Project Runway Season 10, Episode 7 - Oh My Lord and Taylor

Season 10, Episode 7: Oh My Lord and Taylor Air 8/30/12
My Lifetime, Thursdays 9pmPST
To celebrate the 10th season, the designers get a chance to be part of the 10 piece Project Runway Capsule Collection at Lord & Taylor that will be sold in stores and online. They had to design a cocktail or evening dress for Lord & Taylor customers that will retail in the $200 to $300 price range. A designer from each of the other nine seasons has also created a look and the dress must fit in with the collection. The winning look will be manufactured by Lord & Taylor along with the others and sold online and at the flagship store. The dress will also be displayed in the window.
For our EtsyMetal Translation:
Design a sophisticated piece of jewelry for evening wear. Something that could go into production. You can choose one of the PR Lord and Taylor designs to complement or for inspiration, check them out here: http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/CMS/PRDress_Dress.cfm
Make it work!!

L. Sue Szabo

“I love the dress they chose this week but i decided to make something to go with this one - from season 6”

Inbar Bareket

“I made this pendant to CHRISTOPHER PALU 's dress.
Sterling silver, fine silver and
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate from Stones That Rock”

Evelyn Markasky

“Ok, I don't think these pieces go with any of the designs from PR or any Lord and Taylor dress for that matter! But here is my piece folded, forged, and enameled and the production line!”

Silent Goddess

“Can I Buy You a Cocktail? ring
If you are going to wear a sexy cocktail dress you HAVE to have a cocktail ring to go with it!
Created with sterling silver and a smashing gold plated druzy cabochon, this ring is sure to get people's attention!
Ring has been oxidized then brushed carefully with steel wool to soften the steel grey finish of the sterling silver. Artist's initials are stamped on a raised charm on the underside of ring.”
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Our next Challenge:
Season 10, Episode 8: Starving Artist

Air 9/6/12 
My Lifetime, Thursdays 9pmPST 

In teams of three, the designers must sell goods they make to people on the street in order to earn the money to spend at Mood for their fabric to create two cohesive looks for fall.

For our EtsyMetal Translation:
Create 3 very simple pieces (rings, earrings, etc) that lead you to create a more complex piece for fall.
Deadline: Thursday, September 13 by midnight, your time.

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**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 10

Hello Thursday!  We have several updates today!  

Michele says,  'I've made progress!!!! I've worked on my charms  Laying out the pieces is like creating a puzzle. Each piece needs to fit but be different from the one next to it.' 

 Inbar is finished!  I can't believe how great they look... Amazing that she is finished already!

Andrea shows us these amazing enameled skulls.  She says she is almost done but has to refinish a few.

Finally, Nikki is almost ready to go.  She says she is waiting on a bit more turquoise but here is a pic of the bits she has... These colors look so wonderful together!  We are coming up to the end of the swap, I can't wait to see everything together!

EtsyMetal Blog Carnival ~ September 3, 2012

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: 

"Pets"

Please share your pets with us! Pictures, stories, new pets, old pets, dogs, cats, ants, anything that has ever lived in your house that wasn't human, be they friend or foe!

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

 Laney (silentgoddess) 

Beth Cyr 

 2Roses 

 Evelyn Markasky 

 Erin Austin

 Rebecca Bogan 
 Victoria Takahashi/Experimetal
 Lou Hunter
Cynthia Del Giudice

EMJC - September 2012–Hammers

Our September challenge due to August 31st was:
"Hammers"
Show us what you can do with your favorite hammer.
Please post the picture of the hammer you used as well.

It’s amazing to see what we came out with !

Inbar Bareket

“My Favorite is on the left and I used it a the beginning. He did the work but way too slowly... So I changed hammers at one point to the right one.”

Maria Whetman / fluxplay
 
“I decided to make some beads on a bangle with my reclaimed tins as an accent instead of the main event. Each bead has a different texture and metals combination consisting of either silver, brass, bronze, copper or recycled tins. The catch-bead is a teeny weeny recycled tins 'cabochon'.
These were made using my 3 fave hammers but my most fave is the littlest, scruffy one, which was £2 at a cheap tool shop, I like its weight, balance and slightly pointed ball-pein head.”

Deborah Lee Taylor / e5 jewelry

“I was going to keep making the chain, but decided to have it be adjustable.. Used my cheap chasing hammer.. I think it's because of how light it is, my hands don't bother me at all when I'm hammering with this one for some reason..”

Kate Jones Jewelry

“Lately, I have been forging a series of simple hoop earrings. The hammer that I used is is nice and light, and was about $5., 20 years ago. It is the one I use most often of the few hammers I have. Lightly planished earrings made from 1.8mm square wire...”

Michele Grady Designs

“Turquoise and Black Onyx Necklace.
I used 2 of my favorite hammers (and the anvil they are laying on) for this piece. The metal hammer to add the texture and the raw hide mallet to flatten the piece as it curled up.”

L. Sue Szabo

“I've been doing some anti-clastic raising and shell forming lately. here's a couple examples and my hammers.”

LjBjewelry

“Well, I finally finished my pendant/necklace. I used my favorite hammer, I cut lines in the head of your average hammer with my disc cutter, in a criss cross design. I used it to texture the pendant. Having problems getting some good photos, hope these are ok, and that I am also doing this right. Of course love everyone elses work, just fabo!!”

Rebecca Bogan / Adobe Sol Designs

Hammered Riveted Earrings.

