 charms each - one for each swap member and one to be sold in the EtsyMetal shop along with a  bracelet that features all of the charms. Sales from this swap will go to a charitable arts organization, yet to be determined.

Miranda of Gracebourne


Katy of Littlebird love

Ann of tuizui


Every charm swap is so exciting ! I can’t wait !!!
It's going to be  a gorgeous bracelet !!!!

“What’s New”

Happy Saturday !
I would like 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 !


tkmetalarts                                              2Roses


deborah lee taylor                              Laura Jane Bouton


L Sue Szabo                                             Michele Grady Designs


Gecko J Designs                                     betsybensen


SCJ Jewelry Design                              Lichen and Lychee


Shirlee Grund                                        House on Hudson


Gotham Atelier                                      Erin Austin


Anne Walker                                            Lunasa Designs

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

Charm Swap 11

Hello everybody! Happy Friday evening!
We have a couple more charms that are finished.
David Vanover/revonav


Yellow Green Lava Charms
Argentium Silver and Polymer

Inbar Bareket


Fancy Button
Sterling silver, Thread

Michele Grady Designs


Reagan Hayhurst

Can’t wait  !

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

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!
Evelyn Markasky
evelyn says: Aactually I have 2 things! While I was making the 1st thing, I was not liking it at all, even after I spent most of the day on it. It was rather frustrating. So before I finished it, I decided to start working on something else. Then I looked at the first one again and found that maybe I did like it!”

1- Inspired by Jasper Johns encaustics


2- Inspired by Mark Rothko and Claes Oldenburg



Our next challenge:
Season 11, Episode 11: Finally On My Own
Challenge due Thursday, April 11 (midnight your time):
The designers had to create a fashion forward editorial look for a celebrity fashion story that will run in May 2013 issue of Marie Claire, which will be worn by Jordana Brewster. No red carpet looks, no gowns, no pants or t-shirts and it needs to be bold and fashion forward.
Translation: Create a bold fashion forward piece that tells a story.

**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, wk13

I hope everyone had a good Easter break!

Here we are again with this weeks brooches from the the team.

We hope you love them :)

1. Erin Austin BAW52/13, 2. BAW62/13 WallBalls, 3. BAW52/13 Ammonite and Topaz in Sterling., 4. BAD 365-90/BAW 52-13: math mode on, 5. 3-24-13 bad83 baw12 front, 6. grow, 7. fossil palm brooch/pendant, sterling silver, 14kt gold, 8. Mike's Brooch A Day 88/365 and Brooch A Week 13/52, 9.Rachelle's Brooch A Day 90/365 and Brooch A Week 13/52, 10. BAW52/13 Silver Baby Fern Brooch, 11.wildflowerdesigns bad 85/365, 12. BAW52-13

Here are some from the Brooch a Day group...

1. 4-2-13 victoria's BAD92, 2. Brooch a Day 92/365, 3. Not available, 4. Mike's Brooch A Day 92/365, 5.Rachelle's Brooch A Day 92/365, 6. BAD 2013 81/365 EM PR, 7. Brooch#90 "Sugar Bunny", 8. bad 69, 70, 71, 72

Welcome to our EtsyMetal monthly Blog Carnival!

Blog Carnival is about a group of our members sharing their experience on a common topic

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC:

April Fools' Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Do you like practical jokes? Do you play them or are you the one played? Best one you'd like to tell us about?! Any funny jewelry you have made? Or received?

Jessica

Read and see what some of our members think. You are welcome to make comments and ask questions! Enjoy.