Dog Art Today

Tag: dog jewelry

  • Valentine’s Day Discount from A Tail of Two

     

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    Peace, Love & Dogs bracelet

    Jennifer Fernandez of A Tail of Two has generously offered a 15% discount to Dog Art Today readers for any piece of jewelry purchased before February 14, 2011.  Jenn's jewelry is handmade of sterling silver, 14 karat gold, or a combination of both, and reflects her passion for dogs.  I like how she she combines hearts with a rugged style, creating looks that wear beautifully long after Valentine's Day is over.

    And, I like that she has something if your Valentine is a man or a woman or even a pup.

    Here are some of my picks…

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    My Journal locket

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    My Journal locket (open)

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    Tiny Paws for Peace necklace

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    Built Out of Love earrings

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    Peace Sign keychain

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    Custom dog tag

    Visit A Tail of Two to see more.   Don'g forget to mention Dog Art Today to receive your discount.

     

  • Dog Collage Pendants from Black Dawg Studio

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    Wearable shadowboxes featuring vintage dog photographs from Black Dawg Studio's Etsy store.  So sweet and only $5. 

    "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." is a quote from Edith Wharton who is also responsible for this gem, "I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting."  Hmmm, every woman's eternal paradox, no?

  • Sterling Silver Dog Art Jewelry by Pen Andrishok

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    Irish Setter in the Vines Pin

    Pen Andrishok received her MFA from the University of Iowa and began her career creating conceptual art dealing with women and AIDS.  Along the way, she began rescuing Golden Retrievers.  Then, a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, a starving Goldie named Mardi found his way to a rescue organization and ultimately Andrishok's home and her devotion to rescue dogs grew more profound.  Around the same time, Andrishok became interested in silversmithing and fell in love with it.  This year, she decided to combine her two passions, rescuing dogs and silversmithing, and and her dog art jewelry line, 3 Dog Lookout, was born.

    I don't feature a lot of dog art jewelry because I usually find it too cutesy for my taste.  But Andrishok gives her pieces a sophistication and polish (in both senses of the word) that I adore.  She also works to keep her prices for the pendants under $100, incredibly reasonable for custom hand sawn and soldered sterling silver jewelry (the cuffs and pins are more).  And she sweetens the deal by donating 10% of sales to rescue dog organizations.  Beautiful art for a worthy cause.  Gorgeous!  

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    Hammered Golden Retriever Pendant

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    Flying Golden Overlay Cuff
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    Other dog breed pendants
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    Pen Andrishok's inspiration: Mardi, Ruby, Cleo, and Sonny

    Custom jewelry based on a photograph of your pup and gift certificates are available at Andrishok's website 3 Dog Lookout.

  • Dog Art Calendar Addendum: The Dog Jewelry Museum Calendar

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    This morning, Deb Schneider of the Dog Jewelry Museum sent me a note introducing me to her amazing site that catalogs in detail over 600 pieces of dog jewelry from the early 1900's to present.

    This year, she chose 12 of her favorite "dog walking" pieces and created the 2009 Dog Jewelry Museum Calendar.  Awesome!  Order yours here.

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  • Bone of Art: Dog Pins

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    (Afghan Hound)

    I’m loving these adorable sterling silver hand-pierced dog pins by Mary of Bone of Art available on Etsy. I’ve picked out some rare breeds here since they haven’t received much face time on my blog, but know it was super hard to choose since she features over 70 breeds and each one is a work of dog art. Only $36 each!

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    (Tibetan Terrier)

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    (Bedlington Terrier)

    Of course I had to include this one in honor of Darby.

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    (Longhaired Dachshund)

    I love how Mary gets the expression just right with just a few simple lines. Excellent display too. The pins really pop (as they say on QVC) on the green grass. She also makes cat, rabbit, fish and frog pins and darling dog breed charms.