Things that make me go whoo

Things that make me go whoo interview

2010-11-12T09:16:00.000-08:00

Here is an interview I gave to "hand made jewelry club" blog.
http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/2010/10/things-that-make-me-go-whoo.html

Caramya jewels has a brand new Facebook shop. Shopping for Caramya jewels is even easier now - from the Caramya facebook fan page you can click on the "shop now" tab at the top and start shopping using your paypal account!! Can life be easier then this??
And for the coming months there is a special offer for all of Caramya fans - a 10% discount on all the shop items and this is in addition to free shipping all over the world.
So if you are still hunting for the perfect present to your love ones come and check my new shop for special handmade stuff.

Have a great weekend...

My Etsy treasury

2010-10-21T05:09:00.000-07:00

This treasury is all about flowers made with polymer clay.
Etsy treasury

Getting ready for Christmas on Caramya

2010-10-18T03:54:00.000-07:00

Have you started your Christmas shopping?

Starting today till Christmas Caramya jewels is having a special Christmas Free shipping for all your purchases and to all countries. So If you are looking for a special hand made gifts for your loved ones come and take a look at Caramya jewels shop on Etsy.

As promised - the rest of my "Autumn" collection

2010-10-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

This time taking photos was easier the light was just right and it went pretty fast so here are the necklaces from my "Autumn collection".
I had lots of fun making this collection.

You can find much more items of my collection on my Etsy and DaWanda shops.
Next time on my blog - are you getting ready to Christmas?

Wow it's been long time since my last post

2010-10-12T05:35:00.000-07:00

But finally the summer vacation and all the holidays that followed are over so I have now time again to work and create.

I have a big stuck of metal findings so I decided to make a use of them and created the "Autumn collection".

The last days I have been busy taking photos which is a lot of work (and I am not very happy of the result).

I have started with the rings

All of them are for sale and you can find it on my Etsy shop and on my new Dawanda shop.

Hopefully by the end of the week I will finish taking the photos and I will share them here with you.

Great giveaway

2010-08-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

For all of you beads and jewelry makers, here is a giveaway for you.

"Beads of clay" blog is offering this great Wubbers Bailing Pliers all you have to do is write down which is your favorite tool and you will get a chance to win.

Good luck!

just another flower

2010-07-08T12:04:00.000-07:00

This is another pendant that I have made using the technique of Jana Roberts Benzon.
It took me awhile to process this technique (I took Jana's workshop in January) but now that I have I really enjoy using it and it is really inspiring.

You can also find this pendant on my Etsy shop.

Happy tree friend

2010-06-30T02:38:00.000-07:00

The inspiration to this pendant is this beautiful fruit I have found in my neighborhood. I have no idea what's the name of the tree so if anyone out there knows please let me know.

The pendant is made of polymer with a touch of 3 freshwater pearls and it is for sale, you can find it on my Etsy shop.

Prototype

2010-06-14T11:21:00.000-07:00

This is the prototype of the bracelet from the previous post. This one is made out of polymer with freshwater pearls in the middle.

And so the end is near

2010-06-14T01:37:00.000-07:00

mm.. sounds a bit dramatic but yes it's a bit sad the year is coming to an end and my first year of metal smiting studies is almost finished, it's going to be a long break until the beginning of the second year.

And this is my last project for this year

It's been a tricky one.

The end result is a bit different then the original idea I had in mind, but it was an interesting process creating this piece and it took some original solutions to make it work. So thank you Merav my great teacher for not giving up and helping me finish it.

New listing on my Etsy

2010-06-01T00:03:00.000-07:00

You are welcome to check my new items on my Etsy shop.

For making this polymer clay barrettes I used the millefiori technique.
You can learn more of this technique in previous post where Nathalie Duval / Charas shows the "secret" of the millefiori technique.

Esty (not Etsy)

2010-05-30T07:37:00.000-07:00

I ran across this beautiful metal smiting work by french artist Esty Grossman.
Esty's work is inspired by sea life which she explore on a daily basis.

Esty has a beautiful studio in France, where she works and sell her pieces

Cane tutorial

2010-05-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

Sophie Crystal is showing us how to make this geometrical cane on her blog Cristalline.
There are some more tutorials on Crystal's blog so you should take the time to check it out.

I think I am going to give it a try this weekend. I will post the reasults (if they will turn good).

Flower cane tutorial

2010-05-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a great video tutorial from Nathalie Duval / Charas.
In this 3 parts tutorial, Nathalie shows us how to make a flower cane from polymer.

Even though it's in french, it is very easy to follow the steps shown on the video.
So have fun and show us how did your flower turned out.

Enjoy.

New items on my Etsy shop

2010-04-18T00:33:00.000-07:00

I have added some new items to my Etsy shop and I would like to invite you to visit.

Between the items you can find this bracelet made with my polymer clay beads

New sets of my polymer clay beads

And a lot more other items so feel free to visit.

Miniatures

2010-04-08T08:36:00.000-07:00

After watching a demo of making a miniature plants by the lovely Idit Zoota, I took a small break from making jewelry to make this door's signs and it was really fun to make.

