Six Great Gifts For Giving List 15 ~ Adult Content

Good Morning,

Tuesday is here and just a gentle reminder before we get to the gift ideas, Mother’s Day is May 12th, just one week from Sunday.

Yes, I know it is usually five, but some of these are just so adorable, that I can’t help but present two or more from each participating shop this week.

This is a new shop the the team and thread.  I love the name and the t-shirts are just too cute.  I think I need to buy a couple for myself.  As a note on the featured items below, Tee adn Sweat provides Size Charts for their tees, check out the shop / listing for size details.

From: Tee and Sweat

Hellvetica Helvetweetca Twitter tshirt Geeks , White and black Tshirt

### PRODUCT DETAIL ###

High Quality 100%Cotton , Standard Fit
Printed using high performance digital printing technology
Brand : Gildan, Anvil, Jerzees, Alstyle or Hanes
Turn the garment inside out before washing and drying
Use only cold water and low to medium dryer settings
Never worn, brand new and factory sealed (Sealed in plastic wrap).
Very Comfortable and Looks GREAT with a pair of Jeans.
Custom T-shirt Only (Not an original T-shirt).
Mention your size in the payment note or send me a message

OK, all you Walking Dead fans, here is the shirt for you!  I don’t know who Daryl is,  but I certainly hope is larger enough for everybody to hide behind.

Walking Dead – Keep Calm and Hide beshind daryl , White , grey and Black Tshirt

### PRODUCT DETAIL ###

High Quality 100%Cotton , Standard Fit
Printed using high performance digital printing technology
Brand : Gildan, Anvil, Jerzees, Alstyle or Hanes
Turn the garment inside out before washing and drying
Use only cold water and low to medium dryer settings
Never worn, brand new and factory sealed (Sealed in plastic wrap).
Very Comfortable and Looks GREAT with a pair of Jeans.
Custom T-shirt Only (Not an original T-shirt).
Mention your size in the payment note or send me a message

I love original art, and are these prints every original and whimsical.  They would great for any decor.

From: The Button Bird

Pirate Fish Print Illustration 8×10

Pirate fish print illustration 8×10″ titled “Merrily, Merrily.” Several fish gaze up at a beautiful night sky, drifting away..

The print measures 8×10″ and is made using archival paper and inks. Please note that computer monitors can shift colors and what you see on your screen might be a bit different color from the print you receive.

Watermark “Katie Cusack Fine Art” will be removed from your print.

Shipping: Prints will be placed in a plastic sleeve with supportive cardboard backing then sent in a padded mailer. Tracking is included with shipping cost.

All images copyright Katie Cusack

Animal Orchestra Print Illustration 10×8 Fantasy Art

“Animal Orchestra” print illustration fantasy art. Zoo animals play a symphony on stage, against a backdrop of red and purple.

The print measures 10×8″ and is made using archival paper and inks. Please note that computer monitors can shift colors and what you see on your screen might be a bit different color from the print you receive.

Watermark “Katie Cusack Fine Art” will be removed from your print.

Shipping: Prints will be placed in a plastic sleeve with supportive cardboard backing then sent in a padded mailer. Tracking is included with shipping cost.

All images copyright Katie Cusack 

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ADULT CONTENT

From Voluptuously Hip

Made to Order Panties- Sexy Panties-Custom Panties-OOAK Panties-Shown Here With Matching G36 Bra

Sexy Custom made panties
Shown here made with black lace with a pink velvet ruffle
Beautiful and sexy
Sure to please your man
These sexy panties can be made custom just for you
These panties are available in sizes xs-xxL
Matching custom made bras are also avaialble, shown here with matching bra in a G36 size
Many color options are available
msg me for more info 

  
Sexy Demi Cup Bra- Handmade Bras-Made to Order Bras

This Bra is so sexxxy!
This is a Demi cup Bra, It sits very nice and low on the breast, just above nipples. LOL
This bra will get you the sexy response you are looking for from your man!
Shown here in a G36 cup
This bra also feels great on, the stretch vinyl hugs you in comfort
Sizes available D32-HH48

Thank you for stopping in and doing a little gift shopping / looking.

The Alchemists Vessel would like to wish you a pleasant day.

Monday – Starry Starry Snowflakes New in the Shop

Good Morning,

Monday is here and so is the snow!  Winter has arrived in earnest.  A quick shipping tip:  Next Monday, December 17th, is the last day to have your packages to the US Postal Service or other carrier of your choice to be sure your gifts arrives on time.

This morning  I have one new item that can me made into anything you like, from Pendants to Key Chains for the larger version, and bracelets, earrings and other items for the mini version.

16g and 18g Aluminum (anodized) Pendant 1-1/2″

 The pattern, called Celtic Star Visions, Patchwork, or Dahlia, weaves quickly and makes a lovely and interesting lacy pattern depending on the size of the rings used, and can create a Star or Snowflake like pattern.

Available in a variety of colors, mix and match or solid single color.  With or without beads large or small.  I am still trying to figure how to list them for customization, you can find the earrings listed below.

