Steampunk, Inks & New Listings!

Yesterday I listed pieces from the Steampunk collection that I have been working on for the past two months.  The majority of the collection was added to my artfire shop, with some pieces in the etsy shop as well.  A few new inked pieces were added as well.  Check them out and grab them while you can!

Unisex Wide Gear Cuff 

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Sandy, Flooding and Zombie Girl Diary

Well, Sandy has come and gone, and while our house has sustained some damage, we're not off as bad as most.  My main work space was flooded and we were without power for about 2 days, so production of new pieces has been halted until the mess can be cleaned up.  I'm hoping to get back to work by the end of this weekend, and start getting new pieces in the shops by the end of next week.  Here are some pics of the newest cuffs that I made before the storm:

The official trailer for Zombie Girl Diary was released online on Halloween.  I am very happy that my husband appears in both of his zombie forms in the trailer :)   Here it is for you to enjoy:

New Cuff Bracelets & Townfest

Just finished 2 new steampunk cuffs and had to share right away. I am very pleased with how they turned out and already I have ideas for more. 

Tomorrow is Mercersburg Townfest. We will be set up in our usual spot on West Seminary St., near the square, from 9am to 4pm. If you are in the area, stop by and say Hi.

Fall Events, shop updates and more Zombie Girl Diary news!

Fall Events:

September 29th is Townfest in Mercersburg, PA.

October 27th & 28th is The Great Outdoor Festival at Whitetail Ski Resort, Mercersburg, PA.  

*Set up locations and times for both events will be posted on the Zen Creations Jewelry facebook page, closer to the events.  

I am also very pleased to announce that our skull earrings will be available for purchase at the Zombie Girl Diary table at the Eerie Horror Film Festival!  If you are a fan of horror films and are in the area, please come out on October 11th - 14th and meet the director of Zombie Girl Diary - Mike Pine, as well as some of the cast: Mikayla Wagaman, Vanessa Rae Bent, Hillary Styer, Tim Cassidy, Lance Nowell (my husband!) and Frederick Cowie. 

Keep you eye out for new listings in both shops! Some of the new gear pieces, as well as some new inked and gem pieces will be listed in both shops tonight.  Sorry for the delay in shop updates, we are still operating without a computer and maintaining the shops via cell phone. 

Zombies & Skulls

      A few months ago, I had posted the trailer and info on an independent movie that is shooting in my area, called Zombie Girl Diary.  Over the weekend, we had the opportunity to stop by the director's shop - Creepy Cadavers Prop Shop in Chambersburg, PA., and get a look at some of the amazing props, molds and other monster making goodies he has there.  Mike was very nice to take the time to not only show us around, but to answer our questions, and even show us the deer he made for the movie Lovely Molly.
    Directed by Mike Pine, the movie is about "a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse.  Along they way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world, now turned upside down."  The movie stars Vanessa Rae Bent, Mikayla Wagaman, Tim Cassidy, Hillary Styer, Mike Pine, Jimmyo Burril, and Jim Krut. Behind the scenes photos have been posted on on Zombie Girl Diary's facebook page.  Here is my favorite pic, an amazing shot of my husband, aka the Amish Zombie, taken by King Photography:

For see more behind the scenes pics, please visit here.

     To help support this amazing movie, Zen Creations is having a fundraiser. Purchase any pair of skull earrings from the Zombie Girl Diary section of my Artfire shop, and Zen Creations will donate a large portion of the sale to the production of Zombie Girl Diary.  With just one purchase, you get a great pair of earrings, and support independent film!  More styles and colors will be added over the next few weeks, so be sure to check back. 

 

Peach Festival, gears, inks and death of my computer...

My computer has died. :(  Correction, both computers in our house has died, all within  a month.  What are the chances???  We didn't panic when the laptop died, we still had the pc as back up.  Then a few weeks later ---- dead.  At first, I thought, we have our phones and my kindle fire, we can deal when we're at home for a few weeks until we get a new one.  And then it hit me --- no computer means no new listings in my shops!!!!! Of course this happens when I'm in the middle of a big creativity burst, making new pieces almost every day. Until we get a new computer, I will have to settle for posting pics on here and on the Zen Creations facebook page.  

Here are two pictures of things I have been working on lately.  I'm pretty excited to be playing around with some different materials/parts/objects and using inks and patinas.  The first one is the start of the piece in the 2nd picture:

Excited to work on more pieces, and soon include some feathers and other materials!

