Steampunk Jewelry

Steampunk at Comic Con Montreal 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Steampunk at Comic Con Montreal 2012

September 14-16

Montreal Convention Center

Montreal Comic Con 2012 is adding steampunk to the program with activities including Steampunk Panels , Steampunk Art Exhibition , Masquerade and a steampunk vendors and artists section .

A section of the event has been reserved for Steampunk Vendors and Artists.

Tables and Booth are available for rent in this section .

Registration forms for Exhibitors , Authors, Illustrators , Artisan and Artist :

http://www.montrealcomiccon.com/pdf/new_exhibit_space_forms.pdf

Please indicate on the registration that you were refered by Daniel Proulx

Please send me an e-mail and i will make sure you are added to the steampunk section or if you have any questions :

Confirmed Steampunk Guest :

Author : G.D. Falksen

Movie Prop-Maker Adam Smith

Artist Roger Wood : http://klockwerks.com/

Artist Daniel Proulx : Catherinette Rings

Programming and activites :

Steampunk Art Exhibition

Steampunk 101 panel

Masquerade

and more ...

Join The event on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/361438210539107/

Steampunk Jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:51:00 +0000

Steampunk Jewelry Designer at Fan-Expo Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:01:00 +0000

Our Booth at Fan-Expo Canada

Quick Note about Fan - Expo Canada

This year i was invited as a special Sci-fi Guest at Fan-expo Canada and It was a fantastic experience beyond anything i could have expected . I really enjoyed to meet all the steampunk enthusiasts , meeting sci-fi writers and illustrators , it was so nice to see many people had already seen my work & how they appreciated to be able to see it in person. I was proud to be part of the The steampunk 101 panel in such great company , it was very informative and especially a lot of FUN with a few laugh here and there , we were also in great company at the meet and greet at the Royal Fairmont Hotel - Epic !!! . I'm Looking forward to the next meeting at the Steampunk Exhibition in 2011 or maybe before ! I cannot words how grateful i am for all the fans , the support and the organizers of this event . Special Thanks to The Steampunk toronto Society & Steampunk Canada .

Since we only offered cash payment at the events and many wanted to pay by credit cards .
I'm offering a BOGO deal for a few days so you can use you CC via Paypal . Also many sizes of rings were sold out at the event so here' s your chance to order custom sizes of the model you want .

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
CatherinetteRings.etsy.com

At the event i was sitting next to Tom Hodges : http://hodges-art.deviantart.com/ and i commissioned an awesome sketch of YODA .

I also had the pleasure to meet http://faebyl.deviantart.com/ and got myself 3 of her favorite pieces .

I got two large prints from From illustrator Echo Chernik and more ...

I will have many souvenirs in my studio to remember Fan-Expo Canada 2010 .

Steampunk Jewelry with Amber

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:19:00 +0000

Amber has always been one of my favorite stones and i use it in many of my designs .
I often use Orange amber but i also have Green and Cherry Amber .

Here's a few of my Steampunk Jewelry designs with Amber :

Steampunk Rings with clock parts inlayed in Amber

Original Steampunk Rings with Amber

Steampunk Bracelet with Amber

Steampunk Earrings

Steampunk Necklace

Amber :

Amber (or, technically, resinite) is fossilized tree resin (not sap), which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Good quality amber is used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewelry. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents.

Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes includes animal and plant material as inclusions.

More about Amber : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber

See all my Amber steampunk Jewelry on ETSY

If you would to purchase a piece of jewelry not currently available in my shop , just send me a message on ETSY and i will tell you if i can recreate a similar piece

Daniel Proulx
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Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
CatherinetteRings.etsy.com

Steampunk Jewelry : Ring with Swarovski Crystal

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Steampunk Jewelry :

Ring with Swarovski Crystal

I just introduced 2 new colors of crystal : Clear White and Golden Shadow Crystal .
I will be able to offer these in size 5-12 as soon as i receive my main supply in about 2 weeks . I'm also waiting for Montana Blue and Black Diamond colors .The new Jet black Crystal are already available in different size .

