Mettle Design Studio
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Mettle Design Studio's blog: a mad jeweller's info page. find out what i'm working on at the time and also my favorite pieces (from other jewellers/jewlers & other artists)
My Favorites from Etsy at the Moment Sun Jul 27 06:27:00 UTC 2008
Here are some of my favorite pieces from Etsy:
The fabulous cat is from edee
The gorgeous green bowl is from
JDWolfePottery
The funky chrysanthemum stamp is from
JapaneseTreasures
oh, and last but not least this stunning print by
LittleRobot
Check out their shops on etsy
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Some New Work Sun Jul 27 05:35:00 UTC 2008
Here are a couple of new pieces. Moth pendant because I love moths and a kiku themed piece with water.
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It's about Time Sat Jul 19 07:37:00 UTC 2008
I made the Tori pendant in gold for a customer. It's pretty cute in gold and i hope that my customer thinks so too!
We went on another road trip to Canberra, where the temperature dropped to -4C! For us Sydney siders it's really cold! Brrrrr! there was a thick frost on the car and we almost didn't recognize it!
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'The Apprentice' & I went on a road trip Fri May 16 12:32:00 UTC 2008
My daughter & i went on a road trip to our usual vacation place.... down the South Coast of New South Wales. Just a 4-5 hour drive south of Sydney via the coast road past Woolongong. The apprentice (my daughter) took these photos.
It was pouring with rain and we were stuck in traffic. It was going at snails pace for a while and our dog 'Dany', who loves to go on road trips, was getting a little "...are we there yet...???" only in dog-speak... (heh heh)
When we finally got moving in traffic, the skies cleared up just around Ulladulla. After that it was a breeze downto Bateman's Bay. We stay just a few minutes south of there at a beautiful little 'secret' beach, so i'm not telling where ... as it is so quiet and clean. We met the rest of the gang there. The house we stay in is rght across from the beach and sleeps 14!!! Well, this time we were only 10!
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Some of The Blogs That Have Kindly Written about Me! Tue Mar 11 12:23:00 UTC 2008
Here are some of the Fabulous Blogs that have written about me. There are more and I will include them in the next post.
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Finally Some Time To Write Sun Feb 24 04:14:00 UTC 2008
I have finally made some time to write and the first thing i can think of to write is about how our space got flooded! Yes, what a hassle! It was because when the local council upgraded (hah!) the footpath, the contractors damaged some stormwater pipes and did not fix them, so all the water from the rains (and they were hefty rains!)found a way down into my studio & especially into the 'waiting room'. mr. mettle was bucketing water for 2 hours (approx 50 buckets)and it still wouldn't stop pouring in through a telephone company conduit...
I now have the awful task of claiming all the damage. And wouldn't you know it, I can't find the receipt for the wool rug that we had to throw out. The whole place has had a musty smell and I have had to have some fans going constantly to move the air around.
My tools are getting rusty.
And now I have to come up with some new pieces. perhaps they should be about rust. Don't know yet. There are alot of factors to ...
Some Great Things I have Purchased! Thu Nov 15 00:42:00 UTC 2007
Well, I haven't really been at the computer much of late, as I have been incredibly busy with the making of jewelry and also Mr. Mettle has been away for a month in Russia. And wow what an interesting trip that was!
I bought a gocco from this great seller on etsy.
The 'apprentice and I decided that it was high time to try something new. She made these cute prints with the gocco.
Bought this great little hand made leather mini journal from kreativlink
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We Have Been Eating Out Alot Lately Sat Sep 22 05:46:00 UTC 2007
Well, we have been eating out at least once a day/night these past couple of weeks. Life seems to be getting really flat out and soooo much busier than just being in the studio making things and going to and fro school.
Last week we went to the Gelato Bar at Bondi Beach
We had alot of Eastern European Dishes which included Veal Knuckle (Mr Mettle's favorite); I had a Russian Dish called 'Pilmeny" which looks like a flat Tortelini, but isn't. That was stuffed with veal and it is eaten with a mustard/sourcream/vinegar sauce and is delicious!
Lots of yummy salad and fresh Sydney Oysters were also gulped/slurped down.
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Going To the Park Sat Sep 22 04:32:00 UTC 2007
Here we are at the park which is just down the street from where we live. Whenever I'm not in the studio, we try to go there so that we can all have a bit of a run around in the fresh air.
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3rd Sydney Dust Meeting In Clovelly!! Sat Sep 01 14:47:00 UTC 2007
Well, here it is!! Finally the photos from our 3rd meeting. there were only 6 of us, but i must say we got alot done!
The apprentice(my daughter) was just a gem. She helped serve drinks and sat reasonably quietly, until she decided that it was getting a bit "yawn" boring, so off she went shopping with dad.
Meanwhile, the etsyers who attended were Amanda from peepbags & peepbebe; Tara from hedgiepig; Sue from McArt; Jenny from paperlion; Jenna from jennaappleton & myself (Ceeb from howlindoggie).
We ate alot!
The merchandise in the images is from hedgiepig.
Am awaiting communications as to when the next meeting will be. We haven't decided.
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