Medusa featured in Fire Mountain ad!

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Originally uploaded by Zoeowyn  

Im very excited, my metal clay and wire wrapped Medusa is featured in Fire Mountain Gems and Beads ad that is on the inside back cover of the current (september/October 2013) issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine!

This piece was a finalist  in the 2012 metal clay competition.
I used Bronzclay the make a face with snake hair, and snake heads. I the. Used bronze jewelry wire to wrap the snake heads and a rattle tail, and make a framework of swirls. I used iridescent purple beads as accents along the edges.

Using the same wire I made a viking knit chain. The clasp is made of Bronzclay and is two intertwined snakes.  The caps are brass tubes, that I forged and drilled holes in. The chain is epoxied into the end caps.

Yahoo!

Tomorrow I send off (over night delivery of course) a necklace I entered into the Fire Mountain Gems polymer clay competition.
Three years I have entered, and three years I have made it to advanced judging.

Im excited and nervous.

This up coming year I plan on entering the metal clay competition.

I need some other contests and such to enter......

PCAGOE Cupid Hunt

The members of PCAGOE, the Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy, are sponsoring a Valentine Scavenger Hunt. To participate simply visit participating shops beginning February 6th 2009 and continuing until midnight EST on February 12, 2009, and find the hidden Valentine!

When you find the Valentine in a shop, convo the seller through etsy with the URL of the listing where the image is hidden, or the transaction number for the Item. You may enter once per participating shop.

That’s it! You must be a registered Etsy user to qualify, so if you have not already registered, please take a moment to do so, and you can join in our fun! Registering is fast and easy.

On February 14, 2009, the each seller will draw a winner at random using a random generator.

Here is a list of the other member shops participating in the hunt. Every member is offering a different prize!

tejaesart: polymer clay heart
SCDiva: $25 gift certificate (also valid at PCDiva)
DivaDea: a little love wall art
lynnslittlecreations: it’s a surprise!
SilverGate: two heart magnets
PuppyKissPortraits: Valentine kisses pendant
juliespace: $10 gift certificate
jkollmann: earrings
irismishly: set of four heart beads
ashpaints: 50% off one item
zoeowyn: paisley heart pendant
peggers: $20 gift certificate
beetreebyme: 20% off one order
polyclarific: a surprise pendant
angeli: chocolate truffle pendant
LaurelSteven: heart pendant
revonav: $50 gift certificate

links to all the shops can be found at PCAGOE.com

or you can start the search at my shop at zoeowyn.etsy.com and link to the other shops from there

She won!

Im so excited to announce that my Spiderwick Fairy tied for second place in the monthly PCAGOE challenge. She tied with an adorable little Phantom of the Opera robot by ittybittiesforyou, who I look at and think its a mini metal Gerard Butler! (he played the roll in the movie)
A great Harry Potter movie poster by ametista won first place.
I would have voted for it myself.
Wining entries can be found at
http://www.pcagoe.com

I WON I WON I WON!!!!!

The Creators and Entrepreneurial Mavens over at Crafted Online had a little contest.
There were in need of a tag line.

I submitted the following for consideration, my focus was about emphasizing the comfort of being at home:

Learn from the comfort of your home

learn while in your jammies!

Learn while surrounded by your own tools

come learn with us, you dont even have to shower or wear make up

(ok these are just getting silly)

from the comfort of you own home, and bunny slippers

we dont require you brush your teeth, but your dentist might

learned online, crafted by you

they went with:
Live Teachers, in the comfort of your home!

I won a copy of Make It Mine magazine.

So if you are looking to learn some crafting thingy go check them out!