Joyas Pio
Rachel Lavin creates handmade jewelry that's whimsical, unusual, and lovely to wear in Austin, TX
come out to WEST this weekend! some excellent photos be Sanne de Mûelenaere from last weekend's event. excited to see you and show off my new stuff! 11-6 both saturday and sunday, stop 326 at west.bigmedium.org
burning the midnight oil getting ready for the show this and next weekend! can't wait to see your smiling faces, austin friends!
Joyas Pio's cover photo
come see me (& new jewels) this WEST!
tag your dreamer friend :) and i will enter both of you into a raffle to win a dreamer nameplate necklace.
pio earrings will soon be available at STUDIOLO in san anselmo, CA! time to get cranking and make some new, gorgeous earrings!!!
pio was accepted to etsy wholesale. HOORAY!
pile of treasures ring
Happy handmade holidays! The all-silver version of this ring is $175 on my site: http://www.pioplayground.com/shop/collage-ring
If you'd like it, I have it ready to ship in a size 5.5 (can be sized up a bit if needed) and it's yours for $125! That's $50 off. Holla at [email protected] or message me here.
pioplayground.com Sterling silver -- with or without an 18k gold accent, up to you -- this ring combines some classic Pio design elements in a tiny, wearable sculpture. Show your uniqueness by being the only girl on the block with a pile of treasures ring!
PIO is gonna be in a trunk show Thurs. Dec. 4th at Women & Their Work Gallery - so honored to be included in this event, and i hope you can make it out and do some early holiday shopping. 5-8 PM. More details and fancy invite to come!
Dell Venue 7 Android Tablet Product Overview
ok, peeps. the dell commercial shot at my house/studio this past summer (featuring pio jewels!) is finally live for your viewing pleasure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8LqTjqrHQ
Connect Dell’s 8-inch Android Tablet, the Dell Venue 7, with Dell Cast to combine your tablet PC with any TV. For more information, please visit http://dell....
news & musings
I just did a cuttlefish casting and posted some photos of it on my blog.
http://www.pioplayground.com/blog/
Check it! Click on photo to see more. Photos of final piece will be coming when I finish this very special custom ring, which has been a long time in the making...
pioplayground.com Cuttlefish casting - for the process gawkers! October 07, 2014 / rachel lavin I did a cuttlefish casting tonight, one of my favorite techniques in jewelry-making.It's a super primitive form of casting. you take a cuttlebone (which you can purchase at a pet supply store -- they're what pet birds ha…
This ring lets blind people read non-Braille books
http://www.springwise.com/ring-lets-blind-people-read-non-braille-books/
www.springwise.com FingerReader provides visually impaired readers with a wearable ring that can scan written text and read it out loud.
one more day for the **big summer discount on pio goods**!
handmade/one-of-a-kind/organic/delightful/surprising/unique jewelry should be part of your collection! share the code w/friends - PIOSUMMER at checkout gets you 15% off your order!
news & musings
OK Pio fans, go check out some photos from the Dell shoot!
http://www.pioplayground.com/blog/
pioplayground.com Dell commercial filmed in Pio central!July 07, 2014 / rachel lavinA few weeks ago, I got an email from someone who wanted to scout my home, which they'd seen in this feature on Apartment Therapy, to potentially use in a Dell commercial. I let her know I was no longer living in that apartment, but…
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Kinda cool Pio news: this Wednesday, Dell is coming to shoot a commercial in my home studio. It's about a woman who has a craft and makes it in her home and sells it online (using her Dell tablet, of course). They're interested in using Pio jewels and tools as props, and images from www.pioplayground.com on the fake website they'll show on the tablet. Should be interesting to see how this comes out!
pioplayground.com Gorgeous handcrafted jewelry featuring organic designs, botanical flourishes, bold shapes & whimsical collages. Silver and gold and sometimes stones are used in these hand-crafted, unusual pieces, as well as techniques such as roller-printing, cuttlefish casting, piercing, stamping, sawing, CAD desi…
y mañana... a tlacotalpan! stay tuned for new designs -- perhaps a piece of pio furniture!!! :D
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anyone wanting a pio product in time for xmas -- the deadline is THIS FRIDAY AT NOON!!
http://www.pioplayground.com
pioplayground.com Gorgeous handcrafted jewelry featuring organic designs, botanical flourishes, bold shapes & whimsical collages. Silver and gold and sometimes stones are used in these hand-crafted, unusual pieces, as well as techniques such as roller-printing, cuttlefish casting, piercing, stamping, sawing, CAD desi...