...and by babes, I mean babies! I just discovered Fiona Dyer, of fede on Etsy. I absolutely love this artists work, and she's in Adelaide, Australia, to boot! (I love Adelaide) Check out these great plush tool toys for kids and babies, along with other textiles in her Etsy Shop, and on her Blog! Fiona also happens to

New in my Etsy Shop...Silver Leaves! Inspired by my Copper Leaf Earrings, I decided to make a pair in silver, and they turned out lovely!

I'm working on a new website at the moment. It's through Other People's Pixels, a great site for artists websites. I would love to think that I could learn CSS and build my own site in Dreamweaver, but the reality is that I don't have the time, energy, or brain capacity to learn coding right now. It probably

I just came across these lovely pieces from Nesta Home over on Etsy. I love the colors, print style, as well as her hand made home decor objects. Please check out Tandie's profile for more places to find her work!

While exploring on Etsy tonight, I discovered a few new pieces that caught my eye....Falling petals earrings by lunaticartRed Gemelli by FrucciDesignChiara Earrings by FrucciDesign Betty by miostudioSwing Roots by miostudio

New in my Etsy Shop!

This sweet ring found a new home recently. Color of Wings was part of my Paralucia spinifera project, which highlighted the endangered Bathurst Copper Butterfly, through a series of seven sculptural rings. Two more rings have found their way into a gallery as well (more on that later). Yay!

Just saw some pieces by Anna Lorich over at Found Object....they're amazing!!!I am hopelessly attracted to art that pulls at my heart strings, and I always strive to make pieces that do the same for me as well as others.

I am absolutely in love with metalsmith Miranda Meilleur. I first discovered her work through this post on Design*Sponge (one of my all time faves). Meilleur is a Welsh artist who has exhibited widely through Great Britain and has been an artist in residence at Manchester City College.What intrigues me most about Meilleur's work is the contrast between

I discovered Marianne Anderson originally through a post on Modish, and just recently saw a post about her work on Amy Tavern's blog.Marianne's work is beautiful, dark, contrasting, and full of texture. I love her use of patina, paired with intriguing shapes and contrasting stones. These pieces are inspired by the history of adornment, and exhibit a contemporary

I know I've slacked off with the blog posts recently...but I'm back :)I discovered Fluke Collective through sub-studio design blog not too long ago, and love these pieces. Two of my favorites are The More The Merrier by Louise Campbell, an amazing set of candlesticks with many possibilities, and Barnacles by Plodes Studio, which are lovely wall decorations.

I finally figured out a necklace design for my flower shapes that I'm happy with! This beautiful necklace will soon be available in my Etsy shop. It is sterling silver with a small gold accent connecting the pendant to the chain.

Last days of my Summer Sale, which ends Midnight July 10, on Etsy! Go check out my Etsy Shop for 10-20% off of everything! And, if you don't want to register for Etsy in order to buy, just email me or leave a comment! I do custom orders as well, and will offer discounted prices for those purchased

I just discovered these amazing cards by Naughty Betty through Roadside Scholar. Head over to Roadside Scholar's blog for a great interview!

Head over to my Etsy Shop to get 10-20% off of everything, through July 10! That gives you 3 days :) Have fun!

Happy 4th of July! I'm taking this weekend off to help out some family members with moving, and will be back at it on Monday!I'm also having a Summer Sale...10-20% off all jewelry in my Etsy Shop! Now extended from July 6 to July 10!!!