Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway

Steampunk Jewelry GIVEAWAY

I'm hosting a Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway and Contest before i reach 40,000 fans on Facebook .The prize include items in my ETSY shop . I will draw 3 winners on the 29th of february . The giveaway is open to anyone worldwide .

How to Enter ?

All you have to do to enter and have a chance a winning the 1st prize is to Comment on my Blog with the link to one of your favorite items in my Etsy shop : http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatherinetteRings .

You can earn additional entries by Helping me promote my giveaway and have a chance to win the 2nd prize , Just indicate in the comment what you have done . Here's a few ideas :

- Blog : Create a blog post about the Giveaway and add a link to my Etsy shop .

- Facebook : Make a note / Share my facebook page or post . Link or Subcribe to my updates : Link

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Create Your Badge

- Twitter : Send a tweet and mention me @SteampunkRings

- Use a Social Bookmarking site such as Stumble Upon
- Follow my Blog , Twitter , Facebook Fan Page , Youtube add me to your circle on ETSY

If you also want to get an a chance to win the 3rd prize . Here's an idea :

Share this event : http://tinyurl.com/steampunkcomiccon

For an Extra Entry also like my Friend's page :

http://tinyurl.com/JardinMecanique

https://www.facebook.com/SkinzNhydezLeather

https://www.facebook.com/SteampunkMontreal

The giveaway ends on the 29 February .
1st prize : Bracelet

2nd Prize : Ring

3rd Prize : Necklace

Steampunk Jewelry : Scavenger Hunt , Find 4 answers .

PASHNAK is the WINNER

The first person to answer correctly all 4 questions will win a custom ring from my etsy shop .

Comment on this post with your answers :

- Find the name of one soap that contain spinach powder from my friend's shop : http://www.etsy.com/shop/BullesetMolecules

- Find the day one of my creations was featured on BoingBoing.com

- Find where i have hidden the word : Steampunk Monkey ! in my Etsy shop : http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatherinetteRings

- Answer this questions correctly , An Octopus has how many Hearts ?

The comments will not be visible right away , they will appear in about 1 hour , this when the winner will be revealed .

Steampunk Jewelry : Scavenger Hunt , Find 3 octopus .

The winner is Bethany Invisibility !

The Scanveger hunt is over ,

Stay tuned for the next one !

Meanwhile if you need anything from my shop here's

25% off discount coupon code : SCAVENGER25

It's Easy , Find 3 octopus images in my shop's item listing .

Comment on this post with the link to the to 3 items containing the following octopus :

The winner is Bethany Invisibility !

( 1 winner

Prize : choose a ring from my custom rings section )

Steampunk at Comic Con Montreal 2012

Steampunk at Comic Con Montreal 2012

September 14-16

Montreal Convention Center

Montreal Comic Con 2012 is adding steampunk to the program with activities including Steampunk Panels , Steampunk Art Exhibition , Masquerade and a steampunk vendors and artists section . A section of the event has been reserved for Steampunk Vendors and Artists.

Tables and Booth are available for rent in this section .

Registration forms for Exhibitors , Authors, Illustrators , Artisan and Artist :

http://www.montrealcomiccon.com/pdf/new_exhibit_space_forms.pdf

Please indicate on the registration that you were refered by Daniel Proulx

Please send me an e-mail and i will add you to the steampunk section ,

if you have any questions :

Confirmed Steampunk Guest :

Author : G.D. Falksen

Author : G.D. Falksen

G. D. Falksen is an author, lecturer, public speaker and MC. He also studies history and blogs for Tor.com. While his repertoire spans a range of topics, he is currently most noted for his steampunk work and is one of the most recognizable figures in the steampunk literary genre and the related subculture. His debut novel, The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies was released in July 2011. Other fiction includes The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday, Cinema U, and the serials An Unfortunate Engagement and The Mask of Tezcatlipoca. His work has appeared in Steampunk Tales, Steampunk Magazine, The Chap, Egophobia, and various anthologies such as Footprints, Steampunk Reloaded, and The Immersion Book of Steampunk. He has made

appearances as a guest at various events, including Dragon*Con, New York Comic Con, and the World Steam Expo. He has appeared in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, the Hartford Courant, Marie Claire Italia, BoingBoing.net, Time Out New York, and New York Magazine, and on MTV, NHK, VBS.tv, Space, and io9.com. He is the lead writer for AIR, a steampunk-themed video game currently in development from Hatboy Studios, Inc.

