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Brooch a Week, WK20

2013-05-21T13:20:00.001-04:00

Time is flying and we are back with more beautiful brooches!

1. BAW52/19 Garnet Onyx Sterling Silver, 2. L. SUESZABO-BAW 52/20, 3. BAW52/19 Pin It! Brooch Sterling Silver, 4. Erin Austin BAW 52/20, 5. BAW52/19, 6. BAW52/20 & #139, 7.BAW52/20 Black Pearl with rainbow stick brooch Sterling Silver, 8. Brooch, ocean jasper, stick pearl, rose cut peridot, 9. BAW52/20 Vintage Button, Garnet, sterling Silver, 10. BAW52/20, 11.BAW52/20 Put a Bird on It.12. Not available

Here are this weeks roundup from the Brooch a Day group

1. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 134/365, 2. Brooch#140 White bunny, 3. Brooch a Day 140/365, 4. Not available, 5. 5-13-13 victoira's BAD133, 6. Mike's Brooch A Day 134/365

What's New

2013-05-18T03:27:00.000-04:00

What's New

Welcome to "What' New" on Etsy Metal.

A new week with new creations from our talented members. The new jewelry made this week are available for you in our member's shops. The etsy metal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.

Enjoy!!

Lsueszabo Adobe Sol

Erin Austin LjBjewelry

Quercus Silver Metalluxe

Amity Jewelry Silentgoddess

Michele Grady Designs 2Roses

Virginie Martin Studio Danielle Miller

WildFlower Designs

Brooch a Week, WK19

2013-05-14T05:27:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone, I am back with more amazing brooches from the EtsyMetal team!

Check out the group pool on flickr for more brooches from artists around the world.

1. Petite rose cut diamond brooch, sterling, 22kt,18kt,14kt, 2. L. SUESZABO-BAW 52/19, 3. victoria's BAD125 + BAW18, 4. BAW52/19 : Unicorn seeking rainbow for good time., 5. BAW52/19, 6. BAW52-17, 7. Erin Austin BAW52/19, 8. BAD 365-131/BAW 52-19: ghost of jellyfish, 9. BAW52-16, 10. 5-12-13 victoria's BAD132 + BAW19

Check out the Brooch a Day group too, these guys rock!

1. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 132/365, 2. Brooch a Day 132/365, 3. Brooch#132 "Momma Citybird", 4.Mike's Brooch A Day 132/365, 5. 5-4-13 victoria's BAD 124, 6. Not available, 7. BAD 2013 98/365, 8.BAD-091 Round Mahogany Circle Brooch

"What's New"

2013-05-12T10:37:00.001-04:00

"What's New"

Welcome to "What's New" on Etsy Metal.

A new week with new creations from our talented members. The new jewelry made this week are available for you in our member's shops.

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

Enjoy!!

Isueszabo LjBjewelry

Michele Grady Designs Sarah Hood Jewelry

Metal-Luxe Betsy Bensen

Amity Jewelry Sara Westermark Jewelry

Lichen and Lychee 2Roses

NRjewellrydesign

Brooch a Week, WK18

2013-05-07T07:13:00.001-04:00

It's that time again, here are this weeks brooches...

Beautiful work from the EtsyMetal team.

1. Nevada boulder turquoise, sterling, 14kt, brooch, 2. BAW52/18, 3. BAW52/18 Bunny, 4. BAW18, 5.Butterfly brooch 52/7, 6. BAW 52-16, 7. L. Sue Szabo/BAW 52-18, 8. BAD 365-121/BAW 52-18: Lá Bealtaine, 9. BAW52/18 Blue Topaz in Domed Dots Circle Brooch, 10. BAW17, 11. Erin Austin BAW 1812. Not available

Here are the entries for Brooch a Day

1. Not available, 2. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 124/365, 3. Mike's Brooch A Day 124/365, 4. Brooch#125 Empty cameo frame#2, 5. Brooch a Day 125/365, 6. 5-2-13 victoria's BAD 122 ~ front, 7. BAD 2013 98/365, 8. BAD- 092 Elliptical Brooch

“What’s New

2013-05-04T02:31:00.001-04:00

Welcome to “What’s New” on EtsyMetal.
New week with new creations from our talented members.
The new jewelry made this week are available for you in our member’s shops.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.
Enjoy !