New-Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Golden Shadow Crystal

New-Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Clear Crystal

New-Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Jet Black Crystal

Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Bermuda Blue Crystal

Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Volcano Crystal

Steampunk Jewelry Ring with Meridian Blue Crystal

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
CatherinetteRings.etsy.com

Steampunk Jewelry Artifacts

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:04:00 +0000

Steampunk Jewelry
Artifacts

One of my most unusual design of Steampunk Jewelry are my Artifact model . They are all one of a kind . They include rare material and the most complicated techniques . This is my latest that im reserving for future exhibitions .

Steampunk Ring with Clock part inlayed in Amber

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Steampunk jewelry made by CatherinetteRings

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +0000

Steampunk jewelry made by CatherinetteRings
AMBER

See all the Amber Steampunk jewelry made by CatherinetteRings

Amber (or, technically, resinite) is fossilized tree resin (not sap), which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since neolithic times. Good quality amber is used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewelry. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents.

Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes includes animal and plant material as inclusions.

About amber : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber

Steampunk jewelry made by CatherinetteRings

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Steampunk jewelry made by CatherinetteRings
BLACK ONYX

Onyx is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain bands of colors of white, tan, and brown. Sardonyx is a variant in which the colored bands are sard (shades of red) rather than black. Pure black onyx is common, and perhaps the most famous variety, but not as common as onyx with banded colors.

It has a long history of use for hardstone carving and jewelry, where it is usually cut as a cabochon, or into beads, and is also used for intaglio or cameo engraved gems, where the bands make the image contrast with the ground. Some onyx is natural but much is produced by the staining of agate.

The name has sometimes been used, incorrectly, to label other banded lapidary materials, such as banded calcite found in Mexico, Pakistan, and other places, and often carved, polished and sold. This material is much softer than true onyx, and much more readily available. The majority of carved items sold as 'onyx' today are this carbonate material.

Check out all the Steampunk Jewelry made by Catherinette Rings .

Steampunk Jewelry : Necklace

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Some of the newest necklace i added on ETSY this week .

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Steampunk Jewelry with Rubies

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:05:00 +0000

I rarely used rubies in my steampunk jewelry , luckily i recently found some that fits perfectly in my designs . They range a lot in color so each ring is different . Most of the rubies i offer are of an opaque Medium red Mauve color with some translucence. They are natural and cut by hand .

Here's some picture of the new steampunk jewelry with Ruby :

Steampunk Ring - 10.5

Steampunk Ring - 7.5

Steampunk Ring - 6.5

Steampunk Ring - 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby

A ruby is a pink to blood-red gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires. The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald, and the diamond.

Prices of rubies are primarily determined by color. The brightest and most valuable "red" called pigeon blood-red, commands a huge premium over other rubies of similar quality. After color follows clarity: similar to diamonds, a clear stone will command a premium, but a ruby without any needle-like rutile inclusions may indicate that the stone has been treated. Cut and carat (size) also determine the price.

Steampunk Jewelry with Pyrite

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:22:00 +0000

Pyrite is a very interesting new material for my steampunk design . I found a dark khaki pyrite which match perfectly with the gunmetal color of the ring .

Here's some picture of the new steampunk jewelry with PYRITE :

More about PYRITE :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite

The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2. This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold due to its resemblance to gold. Pyrite is the most common of the sulfide minerals. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek πυρίτης (puritēs), “of fire” or "in fire”, from πύρ (pur), “fire”. This name is likely due to the sparks that result when pyrite is struck against steel or flint. This property made pyrite popular for use in early firearms such as the wheellock.

Pyrite is usually found associated with other sulfides or oxides in quartz veins, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock, as well as in coal beds, and as a replacement mineral in fossils. Despite being nicknamed fool's gold, small quantities of gold are sometimes found associated with pyrite. Gold and arsenic occur as a coupled substitution in the pyrite structure. In the Carlin, Nevada gold deposit, arsenian pyrite contains up to 0.37 wt% gold. Auriferous pyrite is a valuable ore of gold.

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Steampunk Jewelry news

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Steampunk Jewelry Survey and Giveaway :
What is your favorite stone?

