This month's theme for our blog carnival is about what inspired us in 2015 and how it came through in our work. Did you take a trip, workshop, etc. that really influenced your designs this year?

COLOR!

This year was full of experimenting for me. I started with enamels last year, and this year I feel like I've had a lot of interesting things happening in my work. My daughter started participating in the creation of the pieces. She discovered she liked the jeweler's saw, which was a blessing, because it's not one of my favorite tools, so we come up with ideas and designs, she saws and files, I do the enameling and we both do painting enamels. 

Check out what other EtsyMetal members are saying about their inspiration this year:

2Roses: http://jewelrytutorial.blogspot.com/
Beth Cyr: http://BethCyr.com/blog
Victoria Takahashi: http://vtakahashi.blogspot.com/
Cynthia Del Giudice: http://cynthiadelgiudice.blogspot.com/
Gracebourne Design: http://gracebourne.blogspot.ca/
Andrea Ring: http://amuckdesign.blogspot.com/

I'm so very late for this month's Etsymetal Blog Carnival, but I was without Internet access for almost 2 weeks. I apologize for the delay, but here it is:

It is time for the Etsy Metal blog carnival. This months topic is "Back to School" What are some of the new things or techniques you have added to your work.

Well, there is definitely a new technique I have been obsessing with over the last few months. Enamel! I have been sifting, painting, stenciling, and doing some sgrafitto. I bought an excellent book by Linda Darty "The Art of Enameling", with detailed explanations, samples, and project ideas. I tried a few techniques, and experimented with my own. I have finally found a process that I feel original and truly from within. I'm having so much fun with it. 

Etsy Metal Blog Carnival

It’s time once again for the monthly EtsyMetal Team Blog Carnival! This month we are showing a pictorial article of just a few of our favorite things. I am a lucky woman. I'm blessed with a good, happy life that I enjoy very much, surrounded by people I love. For that I am very grateful. 

This blog carnival is a great way to get to know our members. Please click on other members blog links at the bottom of this article.

My husband and the fresh milk that he milks every morning

My daughter and granddaughter

My son, the guitar player

My son the percussionist

My horses (I LOVE horses!)

My friends

My goddaughter 

Dancing the tango

Tango

Live music

Dancing

Tea served by my granddaughter

My granddaughter enjoying a walk on the garden

My poppies

My vegetable garden

Christmas in the summer

A nap on the hammock

My Fretz hammer

My job

Artichokes from my garden

The color of the sky right before or after a storm

Cartagena

The Caribbean

Sleeping in a hut overlooking the caribbean 

My granddaughter's paintings

Summertime

The butterflies and other wildlife in my garden

The flowers in my garden

Weeds in the field

Organic crops from my vegetable garden

1. Rebecca Bogan: https://adobesol.wordpress.com
2. Anne Walker: http://creativeinclinations.blogspot.com/
3.Andrea Ring: http://amuckdesign.blogspot.com
4. Debbie Ritchie http://www.fentondesign.ca/whats-happening
5. Laura Jane Bouton http://laurajanebouton.blogspot.it/
6. Peggy Foy http://peggyfoy.com/wp/studio-log/
7. 2Roses: http://www.jewelrytutorial.blogspot.com
8. Cynthia Del Giudice: http://cynthiadelgiudice.blogspot.com/
9. Beth Cyr: http://bethcyr.com/blog