Holiday Themed Stars – Ornaments 1-1/4″ 18g anodized Aluminum

Black and Red

 This item can be made in a variety of metals with or without beads.

Earrings Celtic Star Mini Chainmaille and Glass Beads

 

These down-sized Chainmaille earrings make a great addition to any jewelry box. This pattern is one of my favorites, lacy, feminine and very pretty. Silver-plated with a single silver-lined Czech Glass bead in Emerald that drops from a point of the star for a lovely accent.

3/4″ wide, Silver plated wire has been hand-spun, cut, beaded and linked in a Celtic Star pattern. A single silver-lined Czech Glass bead in Emerald hangs from the bottom point of the star as an accent. Hypo-allergenic silver tone ear wires finish the pair.

Arrives boxed, ready for gift giving.

Customizable in your favorite metal or bead color. Please contact us for that special pair.

*Precious Metals are available upon customer request.

Colors and Color Combination Suggestions

L to R: Rose / Purple, Rose (solid), Rose / Blue / Green, Green / Rose, Green/ Red, Red / Green, Natural / Blue, Turquoise / Rose, Turquoise / Blue / Purple, Black / Red.

Base: Large Rings
Inner / Outer: Small Rings.

To Order: 
Select a base color: Natural (silver), Rose, Red, Black, Green, Turquoise, or Purple.
Select inner / outer colors: Natural, Rose, Red, Black, Green, Turquoise, Gold, Purple or blue.  
You may choose two of these, one for the inner color and one for the outer color.

Base: 16g Natural Aluminum, 18g Inner Turquoise Rings, Mixed Dark Blue and Turquoise 18g Outer rings.

Base: 18g Rose, 18g Green Inner rings, 18g Blue Outer rings.

 
Don’t see your colors?  We will be happy to spin or order the rings in the colors of your choice.  Team, School, Company colors, multiple pieces are available.

Thank you for stopping in and having a read.

The Alchemists Vessel would like to wish you a pleasant day.  

 

Monday Means – What’s New in The Shop?

I trust you all had a good weekend.  As always Monday is a look at what has been listed or is currently for sale in the shop.  This morning I am pleased to present five new items.

I am always trying to vary and improve my items and offerings, both jewelry and skills.  Variety is the spice of life, as they say and I enjoy learning new things.  I have spent the last week teaching myself a new Chain Maille weave, intricate, but simple, which is one of the wonderful things about Chain Maille.  This is a wonderful unisex pattern, attractive, powerful, sturdy and strong, and substantial enough for him and can be as casual or as dressy as desired.  Personalization is plus, as this weave can be made in a combination of metal, wire, colors, tones and textures.  The pattern may also be embellished with beads for a more feminine look.  Sultry, slinky and sensuous, the pattern positively slithers across the skin in a smooth silky rope.

Below are the examples of the pieces currently available.  They are all created with 8mm jump rings in various metals.  Slim and sleek, these would be great with a suit at the office for a pop of color, jeans and a t-shirt for a casual outing, or a date night conversation piece (she’ll notice).

“Serpentine“  Silver Plated and Gunmetal jump rings snake around the wrist in an alternating pattern.

“Hunter” – Gunmetal and Antiqued Copper jump rings run in continuous links along this dark tone chain.

“Raphael” – Nickle Silver and Antiqued Copper jump rings, twist together to form this bright and masculine piece.  Nickle silver contains no elemental silver, but is an alloy of 60% Copper, 20% Nickle, and 20% Zinc, sometimes called “German” or “Indian” Silver.  It resembles sterling silver but is grayer in tone.

“Woodsman” – Antiqued Bronze and Copper jump rings flow throughout this chain, evoking thoughts of the forest  in the woodsy toned bracelet.

Last item up is “Ver-Sea-Tile”, a Sea-life themed necklace that can be worn several ways, below you see it as it has been assembled.  The Octopus locket may be removed and the charms centered, or the length of beaded chain may be drawn through the clasp to shorten it to choker or collar length.  The large brass flower clasp may worn to the side as a focal point (very fashionable), or in back as desired.

Choker Style

 

Thank you for stopping by and having a look.  Have a wonderful day.

In My Studio – Beads and Baubles

I thought it might be fun to take a look at some of the new beads and items we have available for creating beautiful things for you!  The Alchemists Vessel specializes in Sterling and Semi-precious gemstone jewelry, but lately has had an in flux of or custom orders asking for glass beads.  I have listened and obeyed!  Greens, Reds Blues, Faceted, Bi-cone, Round, we have a nice selection and are in hope of receiving the Japanese Seed beads soon!

Many of these beads have been purchased per customer request to complete their orders.  Upon completion of the custom orders these beads will begin to appear in many of the pieces created by Alix, The Alchemist, Designer and Owner of The Alchemists Vessel.

 Also available in limited quantities new gemstone and brass beads, along with a brass finding or two.

