Thanks to Marta of 18kt for the great post about my work and for the mention of the Jewelry. Metals. Objects. blog.

(Its been a good week for blog mentions. I’m so pleased that people are taking an interest in my work. Thanks to everyone!)

I’ve really been enjoying Design Hole‘s Chair of the Day posts.

And speaking of chair of the day, I’ve finally started working on a new chair. Its been over a year since I finished the last chair (below) so I’m excited and nervous to start a new one. It’ll be a slow process (the last chair took me two months, and that was with consistent studio time), but I’ll keep everyone posted as the chair progresses.

Thanks to dear ada (quite possibly my new favorite blog) for the mention.

I finished the pillow today (minus surface treatment). I love how much faster the smaller pillows are to make. (This one is about 19 1/2″ x 8″.) Tomorrow, its on to bigger things…

A few action shots.

I never know what to call these earrings. Sometimes they’re flower earrings, sometimes they’re pillow earrings, sometimes they’re cage earrings. No matter what I call them, they’re now just $80 in my etsy shop. (Medium and small sizes also available.)

Welcome to the week of etsy! I’ve finally added items to my etsy shop, and will be adding more all week long. Happy shopping!

Above: Silver on Steel earrings, $45

Usually, the small envelope with your slides in it is never a good thing. But I received one today that actually contained good news. I was accepted into the Manayunk Arts Festival on June 23 and 24. I hope to see you there!

Thanks to Annie of imogene for the nice post about my work. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Annie since I got to Towson, so its a thrill to be included in her blog. (In fact, imogene was one of the first blogs I ever read.)

And be sure to shop imogene for great indie jewelry, accessories, paper goods, and more.

And some really big pillows. I was at Kinkos last night, enlarging patterns, and I realized I was planning on making some really large pillows. The first pillow I ever made was 12″ x 14″, and now I’m designing 21″ and 24″ pillows. I’m excited about these new patterns, but I think its time to think about some cute, little pillows, too.