o, world.

Little Things, my deer.

The dear deer keeps watch over some of the components for my new pieces, wonders which piece will be her new ear.

Super Secret Weekend Sale

So, the good people of Etsymetal are having a sale, and I decided to join in. So, from Nov. 13 - Nov. 15, every item in my Etsy shop is 10% percent off - you'll save anywhere from $2 to $7 off the retail price!

Just go to the shop, purchase and pay for your items - be sure to put 'Weekend Deals' in the 'Note to Seller' portion of your transaction page - and wait for your 10% refund from me via Paypal.

All done.

The shop update is upon us! I just put the three new pieces up in the shop, but wanted to pop over here and show you, in case you aren't in the market for any new baubles at the moment but still like to look at photos:



G-O-O-D. Stamped right in the middle of the bowl, on the underside, a message just for the wearer. Because it reminded me of an egg, and because I'm a little in love with it, because it fit with how I felt making it.

Off to begin work on the next batch of items, to be updated in two weeks or a little less. Pictures, of course, of the process, whether you want them or not. ;)

A little {more of a} sneak peek!

I love finding things that I find beautiful in their own right, and then realizing I can make them into something I might love even more. These tines once belonged to this fork, which was found in my favorite thrift. The fork was constructed from brass, then plated with sterling silver. Due to age and wear, the tips of the tines and bits of the back have worn through to the brass, and the silver tarnished to a bluish grey. I noticed the contrast immediately while sorting through the bin, and loved it - and I knew that brass is much easier to drill through than steel, which is what most silverware is made from. So, I took it home. I sawed, and sanded, and drilled, and oxidized, and burnished and finally came out the other end with these earrings - perfectly imperfect and one of a kind. You can find them in my Etsy shop on Wednesday!

A little sneak peek.

I thought I'd post some photos of the pieces going up on Wednesday. Just a few this time, but each is one of a kind. And not in the well-they're-each-handmade-so-they're-all-bound-to-be-a-little-different (sweet maude, I hate hyphens) way.

The pieces in this little mini collection are each inherently one of a kind - made from silverware, cicada wings, cut freehand from metal, no patterns. This is always a struggle for me - I usually become so attached, so in love with the pieces I create that I want to save them, have them cast, be able to make them over and over and over. The businessperson in me thinks of things like, 'What if I make one and it's insanely popular and everyone wants one and I don't have anymore? Is that smart?', and the starving artist in me thinks about how nice it would be if that happened.

In the end, my idea instinct to keep each of these silverware pieces one of a kind, and, to be honest, my excitedness about offering them up to you for sale won out, and, if I ever find another of these spoons again, I'll consider it lucky, and I'll quickly make another, perhaps similar, perhaps not. But, for now, this necklace is the only one, and I'm so pleased with how it turned out.

It was nice to have found these pieces without intention, just coming across them in the thrift, and, magpie-like, adding them to my collection of tiny, shiny things. I sawed and sanded and arranged and soldered, took apart and repeated. I asked for feedback, I went with my first instincts. And here it is. The Good Egg. I can't wait to show you what's on the inside of the bowl of the spoon. It's my favorite part, and it ties the whole piece, the feel of it, the look of it, everything, together. I can't wait to see who ends up taking this home. I can't wait to package it up and write the thank you note and send it off to someone who loves it as much as I loved making it. And I can't wait to make more pieces from silverware, beautiful things in their own right that seem somehow elevated when paired with stones or bits of chain, showcased, celebrated.

Posts about the other two pieces in this mini-update will be up shortly, stay tuned!

See you Wednesday! /artsyfeelyramblings