I'm currently running a Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway on my blog
Learn more here :http://steampunkrings.blogspot.com/

Ending on the 31st of august 2009 .

Recent Creations

Steampunk Clockwork Spider : On Flickr

Steampunk Insect : available on ETSY

Steampunk Earrings with Reptile eyes : Available on ETSY

Steampunk Ring with Lapis Lazuli : Available on ETSY

Steampunk Ring Silver and skull : Available on Dr Faust Emporium Only

Steampunk Tie Tack Pin : Available on ETSY

Steampunk Tie Tack Pin : Available on ETSY

Steampunk Crucifix

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

✈ FREE SHIPPING EVERYWHERE ✈

***BUY 2 items and GET a 3rd item for FREE***
The free item must be of 45$ or under .

See my Etsy shop Announcement for all the details

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
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STEAMPUNK EXHIBITION AT OXFORD

I am very honored to have been asked to participate in the first ever steampunk exhibition to be held at a museum. It will be at the University of Oxford in the UK and runs from 13 October 2009 to 21 February 2010.

Steampunk Jewelry on Etsy

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Here's some for the most recent item's

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Steampunk Home : What i found at the flea Market . Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:10:00 +0000

The first of July we are moving to a new apartment where i will have a new workshop . In my new apartment the Living room and the kitchen are connected together , i will use that space for my workshop and at the same time it will be a showroom decorated steampunk style . Every Sunday i will try to go to the nearest Flea Market and see what i can get for my future studio .

This weekend i have found an antique looking Victorian style storing furniture . It will be my treasury box , This is where i will stores some of my precious jewelry making material . The furniture is nicely plated in copper with engraved patterns . Even if the furniture is a replica it will fit nicely in my steampunk home .

What i found at the flea Market . Part 1 on my other blog : SteampunkRings

I BITE HARD 4 : Etsy Treasury

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:15:00 +0000

I just made a new black and white treasury

Find your Frontpagers on Flickr

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:33:00 +0000

You can search your shop's name and find screenshot of your Frontpagers on Flickr.

Here are my 20 Frontpage

Purple orbit steampunk ring

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:42:00 +0000

Purple orbit steampunk ring
Originally uploaded by Catherinette Rings

This is my 2nd ring in this model . I used new purple beads i just received .

Now listed on ETSY

Steampunk Madness Ring #2

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Steampunk Madness Ring #2
Originally uploaded by Catherinette Rings

I decided to make a mega ring . A ring that is 2 X larger than my original design . I mixed a dozen different features and techniques i developed over the year into one ring . It represent a mechanical gadget powered by a mysterious stone .

ETSY Anniversary : Limited time Steampunk Jewelry Promotion

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:31:00 +0000

CatherinetteRings's Shop Announcement *** HAPPY ETSY ANNIVERSARY DEAL ***

BUY 2 items and GET a 3rd items for FREE !!!!
The free item must be of 35$ or under .
Just indicate in note to seller which item you would like for free . For a limited time .

✈ FREE SHIPPING EVERYWHERE ✈

If you would like a ring in a different size , a custom order or a ring from my sold item just convo me . Your order will be shipped in less than 48 hours .

Thanks for taking the time to visit our shop

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Photo Gallery and online Portfolio

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:09:00 +0000

Last year when i first opened my ETSY shop , i wasn't part of so many social networks .
Now i have over 3333 followers on twitter : http://twitter.com/SteampunkRings
At first i didn't know anything about it and now it has become a part of every days life.

Here's a few where you can make a portfolio :

Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielproulx/
I really like flickr because you can make you photo gallery with your best photos and see how the public react and comment . I recently ordered some nice moo business cards using my most popular pictures .

Indie Public : With more that 12000 people , indiepublic was one of the first community i subscribed to.

Visit Indiepublic

The talent database : With the talent database i had some people contact me to take part of local events and craft shows. You can make your portfolio and there's a local search to find talent near you.

Deviant Art : This is a very nice community where you can share your best deviations , i also have a portfolio there http://catherinetterings.deviantart.com/
Really love this site .

