Mary- a felted cuff inspiration!

Just saw this on Etsy:



Cool felted cuff by Opus Muse totally reminds me of the cuffs you made for us!! I like her idea for the closure.

Sharing my Etsy Favorites List: Molecular Muse

I wanted to share another shop off of my favorites list on Etsy, the shop of Molecular Muse. I'm all about anyone who can take their non-art related passions and create something artistic from it. That's exactly what Raven from Molecular Muse has done. Her molecular inspired jewelry is so great! It brings me back to the days when I took Biopsychology and Psychopharmacology- and TAed for those classes- and was obsessed with neurotransmitters....yay for being a dork!! Enjoy:



Caffeine molecule - perfect for a Monday morning!!



Seratonin - the happy maker!



Feeling un-inspired? Try some creativity on for size!

I'm also digging Raven's pink-accented hair!

Amazing Metalwork

Crystal just showed me the website of Orlando Orlandini, whose amazing metalwork is worth taking a look at!

Ring in the New Year!!

Cuff 'Em

These gorgeous chunky cuffs are by John Hardy, the trendy jewelry designer du jour who we were talking about last night! I picked out one for each of us: Mary, Crystal, Kristen, Chrissy:

Guess how many...

One of my favorite indie jewelry designers (actually the first one I started following regularly when I was first taking my metalsmithing classes), Margaux Lange, is having a holiday contest on her facebook page. She designs jewelry using repurposed Barbie parts with silver and resin- very cool stuff!

Guess how many Barbie heads are in this crate for a chance to win one of her necklaces! Click below to link to her blog for instructions: