tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42824761327572104912011-07-29T02:26:07.571-07:00The blog for Donovan Smith Design Studio! Information about sales, events, and general musings from the people at DSDS. We create hand made jewelry right here in quaint little Brooklyn NY!DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-4333421706806729532009-09-23T14:54:00.000-07:002009-09-23T15:10:34.356-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SrqcRFYxWyI/AAAAAAAAAFc/4Y-XVFaaIu0/s1600-h/necklace.jpg"></a><span><span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SrqbL5rlVmI/AAAAAAAAAFU/T9RM_XdM4e8/s1600-h/Ian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SrqbL5rlVmI/AAAAAAAAAFU/T9RM_XdM4e8/s400/Ian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384786933239338594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SrqbLpB3ibI/AAAAAAAAAFM/B2L5jeCtOjI/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SrqbLpB3ibI/AAAAAAAAAFM/B2L5jeCtOjI/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384786928769403314" /></a><br />Greetings from the land of distraction!<div>Things here at DSDS have been a bit, well, crazy.</div><div>We have added a new member to our team and he seems to pull all of our attention away from jewelry and into activities like making faces and funny noises.</div><div><br /></div><div>Welcome Ian Adrian Smith to the team!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, it is time to get back to work...</div><div>expect a line of custom baby name jewelry to arrive shortly...</div><div><br /></div><div>--d</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-433342170680672953?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-91744918086447620592009-02-27T10:39:00.000-08:002009-02-27T10:54:17.223-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/Sag2ZjllwCI/AAAAAAAAAE8/sQx47yt7jcU/s1600-h/_DSC0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/Sag2ZjllwCI/AAAAAAAAAE8/sQx47yt7jcU/s400/_DSC0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307551973533663266" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>The amazing wordsmith Ian Christie and his wife Dianna sealed the deal with <a href="http://dsdsonline.com/">'til death wedding rings</a>. Ian is the author of the history of heavy metal "SOTB" and biographies on Van Halen and Iron Maiden. He is also the host of Sirius radios Bloody Roots. <a href="http://www.soundofthebeast.com/">Check out his website!</a><div>Congratulations Ian and Dianna!</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-9174491808644762059?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-28115292030387917072009-01-31T11:35:00.000-08:002009-01-31T11:53:44.395-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SYSpC9-RwXI/AAAAAAAAAEs/13R8WlxV4pM/s1600-h/bloggraph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SYSpC9-RwXI/AAAAAAAAAEs/13R8WlxV4pM/s400/bloggraph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297544930155151730" /></a><br /><div>There is good news in this economic downturn...</div><div>The price of gold has fallen.  Not an amazing amount, but enough to make a difference.</div><div>The last time we adjusted our prices, unfortunately we had to raise them because the cost of materials (Gold, Silver...) had gone through the roof!  The highest they had been in a very very long time.  </div><div><br /></div><div>We have gone through<a href="http://dsdsonline.com/"> </a><a href="http://donovansmithdesign.com">our catalog</a> and lowered all the prices to reflect the recent drop in gold prices.  It seems unfair and a bit scandalous to not lower our prices.  And could there be a better time to do it?!?  </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-2811529203038791707?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-31804301542042852362008-11-26T08:18:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:37:53.282-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SS17Qlr5b4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/bWet45mi-6g/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SS17Qlr5b4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/bWet45mi-6g/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273006263645073282" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>We recently had a shoot with a model wearing the jewelry.<div>We were in need of pictures that show the size and scale of the jewelry (they will be on our website soon...)</div><div>It was a long day of shooting, but we ended up with some great shots.</div><div>I have put up a photo gallery on our website, <a href="http://donovansmithdesign.com/candid/">www.donovansmithdesign.com/candid</a></div><div>A huge thanks for all the hard work from everyone!</div><div><a href="http://stevencrawford.com/">Steve: photography</a></div><div><a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/814145">Catherine: model</a></div><div>and Patrick Eichler: makeup artist extraordinaire!</div><div><br /></div><div>cheers, </div><div>--d</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-3180430154204285236?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-30092378510883780312008-09-21T18:35:00.000-07:002009-02-26T11:38:43.297-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.luckymag.com/breaks"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SNb2xjQnAiI/AAAAAAAAACs/1VR331EAKto/s400/LuckyBreaksOct2008.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248653746885820962" border="0" /></a>DSDS is so excited to be in LuckyBreaksOnline.com and Lucky Magazine this month!<br /><br />We are offering a discount on the entire site in conjunction with Lucky Magazine through the beginning of November. Click the image to go to the Lucky Breaks page to get the discount code. You will have to create a login if you don't already have one...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-3009237851088378031?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-28783128216935106132008-09-17T12:02:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:15:12.249-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SPUZ6sYQOcI/AAAAAAAAADc/NUbvP9d-F3A/s1600-h/IMG_4441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SPUZ6sYQOcI/AAAAAAAAADc/NUbvP9d-F3A/s400/IMG_4441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257136636160915906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SPUZshkYRzI/AAAAAAAAADU/EJBsYTL64XQ/s1600-h/IMG_4439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SPUZshkYRzI/AAAAAAAAADU/EJBsYTL64XQ/s400/IMG_4439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257136392740816690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Sorry to any emails or deliveries that were a few days late...<div>I ended up in the ER after colliding with a door that was flung open in front of me as I was riding my bike to the studio.  Pretty sore and I do not have full use of my right hand yet!</div><div>I was wearing my helmet, thankfully.</div><div>I will be back to the bench making more jewelry soon..</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-2878312821693510613?