24 HR SALE! expires soon!

Hola Amores!

24 hour sale expires soon!

So, if you have had your eye on something

 in my shop..

now if a great time to snatch it up

& take advantage of the

25% OFF Sale

I have going on!

Simply enter the coupon code:

"25OFF"

at check out!

and wah-la, you get 25% OFF your entire order!

Expires in a few hours!

Sale Ends:

7/26/2011

@ 4:30pm!

Happy Tuesday!

XO.

Des, Mano y Metal

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click here to receive your Mano y Metal order at 25% off!

Applies to International Sales too!

Last Chance..

Last Chance to join the giveaway! The winner will be announced soon...

Meanwhile, here are some of the original Mano y Metal hand crafted pieces that were featured in the interview & photoshoot....

Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter 

"Do The Damn Thing" 

Hand Stamped

Double Finger Ring

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Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter 

Hand Stamped Cuff 

Original Mano y Metal Phrase: 

"Author your Own Fairytale Said My Mother as she Rolled Her Eyes at Cinderella"

©2011 Mano y Metal All Rights Reserved  

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Hand Stamped 

Double Finger Ring:  

"The Mind is the Most Powerful Weapon"

  

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Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter             

Hand Stamped Cuff 

Original Mano y Metal Phrase: 

"You Call Me Crazy Like it Is a Bad Thing, Don't You Know Crazy is the Essence of My Beauty?"

©2011 Mano y Metal All Rights Reserved  

 

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Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter            

Hand Stamped Cuff 

Original Mano y Metal Phrase: 

 "Then You realize you can't control what people think or say about you but you can control if you care."
©2011 Mano y Metal All Rights Reserved 

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Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter            

Hand Stamped Cuff 

Original Mano y Metal Phrase: 

"Artists Make Creative Lovers"
©2011 Mano y Metal 

All Rights Reserved

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Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter             

Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter            

Check out the Interview HERE!

Thank you Chelcie 

& 

Thank you readers & supporters of handmade! 

Have a great Friday! 

xo.

Des, Mano y Metal

Pitchfork Highlights & Thanks you Shout outs!

Mano y Metal

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The Vending Experience @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2011!

Best Music Concert Outfit: 

Cheetah Print Spandex paired with a Razored T-Shit, and Jordans 

How did she pull it off?

Red Lip stick and big hair pulled it together. 

Best Hair

So people from all over the U.S attended this Music Fest & so many funky hairdos caught my eye but I'd have to say the tangerine orange highlights against an asymetrical cut with a background of light brown hair was the winner for me. 

Weather:

90 degrees (overall) all THREE DAYS

yes, mama was sweatin'

heatwave started Saturday

with a heat index of 100-105!

I almost melted but survived with only a mild heat-induced headache on Sunday.

 my eyeliner and hair however, did not make it 15min in that heat!

thank goodness for SUN GLASSES to hide the melted eyeliner! ;p

why did I even bother with eyeliner?

force of habit.

Las Ventas

("Sales" in Spanish)

Sales were great!

Sooo busy & c.o.n.s.i.s.t.e.n.t all three days!

I would come home and fall into my bed exhausted, then wake up and create new pieces each morning!

What was cool, was a lot of people had 3 day tickets, so if they only browsed one or two days, they were back for what they wanted by the final day of the fest!

Gente

("People" in Spanish)

I had no idea I was to meet so many people from so many surrounding States!

had many interesting conversations

and one customer even surprised me with an

Ice-cream delight

to help me fight the heatwave off! :)

so sweet!

(literally & meta)

 Gracias!

Big Thank you to...

Sarah Bortt & Janet Ecklebarger from Coterie Chicago for being the brains and organizational hands behind facilitaing the participation of 40 artisans in Pitchfork Music Festival!

I was so excited when I received the acceptance email!

Thank you!

A BIG GRACIAS to:

My friend Yali who delayed her trip to the beach

to save me from being late to set up on Friday

& gave me a ride to Pitchfork when Flashcab FAILED ME & made me wait over an hour!

what the?

A BIG GRACIAS to:

My friend Mayra is one of the AWESOME-EST Scorpio's I know!

She came with me two days in a row and

brought along her 15+ yrs in merchandising & retail experience, so I had no anxiety about leaving

her alone

at my table with her while I wandered around the festival searching for cheese fries.