Peculiar Forest                                     NRjewellerydesign

LSueSzabo                                              Quercus Silver

Laura Jane Bouton                           Erin Austin

Michele Grady Designs                     Amity Jewelry

EveMMetalsmith                                  Jewellietta

SarahHoodJewelry                             betsybensen

deborah lee taylor                              citizenobjects

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

Charm Swap 11

2013-05-02T11:14:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Charm Swap 11 update.
We have but one update this week,Victoria has finished these gorgeous charms. Can't wait to see them. We are almost complete with CS11, just a few more coming in.

victoria takahashi/experimetal

Thank you for visiting Charm Swap 11 updates !

Etsy Metal Blog Carnival

2013-05-01T18:08:00.003-04:00

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:

Show off your latest creation or idea!

Anything new you've been working on, it doesn't have to be complete.

Tell us how you got there!

Lou Hunter

Laura Jane Bouton

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

Brooch a Week, WK17

2013-04-30T10:15:00.001-04:00

I am back with another round of brooches, they just get better and better!

1. BAW 52-14, 2. victoria's BAD118 + BAW17, 3. Erin Austin BAW52/17, 4. BAW52/13-17, 5. BAW16, 6.BAW51/17 Feather, 7. BAW52/17 Calla Lilly Brooch, 8. L. SUE SZABO/BAW 52-17, 9. BAW 52-15, 10.BAD 365-119/BAW 52-17: looper, 11. Erin Austin BAW 16, 12. BAW15, 13. Large druzy agate brooch14. Not available

A selection from the Brooch a Day group

1. victoria's BAD 119, 2. Brooch#119 "Baked", 3. BAD-85 Ebony Dense Circle Brooch, 4. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 119/365, 5. Not available, 6. Mike's Brooch A Day 119/365, 7. Brooch a Day 119/365, 8.Bad 2013 93, 94, 95, 96/365

Members' News for the Month of May

2013-04-29T11:29:00.000-04:00

Hi everybody! Spring is in full swing and that means lots of us are starting to do outdoor fairs, craft shows and the like. Here's where some of our members are in the upcoming month of May. We could be in your area.

Laura Bracken has an article in the Spring 2013 issue of Wirework magazine (Kalmbach Publishing Co). Her tutorial of an Egyptian lotus flower pendant starts on page 76.

Shannon of rubygirl will be vending at Crafty Wonderland in Portland, OR on May 11th.

Danielle Miller Jewelry will be exhibiting at Artisphere in Greenville, SC from May 10th - 12th

2Roses is featured in Cynthia Tinnapple's new book "Polymer Clay Global Perspectives" available on Amazon.

Meg from simplyMegA will be returning from her small New Zealand studio to her larger, better equipped US studio.
She also will be participating in the Elkhart Artwalk on May 15 from 5-8pm in downtown Elkhart IN.

You can find the work of Michele Grady Designs at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair in Rittenhouse Square, Phialdelphia, PA on May 10, 11 and 12. (Mother's Day Weekend)

Miranda Scott of House on Hudson will be selling her work during the annual trunk show at the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) conference in Toronto on May 18th. Two and a half hours only - open to the public!

On May 11th & 12th Su Trindle of Quercus Silver will be exhibiting at the Minerva Centre on the Newbridge Arts Trail, Bath, England. Download the map and guide here: http://www.newbridgeartstrail.com/index.html
Su has moved her studio to The Bath Artists' Studios at Comfortable Place, Bath, England. congrats on the new digs!

