With the new year, and changes to my blog come a few new features. I'm really excited about this one, and I'm calling it "Make Something Monday". It's going to be a monthly series in which I give video tutorials on different hand made projects. I've created my own "handmakerofthings" YouTube channel, so please feel free to subscribe!
Here's the first tutorial: Glitter Earrings. I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to share.
love, emmy-ray
The lucky winner of the Freckle Nest give-away is Lindsay. Not only am I excited to send her a pair of my earrings, but she also has a super cute blog that you should check out ldc designs:
Congrats Lindsay, and thanks to Leigh-Ann for letting me be part of Freckled Nest!
love, em
Hey loves, and happy hump day to everyone! I've been a busy bee this and last week with two weddings that I've been working on. I can hardly wait for the one coming up this weekend. It's a sweet friend of mine from high school, Heidi, and her talented fiance, Zeb (he just won an Emmy). We have similar quirky taste and style and their wedding includes: vintage fabric, monochromatic bridesmaids bouquets in all varieties of flowers, tons of milk glass and vintage glassware, and a custom made Lichtenstein style "POW" sign. I'll try to take tons of snaps to share with you next week.
But on to the real reason for my post. I'm participating in a give away over at Freckled Nest this week. It's a pair of my dangly hand made enameled earrings, so pop on over and check out the awesome booty sweet Leigh-Ann has rounded up for you. Enter by August 30th and you could win a total of 11, that's right 11 prizes!
Everyone else sent a picture of themselves for Leigh-Ann to post, but not me. So here I am, hello friends!
A little more about these earrings and my jewelry in general for anyone new to emmy-ray: Yes these earrings are hand made. People often ask if they are vintage pieces that I just put together. While these do start out as pre-cut copper stampings, many of my pieces are hand cut and fabricated from sheet metal and wire. Next the copper pieces get enameled in my kiln and I add high fire decals that are either vintage or of my own design. Next I put all the pieces together, and wah lah, hand made jewelry goodness!
Good luck, I hope you win!
love, em
The Ric Rac Roundup was a total success this weekend, well minus the last 15 minutes where there was a down pour as we were packing up. I love meeting the people who love and buy my work face to face. However I went a little nuts this year and made so much work that I have plenty leftover to spread around. I'll be adding new items to the Etsy store and sending some on over to bon bon. Here's a sneak peek:
Hello loves, and happy Tuesday. I just wanted to take a moment to day and share my good fortune with all of you. Last week I was lucky enough to be able to purchase a huge amount of vintage jewelry for an amazing price. Laura contacted me earlier this month saying that she had a bunch of vintage jewelry to sell in "good" condition. I decided to meet up with her to see what she had, and was amazed by not only the quality, but also the amount of stuff she had. I made off with about 50 pieces, but she still had more. I'm so excited to get to work re-vamping some of these pieces.
I don't know how you could be a hand maker of things and not be in love with spinthreads Etsy shop. Hand embroidered jewelry pieces, in bright colors and with geometric patterns. What more could a girl ask for? All the items are made to order, and with all the work that probably goes into each piece the price is oh so nice. Her yummy tumblr page also provides lots of fun inspirational images, and updates on new products. I'm obsessed!
Works of art for your shoulders, yes please!
(all images from spinthreads Etsy page)
