“What’s New”

Happy Saturday everybody !
Here we are with fabulous jewelry listed this week in our member’s shops !

Kate Jones Jewelry                             VirginieMartinStudio

 
Quercus Silver                                     Iacua


Jen Lawler Designs                              LSueSzabo


PeculiarForest                                      2Roses


Lunasa Designs                                      Juju By Sarah


rubygirl                                                   victoria takahashi/experiemtal


betsybensen                                            LivelyHood


NinaGibsonDesigns                             deborah lee taylor

 
Cynthia Del Giudice                            Laura Jane Bouton


metalluxe                                                 Erin Austin

Remember, The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.

Have a warm and quite weekend.

Inbar

Project Runway Season 11 Episode 2–“Let's Have a (Ping Pong) Ball!”

Season 11, Episode 2: Let's Have a (Ping Pong) Ball!
Our first week challenge due Thursday, February 7 (midnight your time):
The "Project Runway" designers get to spend a few hours working in Susan Sarandon's bar/ping-pong lounge/restaurant (Spin) before they're tasked with their next big challenge. The goal: create cohesive, fashionable, upbeat new uniforms for SPiN's coed serving staff and ball boys.
Translation: Design a piece of jewelry relating to sports, if you like - ping pong- specifically!

Evelyn Markasky

“Burned out copper, torch-fired enamel, ping pong ball, alcohol inks”

Inbar Bareket

“The small fresh water pearls are like small balls and the green thread like the ping pong table color. The pin itself looks in a way like the racket.”

Our next challenge:
Season 11, Episode 3: IT'S THE HEIDI KLUM CHALLENGE. DUN DUN DUNNNNN
Challenge due Thursday, February 14 (midnight your time) Happy Valentine's Day!

Heidi goes on to tell the designers that as a team, they'll be designing garments for the launch of her "very feminine and sensual" scent, "Surprise." Each team will be responsible for designing four garments for her "Surprise" TV and print ad, and two looks for a press event. After all a woman needs options, right? Or to put it in Heidi terms: "I'm a little picky"
Translation: Create a piece of jewelry for Heidi based on the design of her perfume bottle.
Make it work!

**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, Wk 5

Another week gone and I am here to show you the entries for the Brooch a Week challenge.

Click below to to see what is new this week.

1. BAW52/5, 2. Ridge Landscape Study 4 - BAW 5, 3. stainless innocence of boyhood. Brooch a Week 52/4, 4. BAW52/5 Amethyst, sterling,14kt,18kt,22kt gold, 5. Jewellietta - BAW52/5_Tiny Garden Brooch / Pendant, 6. gracebourne/BAW/52/5, 7. BAD 365-34/BAW 52-5: honeycomb, 8. BAW 5/52, 9. BAD-033 Oval Bird Nest Cameo Brooch, 10. Mokume Brooch, 11. wildflowerdesigns bad 28, 12. BAD-201327/365 BAW 5/52, 13. DSC_0007, 14. Brooch a Week 3/52, 15. Erin Austin BAW 5, 16. BAW5, 17.BAW52/5 Peculiar Forest, 18. LSueSzabo/BAW 52/5, 19. Mike's Brooch A Day 31/365 & BAW 5/52, 20.Brooch a Day 31/365... Brooch a Week 5/52, 21. BAD 29/365, BAW 5/52, EMJC February 2013, 22.victoria's BAD 34/365 + BAW 5/52 ~ front, 23. NRjewellerydesign BAW 5 / BAD32, 24. P110063725. 

As usual here is a selection from our members who are participating in Brooch a Day.

