Peanut Plays Ball

Peanut loves to play ball. Even if I am over it,
She just throws the ball on her own. This will go on for hours day after day.

Pabst Blue Ribbon Bottle Cap/ Sterling Silver cuff links

I make these cuff links from repurposed beer bottle caps that I set into my sterling silver.
work. The cuff links are around 1 inch round. I weld (NOT GLUE) a sterling silver link on the back.
I also make rings,bracelets and pendants to go with my “beer bottle cap line”
order as is or pick the caps that you would like me to set into my silver work.
I just sold these in my shop today www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com

sterling silver/recycled aluminum with blue cutouts pendant

this sterling silver rectangle pendant has cute little cutouts so you can see the
RECYCLED ALUMINUM (COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE CHART ON THE RIGHT The pendant hangs from a 16 inch silver snake chain. www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com
I just shipped this from my ETSY shop

season 5 winner of Project Runway- Leanne Marshall

This beautiful wool cropped bolero jacket is a size Small,
will best fit the measurements of Bust 32 to 34.5"

Easy fit with wrap closure, high collar and rounded hem with pleated inset detail. The sleeves are 2/3 sleeves; not half and not 3/4, but just in between!

Fully lined. Looks great layered over long sleeves too! Leanna Marshall makes GREAT stuff

I just sold my silver pendant with Lime cutouts

this sterling silver rectangle pendant has cute little cutouts so you can see the
RECYCLED ALUMINUM (COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE CHART ON THE RIGHT) The pendant hangs from a 16 inch silver snake chain,if you want an 18 inch just add $2.00.
the pendant is 1 1/4 inch long and 1/2 inch wide $34.00 www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com

HI-KARATE 80's and 90's T-shirts from Jon Wye

Named after the cologne that dominated every school dance of the 80s and 90s. Hi-Karate T-shirt. Red 100% cotton www.jonwye.com

Poppi Rocks

petal rings
The petal rings are made from glass and sterling silver. Like all poppi rings, they fit a wide range of finger sizes - somewhere between size 6-ish and 8 1/2. It depends a lot on how dense your finger is and what is comfortable to you. The petal ring itself takes up about 1 1/4" of your finger. It sounds huge, but it really is very wearable and dramatic.$72 www.poppishop.com

More stuff I love from Cherie Lester

This beautiful art piece is an archival pigment print of Cherie Lester's original collage that's been mounted on recycled wood. It creates a fantastic wall hanging and looks great in either a modern, vintage or retro style room hung alone or in a grouping.

The collage contains bits of text (various languages), paint, graphite, hand made abstract shapes & color, text from my moth encyclopedia, pattern pieces and sewing pattern dresses.

The finished size is 3.5x7 inches. The sides are stained a rich brown and I've used recycled and re-purposed wood. The image is protected with an archival medium top-coat, the piece is signed on the back and has a brass hook on the back so it's ready to hang!www.cherielester.etsy.com

Peanut after slaying the big green Dragon

It took all day but Peanut won the fight.
She is 4.5 months old now.
Now bath time! She will learn to like it, I hope.

New Sterling Silver Flower Ring

I made this from Sterling Silver and
Recycled Aluminum. Show in Aqua but
I can make it in any color you choose.
This will look great with any "spring outfit"
www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com

Big Gold Glass Ball,Peanut and Wooded Fence

Peanut refusing to come back in the house
until she has dug up all the plants.
I hope I can break her of this digging stuff.
She needs a bath 3 times a day.

Peanut and Sweet Pea are in love

Sweet Pea is a Jack Russell/Corgi mix and my puppy Peanut is a Lab/Border Collie mix. She is 17 weeks old and Sweet Pea is 10 years old but he plays just as hard as Peanut. Here they are taking a much needed break.