Thanks Mayra for enduring the heat with me! <3

A BIG GRACIAS to:

to all the friends who stopped by my table

to say hi, bring me a cool-refreshing drAnk

& just keep me company... THANK YOU! Gracias! 

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Check out a review of Coterie Chicago at Pitchfork 2011

by HandsOcuppied.com

HERE!

Mano y Metal is included!

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GIVEAWAY reminder!

Mano y Metal is featured with an interview & my hand stamped pieces were in a photoshoot

by local Chicago Artist/Photographer

Chelcie S. Porter

Click HERE to JOIN the Giveaway!

Photograph by: Chelcie S. Porter
see more in interview here>> http://neighborhoods.redeyechicago.com/pilsen-uic/2011/07/13/mano-y-metal-pilsen-based-and-custom-made/

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that be it.for now..

Thanks for reading!

STAY POSITIVE!

xoxo.

Des, Mano y Metal

Interview! PhotoShoot! Giveaway! Need I say more?

Imagine how happy I was when I was approached by Chelcie S. Porter for an interview and photoshoot with my pieces!

Photos? Um, Yes! That would be lovely please! :)

Up to this point it has been a tag team of me, my (just-turned)5 yr old & sister snapping pics on the camera--  so the idea of having a professional photographer taking hold of the lens & using  models?! what?! :D

Well, that was just awesome!

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Another highlight I want to point out was that this  was my first face-to-face interview! Up to this point I have had the advantage of the INTERNET to be able to cultivate relationships with bloggers, journalists & writers... via email, facebook, etsy, twitter, etc... & I love how I can create friendships that are cyber based with people from all over the world...

So this was new... & I like to try new things.... 

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 I met Chelcie in the Pilsen Cafe: Efebinas

we had some smoothies, talked about where we grew up, jewelry making, art, kids, dogs, pilsen, artists, todo (all of it- in spanish).

Then I handed over some of my hand crafted creations and Chelcie took over from that point on!

5 days later, a photoshoot and interview was published In the RedEye (chicago based newspaper online) and I'd love for you to check it out!

Share it, tweet it and PAR-TI-CI-PATE! :)

why?

What's in it for you?

Glad you asked!

A FREE CUSTOM Mano y Metal piece can be yours!

ummm-hmm.

Winner will receive a “custom piece” meaning the winner will win a choice of ONE piece to have customized.

 

Options to customize are:

• double finger ring
• single band ring
• thin cuff bracelet
• medium cuff bracelet
• wide cuff bracelet

You can customize any ONE of the pieces you choose with whichever combination of words/names/quotes… as space permits of course &

I will hand stamp it, wrap it and ship it to you!

Fo'Free.

That is the Beauty of a GiveAway! :)



Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter
www.ChelcieSPorter.net



and it is sooooo easy to join the GIVEAWAY!

.trust.me.it.is.

Check out the Interview & Photos HERE to see how...

:D

Hope you enjoy!

sneak peek:

Infront of Cafe jumping bean, Pilsen,Chicago
Wearing Mano y Metal Hand Stamped Cuff
Photo by: Chelcie S. Porter
www.ChelcieSPorter.net

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Can't wait to see who wins and what piece they will request to be hand stamped and custom made for them!

Good Luck!

& thank you for reading and participating!

xoxo.

Des, Mano y Metal

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011!

Hola! Hi!

Just wanted to give a heads up for all the music lovers who will be @ Chicago's PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011 

  this weekend.....

that Mano y Metal is one of the 40 vendors that were accepted to vend & will see you there!  

Thank you Coterie Chicago for this awesome opportunity to be a vendor at PITCHFORK! 

WHOOHOO! 

Cuando/When?

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THIS WEEKEND! 

July 15th, 16th & 17th! 

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Here is the breakdown:

Friday July 15, 2011-------------------------- 3pm-10pm

Saturday July 16th, 2011---------------------12pm-10pm

Sunday July 17th, 2011-----------------------12pm-10pm

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Check out the Music Line-up HERE! 

Check out the Artisan Line-up to see what hand-crafted goods you will find HERE!

Check out Mano y Metal HERE! 

(ha! was on a roll, so threw that in :)

If you are attending any of the 3 days, stop by my tent & say hi! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

If you are a fellow blogger, drop me a line so I can visit/follow your blog! 

xo.

Des, Mano y Metal.