1. Inbar Bareket BAD 36/365, 2. Mike's Brooch A Day 36/365, 3. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 36/365, 4.Brooch a Day 36/365... Brooch a Week 6/52, 5. BAD 365-35: luna, 6. Brooch#35, 7. victoria's BAD 35/365 ~ front, 8. bad 27, 9. BAD 2013 34/365, 10. BAD 2013 34/365, 11. BAD-032 bird-nest-balls-red1, 12. BAD30 BAD31 kitty and vole pin

Etsy Metal Blog Carnival

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:

 What are your photography secrets?! Any tips, tricks, what works best for you, what doesn't? How often do you photograph your work? Do you have an expensive set-up or a homemade one. Your best piece of advice for photographing jewelry. Show us some of your best photos.

 Lou Hunter 

 Laura Jane Bouton 

2Roses

Chrysoula

Nodeform
Deborah Lee Taylor 
Abella Blue
Evelyn Markasky 

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

“What’s New”

Hi,
Saturday is here and we on EtsyMetal team a pound to show you what’s New in our shops.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.
Enjoy !


Peculiar Forest                                     deborah lee taylor

 
Kate Jones Jewelry                               LSueSzabo

 
Sarah Hood Jewelry                           betsybensen


Quercus Silver                                        2Roses


 Metalluxe                                              Cynthia Del Giudice

 
JenlawlerDesigns                                  Laura Jane Bouton

 
Gracebourne Design                           tkmetalarts

 
rubygirl

WOW !!!
I will be here next Saturday, and I hope to see you in here too.
Have a great weekend,
Inbar

Project Runway: Season 11; Episode 1 - New York City

This post is our first challenge for Project Runway season 11.
Just to let you know that this challenge is open to everyone !
If you like to take part in the Project Runway challenges please read our guidelines at the end of this post.

Season 11, Episode 1: Our first week challenge due Thursday, January 31 (midnight your time):
The designers must create a garment that shows their personalities—built with input from the rest of the designers on their teams—inspired by a view of New York City.

Translation: Design a piece of jewelry inspired by a view of New York City. You can make something that will go with one of the outfits from the show. If you do, post a picture of the outfit also.

Inbar Bareket
“Here is my pendant/brooch for PR 11 #1,
I made a brooch and separately I made a tube with loop to transform the brooch to a pendant.
Sterling silver, sharpie, Renaissance Wax.”


Evelyn Markasky
“I used the NY skyline (Empire State Building) on a cold winter day for inspiration. Pierced copper with torch-fired enamel on a long long skinny chain.”


Our next challenge is:
Season 11, Episode 2: Let's Have a (Ping Pong) Ball!
Our first week challenge due Thursday, February 7 (midnight your time):
The "Project Runway" designers get to spend a few hours working in Susan Sarandon's bar/ping-pong lounge/restaurant (Spin) before they're tasked with their next big challenge. The goal: create cohesive, fashionable, upbeat new uniforms for SPiN's coed serving staff and ball boys.
Translation: Design a piece of jewelry relating to sports, if you like - ping pong- specifically!

**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 !

EMJC–February 2013–“POP ART”

Our February Challenge due to January 31st was:
Inspired by POP ART artist. Please include artist name and creation that inspired you!
Let get creative !
Can’t wait to see your creations!

Laura Bouton

“Keith Haring is one of my favorite pop artist, my son had Keith Haring coloring books when he was little, I think I liked coloring them more then him. Anyway, I like how Keith Haring uses heart designs in some of his pieces which inspired me to do this pendant. Pop artists usually use bright colors, but I felt the need to make it with the earthy tones that I love.”

Inbar Bareket




“I was inspired by Jasper Johns - Target.
I LOVE Pop Art for many years. I looked for simple design yet with my small touch. All circles are moving. This pendant/brooch is made from 10 layers.”

Evelyn Markasky



“Kind of a cross of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Batman. Copper, vitreous enamel, glass beads, and rubber stick on letters.”

Quercus Silver



“My inspiration this month is Andy Warhol, of course. The digitised image of my son really made me look closely at his features as he approaches young manhood and all the changes that will bring.
My brooch is titanium and Tyvek, which is a strong and versatile paper.”

Stunning ladies !

Our March challenge due to February 28th is:
Inspired by “Piet Mondrian”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian
Images
Have fun !