Art Circle Team | A team of creative people on Etsy | World-wide community

Art Circle team is one of the global teams on Etsy - this team has many gorgeous creations made by people from around the world & influenced by different cultures & traditions. Below are some of my favourite items from this great team of people. You can find more by visiting Art Circle team on Etsy or by visiting their blog .

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Bronze Owl Verdigris Greek S... GreekMythos $87.00	Chinese Dragon Art Original ... fionazakka $100.00
Christmas classic shoe clips... ButtonCircle $13.00	Brown Retro wool crochet clo... elsahats $50.00
Vintage tin box, round tin b... sovietvintage $24.00	Large sized tentacle horseflesh $65.00
high fashion photo collage g... SweetLakeJewel... $29.00	SALE SALE Typewriter Cufflin... SUPERSOCK $10.25
Pyramids - Riso Print HarryDiaz $12.00	Burgundy Mini Power Dressing... ArzuMusa $18.82
Mixed Metal Brass and Sterli... PenelopeStudio $30.00	fabric covered button earrin... Mariabuttons $10.00
Wall Clock - Greek Ancient n... objecta $30.00	crazy earrings in blck/yello... Aitmarina $30.00
Turquoise and Dark Brown Ne... CostaSul $27.50	Fox in the Night - Christmas... FrancescaWhetn... $2.20

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Small Glass, Big Glass

Unique creations with small & large glass beads.

Beaded glass and crystal jewellery by GrandmaMarilyns on Etsy

Creative use of handmade lampwork glass jewellery by StoutDG2 on Etsy

Synergy

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=113153

Ok, sometimes I'm too lazy, or simply don't have enough time to search in order to find new items for my next treasury. But I love making treasuries. So, often I go to the shops of the Jet & McEtsy teams I'm in & pick something I like there or something that fits the theme. Recently, for the first time in about half a year, I began using Pounce feature on Etsy again in order to find items for my treasuries. It has a choice of Undiscovered/Just Sold. This treasury was made with some items using this feature & featuring sellers who haven't yet had any sales on Etsy and/or have recently joined. Plus, some new items from my 'old' favourites. & While I like finding new items & sellers and making a treasury with lots of 'fresh' talent, it got me thinking - what about those that only had a sale or two? Their shops would not show up in Pounce & it would be much harder to find them on Etsy if not searching the particular thing they're making/selling. More often than not, it's hard for people to start an online shop & get some exposure for it & get it 'off the ground' - I would not say that my own shop is 'off the ground' yet! & this is something that Etsy is failing at - giving equal & regular exposure and promotion to all its sellers. They seem to strive for a certain aesthetic, a brand, but for a site that is supposedly promotes handmade it fails to realise that handmade is not just one aesthetic, it's not just one fashion, one trend - it's a community (however un-uniformed) & in a community every member has to have a voice & some attention. Not least because each seller tries to promote their Etsy shop wherever they can & by extent Etsy itself, so it doesn't seem that much to ask that Etsy promotes its sellers in return. Does it?

AUTUMN GIVEAWAY I

It's time be begin the GIVEAWAYS season!!!! Yep, this whole Autumn I'll be doing giveaways, so there will be plenty of chances to win a special piece from me.

For this first giveaway, I have created a special prize: ONE PAIR of classic earrings made in high carat gold plated copper wire with natural stone smooth briolettes. You have a choice of Pink Quartz, White Quartz, or Lemon Jasper (also known as Lemon Jade).

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

1.
For first/one entry please go to my Etsy store and check it out. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from my shop with a link to the item. Also, please be sure to leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner. Alternatively, if for some reason you cannot leave your comment here, just send a convo (contact me through) my shop with your entry.

2.
For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Emails are sent out 4 times a year to let you know about seasonal happenings.


3.
For a 3rd entry if you would like..you can blog about this giveaway or have the giveaway or my work featured (Please post the url link if you decide to do this.)

4.
For a 4th entry become a fan on my Facebook page. Once you become a fan, you will get to know about the newest items, the times of the giveaways and other special offers.

5.
For a 5th entry you can simply follow this blog.

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight GMT. A winner will be chosen randomly using a Randomizer. I will disclose the winner on Monday, October 5th, 2009 here on this blog.

Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

T&C: Entries that do not follow the rules will be deleted. All comments are moderated, it might take a while for your comment to appear, however I will be checking them regularly. All prizes are posted by standard post. Proof of posting is always obtained. Responsibility for the delivery of the prize resides with the posting service and not the seller.

Featured - Rachel Lucie

Rachel has a unique flair for combining gemstones, shapes and colours so as to showcase each one of them in the best light. Designs are often fairly minimal with just a few carefully selected gems, but they have an amazing impact. They are full of life and colour and will rival any high end designer piece. In fact, they are way better as each design and choice is given a careful consideration, only the best stones and metals are chosen and each piece is created by Rachel's hand right here in the UK.

Glacier. Ice Blue Amazonite and Green Garnet Sterling Silver Earrings. $25

Warm. Smoky Quartz, Freshwater Pearl and Garnet Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Earrings. $23

Cherry Trio. Red Agate Sterling Silver Choker Necklace. $42

Ceylon. Pyrites, Chrysoprase, Tourmaline, Garnet and Amethyst Sterling Silver Necklace. $48

Featured - Grandma Marilyns

Beads woven in mysterious ways, colours blended and contrasted, tiny beads made into large designs - the kind of jewellery you will find at Grandma Marilyns is the kind that takes patience, lots of patience, and a precision of a skilled craftsman. Each design is carefully contracted and lovingly made.