Idit is a great artist she makes the most fabulous dolls and shadow boxes out of polymer clay take a look at her site http://www.zoota.co.il/

Jump rings bracelet

2010-04-07T12:14:00.000-07:00

We have learned how to make jumprings and this is what I came up with

This bracelet is made out of 11 brass jump rings which I hammered flat.

Great Giveaway on Helen'sDream blog

2010-03-21T01:23:00.000-07:00

Helen from Helen's dreams blog is offering those beautiful 14k Gold Filled Studs blue topaz post earrings as a giveaway.

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

It is open to World Wide Entries!

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to Helen's Etsy store, Helenes Dreams and check it out. Come back here to her blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from the shop. Also, please be sure to leave your email address soshe can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry subscribe to Helen's dreams blog by email in the upper left side of her blog. ( I only blog about once a week or so..well I use to!)

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow Helen's dreams blog, or link back to her blog, or blog about this great giveaway! ( You can post this entry if you already follow her blog or link to it. Please post the url link if you blog or twitter about this giveaway.)

4. For a 4th entry ....post this link on your Facebook and invite your friends to a great giveaway!

Good luck.

2 new rings I have made

2010-02-23T03:08:00.000-08:00

2 new rings that I have finished recently.
The first was an exercise of making a turning ring.

Slamming a bit too much on the rounds caused the soldering to open on one side. (those of you with sharp vision can see it on the top right).

The second ring was a project for valentine.
So I came up with this

It took me awhile to get over the fear of working at home with the torch and oxides, but now that I have started, I hope to increase the production line.

Love and peace wishes

And the winner isssssss.....

2010-02-15T10:28:00.000-08:00

My WOWH magic carpet giveaway ride winner is ......

Gina from the blog http://threadsofatattinggoddess.blogspot.com/

Congratulations Gina :)

And this is what you won :)

It was a great experience to visit all the blogs which took part in this magical ride ( yes I have visited each and every one of them). Thank you Lisa for this great initiative and thank you all of you who have visited my blog and left such nice comments, hope to meet you again.

Love and peace wishes

Shirley

New items added

2010-02-08T11:43:00.000-08:00

I have added some new items to my etsy shop.
The new items are handmade polymer clay beads made by me. Note that I haven't use any paint in creating them only layers of clay in a technique called millefiori.
Please come visit my shop.

Jana Roberts Benzon's workshop

2010-01-29T10:21:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday I have been fortunate to attend Jana Roberts Benzon's workshop.

In the workshop Jana taught us her beautiful organic sculptural shapes technique.

This is what I have made

The workshop was great the instructions were clear and Jana was so patient and generous sharing with us her little secrets which what makes her works so beautiful.

I was also lucky to see her beautiful creations in real and I must say that the photos do not do justice with them.

Ribbon pendants

By Jana Roberts Benzon

Seahorse

by Jana Roberts Benzon

Rustic crumpled brooch

By Jana Roberts Benzon

So if you get a chance to attend Jana's workshop do not hesitate.

Jana thank you so much for a great day, you are a great inspiration and I hope I will be lucky enough to meet you some day again in the future.

One world one heart

2010-01-25T11:29:00.000-08:00

One world one heart is a beautiful initiative where bloggers from around the world are coming together and offering an arty giveaway . You are invited to visit blogs from around the world each one will offer a giveaway and you have a chance to win by leaving a comment the bloggers will have a random draw and announce the winners on February 15th.

So I decided to participate in this beautiful inspiring event this is my giveaway:

This is pin will decorate your bag it is handmade including 2 polymer clay beads made by me.

All you need to do in order to win is to leave a comment on my blog, it doesn't matter where you are on the globe this is an international event, and on February 15th you will know if you are the lucky winner .

Make sure that you click on the logo above in order to view all the other blogs and the giveaway the offer.

Good Luck!!

Knew concept Precision Hand Saw

2010-01-18T07:47:00.000-08:00

I have already posted in the past about the big frustration of any beginner and it is learning to saw...

The Knew concept handsaw developed by Lee Marshall is here to make our lives easier.

The Knew concept handsaw's frame is made out of high strength aluminum and is both light and incredibly rigid.

Since the frame cannot flex in order to set the necessary blade tension, a unique tensioning system makes mounting the saw blade easy and without the usual dents in your sternum.

Even the red color of the frame was specifically chosen because according to clinical trials the color red promotes accuracy.

Most importantly - this new frame reduces breakage of blade since the frame do not flex.

People who already tried this new handsaw are telling:

"I have found I can put a higher tension on the blade than I would with the steel frame saw. This combination of rigid frame and easy tension adjustment makes it possible to put a controlled high tension on the blade and hold it so it does not flex excessively which makes for more accurate cutting and reduces blade breakage." James Binnion - metal art blog

"I LOVE it! The blade tightening system reminds me a lot of some guitar tuning mechanisms I've seen, and eliminates the chest bruising mentioned in a related thread. And I could swear I'm sawing straighter!" Allan Mason - Silvermason

The Knew concept jewelers handsaw goes right to my wish list.

Jumping jumprings

2010-01-11T08:54:00.000-08:00

During the last two lessons we were busy practicing soldering jump rings and I have to say it's quiet a struggle. Funny enough I ran across this video as if somebody knew.

Looks easy ah? well I guess that after a lot of practice I will be able to preform soldering like he does