Win the Ring to fit your state of mind - Contest

"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. "
Mary Ellen Chase

Well, as Xmas is slowly comming our way, I've decided to anticipate it and give you a little scent of the season spirit.
So I'm giving you the chance to win one of these two handmade silver rings.
The first one is the "Ruins" Ring and you can see more info and photos HERE.
The second one is the "White Cherry Blossom" Ring and for more info and photos click HERE.
All you have to do is follow a few simple steps: first add yourself to my followers list on this blog, then follow my new fan page on facebook, follow me on twitter ( you can find the buttons in the right column of this page) and retweet this post as many time as you like. You can also share it with your friends on facebook or any other way, it's up to you :)
Last step: come back here and leave a comment telling me which ring would you choose for yourself and why.

And that's it. You can enter anytime until next wednesday and I will let you know the winner's name next thursday October 22.
The winner is picked from the comments, I'll verify if it's all ok and if I get more than one choice I'll choose the one with more rettwits.

Good Luck to all of you and thank you for participating!
Comments in english or portuguese, please.

Short story of the "Silver Short Stories" series

Once upon a time, when I started working as an illustrator, I explored the silhouette plasticity of positive and negative space. I could spend the whole day creating these little linked worlds.
Then one day, when I finished the couple inside the heart (in the image above) I thought it would look great as a pendant. This was the first moment jewellery got inside my mind.
I started looking for jewellery technical education to be able to make it myself.
In the learning process I was so excited about the possibilities of the metal working that I had new ideas to work on and put this initial idea into a drawer.
Now I feel it's time to take them out and see where they will lead me this time :)
You can find the beginning of the "Silver Short Stories" series in my DaWanda shop.
Hope you like it.

Silence is Golden

In this new edition of my "I'm All Ears" series I've golden plated all three sterling silver SecretKeepersPetRings. Then I opened the surface just enough to get some subtle silver rays to show up through their golden texture.
They are all ears for you as usual. Trust your deepest secret to one of them. They will carry it to the grave.
[The Golden Bunny] is already available in my DaWanda shop.

"Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity."
Thomas Carlyle

Halloween meets Valentine's Day [special edition]

Peças únicas - Pregadeiras Voodoo.
Antes de mais há que decidir o alvo.
Ele ou ela? Amor ou ódio?
Cada pregadeira traz três agulhas para utilizar (ou não) conforme as intenções.
Em prata 925, com pormenores rebitados em cobre, disponível na versão masculina "Voodoo Him!" ou feminina "Voodoo Her!".
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Unique pieces - The Voodoo Brooches
First things first.
You need to decide who is your aim.
Do you love/hate him? Do you love/hate her?
Let the needles show how you feel.
Entirely handmade, sterling silver body and copper riveted details, the Voodoo brooches are available in the "Voodo Him!" or "Voodoo Her!" version.
You can wear them with or without the needles to match your disposition.

O que ando a fazer... lacas!

Aqui fica uma amostra da paleta de lacas japonesas que estou a fazer para experimentar as potencialidades da técnica.
É bastante impressionante a riqueza de manchas que se consegue.
Bastante moroso, tempo de espera para secagem desesperante, mas é uma questão de paciência.
Já comecei a aplicar nalgumas peças. Para breve (dentro dos possíveis).
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Here's a sample of a pallet I'm making for my japanese lacquer experiments.
It's really impressive the colours and spots you can get from it.
Pretty slow method, the wainting time leads to despair but it's only a question of pacience.
I've already started aplying it to a few pieces of mine. Soon (as possible).

The garden of sorrows

A minha loja DaWanda

A partir de hoje, tenho a minha própria loja online no site DaWanda.
Acabada de estrear, ainda com peças a menos, mas aberta a todos :)
Apareçam por lá e levem amigos (ou levem a loja até aos amigos - TheGoldenPlague).
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I'm in DaWanda now!
You are very welcome to visit my new place TheGoldenPlague.