BLOG ROLL!!!!! Spring inspiration

It is blog roll time once again!

Spring has just begun and most of us are shaking off the end of winter. Share with us how the changing seasons impact your work. Does the new life of spring inspire you or do you find that you spend too little time at the bench, distracted by the beautiful outdoors? Do you like to incorporate season symbols in your work?

Check out what our teamies had to say on the subject.....

Steph Stargell http://stephstargell.com
Lilian http://girllovesglitter.blogspot.com
Pennee - All Wired Up Jewelry Designs http://allwiredupjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com
nancycreations http://nancysjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com
SerpentsDanceDesigns http://dancetothedoor.blogspot.com
Autumn Bradley http://autumnbradley.blogspot.com
Contemporary Jewelry by Beatriz Fortes http://cjbf.blogspot.com
Jessica @ Abella Blue http://abellabluestudio.com/blog
Sylvia Anderson http://sylviaanderson.blogspot.com
Gloria http://gloria-hemlockhollow.blogspot.com
Amy Estelle http://amyestellemetalworks.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-has-sprung.html
Esmeralda http://jewelry-by-silverblueberry.blogspot.se/2012/04/signs-of-spring.html    

 

A Teaching Moment, the January Blogroll

So the Aspiring Metalsmiths are at it again. This month they are doing what they love to do most – teach and learn! Make sure to have a sharp #2 pencil and your notebook....you will want to take notes!!

The blog roll tour takes us on a journey of skills – each person is sharing something that they are proficient at and teaching it to the rest of us. Come along and see!

VCArtisanOriginals 
Sylvia Anderson 
Metals Addict
Lilian Ginebra
Esmeralda
Stacy
Mary Anne Karren
Shannon of Gifted Designs
Pennee- All Wired Up Jewelry Designs
Jessica @ Abella Blue
Elizabeth Brown - resurrectionsilver.blogspot.com

March Project Blogroll - Whistle while you work!

Music to My Ears - Cuff by Lori Lynn Designs

What do you listen to while you are working at your bench?

Do you rock out while you work? Or are you more the classical type? Perhaps you relish the simple sweet sounds of your hammer against the metal? This months blog post is all about what you listen to while working away in your studio.

See what gets these talented artists creative juices flowing by taking a look at the blogs below.

Kat - http://artistikat-scratchingpost.blogspot.com/
Stacy - http://www.formandfunktionaccessories.blogspot.com/
Clarity of Scrollwork Designs - http://www.thesquarepegnation.blogspot.com
Brandy - http://thefrogspond.wordpress.com/
Happy Tortoise Designs - http://happytortoisedesigns.blogspot.com
Claire - http://brightstar109.blogspot.com/
Silver Pearl Jewelry and Metalworks - http://silverpearlmetalworks.wordpress.com
Autumn - http://www.autumnbradley.blogspot.com/
hemlockhollow - http://gloria-hemlockhollow.blogspot.com/
Beatriz Fortes - http://cjbf.blogspot.com/
Resurrection Silver - http://www.resurrectionsilver.blogspot.com
RadianTrace - http://radiantrace.blogspot.com/
nancycreations - http://nancysjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ Abella Blue - http://www.abellablue.com/blog

January Project Blogroll - Show us your first piece

Color my World by Altered Abbey on Etsy

Welcome to the blogroll for January. This month the Aspiring Metalsmith team is posting about our first piece or pieces of Jewelry that we ever made. No matter how long ago this was, it will sure be a good reminder of how far we have come.

Check out all the participating blogs below:

Jessica - www.abellablue.com/blog
Clarity - www.thesquarepegnation.blogspot.com
Claire - http://brightstar109.blogspot.com
Stacy - http://formandfunktionaccessories.blogspot.com/
Pennee - http://allwiredupjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Brandy - http://thefrogspond.wordpress.com
Gloria - http://gloria-hemlockhollow.blogspot.com/
Joy - http://www.joypeckjoy.blogspot.com/
Autumn - http://www.autumnbradley.blogspot.com
Gayle - http://www.thisartistsjourney.blogspot.com
Sylvia - http://www.sylviaanderson.blogspot.com
Esmeralda - http://jewelry-by-silverblueberry.blogspot.com/

Aspiring Metalsmiths: November Project Blogroll

Welcome to the first monthly Aspiring Metalsmiths: Project Blogroll!

Each month we will choose a different topic and each write a response on our own blogs. All posts will be up for you to view on the 10th of each month.

This months topic: Show us your Bench!

Here is an opportunity to show off where all the magic happens! Check out each metal artist below and see their setup and learn more about tools and spaces that create the fantastic work you see in their shops.

• All Wired Up Jewelry Designs - http://allwiredupjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
• Brandy, The Frogs Pond - http://thefrogspond.wordpress.com/
• Carole Axium - http://www.caroleaxiumdesigns.com/journal/
• Clarity, Scrollwork Designs - http://www.thesquarepegnation.blogspot.com
• Esmeralda, SilverBlueberry - http://jewelry-by-silverblueberry.blogspot.com/
• Golden Water Creations - http://www.goldenwatercreations.blogspot.com
• Heather, Misty Ridge Designs - http://mistyridgedesigns.blogspot.com/
• Jessica Lopour - http://www.abellablue.com/blog
• Joy - http://joypeckjoy.blogspot.com/
• Nancy Creations - http://nancysjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
• Stacy (Form and Funktion) - http://formandfunktionaccessories.blogspot.com/
• Steph Stargell Designs - http://stephstargell.com
• Sylvia Anderson - http://www.SylviaAnderson.blogspot.com
• Gloria of Hemlock Hollow: http://gloria-hemlockhollow.blogspot.com/
• Julie A. Mauerer of jamauerer: http://jamauerer.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-just-remembered-i-have-blog.html
• Lisa at Sandy Toes Jewelry: http://sandytoesjewelry.blogspot.com/
• http://purpleshiny.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-week-2.html