Flower Nose Ring

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When I found this flower, I just knew I had to make it into a nose stud. Isn’t it fabulous? Who needs a flower in their hair when you could be wearing this beauty?




It looks like other people love it, too, because my flower nose ring was featured on Etsy’s front page this morning. Isn’t that a gorgeous collection of handmade treasures?

Bangles Galore

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My first carved wax bangle! If this comes out the way I envisioned it, they’ll be fantastic all stacked up your wrist in a luxurious display of jingly-ness. I’m picturing alternating shiny and brushed bangles. How fantastic will that be? Now to cast it, and see if I figured the shrinkage correctly…


Here’s how the bracelet looked after I drilled it out of the wax block and before I started hand carving it. I love this look, too. Maybe one day I’ll cast one rough. What do you think?

Spin

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My sexy Spin necklace has finally made it into my shop! I turned this piece on a lathe, and it’s so symmetrical that before the chain is attached it will actually spin, perfectly balanced, like a top.

Flower Writ Large

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This is the flower that started it all. I’ve been wanting a large flower necklace for a while, so I finally decided to indulge myself and make one. I can’t wait to see it cast in silver! It should be a pretty substantial piece.

* Now finished and available for purchase in my shop.

Wondering why these wax pieces are suddenly gold when they’ve always been green? I’ve been testing out a new type of carving wax, and I think I’m in love. I see more gold wax pieces in my future…

Mod Flower : Reclaimed

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I am, I wholeheartedly admit, a big fan of Project Runway. It’s hard for me to decide what I’m more excited about - the new season of Project Runway or the return of Etsy Metal’s weekly Project Runway challenge.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the concept, every week we get a new jewelry challenge based on the newly aired episode of Project Runway. We have a week to design a piece, crack it out, photograph it, and post it, all before the next show airs.


This week we were challenged to create something from the scrap materials sitting on our workbenches. If you’ve ever met a metalsmith, you’ll know our workbenches tend to be covered in scrap materials, so I certainly wasn’t lacking for choice…

I made my flower necklace from the block of wax you see in the foreground. I had already cut the flower you see in the background out of this piece of wax. (Photos of that other mysteriously-out-of-focus flower pendant are coming soon.) I admit I’ve been eyeballing this leftover wax for weeks, just because it looks so cool. I’m awfully happy I kept it!

* Now finished and available for purchase in my shop.

It’s All About the Costumes

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Every year during Comic-Con, we head out with our cameras and grab a few shots of the spectacular costumes. Not everyone wears a costume - not even close - but there are people who have fantastic costumes. And often they’re walking casually down the street, or standing in line in front of me at Starbucks.


Yesterday we saw a blue alien walk by our window. The man walking with him was carrying his feet. I wish I’d had a camera handy for that one.

The riot gear is a pretty good idea. You’d understand that if you could see the crowds. Comic-Con is our biggest convention of the year, and if you’re going to walk around out there you’d better watch your toes.


I know, let’s go to Jake’s Sweet Brains Shop! What, nobody?