rose moon give a way.

in honor of this month's beautiful rose full moon, & as a way to say thanks for all the kind words and support i've gotten recently, i've decided to give a way one mini planchette necklace in sterling silver. this small gem is half the size of the original planchette necklace and comes also comes with a tiny viewfinder set into the planchette. when i originally created this piece, i was thinking of how the planchette as a symbol explores the strange notion of speaking with the dead, and in a way also, speaking with the unseen and unexplored parts of yourself. i never imagined how many people would love this image as much as i do and i like thinking of all of you out there wearing my version of it. 

to enter to win one of these little lovelies, leave a comment to this post, even if it's just to say hi! be sure to leave your email so i can reach you should lady luck fortune you !

one winner will be chose on june 13th.

this is open to international readers as well.

please only comment once and be aware that i have to moderate my comments (i get so much spam comments!), so it will not show up automatically.

thank you, always.

midnight at the mutter museum.

happy halloween!

my love & i were married three years ago today. everyday i feel lucky to have found such a talented, funny & handsome man. we were married at the mutter museum here in philly & i'll always remember how we shared our night with so many friends and family as well as all the ghosts of those long past.

as part of my annual halloween / wedding anniversary celebration, i'm decided to give one mini planchette ring or necklace or if these frighten you, a 75$ gift certificate to anything in my shop to one lucky reader. i'm so grateful to have such kind & amazing (!!!) people read these ramblings and purchase my jewels. so thank you again & again for visiting me here, wearing bloodmilk or sending me nice letters.  

to enter, just leave a comment to this post. it doesn't matter what you say, as long as you leave a mark. the winner will be annouced on nov 8th! 

*also, my shoppe will be closed for the week as my love & i are headed over to SF. i curated a ouija board show that opens at loved to death on saturday! i'll post more details soon. 

hope all you ghouls had or are having a great night!

xo

bloody sundays.

the new issue of hi-fructose is out featuring incredible cover artist marco mazzoni! i wrote an essay on isabel samaras's work as well as kris lewis'. there's a fistful of great and interesting art in this issue & as always, i'm thrilled to have my words and thoughts part of it. & of course the new lula is out... it has a great interview with mia wasikowska about jane eyre.

the give-a-way for a custom sized rose gold plated conjoined sparrow claw ring is still open for the next 2 1/2 weeks! to enter, leave a comment on this post. thanks to all of you who have already entered! i've really enjoyed your kindness & support and am excited to randomly choose a lucky winner of august 3rd.

 i love sundays. today i'm working on the wax for a rune cuff, collecting props for the upcoming lookbook shoot, writing interview questions for a couple of amazing artists and awaiting true blood, one of my only television dates.....

xo.

p.s i'm at 498 sales on the bloodmilk etsy! i can't believe how close i am to 500!

the fictional girl and her mouse bones.

a while back i got a note from one of my favorite fiction writers, stacey levine, about a possible collaboration between her words & my jewels. ( besides having one of my 'super fan' freak outs) i thought of possible ways to turn her strange, visceral, surreal words (all the things i love best in a writer) & of the story of 'the girl' which is a story within her new book of tales & stories 'the girl with brown fur' into a piece of bloodmilk.

in the story, a feral girl is leashed to a man within the hallway of a hotel. the narrator watches the girl from his/her room and decides to steal her. in the odd descriptions of the girl, we find she is wearing a necklace of mouse shaped beads and later on, we see that she has a strange X shaped scar on her body.
this was the starting point for me, which resulted in this subtle/ slight necklace made of mouse bones cast immortal in sterling silver, sourced from an owl pellet.

for me, stacey's writings have always been a great inspiration. her tales are odd and always strike me on a personal level, i've been reading her work for years (as a fiction student in my mfa program). her words put you in a trance & yet reveal something hidden about yourself. for me, i identified with the scar on the body of the girl as a childhood surgery has left me with an ugly scar in the worst of places. this necklace emulates that feeling of unconscious strangeness within the body while emulating stacey's writings. the choice of mouse bones reflects how small we can feel sometimes as well as the image of the feral girl 'swatting' at her mouse shaped beads.

as part of a special give a way, i'm offering one reader the first, original version of this necklace & stacey is offering a signed copy of her new book 'the girl with brown fur.'

 to enter, take a peek at the description of the book here.
or read this recent review of the book over here at bookslut.
 & leave comment to this post on what about the book interests you, why you would read it.
 a winner will be chosen at random on friday the 13th.

xo 

special V day giveaway!

i'm giving away a brass 'of a thousand sorrows' sacred heart necklace *OR* a 40$ coupon code to my bloodmilk shoppe in honor of V-day!

 to enter, just leave a comment to this post with a word or two about something you are passionate about or interested in. ex: besides being passionate about my family & friends, i've also been lately interested in reading more and learning more wax carving skills.

the give-a-way runs until feb 13, with the winner announced on v-day. could be a great gift for a lover or friend, or yourself!

*EDIT*: thanks for the overwhelmingly intriguing responses already! please feel free to leave links to your own work or links to sites you're inspired by. this is amazing! thank you. xoxo

xoxo

happy 2nd birthday to bloodmilk give a way

bloodmilk turns 2 this month! i can't believe how fast the time has gone and how far the jewelry has come. as a big thank you to any of you who have read this blog, said a nice word, bought a piece of bloodmilk, i'm offering up a give a way of my favorite piece from my new work,

the conjoined sparrow claw ring.

this ring is delicate and dark and very dramatic as it stands an inch off the finger! The contest is open until Saturday June 19th! The one winner will be chosen by a random generator.

to enter to win, simply visit the amazing site HAUTE MACABRE and leave a comment to

THIS POST.

i wish you all luck! special thanks to the ladies at HM who are hosting my give a way. if you don't do so already, follow their site, it's filled with lovely & dark finds from the amazing staff of writers.

XO

last day to enter giveaway!!!

hi........

today is the last day to enter the my giveaway contest for a CUSTOM piece of jewelry! all you have to do is comment on this post here. you can write me anything you want, even just hi! tomorrow afternoon amanda and i will have a creative surprise on how we randomly pick the winner and he/she will then be contacted to start discussing their personal interests, obsessions and beliefs! i can't wait to start making it and to see who wins!

( me at my booth & my bestie amanda who always helps me out  every year! at art star)   

i feel like all this week i've been humming with electricity from meeting such lovely people last weekend at the 6th art star craft bazzar and for all the amazing (!!!) comments to my giveaway post!!! (which i'll respond to after the contest!)  i've already begun to list all the jewelry that didn't go home with anyone and all the new work i've already started assembling on my etsy shop, so keep checking if there was something you had your eye on.......it might pop up there any second!, like these jawbone earrings i coupled with tiny carnival coins and 2 different, vintage brass chains.

good luck and as always, thank you! 

xoxo

p.s check out some of the write ups i've had about art star:

indie fixx

one fine philly

dove my mind.

design philadelphia.