L.Sue Szabo has several bits of news-
First, she was accepted into the national exhibition Less Is More- a show of small works of art. It is at the Mitchell Gallery on the campus of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. You can see the exhibit on line by clicking on this link, http://themitchellgallery.org/sales/. It is in alphabetical order, so keep scrolling. The show is up May 29-June 19, 2013.

Sue will also have work in the Ohio Designer Craftsmen Show "The Best of 2013". This show is at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus OH. You can see the show online by clicking on the link.

She also had 3 pieces accepted in the Jewelry + Objects show, a national show of metalsmithing, at the Anton Center in Mt. Clemons, MI. This show has an amazing catalogue which will be available for purchase later through Michigan Silversmith Guild website. The show runs 5/28-6/22 2013.

Well, that's the news, hot off the press.
See you next month, happy metalsmithing.
Sue

“What’s New”

2013-04-27T05:27:00.000-04:00

Welcome to “What’s New” on EtasyMetal Team.
I am here to show you our new creations listed this week on Etsy.
We on EtsyMetal team set our mission to support each other as independent artists and Etsy as a platform for selling quality handmade goods.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.

Michele Grady Designs                      LSueSzabo

EveMMetalsmith                                  Laura jane Bouton

Sarah Hood Jewelry                            Quercus Silver

Nina Gibson Designs                           citizenobjects

NRjewellerydesign                              deborah lee taylor

betsybensen                                          Mark Kaplan

SCJ Jewelry Design                             Victoria Takahashi/Experimetal

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

Brooch a Week, WK16

2013-04-23T07:43:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone, here are this weeks brooches from the team.

I admire everyone who is sticking with it so far, check out more in the group pool where you will find more brooches from other people around the world as well as this team.

1. L. Sue Szabo/BAW 52-16, 2. victoria's BAD104 BAW15, 3. BAW52/18 Vintage Glass Flowers, S Steel, Sterling Silver, 4. Furled - BAW10, 5. Brooch # 16, 6. victoria's BAD111 + BAW16, 7. BAD 365-111/BAW 52-16: amorous amoeba, 8. BAW52/16 Ka-Pow! Brooch, 9. BAW52/16 Black Pearl Stelring Silver Ribbon Brooch10. Not available

The folks who are making a Brooch a Day this year

1. Brooch#112 "Earth day", 2. victoria's BAD 112, 3. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 112/365, 4. BAD 2013 92/365, 5. Brooch a Day 112/365, 6. Mike's Brooch A Day 111/3657. Not available8. Not available

“What’s New”

2013-04-20T05:26:00.000-04:00

Welcome !
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 !

LSueSzabo                                               Laura Jane Bouton

TK Metal Arts                                       Michele Grady Designs

Sarah Hood Jewelry                            Nina Gibson Designs

silentgoddess                                         betsybensen

Laura Bracken Designs                      Mary Anne Karren Studio

Mark Kaplan                                            citizenobjects

Quercus Silver                                      deborahlee taylor

House on Hudson

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

Charm Swap 11

2013-04-19T16:22:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our charm swap update !
We are continue receiving the charms - 5 more to come ! YAY !!!

Lou Hunter of Peculiar Forest

So cool !!! EtsyMetal logo saw frame ! Love them !

Check back next week for more updates!

Brooch a Week Wk15

2013-04-18T03:50:00.001-04:00

Back again with another round of brooches, the weeks are flying by now!

1. L. Sue Szabo/ BAW 52-15, 2. BAW52:10, 3. Mesh Brooch BAW 10, 4. Brooch, sterling silver, 18kt gold, with rose cut tourmaline, 5. BAW52/15 Watson, 6. Mike and Rachelle's Brooch A Day 104/365 and Brooch A Week 15/52, 7. BAW52-15, 8. BAW52/17 Copper and Baltic Amber, 9. BAD 365-104/BAW 52-15: exquisite 100% sweet delicacy, 10. BAW52/15 Swirly Loopy Sterling Brooch and Pendant

1. Rachelle's Brooch A Day 107/365, 2. Brooch#107, 3. Brooch a Day 107/365, 4. Not available, 5.Mike's Brooch A Day 107/365, 6. victoria's BAD 105, 7. BAD 2013 89/3658. Not available

“What’s New”

2013-04-13T05:12:00.001-04:00

Welcome to “What’s New” on EtsyMetal.
New week with new creations from our talented members.
The new jewelry made this week are available for you in our member’s shops.
The EtsyMetal mark is your assurance of hand made craftsmanship, quality, and that the artist follows ethical trade practices.
Enjoy !