Evelyn Kriete : http://www.jaborwhalky.net/

Evelyn Kriete :

Evelyn Kriete is an editor, artist, fashion designer, marketing adviser and promoter with ten years of active experience in events organization and marketing. Along with being a event producer with active involvement in a wide range of subcultures and trends, she is known as the major steampunk organizer in New York, a principle organizer worldwide, and a moving force behind the steampunk trend. She has worked closely with various reporters, researchers and media outlets during their coverage of steampunk including but not limited to The New York Times, MTV, NHK, VBS.tv, NBC and the San Francisco Chronicle. She does programming and staff work for Dragon con, NYCC and other major conventions. She co-produces the premier black tie monthly event Dorian’s Parlor in Philadelphia. She provides media and networking services for numerous artist the world wide. She is the co-founder of Gilded Age Records, the first ever steampunk music label; she is also the co-founder of the Annual Time Travel Picnic, the oldest annual steampunk meet up event. Her art has appeared in numerous art shows across the country and in a range of publications. She moderates the Steamfashion community and blogs for Brass Goggles as well for Tor.com. She has previously worked with various projects such as Repo! the Genetic Opera, the steampunk exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford and Make Magazine’s World Maker Faire New York. She is currently working with a number of film projects and TV shows, including The Marionette Unit and War of the Worlds: Goliath. She also works for with Weird Tales magazine. She is the creative director for Steampunk Tales magazine and the editor of Wildside Press’s forthcoming Steampunk Classics line of books. Her writing has appeared in books such as Steampunk Reloaded and will be appearing in seven different books due out over the course of the next two years, including the forthcoming Steampunk Bible. She is also the Marketing Director for Hatboy Studios’s forthcoming video game AIR: Steampunk. She is a fashion designer for the Australian clothing label Galley Serpentine. She has been the principle stylist for numerous photo shoots and the producer of more fashion shows than she can count. It is said that she does, in fact, sleep and eat, but to date the claims are merely rumors. She is also very excited to have a hat named after her by Topsy Turvy Design.

Movie Prop-Maker Adam Smith :

Adam Smith : Professional Costumer & Prop Builder

Adam Smith, former graphic artist, goldsmith, watchmaker, IT corporate-slave and renfest booth owner, currently splits his wage-earning time between vending his handcrafted leatherwares at various conventions and festivals, and building costume and prop pieces for the film industry.

As his Steampunk alter-ego “Phineas Phlensing, Esq.”, he is a gentleman of questionable and shady background, a dinosaur big-game hunter, and a tinkerer and inventor of various weaponry and gadgets, harnessing electrical aether, gunpowder and raw metal in equal measures. Do not be fooled by his easy and likeable demeanor: he WILL trick you into purchasing his tavern beverages for him.

Artist Roger Wood : http://klockwerks.com/

Roger Wood :

Roger Wood creates with time in mind. Yet even though the clock can be a consistent element of his work, it’s often secondary to its creation. Whether it’s a curious timepiece or a unique assemblage, Wood thrives on working with an immeasurable array of findings from the tarnished and forgotten to the odd or intriquing. He is a devoted collector of usual and unusual objects with one thing in common, a history. The source of his inspiration lies in the hundreds of curiously labelled drawers and boxes brimming with artifacts of all description that line the shelves of his Toronto studio. Wood orchestrates an arrangement from his myriad of treasures until the precise moment that it feels right. Then he quickly glues them all down so they can’t escape.Playful, wondrous timepieces emerge that take flight on cherubic wings, float and sway on fine wires, or appear frozen mid-explosion with flying springs and cogs that bounce at the touch. This definitive merging of objects and ideas has brought Wood much critical acclaim across Canada. Shows at galleries, museums and awards at several exhibitions are ongoing testaments to his freedom of imagination. Just as his single signature feather at the tip of the second hand quivers magically through time, Roger Wood's creations continue to fascinate.