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-30030649681114132802008-08-15T10:40:00.001-07:002008-08-31T17:09:33.152-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SKXDMu4SlWI/AAAAAAAAACc/RONrGQrFJWo/s1600-h/IMG_3656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SKXDMu4SlWI/AAAAAAAAACc/RONrGQrFJWo/s320/IMG_3656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234804765398046050" /></a><br />Here is a pic of a custom job I am just finishing up.  <div>The amazing photographer that I have take my pictures, <a href="http://stevencrawford.com/">Steven Crawford</a>, is unfortunately on vacation in South America at the moment...  so I am stuck taking a snapshot.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://donovansmithdesign.com/steel/">Here are some more pics!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>They are matching damascus steel bracelets with inlaid 14k white gold plaques reading "bound by love 2008".  On the ends of the bracelets are set one 5mm ruby and one 5mm blue sapphire.  </div><div>The bracelets are housed in a wooden box with another plaque to match the bracelets.  </div><div><br /></div><div>In what now feels like a past life, I used to make a lot of steel jewelry for another company.  So it was a strange coincidence that someone would approach me to do this custom order.  There were actually many strange coincidences with this project...  esoteric synchronicity abounds!</div><div> <br /></div><div>It was fun to work with steel again, and also a little painful...  I should post the pictures of my swollen, hammer struck finger or my lacerated fingers that were victims of aggressive filing.</div><div>It also reminded me how crazy an idea it is to have handmade steel jewelry in ones production line...  a word of warning to young designers.</div><div><br /></div><div>--d</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-3003064968111413280?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-10144709529721301142008-05-06T20:03:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:20:14.763-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SCHDlx1-87I/AAAAAAAAACU/vEjml8_vS4A/s1600-h/dsds_JImsEngagement.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SCHDlx1-87I/AAAAAAAAACU/vEjml8_vS4A/s400/dsds_JImsEngagement.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197650498764600242" /></a><br /><br />Check out this Ring!  This is a custom engagement ring I made for a client. <div><br /></div><div>The center stone is 1.41 Carat  g color  VVS2 Oval Diamond, with almost a 1/2 carat of diamond pave set in a custom platinum ring.</div><div><br /></div><div>word.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-d  </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-1014470952972130114?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-1280087616797284892008-05-04T12:57:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:20:15.067-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SB4V0nIHb2I/AAAAAAAAACE/Hgv506eaJE8/s1600-h/dsds_sampleforclass.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SB4V0nIHb2I/AAAAAAAAACE/Hgv506eaJE8/s400/dsds_sampleforclass.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196615013632536418" /></a>Here is the ring that I made to give my first student's their starting point.  Everyone in the class can decide if they want to simplify or make it more complicated, depending on the level of knowledge they are bringing to the class.  <div><br /><div>My students are doing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">so</span> well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Robin from Bittersweets and I will be adding more classes including a cuff bracelet class and wedding band workshop.  Check back here for more updates, or <a href="mailto:info@donovansmithdesign.com">email me</a> to join our mailing list.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-d</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-128008761679728489?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-33630833038637137482008-04-30T10:56:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:20:15.347-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SBi0nXIHb1I/AAAAAAAAAB8/p34aI8_AGMc/s1600-h/atp.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SBi0nXIHb1I/AAAAAAAAAB8/p34aI8_AGMc/s320/atp.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195100758487822162" /></a><br /><br />The tickets for <a href="http://www.atpfestival.com/events/atp-ny/">All Tomorrow's Parties</a> went on sale and I blinked.  In that amount of time, they were sold out.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><div>So sad!!!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-a<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-3363083303863713748?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-86678862047625859032008-04-21T20:51:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:20:15.509-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SA1iBHIHb0I/AAAAAAAAAB0/GRVKjLqdYic/s1600-h/dsds_crossinprogress.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SA1iBHIHb0I/AAAAAAAAAB0/GRVKjLqdYic/s320/dsds_crossinprogress.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191913716660531010" /></a><br />Donovan is teaching classes at <a href="http://www.bust.com/index.php?itemid=318">Bittersweets NY</a>.  <div>The first class started Monday April 14th.  Check back for future class dates!</div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-8667886204762585903?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282476132757210491.post-27427140912788819672008-04-13T20:19:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:20:16.063-08:00<div>We'd like to thank Steve Crawford for shooting all our incredible images!</div><div><br /></div><div>Steve, Donovan and Donovan's assistant Alison shot new pieces including the new monogram necklace and Pandemic cuffs.  </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SALPDT1OQJI/AAAAAAAAABU/_t-ZrEjMtXc/s320/dsds_stevestraightening.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188937376454295698" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SALU-D1OQLI/AAAAAAAAABk/S7tYLIFX22Y/s1600-h/dsds_phone.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SALU-D1OQLI/AAAAAAAAABk/S7tYLIFX22Y/s320/dsds_phone.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188943883329749170" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SALUsj1OQKI/AAAAAAAAABc/8VlP-x_R4yU/s320/dsds_cuffs.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188943582682038434" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5JKzIZ5_POk/SALU-j1OQMI/AAAAAAAAABs/LfeLh_Jvw-w/s320/dsds_stevec.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188943891919683778" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"> </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4282476132757210491-2742714091278881967?l=dsdsjewelry.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530291818967338460noreply@blogger.com0