Hey, go to the Etsy Chainmaillers' Guild Blog and vote for your favorite entry in the spring Romance Blossoms contest, and you can win some really amazing chainmaille presents (pictured in the post below the entries -- some of those goodies are worth $40 or more!). You can win more entries by publicizing the contest. Of course, I'm not telling which is mine. :D
Good luck!
I really am going to do this one weekly. No really. See, I belong to some of the awesomest teams on Etsy and I thought I'd feature one item from each of them weekly. Since I'm on an odd number of teams I'm throwing one in at the end that I wish I was cool enough to be on.
Wire Artisans Guild - Twelve Rays Ring by Pippi Jewelry (go LOOK at the band! It's amazing!)
Chainmaillers' Guild - Rainbow Necklace Spiral Weave by Fun Toys For Kids (this is a new guild member... I am SO impressed with his work and photography. He's 11.)
Fantasy Artists of Etsy - Empress Wrist Cuff by Craisfrod Leather (I want half the stuff in this shop!)
Twitter Team - Ferns and Daisies Card by RoseBushDesigns (cute!)
Etsy Bloggers - Sally the Seal Bead by NanjoDogz (not only the most adorable critters, but one of the nicest people on Etsy)
[Cool team of the week that I'm not on] WHOA team - Draft Horse in Harness Print by Cindy Price Art (WHOA team sneaks in because I won the giveaway on their blog! Look at the pretty Saddlebred ACEO I won from Gail Ragsdale, and definitely check out her shop :) ]
In case you'd really love to hear what I said at the Trunk Show tonight, here's a handful and a half of links to the stunningly talented chainmaillers in the Etsy Chainmaillers' Guild. This is the presentation I'll be giving tonight. This will be moved to the Guild blog after the contest but I don't want to make the contest hard to find for now.
Chainmaille can be…
Ancient 
.....Or Modern
Fun....
...Or Fancy
Colorful....
....or Understated
Simple...
...Or Intricate
Distinguished...
....Or Spunky
Delicate...
...or Bold
Dressed Up....
...or Jeans-Casual
Masculine...
...or Feminine
It's Very Touchable
And Not Just for Jewelry
The possibilities are Endless.
If you're interested in learning chainmaille yourself, here are some of our guild members who can help supply you with the things you need:
One of the wonderful things about Chainmaille is the outstandingly sharing chainmaille community. You can learn many weaves at http://www.mailleartisans.org … and if you decide to make and sell maille here on Etsy, we welcome you to the Chainmaillers' Guild.
