Simply Riveting

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2012-01-17T18:37:00.001-06:00

I love this little house with heart smoke coming out of the chimney.

This is the ring I've been wearing lately. I love the contrast between the bright margarita green and the dark patina of the silver.

Another real leaf necklace using my rolling mill. I wish I had collected some more leaves and plant pieces over the summer and fall.

Almandine garnet. I love the serrated edge on this. Black cherry ring.

Listed in my shop today.

SimplyRiveting.com

2011-08-04T19:46:00.000-05:00

I've been working on my own site. I still have some work to do and would like to integrate a blog, but I'm pretty happy with it for now.

Leaf Series Necklace

2011-06-25T23:36:00.000-05:00

I've been having some fun with my rolling mill. These silver necklaces were made by pressing a real leaf into sheet silver. I have a little book full of small leaves, flowers, and plant parts that I pressed and dried. Now they will live forever in a piece of metal much like a fossil. I think they also look like little wings.

You can find these in my shop.

I'm on Pinterest

2011-04-15T04:55:00.000-05:00

Ever since I received my invitation to Pinterest I've been hooked on it! It's pretty easy to get lost in all the great photos and inspiration.

I've been adding a lot of patio inspirations. I have a bare yard right now and these are some yard and garden areas I love. You can create boards and pin interesting photos to them. It's nice to see all the photos I like in one spot. You can also follow other people's boards too.
You can see my pinterest board here: http://pinterest.com/simplyriveting/for-the-home/

Make do

2011-04-01T07:23:00.000-05:00

Make do with what you have.

I have to repeat this to myself when I'm daydreaming about buying more stones, gallery wire, a new saw, these really cool tweezers I just learned about... I have a mile long wish list!

Here's a story about a metalsmith that motivates me to make use of the supplies I already have.

There was a metalsmith who had only the most basic tools. A saw, files, mallet. That's about it. He worked with what he had and produced good work everyday using only cold connections. He had an old table that he used as a workbench. All of his tools and supplies fit in a small tackle box.

It makes me think of this saying that I love:

Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or do without.

Lucky!

2011-03-19T07:00:00.001-05:00

Yesterday I found a four leaf clover. Ok, I'm almost embarrassed to say, I found three of them! I used to find these all the time as a kid. I'd spend hours looking for them. I would press them into books and then forget about them. Then when I would find them (again!) it would be a nice surprise.

I was hoping they would bring me some luck. And wouldn't you know it; my pink necklace was on Etsy's front page last night!

some rings...

2011-03-08T23:33:00.000-06:00

I've been going ring crazy lately. Here are a couple of new ones.

You can find them all in my shop.

An Etsy Wedding...

2011-03-07T03:27:00.000-06:00

It's getting close to time for spring weddings. Some good finds on Etsy.

new work...

2011-03-01T03:07:00.000-06:00

Some new spring inspired jewelry from my shop.

You can find them all in my shop.

Giveaway!

2011-02-21T16:54:00.000-06:00

Julie at Vibrant Designs is hosting a giveaway for me. Head on over to find out how to win a $30 credit towards my shop.

Happy Birthday!

2011-02-20T17:16:00.000-06:00

Oh, what a life...

2011-02-19T22:07:00.000-06:00

Slowly, these two are becoming friends. Only when the cat thinks no one is looking, though.

Planter Finds...

2011-02-13T08:00:00.001-06:00

Maybe wishful thinking will bring an early spring. There are some very cool planters to be found on Etsy these days. Here are a few.

letters and a sideways heart

2010-12-07T21:06:00.000-06:00

Having some fun with my letter stamps! I like the little sideways heart. That band came from round wire that I rolled through my rolling mill with the half round attachment.

Pig and Lamb

2010-11-24T18:04:00.000-06:00

Some custom work. Little pig and lamb.

new work

2010-11-14T01:30:00.000-06:00

I've had these necklaces in mind for a while. I like that I can see through the glass to the brushed metal behind it. I also had fun making the karma ring. It says karma on the outside and "do good things" on the inside. It is to remind the wearer to be kind.

grammar fun...

2010-11-10T22:11:00.000-06:00

There Their They're LEARN IT - 5 x 7 Print by iambeingserious.

Footnotes are great by beanforest. I love this button!

I definitely do not consider myself the grammar police since I'm guilty of grammatical errors every now and then. Some things, though, I just find funny. Like the use of the word literally.

I literally laughed my head off! Also funny: I literally worked my butt off, I literally jumped out of my skin, and I literally puked my guts out. I'm thinking you might be dead at that point!

found...

2010-10-25T22:48:00.000-05:00

I found these at the park today. Surely I'm not the only one who sees these things out in nature and thinks, "I should put this red leaf in my pocket...oh and this acorn too." :) Incidently the twig broke into two pieces because I forgot all this stuff was in my pocket until tonight!

the workbench

2010-10-18T02:40:00.000-05:00

I love square wire! Working on some dainty post earrings and a simple square band with oxidized lines. The ring was really fun to make and I see more on the way!

our dog...

2010-10-12T20:26:00.000-05:00

This is our new dog Tootie. She's extremely hyper and chases her tail a lot. She sleeps on my feet while I'm working and gets me to exercise by taking her to the park everyday. I was worried about the cat when we brought her home, but they have become good pals. (After one good scratch on the nose!)

Raindrop Earrings

2010-10-08T00:51:00.003-05:00

Finally I've had the time to work on some pieces that I've been thinking about for a while. I like the way these move about and swing while I wear them. I want to make a similar pair except with a small stone asymmetrically set on the surface of the inner two drops.

Letters

2010-03-15T00:55:00.001-05:00

Using my letter stamps.

New Toys

2010-03-07T00:59:00.002-06:00

I got these letter stamps and I'm super excited about them! I've played around with them and have some things in the works.

Playing Around

2010-02-14T23:56:00.006-06:00

In the art world there is a term called happy accident. Where you make a mistake or accidentally discover something that works. Tonight I was working on a bird and some dome earrings at the same time. I laid them both down and staring back at me was a bug eyed bird! I like it. Also played around with an alien bird!

Some Work

2010-02-11T01:44:00.004-06:00

I've been playing around with oblong shapes and movement. I've got a lot of ideas I want to start working on. My bench is full of these little rectangles and ovals.