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etsymetal blog carnival- unusual custom requests

many thanks to the lovely andes cruz for coordinating the etsymetal blog carnival (a thematic monthly blog entry) november's theme: your most unusual custom jewelry request.  i wasn't planning to play, as i can't really think of anything extremely unusual....i do get many requests for expanded earwear that are beyond my capabilities or would be astronomically expensive to create...but as for things i have actually made...

the largest, most interesting plugs that i have made as custom orders have been 1" diameter.

sadly, by the time i finished the 1" silver matrix plugs, my customer had stretched to 1.5", which is a substantial amount more material & weight.  i am hoping that she will be happy with a pair of wood plugs with silver inserts- a collaboration between myself & aesthetics body modification (love them!)

as for the 1" pair, they are on display/consignment at five & diamond, 510 valencia st, san francisco

please check out the other november blog carnival participants

(there are only 2 this month, it won't take much time!):

Bijougirl - http://www.amandaconley.blogspot.com

Andes Cruz- http://andescruz.wordpress.com/

xoxo

pdx boutiques

 the crafty wonderland super colossal holiday sale was really fun-  it's too bad that the weather put such a damper on things!  it was great to see some of my favorite portland crafters: luckylooloo, rubygirl, studio acorn, urbana, scrumptious suds, loot, salmon st. studio, curlygirlglass,and more- with a huge thank you to cathy and torie, as always!

i bought lovely gifts from steel toe studio (above)and coqu usagiuma maho (below).

 i was planning to do one last holiday sale- the 2nd annual winter solstice sale at PSU (which was cancelled).  

looks like i'll be making a circuit of boutiques around town to buy my last minutes gifts! (i.e. all of them)

i'm hoping to find the time to visit some of my favorite shops around town, for gifts, covetous window shopping, and general retail-appreciation:  redux, seaplane, olio united, pistils nursery, pin me apparel, ella's boutique, robot piercing, gilt,  foundation garments, chapter four,  powells books, mirador, andy & bax,  grasshopper, thinker toys, switch, and more...

looking forward to exploring the city a bit!  i've been spending too much (yet not enough!) time at my bench!  

five & diamond

 

an assortment of my gauged earrings can now be found at five & diamond in san francisco, a high-end 'sci- fi- wild- west- steampunk- victorian- circus- leather- hobo- sideshow- bad-ass- brothel- rock-roll' boutique.' (more reviews available on yelp)

needless to say, i'm thrilled and hope to have found a good niche for my work!

5&diamond showcases the designs of the 'nomadic-artist and entrepreneur team of phoebe minona durland and leighton kelly...the upscale piercing line Tawapa (below, left); one-of-a-kind jewelry Bootleg; the unique leather accessories of Wild Card (below, right); and Black Sarah women's apparel.'

the store sponsers many events and trunk shows- i plan to make my next trip to san francisco coincide with an event!  you can check with them on myspace for event updates.

5 & diamond is located at 510 valencia st.  (could they be more perfect?!)

studio acorn

i just picked up some castings from studio acorn, a 'married team that makes lots of fun things' here in porland.  

casting was one of my favorite things to do when i was in school (massart, boston 2000-2004), but sadly, i don't have my own equipment yet...

in the meantime, beth at studio acorn does a fantastic job and is much more dexterous than i am at adding the tiny sprues that have increased the success rate to almost 100%!  (thanks, beth!)

studio acorn's own designs are simply flawless- sweetly stylized designs 'influenced by (their) love of Japan and all things kawaii.'

more 'jewelry that's cute like you!' on their cute new website and in their etsy shop.

pdx etsy tea time

as a portland-based etsy seller, i am a member of the pdx etsy street team.
(which, btw, is having their final summer show at the psu park blocks/farmer's market this saurday, august 9- see website for details.  i will not be vending at this event, for lack of time, money, and energy- but there will be dozens of other friendly and talented  crafty vendors, along with yummy food and produce, and live music)

one of the many benefits of being a part of this very active street team is pdx etsy tea time every thursday.
enjoying a day without babysitters and enticed by the promise of other toddlers, i finally made it to one last week!
hosted by autumn of autumn comfort candles (all natural hand poured candles in hand cut recycled glass bottles) with a photography tutorial by leah pellegrini (glass mobiles and other fun), it was the perfect way to spend the afternoon! 
thank you ladies!

i was inspired to make my own ghetto-style light box from tissue paper and a cardboard box....it's such an improvement over holding some filters in my teeth, the camera in one hand, and a light in the other...!

still working on mastering the subtleties of photographing jewelry, but i'm very happy with the light quality!
(shown here reflecting off of a most deliciously satisfying pair of 10g sterling silver earrings.)

mississippi ave street fair

hey, all!
i'm still around...!
many many posts have been backing up, so stay tuned!

been busy travelling and preparing for the
mississippi ave street fair this saturday

portland, oregon

10am-7pm,  north mississippi avenue

 music, food, and  local vendors, you know the drill...

i will be vending my handmade sterling silver and copper jewelry (gauged and 'regular') 

along with my friend anne, the glass artist behind SeaMoth  (right)

also there will be Robot Piercing, promoting their new store (now with tattooing!)
as well as vending Angry God's amazing gauged jewelry!

team davey/booth

my sweetie finally bought his tig welder! 

(granted we'll need many more tools to fully enjoy it....)
hooray, more tools!!

thus dawns the age of collaboration and a more serious studio! it's about time!

here is one of his first jewelry designs, a stainless steel ring to go with my 'annelid' series.

shown with one of my new ring designs, compound eye ring, fabricated from an up-cycled clip on earring (limited edition of 4, two remaining), for the etsymetal insect challenge.

modeled by the fabulous alaraca, an important new friend i met as an etsy customer half a continent away

thank you, sandra, for all of your support!  xoxo

stay tuned for more stainless steel jewelry, furniture, and accessories!

stonewood

my parents' house is no longer for sale!

instead, i am moving back to it, with my little family!

my father attended a workshop at earthwood building school,  then he and my mother spent the next 15+ years building and living in this special home.  

jewelry jumble

i finally sorted out all my stock after vending recent shows (a rare appearance at crafty wonderland- a monthy event at the doug fir, plus another event, organized by luscious soap-maker ScrumptiousSuds)

thought i'd share some scenes from my jewelry box:

i love that AelisLaurel

(deviantart friend-jeweler, designer of rocklove jewelry: jewelry for the femme fatale)
comments:

can I shrink myself, get naked and roll in this pile of jewelry?  It's my favorite thing... a batch of silver inventory.  *swoon*

my thoughts exactly!  yum! 

udubop

yay, more self-promotion!  it's a little doodle i made for the flash class i took last year (see my other videos on youtube) 
music by my talented father, bassist john davey: 'udubop' from his album soundbites, featuring brian melick ('uduboy') on percussion, and a host of other talented musicians on the rest of the tracks.
(this track is my favorite- i hope he does more along these lines- maybe a whole album with uduboy?)

also, check out his new album globetrotting: you are here, featuring brian melick (percussion)and steve gorn (indian flute, etc)
available for purchase (cd or mp3) via cdbaby and itunes

my all-time favorite album of his (so far!) is  9 views from the bridge, a  'chamber jazz' ensemble featuring dennis turechek on classical guitar, and amy merrill on viola...you can download it via itunes (type in '9 views from the bridge') or buy it directly from the source <email>

happy listening!