Running Around

Yet another gray day here in Baltimore. I've been running all over delivering orders and sending packages out at the Post office. It seems like my experience at the Post office varies depending on who I get at the counter... I was told today that I could not get delivery confirmation for any of my packages because they were too small. Even though I've ALWAYS gotten it and I haven't changed my packaging in ages. Who knows. On a lighter note, finished baking these divine sweet potato tea biscuits.  Now I'm off to refill my collections gearing up for Ridgley's show on the 14th.  Have a great Halloween Weekend everyone!

New Tools

So I've been looking into updating my jewelers tools as of late. Since one of my hammers recently broke,  I've been searching for a set of new ones. To an artists there are a seemingly endless assortment of tools to choose from. However many find that over time a select number of tools become their favorite or most important. To me that is my planishing hammer. I use that little hammer for EVERYTHING! So I'm a bit sad that I have to replace it.  Oh well! What things are you attached to?

Photos courtesy of Romazone.

Shop Open!

Hello!! So It's another dreary day here  but despite the bad weather, I have some good news! The shop at 1000 markets is finally up and running! Hooray! So if you were unable to attend the show this past weekend, here is your chance to view a sampling of my designs. Let me know what you think!  

Shop Appus Design Here!

THANK YOU!

A HUGE Thank you to all the people who made it out to see me at the Home Show this weekend! What a wonderful show it was! It is always a great joy to be able to connect and talk with people and to display my work on such a personal level. We had a lot of new faces and I think that is incredibly wonderful. 

I'm also very very pleased that  people showed interest in my new metals collection. That is so great because I'm hoping to incorporate much more of that into my new work from here on out. 

Also, if you couldn't make it out this weekend, select works will be up for sale  with free shippng on 1000 markets later this evening. I will post the link when it is up!

Again, thank you everyone for coming out and making this one of the most enjoyable shows all around!  Now I'm going to take a small break and RELAX :) Have a great rest of the weekend!

-Amy

See You There!

New Citrine and Tundra Sapphire Earrings

Stopping in to say HI before I go over and start setting up for the Show this weekend! Hope everyone is excited, I sure am! Did you know it's been over a year since I last had a Public Home Show?  Because of the new house and getting married this past year, I wasn't able to organize it until now. This is one of my very favorite shows so I'm really looking forward to it! 

See you all this weekend!

Appus Design Home Show

Saturday Oct. 24

11 am - 4 pm

Sunday Oct. 25 

12 pm - 3 pm

 

Follow my blog or twitter by signing up on the right hand side and receive 10% off your next Appus Design Jewelry Purchase!

E-mail me at:

 

AppusDesign@yahoo.com 

if you would enjoy receiving an invite to this years Home Show!

Why Buy Handmade?

Just wanted to share this with everyone! Excerpt taken from buyhandmade.org.  I took the pledge what about you??

Buy Handmade Video from Etsy on Vimeo.

Why buy handmade?

Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.

 

The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that can be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.

Buying handmade is better for the environment.

 

The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.

Buying handmade is better for people.

 

The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.

Insight into My Process

Working steadily is easier for me on rainy days. So today I got a LOT finished being that it drizzled all day long.

 This is one of the newest necklaces to make up the fall/winter collection.  I've always liked working in multiples, I like the idea of the collective and the visual strength of objects in groups, and this year I've started fleshing out that idea. I'm slowly starting to understand what motivates my creative process and am in the middle of reflecting on my designs and putting together a formal written artist statement. This is an exciting step in the new direction I am heading with my work and I hope everyone will enjoy watching me grow as an Artist!

Reminder:

Appus Design Home Show

Saturday Oct. 24

11 am - 4 pm

Sunday Oct. 25 

12 pm - 3 pm

 

Follow my blog or twitter by signing up on the right hand side and receive 10% off your next Appus Design Jewelry Purchase!

E-mail me at:

 

AppusDesign@yahoo.com 

if you would enjoy receiving an invite to this years Home Show!