See you at the 2012 Academy Awards!

Busy, busy, busy. 

Ok, so next up is the 2012 GBK Productions Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge!

After my participation in the Emmy's Gift Lounge I decided I needed a little break and I would just do the press bags for the Oscars.  Even though it was much less stressful making 10 pieces of jewelry instead of 100, I kind of regret it and have been feeling a little left out.  But whatever, I have the MTV Movie Awards coming up to keep me warm :)

Anyway, back to the Oscars. 

I immediately knew what I wanted to create for the press bags.  This is very unlike me, by the way.  I usually analyze things to death before I make a final decision.  But, I knew I wanted to do an Old Hollywood star with a modern vibe. 

And this is what I came up with...

I was super happy with the outcome and once it was approved by the powers that be at The Artisan Group, I banged out 10 more, packed them up, and shipped them out.

If you would like to purchase your own little bit of Hollywood you can find my Stargazer Necklace here.

Good luck to all my fellow Artisan Group members who are participating in the gift lounge! 

All Things Emmys - Part 4

These past few days have been filled with excitement (holy cow a ton of celebs and press are going to see my work!), nervousness (holy cow a ton of celebs and press are going to see my work...and they might think it sucks), and anticipation (holy cow a ton of celebs and press are going to see my work and maybe take a cool photo with it but I won't know until later in the week because Valerie and Nikki like to torture us).   

They don't really like to torture us, they had legit reasons. 

But finally, today is the day!  I couldn't be happier with the feedback and photos I got from the GBK Productions Emmy Gift Lounge.  This entire experience with The Artisan Group  has been amazing.  I was totally scared in the beginning but the advice and support I received, not only from the founders Valerie and Nikki, but from the other members was priceless and just beyond words.  Love to you all, my fellow TAG members!

And now for the good stuff...

Anthony Anderson, known for his roles in Me, Myself and Irene, Scary Movie IV, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle...and a million other roles, posed for a photo with my guitar pick skull necklace

 Michael Trucco of Fairly Legal, BattleStar Gallactica, Next, and too many other movies and shows to name, also posed with the necklace. 
"Oh, wow! This necklace is great!" -- Michael Trucco

Timm Sharp from Six Feet Under and Enlightened was kind enough to pose with the necklace as well.

Nasim Pedrad, from SNL, liked my horseshoe earrings so much she asked to take them home!

And Nia Peeples tweeted me a personal thank you!

So yeah, it's been a pretty good day :)

The Artisan Group represented over 20 handmade artists at the 63rd PrimeTime Emmy Awards GBK Productions Gift Lounge.  Check out their amazing work...

 http://www.makeitmineparties.com//

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlefreeradical

 http://www.zazzle.com/fancybelle 

http://awejewelry.com/ 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ajsweetsoap 

http://www.bellaromaboutique.com/ 

http://www.doodlehouse.com/ 

http://www.rezipit.com/ 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/IlenePriceDesign 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/atutudes 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LCVintageJewelry 

 http://www.thelonelypixel.com/ 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ellemoss 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelightfantastic 

 http://www.ocstylescreations.etsy.com/ 

http://www.aromatichealthshop.ca/ 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/papermusedesigns 

http://www.13blackcatsdesigns.com/ 

http://www.seeingisbelieving.etsy.com/ 

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweetstellas 

 http://www.strandedtreasures.com/ 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/wagsandwiggles 

http://www.honeyprint.com/ 

http://www.tinadeandesigns.com/ 

http://www.zazzle.com/beezkneez 

All Things Emmys - Part 3

Holy crap it's done!!  After approximately 230 working hours, I have finished all my pieces for the Emmy Awards and they are on their way to California!   

So, as of my last post the 100 horseshoes were all soldered.  I still had to sand, oxidize, buff, and attach the chains.  Then I put each one in little folded tissue paper boats along with a bio/product card and packaged them up in my custom made black velvet pouches.

I also made 10 extra horseshoes for the press bags, and one more horseshoe necklace, a pair of earrings, and a guitar pick skull necklace for the display.

The display pieces will be going in the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Gift Lounge hosted by GBK Productions.  The Artisan Group will be representing my pieces along with a few other super talented artists in TAG.  This gift lounge gives members of the press and select celebrities the opportunity to check out the swag and hopefully take a few pics.  I could totally see Nina Dobrev in my horseshoe necklace or Ian Somerhalder rockin the skull (can you tell i like the vampire diaries?).

So yeah, I'm super excited to see where this will lead and so thankful to Valerie, Nikki and all the members of The Artisan Group for all their help and support. 

And now I'm leaving for a little Caribbean vacation!  I need a few horseshoeless days to recharge and let my hands heal.  Then I can start on all the custom pieces my amazing customers have been waiting for me to get around to.  Ariel, Adrienne, Tera, Brian, Heather, and Chris.  It baffles me that I actually have a waiting list! 

Love you guys!

   

All Things Emmys - Part 1

A couple of weeks ago the lovely ladies at The Artisan Group asked if I would like to contribute some of my jewelry to the celebrity swag bags at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards this year.  Duh!  I immediately said yes and I don't think I've slept since. 

I'll be providing 100 pieces for the swag bags, 10 pieces for the press bags, and a couple of pieces for the display.  Besides the jewelry to be made, I have a crazy long list of other things I need to do, buy, create, think about, email, blog, post, photograph, etc...not to mention my website and Etsy sales and general life stuff.  Not that I'm complaining, I'm just a bit overwhelmed. 

Luckily, I have the help and support of  Valerie and Nikki, of The Artisan Group, as well as all the other members.  They are truly an amazing and talented group of artisans that I am proud to be a part of.   A big thank you to Valerie and Nikki for this amazing opportunity!

To find out more about The Artisan Group you can... 

or