NRjewellerydesign                              Sarah Hood Jewelry

Laura Jane Bouton    Michele Grady Designs

LSueSzabo House on Hudson

betsybensen                                          Lichen and Lychee

tkmetalarts                                             2Roses

Inbar Bareket                                       SCJ Jewelry Design

deborah lee taylor                               rubygirl

Have a wonderful weekend !
Visit us next Saturday with more beautiful new jewelry.
Subscribe to our blog for reminders.

Brooch a Week, Wk14

2013-04-11T09:08:00.000-04:00

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

2013-04-10T10:23:00.000-04:00

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”

2013-04-08T15:04:00.000-04:00

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

2013-04-05T16:47:00.000-04:00

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

2013-04-05T04:40:00.000-04:00

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

2013-04-03T09:41:00.000-04:00

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

2013-04-02T13:03:00.000-04:00

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.

EMJC–April 2013 - “Tell a Story”

2013-04-01T13:16:00.000-04:00

Our April challenge due to March 31st – “Tell a Story”
“Tell a Story Day” is on April 27th.
Create anything you like with a little story.
Enjoy !

We have two stories for this challenge:
Deborah Lee Taylor

Dinosaur fossil Bone, Sterling silver, Copper and Black rough tourmaline.
Deborah says: “Inspired by my 12yr old son. His fascination for dinosaurs since the age of 3 and his love for stones and finding cool treasures is an activity we enjoy discovering together. He gifted me this stone for Christmas. I was going to set it as a ring, but he has been sketching/drawing portraits lately, and one sketch of a woman has her wearing a necklace in the shape of this, so I set as a necklace.”

Laura Bouton

Laura says: “The name of the brooch is "Grow" I believe we never stop growing no matter how old you are. Everyday you can learn something new, grow emotionally or spiritually. I thought that nature best represents how things are always growing and changing. At first there is a little sprout and then it grows into a flower.”

Our May challenge due to April 30th is: “Jewelry for my pet”
Enjoy !

Charm Swap 11

2013-03-30T23:30:00.000-04:00

Update time … YAY !!!

Jen Lawler Designs

Jen says: “I have started! One of them complete, lol! It's inspired from one of my brooches in the brooch a week challenge.
Now to make... 21 more??? okay, I'd better get busy!”
In the mean time Laney had finished her charms !!!

Erin Austin

Erin Says: ”I've been working on my charms all day. They will be done tomorrow and mailed out Tuesday! I went a totally different route! Yay! I really hated that first one. The new charms are inspired by last weeks brooch.”

Nina Gibson Designs

Finished ! YAY !!!

Jewellietta

Chrysoula says: “My charms are ready ! I'm going to mail them tomorrow.”

Shae Freeman/Citizenobjects

victoria takahashi/experimetal

victoria says: “I couldn't remember my original idea, then tried a few sample ideas,
then started a new one last week and halfway finished, then changed my mind AGAIN! ugh!
I am holding off on my Milagros (in the back) I was rushing and it didn't quite feel right, felt too flat, I was getting a block on what to do next with them, and I didn't want to rush the idea, so I came up with a new idea that I could finish in a more timely manner, i love the dimension of them I hope you all will like them.
sorry, I hate being late.
they are the squarish panel ones in the front of the photo.
and now I possibly will be ready to ship on Monday, i hope!”

Can’t wait to see them all on one stunning bracelet !
More to come next week !