Artist Daniel Proulx : Catherinette Rings

Daniel Proulx :

Daniel Proulx was born in Montreal and spent a considerable time traveling the world before returning to his artistic roots, becoming an independent artist in 2008. He has found great inspiration in the steam era and now makes Steampunk jewelry with metal wire, gemstones, vintage clock parts and other unusual components. He loves creating organic shapes from wire and developing intricate designs with a mechanical/industrial feel. When Daniel was little he used to daydream about fantastic imaginary worlds. He would draw monsters, invent stories about magical items, or role-play with friends. Now he brings his art to life with stories from a distant parallel Steampunk universe. He uses his creation

s to share his passion for the world of Steampunk with the rest of us .

Jardin Mécanique :

http://tinyurl.com/JardinMecanique

Programming and activites :

Steampunk Art Exhibition

Steampunk 101 panel

Masquerade

and more ...

Join The event on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/361438210539107/

Steampunk Jewelry by CatherinetteRings

Steampunk Jewelry by CatherinetteRings

Steampunk Rings - Triple Centerpiece Designs

Steampunk Jewelry - Ring - Propeller and Amber - SIZE 9.5 ONLY

Steampunk Jewelry - Ring - Triple Amber - SIZE 9.5 ONLY

Steampunk Jewelry - Ring - Triple Onyx - SIZE 10 ONLY

Steampunk Jewelry - Ring - 3 Emerald Green Fire Agate - SIZE 7.5 ONLY

Steampunk - Sculpture - Black Velvet Pin Cushion Spider

On my last trip to UK i saw a few antique pin cushion that were designed in shapes of animals and it immediately inspired me to make a pin cushion steampunk insect .
So i created a new steampunk Spider sculpture with a velvet pink cushion . This time i used Aluminium instead of copper and brass . I also use a vintage lady wristwatch movement .

You can see the spider in my ETSY shop here : Steampunk Spider Sculpture

You can also see my inventory of steampunk jewelry and rings :

Steampunk Books : Jewelry and Sculptures

There's many Excellent Steampunk books that are going to be released soon .
My jewelry and sculptures are featured in 3 of them .

The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement : An amazing Book featuring 17 of the most creative steampunk artist ,
To be released in August 2011 .

You can pre-order it on Amazon.com :



1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art : My jewelry and sculptures will be featured on this Wonderful Book featuring a wide variety of steampunk craftmanship ,
To be released in July 2011



Available on Amazon.com :

Steampunk: Victorian Futurism : A Jules Verne world of extraordinary visions and contraptions as portrayed by the top 30 artists in the genre ,
To be released in June 2011

Also available on Amazon.com

New Steampunk Jewelry by Daniel Proulx

Here's my Latest Steam punk Jewelry Creations

Steampunk Jewelry - Ring - 3 Red taxidermy glass EYE

Airship Pirate Steampunk Ring - Red taxidermy glass EYE - Mexican lab Opal - Brass Propeller

Mad Scientist Steampunk Ring - Antique Vintage Watch Movement - Amber and Dark Green taxidermy glass eye

Tinkerer Steampunk Ring - Antique Watch Movement with sapphire crown - Clock Parts inlayed in Amber and taxidermy glass eye

Steampunk ROBOT RING - Dark Green REPTILE taxidermy glass EYE

Check out my steampunk Jewelry on ETSY

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Catherinette Rings 3rd Anniversary

This month Catherinette Rings is celebrating it's 3rd Anniversary .

