Some Snapshots

ok, I am bad at blogging. There I said it. But I am obsessed with Instagram and hipstamatic and I will say that even though I went to art school I never took a photo class and know absolutely nothing but I do like to pretend to be a professional photographer when I have my phone... So anywho, I thought I'd share some photos I've taken at my work bench.

I just recently ordered some prong settings to teach myself how to set. It was surprising easy.

My files <3 I think these are one of the few tools that I still use from my metals 1 class.

containers

My tank! My biggest investment

My holy bench pin.

More prong settings, a cute little ring that will have a garnet set into it.

I do have christmas ornaments up in my shop! I only have two right now but am in the process of making more. I'm still trying to think of what my black friday sale will be, whether it will be a % off, free ship OR maybe a free gift...hmmm...

Upcoming Fall Shows

I know it's been pretty quiet around here, just started a new job so that's kinda been taking up my life for now. I do have a few shows set up for the fall and I hope to get a few new Christmas-y items up on etsy soon!

September 16th, 12-5
Adams County Heritage Festival, Gettysburg PA

September 22nd, 9-4

Fall Crafts Festival, Lebanon PA

September 29th, 9-4
Mercersburg Townfest, Mercersburg PA

October 13th, 9-4
Elizabeth Craft Fair @ Elizabethtown Public Library

October 20th, 9-4
Applefest, Chambersburg, PA

November 2nd & December 7th 5-9pm
Lancaster Art Market

Christmas in July craft show

Just a note that I will have a table at the Christmas in July craft show at Cross keys banquet room in New Oxford this Saturday from 9-2. I know there's a couple other shows in the area so make a day of it!

Address:
CrossKeys Motor Inn / Crosskeys Diner Banquet Room,
6110 York Road, (Route 94 and Route 30), New Oxford PA 17350

A few new stitched items.

 A couple of new earrings I made, all available in my etsy shop.

the thought

Since I'm jobless at this point, I'm using as much time to make jewelry to stock my etsy shop and trying to come up with new ideas. I found a ton of those laminate samples that you get from home improvement places in the back room of the metals lab and they've been sitting in my room ever since. So today I tried to sketch up some ideas of what to do with them since there was no way I was going to be able to work out in the garage.
I'm going to experiment this week. End result to come!

A space to work

So, I graduated. It's strange and exciting and depressing all at once. Definitely the worst part of leaving school was having to say goodbye to my own bench in the metals lab.

I've been working at this bad boy for the past two years and it was absolutely perfect. It was big, plenty of drawers and right next to the microwave! The back room was tiny but the walls were lined with everyone's different inspiration and pictures. I just loved that room.

This is my new work bench. Yes, it is an old set of kitchen cabinets with a bench pin screwed onto it and it's in the garage so I always have a fear of bees attacking me (have I mentioned my intense fear of bees??) and I can't really work on ungodly hot summer days. But hey, it works and it's a free space. Luckily it's comfortable out this week so I'm putting of the dread of finding a job to make new jewelry.
Happy graduation! 

Scissors Brooch

I made this new pin a couple of weeks ago. Since a lot of my 2D works deals with overlapping linear drawings of sewing notions I decided to make jewelry using the same technique. I just traced one of my prints and pierced the design out of brass. I love how this format makes the designs even more abstracted. I'm thinking of making different pieces of jewelry and break out of the circle. I'm super excited!

EDIT: I lost this brooch!! I'm so sad about it but I hope someone found it and loves wearing it.