1st Annual "Have a Heart for Animals" Charity Auction

I'm making a donation to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to help the emergency relief team in Haiti. I wanted to do more, so I made these exclusive* Lampwork Foil Heart Chainmaille Earrings. Bid early and bid often!

Japanese 2-in-2 Earrings with green heart
Byzantine Earrings with pink heart
Queen's Link Earrings with light blue heart
Queen's Link Earrings with purple heart
Byzantine Earrings with dark cobalt blue heart
Japanese 2-in-2 Earrings with amber heart

Thank you for supporting the animals!

* The things I make for charity auctions are available ONLY through the auction and won't be sold at e-maille.com. You get to help organizations in need AND get something special. Everyone wins!

Why IFAW? IFAW is a Four Star Charity and is currently in Haiti treating critically injured animals and vaccinating as many animals as possible to prevent the possible outbreak of rabies and other diseases which can spread to humans. You can read more through the links above.

Why am I doing this auction? I've always loved animals and I'll do what I can to help. I adopt all I can and empty my pockets for the rest.

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In a semi-related 'giving' story, my Lock of Love is on its way to being a wig...

Recycled Heart Pendants

Valentine's Day is coming up. I'll admit, it's not my favorite holiday, but I do like hearts. I made some molds, melted down some scrap silver and made these textured heart pendants. They are all unique. The mold is destroyed in the creation process and can't be duplicated.

I have them in my shop for $39 until Feb. 7th. Consider it my VD gift to you. (Yeah, I know how that sounds but I typed it anyway.)

Holy crap, Batman! It's, well, BATMAN!!!

This past weekend I went to the Dallas Comic Con. Since I have been looking for places to set up a vendor booth with my things, I thought it might be a unique possibility for the future. I had never been to one before and decided to go and do some official Comic Con recon. I walked through the doors and saw all the creators, illustrators, colorists, people in costumes, posters, memorabilia... It was so beauuuuutiful. I found that Adam West (BATMAN!!!) and Peter Mayhew (CHEWBACCA!!!) were going to be signing autographs (among others but those 2 were all I needed to hear) and my eyes glazed over and my geek took control.

I was mostly okay until I heard Adam West talking to the people in the line ahead of me and his voice turned me back into an 8-year-old that watched the Batman series religiously in her Batgirl Underoos. I got all giggly and weird but somehow mustered a "Hi" and "Thank you." I geeked out even more than I thought I would. That's why the pic below of Peter Mayhew signing my Chewie pic is all blurry. I couldn't even hold still.

I'm so glad I went and took it all in. It made me want to go to the big one in San Diego in July. There is a concern, however, that my brain may explode at that one.

Back to Yell-ing...

Chainmaille Inlay #2: "Bloody Yell" progress photos

stats:
22,540 total rings when complete
14 colors of enameled copper and brass jump rings (saw cut by yours truly)

Current Progress: 34.8% ∙∙∙ Updated 2/1/2010 @ 8:30 AM
weight: 15.6 oz.

Scrolled Heart Collection -- FREE Earrings!

And if you're reading this, you can WIN A PAIR OF SCROLLED HEART EARRINGS! Hop inside your Twitter-verse and tweet this:

A Valentine's Gift for You! Get FREE Scrolled Heart Earrings http://www.e-maille.com // RT this to win a pair of your own! #emailleValDay

Be sure to include the hashtag. That's how I'll be looking for your tweets. One tweetie entry per day. Ends Feb. 7th, 2010. I'll randomly pick and tweet the winner on Feb 8th, so keep a lookout!

UPDATE: The winner of the Scrolled Heart Earrings is @spaznchick! DM @emaille or email me@ErinMichael.com with your name and shipping info. THANK YOU to all who entered!

Don't miss future contests and giveaways! Follow me @emaille.

Chainmaille Inlay #2: "Bloody Yell" progress photos

Chainmaille inlay #2 "Bloody Yell" has begun! I'll keep posting progress pics if you'd like to see how everything comes together...

stats:
22,540 total rings when complete
14 colors of enameled copper and brass jump rings (saw cut by yours truly)

Current Progress: 28.6% ∙∙∙ Updated 1/24/2010 @ 8:00 AM

Super New Additions

With the first chill in the air and having already seen snow (!), I was feeling a bit icy. I have had some quartz crystals for awhile and I thought they were perfect for a tribute to the seasonal change. The rainbow colors in the crystal reminded me of the huge ice cave in the Superman movies, so the Fortress of Solitude Necklace was born.

I've also made some new e-maille Logo Gift Bags! Tied up with a shiny white ribbon, these little green fleece bags are the perfect finish for your gift-giving this season.

**REMINDER: FREE SHIPPING ENDS DECEMBER 15th!**