First let's start with a little bit for History :


Here's how it all started , 3 years ago , Catherine took a 2 hours jewelry making lesson at home with a few friends .During the lesson she learned how to make basic wire rings . The rings she made were very colorful , she also has a good eye for matching colors and making designs since she is a professional graphic designer in the fashion industry . After she made the rings , she received many compliments and many people wanted to buy the rings she made . By nature i always had a good sense for business ,
so I encouraged her to buy some materials , offered to take the pictures and try to sell them on a site i heard about , ETSY . That's when Catherinette Rings was created .

This is the first ring we sold on ETSY on April 19 ,
only 7 days after opening our ETSY shop.

After seeing that we had some results , i decided to give it a try and made a few rings. Here's the first one i made and sold on ETSY :

First ring of mine sold on April 22nd 2008

A few days later , i invented a new style , i called it the Kubix .I sold tons of them in the first year and they were often featured on the Etsy frontpage . During this period i decided to quit my job and work full-time on this project .

First kubix sold on May 7Th 2008

After showing the rings i made to a friend
He told me what i was doing was somewhat Steampunk . I research the subject and fell in love with this culture . I always liked Steampunk but i didn't know there was a name for it .
After investigating what steampunk was i knew exactly what i wanted to make .

That's when i made my first steampunk ring .

Here's the first one i sold . It was sold within only a few hours after i put it for sale on ETSY .

First steampunk Ring sold on the 2nd of June 2008 :

This is what paved the way to everything that followed :

25 January 2009 - Mention in Fashion Magazine Clind'oeil Article about ETSY
26 February 2009 - Article in the Newspaper Le Voir about Steampunk
May 2009 - Picture of my jewelry in Jean Campbell Steampunk Style Jewelry: Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Necklaces, Bracelets, and Earrings

21 May 2009 - Steampunk D&D Beholder sculpture featured on BoingBoing.com

Steampunk Sculpture - BEHOLDER ROBOT - Reptile Taxidermy glass eye - RELIC - This piece was displayed at the Museum of the History of Science Oxford UK and BoingBoing.com - READ THE STORY in the description

24 May 2009 - Steampunk Spider featured in Daily Deviation on Deviant Art
30 May 2009 - Attended Grand Picnic Victorien Montreal
7 June 2009 - LARP - Attended INDUSTRIA 1859 - Montréal
13 June 2009 - Featured in the innovation section of WGSN.com
13 October 2009 - Participation in The first Steampunk Exhibition to be held at a Major Museum ,The Museum of the History of Science Oxford UK
December 2009 - Article in the Ottawa Magazine about Steampunk
14 january 2010 - The Incredible Steampunk Jewelry Photography of Daniel Proulx
2 February 2010 - Steampunk Robot Ring featured in Daily Deviation on Deviant Art

20 February 2010 - Article about Steampunk in Montreal in the Gazette Newspaper
21 February 2010 - Final Day of the Steampunk Exhibition :
Art Donovan Curator of the Exhibition and Jim Bennett Director of the Museum , Member of the Victorian Steampunk Society . Artists present were Ian Crichton, (Herr Doktor-UK), Daniel Proulx, (Canada) and James Richardson Brown (UK)
9-10 March 2010 - Meeting with Lee Ann Farruga and Pat of Steampunk Ottawa .
16 April 2010 - Montreal's Jewelers School
31 July 2010 - Grand Picnic Victorien Montreal
27 to 29 August - Special Guest at FanExpo Canada . Steampunk Meet-and-Greet Soiree at the Royal York Library Bar , participation in the “Steampunk 101” panel and more …

Upcoming Events :

Spring 2011 : Feature in The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement

2011 : Feature in 1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art (1000 Series)


2011 : Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition .

Will also be vending at a few Hot-Air Balloon events .

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We will celebrate our 3rd anniversary ,
With Catherine's favorite colors
And Daniel's designs .

Here's the first limited edition ring available on ETSY .


To see more limited edition Rings , follow me on Facebook.
I will post new colorful designs on my facebook fans page as i create them .

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Thanks for all your support !