Well, ready or not, Artscape is coming up this weekend. Starting on Friday at noon, I will be camped out on North Charles St. across the street from the Man/Woman sculpture at Penn Station. Festivities go on until Sunday at 8pm.
Artscape is America’s largest free arts festival featuring 150+artists, fashion designers and craftspeople, including DIY/new wave crafters; visual art exhibits on and off site, outdoor sculpture, art cars, photography incredible live concerts on four outdoor stages.
New this year, if you check in at my booth on Foursquare, you will get either $5 off …

I am gearing up for Summer craft show action and I have decided that I am just sick of looking at some of these pendants. Each sale in my Etsy shop from now until midnight Friday, June 18th (the same day as the Etsy Craft Party, btw) will come with a free pendant (of my choosing.)Ohh, the mystery!
This summer is shaping up to be a busy one! Next on the list is Pile of Craft on June 26th, followed by a hot hot Artscape. Hope to clean out the tray and have …

The SPCA March for the Animals is coming up this weekend! I am collecting donations with the Baltimore Etsy Street Team Pack in honor of Bella’s late boyfriend Beauman and her cousin Nixxie. I’d be honored if you donated to my effort. The BEST Pack has already collected $570 and I would love to make it even more.
If you’d like a goodie in exchange for your donation, I am offering this necklace on my Etsy page. Half of the selling price will go straight to the Maryland SPCA.

nothing new and exciting happening in broken plate land except that my shift key is not working and i can not capitalize anything. i don’t think that story will make the newsletter. i have been able to add lots of new stuff to the shop including a few beaded necklaces like this one.
craft show season starts in less than a month with squidfire in baltimore up first. to see a list of confirmed upcoming shows go to my show page.
that is all for now because my keyboard is making me …

I break a lot of plates. A lot. I really wish that I kept track from the beginning, but who knew that this would be my full time job a few years ago? I sure didn’t. I tell you this because I have a confession. I get tired of breaking plates sometimes. It’s true. (remember my brief thing with doll arms?)
Enter: porcelain thimbles!
I love them. They are so much like plates in that you never know what bizarre image you will find on them. I have found cool advertising images …

I have been busy posting some of the leftover work to my Etsy shop. I still have a ton of pieces to photograph and post, so I am trying to do a little bit each day.
In press news, I have a belt buckle in this months Boho Magazine. This is an awesome new magazine which focuses on stylish eco-friendly goodies. It is even printed on recycled paper. Definitely worth checking out if you see it on newsstands.

In fun news, Deborah Weiner of WBAL TV was spotted rocking a broken plate necklace! Thanks Deborah!
That is …

Can you tell I am having fun with my circles? I am. Everyday J comes home and I bombard him with all of the new ways that I want to assemble them. He kind of looks at me like I am nuts, but I might just be.
My new favorites are this necklace and this bracelet. I really like combining a few different patterns in one piece. I will be adding them to my Etsy shop and taking what does not sell to ACC with me in February.

I was SO excited when my copy of 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse arrived yesterday.

This week was spent building my craft show stock for the upcoming Crafty Bastards show, including these brooches! (I also posted a few to Etsy)
If you have not done so already, I would REALLY appreciate your vote as The Craftiest Bastard of 2009. Click this link to vote. I’ll wait for you…
Finished voting? Finished asking your friends to vote for me too? Thanks.
In other news, I will be featured on Guffly on Monday!! Guffly is a one product per day online store and community featuring eco friendly products and fair trade …

Sorry for being M.I.A. but I have been feverishly working on a top secret project. In the mean time, I have been doing a lot of experimentation with the possibilities of recycled plate crafts. Some of my new favorites are these new rings and cuff links made out of crushed plate in resin. It is a not-so-literal version of a broken plate ring that is sure to be a conversation piece. They are now available in my Etsy Shop!

I have created a new section in my Etsy shop where you can browse all of my Etsy collaborations for charity. These are quickly turning into my some of my favorite pieces! I recently added the goodies to the left, made from broken plates sent to me by Just Mare.  I instantly fell in love with this ceramic artist from Arizona after seeing (and buying) her Chickadee mug on the front page of Etsy. $5 from each sale will benefit The Humane Society of Central AZ.
I am slowly building up stock for the upcoming craft show season. My first …

I am proud to introduce a new set of pendants made from a broken vase by San Francisco based artist, Diana Fayt. Diana sent these shards to me to work with, in an effort to help raise awaresness and money for P2P Rescue, a U.S.-based, not-for-profit organization working to raise awareness about and deliver support to Sri Lanka.
The pendants are now available in my Etsy shop, with $10 from each sale being donated to help P2P Rescue!  
More about P2P Rescue:
About
We formed in 2005 with a desire to help Southeast Asia after the December …

I am so excited to finally announce that I am now offering custom 1.5″ ceramic pendants made from your photos! You can now have ANY photo, piece of artwork, or design turned into ceramic jewelry. Imagine the possibilities! They make great gifts for grandparents, bridesmaids, teachers or yourself. You can even get your child’s artwork turned into jewelry. Feel free to contact me with any questions or ideas!
This process is not a decal. It is a continuous tone photographic image process that actually becomes part of the tile. These super sturdy pendants …

I just updated my shop for, what will most likely be, the last time before Artscape. I need to focus on beefing up my craft show stock for the next 15 (!) days. There are a few new sets of earrings and a bunch of my new stretched broken plate pendants. As always, if you see something in my flickr gallery that you would like posted in my Etsy shop for you, just let me know!

Hello World! I Just wanted to check in for a moment and let you know what I have been up to. My next show is not until Artscape next month, so I am spending time filling wholesale orders, finishing up some wedding sets and trying to get a bit more creative with my jewelry. The piece to the left will be in a show in November at Baltimore Clayworks along with 12 other pieces. I am having fun experimenting a bit and getting out of my little pendant making box. I …

Rachael Ray rocks a Broken Plate Pendant!

I often say that my pendants are only as nice as the plate that they originally came from. Nothing illustrates this more then this set made from a broken platter by Little Flower Designs. It would be impossible to make something ugly from this plate! =)
At a recent craft show, an unforutate gust of wind came and blew this lovely floral platter to the ground, breaking it into pieces. I felt bad for poor Linda, but was a bit excited to get my hands on the shards!
With permission from the …

Can’t wait till this weekend, because the Art Star Craft Bazaar is finally here! The show is in Philly, a mere 2 hours from Baltimore and the weather looks perfect, so hop on 95 and come see me!
When: Saturday, May 30th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 31st from 11-6pm
Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing Great Plaza - on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street (click here for directions) 
The ladies behind Art Star have juried in over 100 of the most talented emerging artists from the Indie Craft Scene.  The …

I was lucky enough to meet Liz and Jeff of Cosa Verde at The Summit of Awesome a few weeks ago. They are a crafting/programming couple who have combined their talents to create this amazing website that makes it easy to navigate the sea green craft. In their words “We wanted to make it easy to find great green goods for your neo-hippie niece, your grandpa who doesn’t believe in global-warming, and everyone in-between.” I love the laid back, non-preachy vibe of the site that gives you the feeling that …

I am spending the week getting ready for one of my favorite shows of the year, the Squidfire Art Mart! So far, the weather looks PERFECT for Saturday which I hope will bring everyone out to shop for or with mom (Mother’s Day is Sunday, if you did not know!) I will be debuting my new set up and TONS of new work, (about 400 pieces and it is only Tuesday.) I will also do my best to bring a fresh batch of I’m so crafty, I make People maternity T’s.  
On top of …