Happy Leap Day - It’s Give-Away Time!!! UPDATE!!

So this is long overdue... but here it is.....
In honor of today being Leap Day- that extra day that we get every four years (which confuses some of us)- I am doing a give-away. AND since today is an extra day, I will be giving away not one but TWO necklaces!! To two different winners of course.

Spring is just around the corner and with those colors in mind here are two prizes:

Unakite Nuggets, Faceted Citrine Rondells, Large Chalcedony Nugget with Copper

Large Unakite Rounds, Freeform Turquoise Nugget with Copper

All you have to do is go visit my shop and tell me what your favorite piece is and why in a comment on my Facebook page!! If you have a preference for which of the above two pieces you want please note it in the comment.

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that not all comments are posting. Comments are now being accepted on my Facebook page.

CONTEST RULES:
1. No purchase necessary
2. Valid only to US Residents- I will ship only to a continental US address!!!
    Sorry to my international fans and those in AK & HI but international shipping is crazy and so is       customs.
3. Winners will be chosen from the pool of comments to this post.
4. Only one comment per contestant. Multiple comments from the same name will be disregarded.
5. Comment period will close on March 7th after which 2 winners will be chosen.
6. The winners will be contacted on March 10th for shipping details.
7. Winners are NOT responsible for the cost of shipping or handling. In other words it is really free!

Time To Shop For Yourself!!

Now that you’ve got everybody else’s presents out of the way - it’s time to shop for yourself!

Get 20% off anything and everything from Nemesis Jewelry using coupon code- NEWYEAR20

please note: this does not include custom orders.

Get 20% off anything and everything at Laudanum Printing using coupon code- NEWYEAR20

pick up those last few weekly planners while they last!!!

Shop Local at Astoria Market 12/18

Come get your last minute gifts and stocking stuffers this Sunday at Astoria Market’s Holiday Market.

I’ll have my super cool Moleskine weekly planners on hand. Only 36 were printed- 6 in each style. Very exclusive and only $13. They are also available in my etsy shop.

Sunday December 18th
Astoria Market
Bohemian Beer Hall and Garden
29-19 24th Avenue
Astoria, Queens
12-6pm
N train to Astoria Blvd.

Astoria Market Holiday Market December 11th- Bohemian Hall

Buy Handmade and Buy Local!!

This Sunday, December 11th, I will be teaming up with my super talented friend Dawn of hyc Creative at Astoria Market’s Holiday Market. We will be sharing a space and selling our stuff - so come and get your holiday shopping done. Yelp will be there handing out tote bags to fill with all of your goodies!!

Astoria Market’s Holiday Market
Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden
29-19 24th Ave
Astoria, Queens
N/Q train to Astoria Boulevard
12-6 pm

What I’ve Been Up To This Week...

Other than reading those Song of Ice and Fire books which I can’t seem to put down and torturing myself at the gym- I’ve been catching up on some projects at the studio. (Riding the subway to the studio let’s me read without feeling guilty that I should be doing something else.)

Thank you Mercury in retrograde! I always use this time to get through projects that I have put aside and can’t seem to make myself work on.  I am now up to my eyeballs in 19- yes, you read it correctly- nineteen!! projects.   Two of which I was supposed to finish a year ago.  Everything is going smoothly and I can’t wait to see these finished ‘coz some of these stones are awesome.

Here’s a sneak peak....

ocean jasper

What’s Going On At Holly’s Apartment??

I have always loved going over to Holly’s apartment - it’s cozy and so tastefully decorated.  I recently had dinner with Holly at an Upper West Side Belgian Restaurant. I was thoroughly enjoying my steak and fries when Holly told me she was turning her apartment into a virtual pop-up shop.  I was really intrigued.

You may be asking yourself... "who the heck is Holly??”  Holly Katz is a super talented, creative gal who has travelled the globe working for Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Coach, J. Crew and others. She has an exquisite eye for subtle elegance that shows in her personality as well as her surroundings.  She has transformed her apartment into a marketplace to share her own creations in addition to vintage finds and luxury goodies. What could be better than that??  Not only is it a beautifully styled space but you can actually buy almost everything that you see.

Each area of the apartment has a different theme and is exquisitely staged as only Holly can do. I stopped by on a sweltering day in July and she rearranged everything at least 3 times while I was there!!!

There is a new collection of painstakingly selected and collected stuff every month so make sure to check back often or you just might miss something special. August’s collection features ME!! Yes, li’l old me!! You can find my hand silkscreened Moleskine journals, copper bangles, foldformed copper cuffs and much more. There is also a super cool golf bag, a gorgeous woven leather Bottega Veneta cosmetic case, and a set of miniature Hermes ashtrays!!! Go check out Holly’s Apartment,  buy something cool and of course tell all of your friends.

Just For You!!!

To show my love and appreciation to all of you- I am extending a 15% discount to my blog readers.  Just visit my Etsy shops: Absynthe Jewelry or Nemesis Jewelry and use code BLOG2010 at checkout.  Go shopping and save!!!

Where To Find Me This Weekend

For your Holiday shopping convenience I will be out and about this weekend - both Saturday AND Sunday.  I have a bunch of stuff on sale- gorgeous chandelier earrings and multi stone opera necklaces and more are 25-30% off.