Our next challenge due to September 30  is:
Fire
Your free interpretation.
Enjoy !

“What’s New”

Welcome to “What’s new” !
Saturday is here again and so am I….
So much talent we see here on EtstMeatal, waiting just for you !


metalluxe                                               tkmetalarts


SCJJewelryDesign                              wildflowerdesigns


lsueszabo                                                 Michele Grady Designs


2Roses                                                       Juju By Sarah


 Anne Walker Jewelry                       victoria takahashi/experimetal

 
Rebecca Bogan                                       LjBjewelry


e5jewelry                                                artigianojewelbox


kathryn cole                                           betsybensen

Lichen & Lychee                                   Inbar Bareket

Amazing !!!
Thank you EtsyMeatal !
Have a wonderful long weekend,
Inbar

Project Runway Season 10, Episode 6: Fix My Friend

Season 10, Episode 6: Fix My Friend
Air 8/24/12
My Lifetime, Thursdays 9pmPST
The designers had to design a makeover look for a friend in need.
For our EtsyMetal Translation: 
Find a piece of jewelry that you made that you weren't satisfied with and give it a makeover. (Or use a piece of jewelry that you didn't make and give it a makeover) Please post a before and after picture.
Make it work!!

Inbar Bareket

Before:

After:

“A lady came to me two days ago with these earrings and asked me if I can make something with them. 

I made an agreement with her - I don't know what the stones are. I'll think of something ...but if I ruin them - that will be OK with her. She agreed.”

Evelyn Markasky

Before:

After:

“I made this piece in the past year. I had made all the little moth parts, but wasn't sure how to put them together, so I ended up stringing them like beads on heavy beading wire, with turquoise beads in between. I just didn't like the way it worked. The metal pieces would slide back and forth and sometimes you could see the beading wire, sooooo....

...I unstrung it and made a copper wire chain, (each part of the chain is fused together) attaching each piece to a copper link. I'm much happier with it because I know where the pieces are going to fall and I like the copper chain much much better.”

iacua

Before:

After:

“I finally have one! I made this ring several years ago and it never quite worked.

So I sawed the top off, drilled and torch riveted a quartz drop on blackened chain. I consider it a 'future primitive' pendant and am much happier with it!”

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Our next challenge:
Season 10, Episode 7: Oh My Lord and Taylor Air 8/30/12
My Lifetime, Thursdays 9pmPST
To celebrate the 10th season, the designers get a chance to be part of the 10 piece Project Runway Capsule Collection at Lord & Taylor that will be sold in stores and online. They had to design a cocktail or evening dress for Lord & Taylor customers that will retail in the $200 to $300 price range. A designer from each of the other nine seasons has also created a look and the dress must fit in with the collection. The winning look will be manufactured by Lord & Taylor along with the others and sold online and at the flagship store. The dress will also be displayed in the window.
For our EtsyMetal Translation:
Design a sophisticated piece of jewelry for evening wear. Something that could go into production. You can choose one of the PR Lord and Taylor designs to complement or for inspiration, check them out here: http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/CMS/PRDress_Dress.cfm

Make it work!!

Deadline: Thursday, September 6 by midnight, your time.

**********
**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.

Members' News for September

Well, it's been one long hot summer for those of us doing outdoor art shows and I, for one, am happy to see fall arriving soon.  Here's some places that you can see the work of our fantastic Etsy Metal team members in Sept.

Jennifer Lawler of Jen Lawler Designs will be participating in several art shows in September.
Market Day in Des Moines Iowa
The Davenport Beaux Arts Festival in Davenport Iowa
The Beaverdale Days Festival in Des Moines Iowa
The Octagon Arts Festival in Ames Iowa

Danielle Miller has several bits of news this month:
-She will be participating in Indie Craft Parade in Greenville, SC from September 7-9
-She will be participating in the Wedding Festival in Greenville, SC on September 13th
-She will be begin teaching Beginning to Intermediate Silversmithing at Tryon arts and Crafts School. Classes will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 5pm, or Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm. The classes run for 6 weeks, starting September 12, 2012, ending October 17th



Beth Cyr has a new public studio/office space and will be accepting appointments for local couples wishing to have wedding rings made. (or anyone willing to drive to Athens, GA) More to come in the next few weeks as everything is set up and decorated!

Kate Jones has an event in Sept.: Jamaica Plain Open Studios! She has participated since 1995, and nearly every year since. Sept. 22-23. 11am to 6pm.

Jennifer Atkins Lisa, also known as Quench Metalworks, will be showing at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine, September 21, 22, and 23.

Amuck design(Andrea Ring) will be at the Plaza Art fair in Kansas City Sept. 21-23

2Roses was recently commissioned to produce several pieces to accompany the nationally touring exhibition "Read My Pins", Jewelry from the collection of Madeline Albright.
2Roses will also be speaking at the Textile Association of Southern California on Sept 29th, 2013.

Finally, I also have a bit of news myself.  L. Sue Szabo was accepted into 2 national juried shows opening this month.
One is "From Our Perspective", a national multi-media show of women's art.  This is in Detroit, MI and runs from Sept 27-Oct 26,2022.
The other is American Craft Today at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.  This runs Sept 22- Dec 29th and is a multi-media show

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congrats to all our members on their accomplishments and good luck to all at your upcoming shows!

Til next month, happy metalsmithing.
And don't forget to ask Auntie EM a question!
Sue