As for upcoming events, I have 3 in the next few weeks:

Peach Festival - August 18th -8am to 2pm @ Fort Loudon
community grounds, U.S. 30 and Hawbaker Drive; by Trinity United Church of Christ

Shippensburg Corn Festival - August 25 - 9am to 4pm, Shippensburg, PA

Boonsboro Days - September 8th and 9th, 9am to 4pm, Shaeffer Park, Boonsboro, MD. 

7 Years on Etsy, Zombies and more!

 On June 20th, Zen Creations celebrated 7 years of selling on Etsy.com.  I can't believe it's been 7 years, seems like just yesterday Etsy was a brand new site with a small community of sellers.  Both Etsy and Zen Creations has grown and changed over those 7 years!

I've been very busy lately experimenting with new techniques and materials, and creating new pieces for the shops and upcoming shows.  Later this week I will have photos ready and will be listing some of these new pieces.  For anyone local,  next week you can find Zen Creations at the Summer Jubilee in Waynesboro, Pa on July 4th, and on the 6th, we will be set up at Incognito Tattoo Studio in Greencastle for their First Fridays event:

Here is a sneak peek at some of the new pieces:

More pieces with skulls, mixed metals, inks and patinas in the works!

Zombie Girl Diary has started filming and has released a new teaser trailer:

Visit the Zombie Girl Diary facebook page for more behind the scenes pics and if you can, please donate to help support this film. 

Skulls and Supporting Independent Film

Zen Creations Jewelry having a special fundraiser for the movie Zombie Girl Diary! I added a special section to the artfire shop - Zombie Girl.  In this section there is a selection of skull earrings, and a portion of the sales from items sold in this section will be donated to the movie.  Now you can get yourself a cute pair of skull earrings and support indie film!  

The movie is being filmed in and around the Chambersburg, PA area, and stars Jim Krut (aka the "hellicopter zombie" from George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead".   The story is about "a mother and daugther fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world, not turned upside down." Here is a teaser trailer for the movie: 

Creative block, Zombies and new jewelry

For the past month and a half I have been trying to break though the creative block that has rendered me unable to create anything new. Every day I would sit down at my work space, beads, wire and metal laid out in front of me, and nothing would happen. No inspiration, no flash of lightning, no "ah ha!" moments. I would sit there for 30 minutes to an hour, finally giving up and hoping that the next day would bring an answer. Finally, after a month and a half, the inspiration hit and I'm off and running with new ideas. Happy to be working on new pieces and looking forward to listing in both shops by the end of next week.

 In other news, my horror movie loving husband has been cast in a local horror movie! :) He will be playing one of the main zombies in the movie Zombie Girl Diary which will be shot in the Chambersburg, PA area. The movie stars Jim Krut, , aka the "helicopter zombie" from Romero's Dawn of the Dead. "It is a story about a mother and daughter fighting to survive throughout a zombie apocalypse. Along the way they encounter other survivors and come together to make their way through the crazy world, now turned upside down." Can't wait to see my husband as a zombie!!! Please visit and "like" the Zombie Girl Diary facebook page if you would like to know more about the movie.

Sale!

Our annual February sale is going on right now! Use this coupon code: FEB2012 and get 15% off all regular priced items. 1 customer will be chosen at random to receive a FREE gift.

Zen Creations Artfire Shop
There are a lot of new items in both shops, and be sure to check out the clearance section of our artfire shop for great deals!

Zen Creations Etsy Shop
Sale ends this Sunday at 10pm EST.

Annual February Sale!

I am very pleased to announce that starting this Friday, February 10th, Zen Creations Jewelry will be having our annual February Sale! As a special bonus for all our facebook fans, the sale coupon code will be posted tomorrow evening on the Zen Creations page . Sale ends on Sunday evening at 10pm EST. Also, I will be chosing 1 person at random to receive a special FREE gift!




Coupon codes will be posted in both shops once the sale begins. More new items are being added before the sale starts, so be sure to check both shops!

Clearance Sale, New Items, Art For Thought

A new year - out with the old, and in with the new!

I have marked down several items 50% in my artfire shop to make room for new designs. Get some beautfil pieces at great prices! Items are already maked down, so no need to mess with coupon codes. Just visit my artfire shop and click on the clearance section of my shop.

Now for the new pieces! I have spent some time over the holidays experimenting with some new techniques. I am quite pleased with the new pieces that have come out of this process. Here are a few examples:



Some of these pieces have already been listed in both shops, a few others are for sale locally at Incognito Tattoo Studio in Greencastle, PA.

For anyone local who wants to give this technique a try, Mercersburg Council for the Arts has asked me to teach a class on Feb. 18th in Mercerburg, PA. We will be making a brass cuff bracelet. Here is an example of one I made recently:

For more inforamation about this event, please visit the MCFA blog or the MCFA facebook page.