Steampunk Jewelry : Copper wire ring with Indian moss agate

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:45:00 +0000

Steampunk Copper wire ring with Indian Moss Agate bead
Originally uploaded by Catherinette Rings

This is my most popular ring on flickr

About Agate :
Agate (pronounced ['ægət]) is a microcrystalline variety of quartz (silica), chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks but can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.

Colorful agates and other chalcedonies were obtained over 3,000 years ago from the Achates River, now called Dirillo, in Sicily.

The stone was given its name by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher and naturalist, who discovered the stone along the shore line of the river Achates (Greek: Αχάτης) sometime between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.The agate has been recovered at a number of ancient sites, indicating its widespread use in the ancient world; for example, archaeological recovery at the Knossos site on Crete illustrates its role in Bronze Age Minoan culture.

READ MORE :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate

Steampunk Jewelry - Copper wire ring with boulder matrix opal

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:48:00 +0000

STEAMED - 9 - Artistic STEAMPUNK wire ring with BOULDER MATRIX OPAL bead
Originally uploaded by Catherinette Rings

This is one of my most popular photo on Flickr

About OPAL :
Opal is a mineraloid gel which is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, and basalt. The word opal comes from the Latin opalus, by Greek opallios, and is from the same root as Sanskrit upálá[s] for "stone", originally a millstone with upárá[s] for slab.

The water content is usually between three and ten percent, but can be as high as twenty percent. Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, shore, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. Of these hues, the reds against black are the most rare, whereas white and greens are the most common. These color variations are a function of growth size into the red and infrared wavelengths. Common opal is truly amorphous, but precious opal does have a structural element. (see Upal). Opals are also Australia's national gemstone. Opal is one of the mineraloids that can form or replace fossils. The resulting fossils appeal to collectors, although remain less significant for many scientists.

READ MORE :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal

Steampunk Jewelry - Copper wire ring with borosilicate bead

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:55:00 +0000

CatherinetteRings rings Steampunk with borosilicate bead
Originally uploaded by Catherinette Rings

Borosilicate glass is a type of glass with the main glass-forming constituents silica and boron oxide. Borosilicate glasses are most well known for having very low coefficient of thermal expansion (~5 × 10-6 /°C at 20°C), making them resistant to thermal shock, more so than any other common glass. Borosilicate glass was first developed by German glassmaker Otto Schott in the late 19th century and sold under the brand name "Duran" in 1893. After Corning Glass Works introduced Pyrex in 1915, it became a synonym for borosilicate glass in the English-speaking world. Kimble-Kontessee sells its own line of Kimax brand borosilicate glass products.

The European manufacturer of Pyrex, Arc International, uses borosilicate glass in its Pyrex glass kitchen products, however the U.S. manufacturer of Pyrex kitchenware uses soda-lime glass. Thus Pyrex can refer to either soda-lime glass or borosilicate glass when discussing kitchen glassware, while Pyrex, Duran and Kimax all refer to borosilicate glass when discussing laboratory glassware.

Most borosilicate glass is clear. Colored borosilicate, for the art glass trade, was first widely brought onto the market in 1986 when Paul Trautman founded Northstar Glassworks[citation needed]. There are now a number of small companies in the U.S. and abroad that manufacture and sell colored borosilicate glass for the art glass market.

In addition to the quartz, sodium carbonate, and calcium carbonate traditionally used in glassmaking, boron is used in the manufacture of borosilicate glass. Typically, the resulting glass composition is about 70% silica, 10% boron oxide, 8% sodium oxide, 8% potassium oxide, and 1% calcium oxide (lime). Though somewhat more difficult to make than traditional glass (Corning conducted a major revamp of their operations to make it), it is economical to produce because its superior durability, chemical and heat resistance finds excellent use in chemical laboratory equipment, cookware, lighting, and in certain cases, windows.

READ MORE :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borosilicate_glass

Free ETSY banners for vacations and sale

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Free ETSY banners with Skulls

noreply@blogger.com (Catherinette Rings) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:25:00 +0000

These are a few free banners that i created for you .
Feel free to use them for you own shop .