 

Precious Metal vs. Jewelry Wire

Many people have asked me why precious metal is so much more expensive than a plated jewelry wire, and why I do not offer ready-made Chain Maille pieces in Gold or Sterling Silver.  Precious metal is just that, precious and it is also more expensive.  Things like copper and brass are more abundant.  The Alchemists Vessel does not determine the price of precious metal; we watch the market for the current price, as it fluctuates, currently Sterling is $34.02 an ounce, and Gold is $1753.44 an ounce.  Sterling Silver is usually available in 5 or 25-foot spools to be spun, soldered, wrapped, and hammered or other wise fashioned into jewelry.  It is common of Gold wire to be “Gold filled” or a brass core with a .15 mm to .25mm outer layer of 14kt gold.  Current Supplier prices are about $90.00 for 25 feet spool for Silver and $150.00 for Gold Filled.  Manufactured jump rings may be purchased, but size cannot be guaranteed as many manufactures measure outer diameter instead of inner diameter, which is used when calculating appropriate jump rings size for Chain Maille.

Precious metal pieces are available per custom order only.  A 50% non-refundable deposit is required before your work begins.  Pricing works as follows.

We charge per foot of wire. 5 feet of wire makes one pair of earrings, it takes 12” of wire to create a 1” coil from which jump rings cut.  Depending on gauge, Sterling Silver wire is $25.00 (20g) to $45.00 (18g)

A 20 gauge pair of Byzantine Weave earrings in sterling silver would cost, $40.00, $25.00 for wire, $5.00 for findings,  $2.00 for beads, and $8.00 for spinning and assembly.

A Necklace takes about 30 feet of wire, depending on the weave.  It takes about 459 jump rings to create a necklace and earring set, depending on Gauge.  To create on of the “Parures”,  $175.00 for wire, $5.00 for beads, and findings, $100.00 to spin and assemble.  Total cost $280.00.

Necklaces, bracelets, or different weaves require different amounts of wire.  The above Precious Metal prices are quoted from the suppliers catalog. All materials and costs will be discussed prior to ordering the necessary material for your project.  The above is an example of possible cost to the customer, your cost may vary depending on your project.

Jewelry wire is usually copper, either colored (dyed) or tinned (plated) with a thin coating of precious metal.  Sterling Silver Plated copper wire is used in many of our projects and is just as pretty, and an affordable alternative to precious metal pieces.  The wire is plated or surface dyed, and some copper will show through the cuts, this is a mark of a hand made item, and although we try our best to keep these marks to a minimum, they do appear on occasion.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look.

A Featured Artist Website

If you have been wondering where I have been and what I have been doing, I have spent the last several days creating a Website.  It was published yesterday and I think I look quite professional.

The Alchemists Vessel 

You will find a lot of photos, a Custom Order page, Mini Etsy Shop and you can also buy directly from the site.  Click the type not the picture.

Here is the information on where to go what to do who hosts it etc.

Kudos and a big shout out to Zain Orion of Dark Mountain Treasures for directing me to: 

dynadot.com for Domain Name registration

Host Gator for Web Hosting

Business Site $10.95 / month (There are cheaper options)

Toll Free Number for your business (rings through your regular line)

And any other number of goodies for you and your site.

It should be said here that I was looking for a site similar to that of Dark Mountain Treasures, and I am in way over my head with Host Gator, they are a fantastic and powerful site, with a lot of wonderful tools, 3/4 of which I don’t need, get, or have a clue on what to do with.  The site was created with a pre-made template and I dragged, dropped, added, typed and edited, all with in their BaseKit Sitebuilder, it was a very pleasant experience.  Yes, I said pleasant experience, no screaming and tearing of hair or renting of clothes.  The builder is simple and intuitive.  They have live chat assistance or you may call them 24/7 at a 1-800 number.  I have used both and was thrilled with the results of both help lines.

I am also a .net, I had a site alchemistsvessel.com for years on Yahoo, no one ever used it or even looked at it, never made a sale or anything.  Due to the way Domain registration works, I am now alchemistsvessel.net, you must type http:// instead of www. to reach a net site.  Not a biggie.

Thank you for stopping by.  Now back to the work table to do what I do best, make jewelry!

What’s New in the Shop

The Market was last weekend, and as I worked selling my wares, I was unable to make something new for the Etsy shop listings.  There are still lots of great items to be found.  The Rocks Stars are still in stock and there are bracelets and necklaces as well.  

Let’s take a look at a piece that may be custom ordered instead.

This Chain Maille Choker or Collar is crafted from 347 Copper wire hand spun and pinch cut jump rings, 25 blue glass E beads with a manufactured toggle antiqued copper clasp. It is 16.5″ in total length, and can be made up to 18″ long.

The weave is a “Speed Maille” version of European 4 in 1 pattern.  A ratio of closed to open jump rings is laid out and construction begins. Instead of linking each individual jump ring, they are added in open / closed ring sets and the pattern is repeated for the length of the chain.

It takes about 18 hours from start to finish to craft this piece.  Using manufactured jump rings makes the project’s time shorter as I do not have to spend a day spinning, cutting and sorting the rings.

This item is available for order via e-mail (soon to be on Etsy).

This piece will be made in a variety of wire, wire colors and glass beads on hand.  Custom orders will be made to the customer’s specifications.  Please remember all Precious Metal orders require a 50% deposit.

Please contact The Alchemists Vessel for further information.