DC Roller Derby @ the DC Armory

Saturday was a rainy day so I did not sell @ The Eastern Market.So I went to see DC Rollergirls own DC DemonCats take on Scare Force Once! Also, and the Boardwalk Brawlers from Shore Points took on the Cherry Blossom Bombshells!
DC girls rock both bouts.

Lucky Four Leaf Clover/silver pendant from Mann Made Designs

Real Pressed Four Leaf Clover Pendant

Feel Lucky everyday.

www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com

I also set the clovers into cuff links,rings and

earrings.

Peanut in Arms/Blue Plaid Robe

Peanut loves to watch NBC s CSI and then falls asleep in your arms.

Go Speed Racer Go! Jon Wye Leather Belts

I love this leather belt. I already have many of the

Jon Wye.com items and he just gets better and better. www.jonwye.com

Peanut and her friends fluffy purple dog, green ball, platypus and mouse

Peanut and her playmates.
She never stops all day long.

Peanut the Puppy works hard @ Mann Made Designs

Ruff Day!

Peanut is my new Labrador Retriever/Border Collie Puppy

I got Peanut yesterday.She is 16 weeks old today.
My friend Cherie Lester went to pick her up with me but it turned out she is great in the car.
She sleep in her little cage last night and never made a peep.I think she is just as sweet as she looks.Off to take her on her 1st run.

Handmade Holiday St. Patrick's Day Gifts from ETSY

St. Patrick's Day is quickly approaching, and we here at the Etsy blog are curious about which items are getting you in the spirit. We've put together the best Irish, Gaelic, leprechaun, lucky, shamrock, pot o' gold items we could find and now we want your input! Choose the winner.

VOTE for my REAL PRESSED CLOVER AND STERLING SILVER CUFF LINKS.

http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=34

Top favorites will be featured here on the Etsy blog and in the Gift Guides. Erin go bragh!

SNOW DAY on Capitol Hill/The Eastern Market

I'm still snowed in on Capitol Hill near The Eastern Market. Nobody cleared the side walks so it is to hard to walk. Guess I will just stay in and make jewelry all day.

Photo by www.cherielester.etsy.com taken in NW DC.

Handmade Jewelry by Mann Made Designs of Sterling Silver,Lime, Recycled Aluminum

These earrings are from my FLOWER LINE. I make the earrings out of sterling silver that is very thick (16 gauge silver sheet).051”. The earrings are around 1 inch round beautiful piece.
They are fun earrings that will make a bright statement. I set recycled aluminum behind this piece. I anodize it with a different color on each side. This way you can flip the recycled aluminum over the silver ear wire and change the color for a new look and to go with a new outfit.
www.mannmadedesigns.etsy.com

Joel of JET Gallery has a great ESTY SHOP

I love his work and he has a great website
www.jetgallery.etsy.com

Description
Giclee reproduction of the original painting "Siddhartha's Awakening" by Joel E Traylor III.

Image size is 11x15" on 19x13" archival watercolor paper using Epson Ultrachrome inks. Hand signed, numbered, and titled by the artist and packaged in a protective plastic sleeve with a foam-core backing board.

This edition is limited to 250 pieces.

Joel after to much fun with PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER,DUNKIN DONUTS

Joel before game day......... and after game day

Snacks of DUNKIN DONUTS,TWIZZLERS and GIRL SCOUT COOKIES for Game day @ MANN MADE DESIGNS

We had great pre-game snacks.

Mann Made Designs loves Charles Anastase

More stuff I love.....

Plaster Doll.etsy.com
Remember my granny look in one of my older shoots for Charles Anastase? This weekend I had another chance to model for his Spring Summer 2009 collection.

This time, I wore a tiny cropped leather jacket over his signature stiff tutu skirt with Victorian suspenders and stockings underneath.

Amazing how ballerina and rock chick look could actually blend so nicely!

The Eastern Market 02/28/2009

I had a great day at the Eastern Market yesterday.
Thank you to everyone who came out in the cold.
The rebuild of The Eastern Market is coming along great.