Stained Glass Cuff $53

Copper Luster Earrings $20

Rootbeer and Amber Diamonds and Triangles Cuff $70

Metallic Iris/Green and Lt Blue AB WonderDome Ring $29

June

With May almost half-way through I keep on thinking about June - in our family it was always a month of birthdays, including mine, so, maybe, that's why the things that I associate with June took over head and dictated this treasury. Cherries, strawberries, the abundance of blue skies and swifts flying by, oh, yeah, and more cherries!

Encrypted with light

Inspired by the days that are getting lighter, the weather that is getting warmer, the seaside outside my door and the flowers that are getting less and less shy.

Purple

Just back from a great, long Easter weekend during which the weather behaved itself surprisingly well and we've had some really great time. I did miss treasuries (just a bit ;D) and was lucky to catch one today. A purple themed one has been on my mind for quite some time, as it's the favourite colour of both my mother and my mother-in-law. So, with the Mother's Day approaching in USA, it seems quite appropriate.

GIVEAWAY

Ok, it's time for a GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

There will be two prizes - yes TWO!!! Plus, you will have a choice of which one you'd like from the choices below!!! How great is that?

These are the choices for the FIRST prize - the first winner will receive ONE of them.

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These are the choices for the SECOND prize - the second winner will receive ONE of them.


Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

1.
For first/one entry please go to my Etsy store and check it out. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from my shop. Also, please be sure to leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner. Alternatively, if for some reason you cannot leave your comment here, just send a convo (contact me through) my shop with your entry.

2.
For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. This is a great way to get to know about any seasonal discounts and freebies I will be offering.


3.
For a 3rd entry if you would like..you can blog about this giveaway or have the giveaway or my work featured (Please post the url link if you decide to do this.)

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight GMT. A winner will be chosen randomly using a Randomizer. I will disclose the winner on Monday, April 6th, 2009 here on this blog.

Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

Front Page Appearance

Thanks to the wonderful treasury created by Amanda Sainsbury (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5810114) my pair of SEA DROPLETS were seen on the Front Page on Etsy!!!

During this weekend you can get a pair of SEA DROPLETS FREE with all purchases of over $50 from my Etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5512653)

Treasuries

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=46484

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=47074

New Treasury - Hello Today

This is the first time I got a treasury on T-West. Not sure how the two treasuries work, as there are Treasury & Treasury West sections, but quite happy to get it and feature some lovely items some of which are made by other Jet team members.

Straining fingers

In the last few days I got to thinking that I somewhat was avoiding doing the kind of earrings I just adore, mainly because these types of design require sacrificing your fingers and your eyes and a lifetime of hours. Well, I took a plunge and for a few days straight disciplined myself enough to sit down and get some of them done.
Each silver part is handcrafted, put together, wired together, oxidized etc by my own hands. Terribly time consuming, especially with all those tiny 2mm-can-hardly-see-them-going-blind beads. No nails left after all that metal-working, but I'm pretty satisfied with the result. Here they are:
PS. I must have enjoyed doing them - I'm working on similarly complex designs in gold now :)

Valentines Special

Thought to run my first weekend promotion on Valentines. During this long weekend - from Friday 13th until the end of Sunday 15th (time differences allowed) if you purchase anything from my Etsy shop and your repurchase totals $100 or more (after the 10% discount below) you'll get one pair of the N a u g h t y H a l o earrings in your choice of colour. Just type 'Happy Valentines' in the notes to the seller at the checkout.
You can still get advantage of 10% off when you buy 2 items or more. After purchasing on Etsy and selecting method of payment as PayPal, please wait for a revised invoice before paying by PayPal. Please let me know which email to send the invoice to if different from that supplied by Etsy.

Here are the beauties you can get:

Walks & jewellery

I cannot believe how long it's been since my last post! I did spend the time rather well though :) There are plenty of walks on Arran and I'm taking full advantage of that so if I'm absent from Blogger, or Etsy, or Flickr, or Facebook you know I'm probably either at the beach or up a hill. That said, I've also been creating like mad in the last week or so and my head is still buzzing with lots of ideas, although my fingers are taking a strain. I've been posting some (quite a few) new items on Etsy and there are still plenty to come. Needless to say that the two tables that I have for jewellery making are completely covered in wires, beads, soldering equipment, polishing equipment, drilling equipment, oh yes, and did I mention beads? Lots of them. Here are a few pics:

SALE - NOW UNTIL 1ST FEBRUARY

For a short time only I'm having a SALE in my Etsy shop.
This is mainly to do with us having recently moved and me re-organising all my stock. So this is a unique opportunity to get some special handcrafted jewellery at a very special price.

Also, look out for lots of new items coming up in February and March.

THE PERFECT RING - New Etsy Treasury

Just thought to let you know that I made yet another Etsy Treasury with theme of Rings, Rings, Rings ... thought you might enjoy having a look. It will end on Saturday, Nov 8th at 11.50 am.