New Designs in My Shop

A few new items I have listed over the last few weeks, plus a peek as some of my inspiration:

Click HERE to purchase.

I made one of these for each of my sisters. I own a pair too, of course!

Love these! 

These were a One Of A Kind pair and my friend Catherine bought them!

Simple, elegant, classic. White pearl lariat.

Available HERE

Another Catherine friend of mine bought this ring. I should make more. I love it!

Bamboo Twig Pendant. Sand cast from a twig in my garden.

Poppies and Salvia Guaraniticas

Baby chick tagged along at photo session. Isn't he cute?

Poppy in my garden. These raise my heart beat and increase inspiration.

Why Do I make Jewelry?

This month's Blog Carnival question is "Why do you make jewelry?"

I have always been an artist, and have never worn a lot of jewelry. Sculpture was one of my favorite classes in college. I tried clay, wood, stone, but my favorite medium was metal. Old, rusted metal I found and welded into sculptures.

It took me some time to realize jewelry did not necessarily mean the classic diamond on a prong setting, but could be more sculptural like art jewelry. I took a class and was hooked.

Seed Pod Pendant

Seed Pod Pendant

Blackened Mini Rose Earrings

Click on the following links to find out other EtsyMetal member's interesting reasons for making jewelry:


Laura Jane Bouton - http://laurajanebouton.blogspot.it/
silentgoddess http://silentgoddess.blogspot.com
Beth Cyr http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com
Peculiar Forest http://peculiarforest.blogspot.com
Tosca Terán http://www.nanopod.me
Nodeform http://nodeform.blogspot.com
Mary Anne Karren: http://silverpearlmetalworks.wordpress.com/
My Precious Studio: http://mypreciousstudio.blogspot.com/
Deborah Lee Taylor: http://www.e5jewelryblog.com
Anne Walker: http://www.creativeinclinations.blogspot.com
Andrea Ring http://www.amuckdesign.blogspot.com
Gracebourne Design http://www.gracebourne.blogspot.com
Danielle Miller http://daniellemillerjewelry.blogspot.com/
Evelyn Markasky http://markasky.blogspot.com
Inbar Bareket http://www.inbarbareket.info/blog
Jewellietta http://www.jewellietta.blogspot.gr/
Abella Blue - http://www.abellablue.com/blog

Etsy Metal 6 Year Anniversary

The Etsy Metal Team was born on October of 2006. I became a proud and happy member on June 2008. To celebrate our birthday, every year in October interested or willing members decide on some kind of sale or promotion in their shops and we join in an effort to promote our sales. I'm happy to say we had a huge turnout this year! We are all using Etsy's Coupon Codes and ours is "ETSYMETAL6". I created two treasuries in an attempt to spread the word. Here they are:

'Happy 6th Birthday, EtsyMetal! Coupon code: "ETSYMETAL6"' by cynthiadelgiudice

Check individual shop for discounts and special offers!

Enamel Necklace. Mid-Centur... lsueszabo $425.00	Turquoise Vine Ring - Stone ... SimplyAdorning $89.00	Montana Agate Pendant Neckla... tkmetalarts $218.00	Butterscotch Polymer and Ste... GeckoJ $78.00
Oxidized Sterling Silver Rin... mariagotijoyas $194.00	Fuzzy Nuts - hazelnut shells... ArtByWinona $50.00	Green and Pink Ocean Jasper ... tkmetalarts $190.00	Little Bird Ring - Hand Cast... rubygirl $56.00
The Truth About Myth- Deer H... CitiZenoBjeCts $10000.00	Textured Brass Curl Earrings... ErinAustin $30.00	Waves and Stones Ring in Ste... catherinechand... $348.00	Birds of a Feather Necklace sudlow $65.00
Bronze Bird Sculpture kerinrose $385.00	Tiny Bloom Earrings kathryncole $32.00	Sterling silver and Green Im... VirginieMartin... $95.00	Geometric Titanium and Silve... QuercusSilver $98.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

'EtsyMetal Sale!!! Happy 6th anniversary, EtsyMetal! Coupon code is "ETSYMETAL6"' by cynthiadelgiudice

Check individual shop's announcements for sales, special offers and details. Coupon code: "ETSYMETAL6"

18g mega faux filigree blade... discomedusa $100.00	Cold Connected Copper, Sterl... LjBjewelry $68.00	Pink Dot - Sterling silver a... VirginieMartin... $165.00	MASSIVE Turquoise Set in Ste... yenjewelry $288.00
Big Round Ring - Silver & Re... QuercusSilver $115.00	sterling silver and variscit... wildflowerdesi... $30.00	Triple Pearl Twig Ring in St... shirleegrund $160.00	Charm Necklace - Blue Chalce... daniellejewelr... $135.00
Birds and Branches necklace ... PeculiarForest $45.00	Floral Pearls earrings - han... InbarBareket $31.00	fringe elements bracelet in ... markaplan $125.25	Brass Earrings, Fold Formed... ErinAustin $50.00
Tin Can Camper - made to ord... silentgoddess $47.00	Sterling Silver Conversation... LivelyHood $82.00	hand fabricated silver sailb... simplyMegA $72.00	Bubble Lace Ring 4A- Made to... ColleenBaran $129.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

But these are just a few of our members offering sales. Below is the Complete list. Click on each link and read the shop announcement for special offers and sales:

http://discomedusa.etsy.com/
http://www.rubygirl.etsy.com/
http://daniellejewelry.etsy.com/
http://www.karlawheelerdesign.etsy.com/
http://www.virginiemartinstudio.etsy.com/
http://www.quercussilver.etsy.com/
http://tkmetalarts.etsy.com/
http://e5jewel.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LjBjewelry?ref=si_shop
https://peculiarforest.etsy.com/
http://mariagotijoyas.etsy.com/
http://www.colleenbaran.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/NRjewellerydesign
http://www.michelegradydesigns.etsy.com/
http://www.kathryncole.etsy.com/
http://cynthiadelgiudice.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JujuBySarah
http://www.markaplan.etsy.com/
http://erinaustin.etsy.com/
http://www.inbarbareket.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/aroluna-----   10% off
http://silentgoddess.etsy.com/
http://sudlow.etsy.com/
http://www.livelyhood.etsy.com/
http://www.scjjewelrydesign.etsy.com/
http://www.simplymega.etsy.com/
http://www.annewalkerjewelry.etsy.com/
http://metalluxe.etsy.com/
http://wildflowerdesigns.etsy.com/
http://panicmama.etsy.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LjBjewelry
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LichenAndLychee 10% off until 10/12
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lsueszabo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ETSYMETAL!