Saturday come find me at South Slope Craft Fair- benefitting the art, science and music programs at P.S. 10.



511 Seventh Avenue
Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY

Take the R train to Prospect Avenue or F/G trains to 15th Street.

See you there!!!

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Sunday I will be at Bust Magazine's Holiday Craftacular along with Dawn from hycCreative- booth #39 right near the entrance.

Metropolitan Pavilion

125 West 18th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues

10am- 8pm

Hope to See You at the Holiday Handmade Cavalcade

Alright everyone- get a good night's rest because tomorrow is the big day!! The {NewNew}'s Holiday Handmade Cavalcade is on!! from 11am- 8pm.  Nine hours of shopping fun.  Meet the folks who made your cool gifts and be the envy of all your friends and family.  It's great to be the one who gives the unique and unexpected gifts.  Make sure that's YOU!! So get up early, load up on some caffeine, put on some comfy shoes and stretch out those shopping muscles.  See you there!!!

Holiday Handmade Cavalcade

@ The Open House Gallery

201 Mulberry Street

between Spring and Kenmare

11am-8pm

Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

I recently got a whole bunch of new stones.  I got so enthusiastic that I started a whole bunch of projects at once.  Well I finally finished them and hope to have them listed in the shop soon.  From now on I promise to only work on 3 projects at once.  Ha - we'll see how that goes.

Clockwise from top left: 

Epidote in Quartz pendant, 

Pyrite Suns in Quartz square cab ring,  

Amethyst oval cab ring, 

Prasiolite rose cut ring, 

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise teardrop cab ring, 

Aquamarine oval cab ring, 

Mother of Pearl round cab ring, 

Melody's Stone freeform oval ring.

Etsy Contest with NASA

Etsy is having a contest in collaboration with NASA.  It's to honor the space shuttle program which will end in 2011.  There were  three categories to enter - 2D Original Art, 2D Art Reproduction and 3D Art.

Since I love anything to do with outer space I just had to enter this contest!!  I made these three things.....

Jupiter Stone Pendant

Starburst Pendant

Moldavite Ring

I entered the Moldavite ring because the rules only allowed one entry per category.  Bummer!!!  It was a tough choice between the Jupiter Stone pendant and the ring but the ring won out.

They will pick 150 entries as semi-finalists and then open the contest up for voting by the public on Nov. 12th.

Let's hope that I get picked!!

I Am Teaching a Jewelry Class!!

I just got confirmation that this class is on!!  I will be teaching a class on hand stamping jewelry at Make Workshop on the Lower East Side on Thursday, November 18th from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

We'll learn the basics and then get hands on making some pendants and if there is time a message bracelet.  I will also hand out a resource list so students can get their own tools and supplies and continue on their own. Go register now!!!!

Steampunk Day 2010

I will be participating in this fabulous event selling my jewelry and brand spanking new taxidermy pocket watches and canvases.  I am still making these things as we speak so pics will be loaded tonite.  Come see these in person!! What else are you gonna do on a Sunday?! Watch football?????

Steampunk 2010 Fashion Show, Shopping, and Exhibition
A Celebration of Steampunk Culture, Fashion and Craftsmanship

DUMBO, Brooklyn-October 24 marks the third annual Steampunk Day at the DUMBO Loft, presented by Brooklyn Indie Market.155 Water Street, DUMBO, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m..Steampunk Shopping and Fashion Show at 4 p.m. $20 Victorian/Steampunk portrait sitting with vintage camera by Tsirkus Fotografika$5 entry. Take the F train to York Street Station.

Travel to a re-envisioned Victorian age that features retrofuturistic fashion, brass and copper clockwork, ray guns, jetpacks, bustles and inventions that go far beyond 19th century technology. Think steam-powered mechanical wonders, brass-fitted computers, dirigibles, goggles, airships, and clockwork inspired accoutrements.

What is steampunk you say? Steampunk personality, August Wahnsinger says, “Steampunk is Victorian-era science fiction. Anything that can be envisioned as a part of a scientifically advanced ‘steam’ era can be properly described as steampunk. Steampunk finds its origins in literature, going back to the works of Mary Shelley, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.”

The highlight of the shopping event is a Steampunk Fashion Show at 4 p.m., coordinated by Brit Frady-Williams of Berit New York and featuring steampunk designers such as:

• Ami Nyitray Designs (www.etsy.com/shop/aminyitray), curiosities and wearable wunderkammer
• Berit New York (www.beritnewyork.com), attire with old world charm and accessories for a new generation
• Kristin Costa (www.kristincosta.com), where unique vestments and wearable art collide
• Lola Lola Dance Theatre (www.lolalola.org), collaborative, interdisciplinary, often multi-media works of dance theatre

Tor Books and Tor.com will host a Steampunk Literary Corner from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., featuring readings from esteemed literary personages such as burlesque star Nasty Canasta and authors G.D. Falksen, Felix Gilman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and N.K.  Jemison, book sales by Mobile Libris, and complimentary tea and scones. Visit www.tor.com/blogs/2010/09/steampunk-indie-mart for more info.