Erin McDermott Jewelry

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ebmcde — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:36:35 +0000

Jami Masters School of Dance

ebmcde — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:00 +0000

I just finished designing 24 disc necklaces for the 10 yr. dancers at Jami Masters School of Dance in Charlotte, NC. Jami thought of this great gift to give her 24 students who have been when her for 10 years…personalized disc necklaces. I hammered the the front of each disc and engraved the letters: JMSD (Jami Masters School of Dance). On the back of each disc, I hand-brushed each one and engraved 10 years around the bottom. I hope that the dancers will love them!

featured in…D.C. Nearlyweds

ebmcde — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:22:18 +0000

I was so excited to see that Miss UVA featured Erin McDermott featured in DC Nearlyweds..Check it out here!

I met Miss UVA (a writer for the blog,DC Nearlyweds) last year & let me tell you, Miss UVA also translates to Miss Fabulous….she practically saved my life in all this wedding planning. A week after I got engaged (almost a year ago), Miss UVA handed me her “all-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-wedding-is-right-in-here” binder & told me to look through it and use anything I needed. The binder translated to my bible of wedding planning and Miss UVA set me up with everything I needed to make the process flow smoothly. She had pages full of inspiration (not to mention, this girl has impeccable taste), check-lists, budget worksheets, tear-outs, DIY ideas, etc. Anything I needed was right there and all my fears and stress were put to rest. Check out her blog…she’s hysterical, creative, and one of the most organized people I have ever met.

sunday night list

ebmcde — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:29:40 +0000

* The weight of a down comforter…there’s always a cool spot and always a warm spot.

* The square patch of sunlight on the bottom left-had corner of my bed my bulldog finds every morning…pure heaven for her.

*Dangling my feet…i love to dangle my feet off the side of a dock or a swinging wooden bench…something about swinging them back and forth without feeling the ground underneath.

*Hearing a song for the first time that moves you & keeping it on repeat for an hour…

*Peanut butter, ritz crackers and a glass of milk

* Watching kids have fun with Lucky Charms. I love the ways kids get so excited when they see the colors the milk turns as the colored sugar dissolves or how they carefully separate the marshmallow shapes and the wheat cereal and put them in two different piles.

2010 Color – Pantone 15-5519 Turquoise

ebmcde — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:45:39 +0000

Great news…Turquoise is the color of 2010. When I found this out last night, I decided to take a walk around my house and photograph a few of my favorite turquoise treasures. Of course, I had to start with my wooden bowl full of turquoise semi-precious stones. In my closet, I found some wrapping paper I recently purchased from one of my favorite stores in Charlotte, Paper Skyscraper & a small turqoise table I have in my jewelry studio. A few years ago, I recovered 2 chairs with turqoise-based fabric & I’m in love with the turquoise bowls and plates I currently have on my wedding registry (we already have 2 sets)! I had to end the turquoise tour with a covered book full of Julia Child’s recipes…perhaps this evening i’ll master he Coq au vin!

“Pantone is pleased to announce PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the Color of the Year for 2010. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise inspires thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a comforting escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.”

get your hands dirty

ebmcde — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:11:20 +0000

An interesting enevelope arrives in the mail….hmmm. When the envelope is opened and the paper is unfolded & handled, the following phrase is revealed: the future belongs to the few of us willing to get our hands dirty. Unique concept and oh so very true. Get out there & get dirty.

Poster created by Roland Tiangco

delicate elegance

ebmcde — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:37:59 +0000

I love the way freshwater pearls look with the mix of these colors…delicate, elegant, classic. You just cannot go wrong.

Thanks for the inspiration, Jessica Claire…lovely flowers, fresh pomegrantes and to-die-for manolos…

a touch of beauty…

ebmcde — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:18:34 +0000

My friend and photographer, Meg Runion, came down to Charlotte to take a few photos of my bridal jewelry in action….trying to pick my favorite…

Iced Robbins’ eggs and Ranunculus

ebmcde — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:17:58 +0000

Emily knew she wanted a simple ice blue dress for her bridesmaids paired with (her favorite) white ranunculus flowers, but when it came to her bridesmaid’s jewelry…she gave me complete freedom. I decided to draw the colors from the dress and flowers and combine it with a wire wrap necklace and earrings. I used light blue amazonite, freshwater pearls, hand blown glass, icy seed beads, and iced quartz to create earrings and a necklace to tie the dress and the flowers together. Perfect for her garden wedding this summer!

brownies? cookies? icing? all three…umm, yes.

ebmcde — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:01:26 +0000

Hands down…this recipe is just yummy-in-my- tummy goodness. Yesterday, my (soon-to-be) sister in law hosted a jewelry trunk show for me in Athens, Ga at UGA & I just knew I had to bring a fabulous taste-bud awakening treat to share.

Have you ever been in this situation? Major problem #1: going to the bakery and choosing between a cookie or a brownie. Major problem #2: choosing a cookie, eating the cookie, and wishing you were eating the chocolate brownie instead. Final result: you end up going back to the bakery, eat the brownie (after you’ve already finished the unfulfilling cookie), and happily top off the brownie with a cold glass of milk.

So, this recipe eliminates those two problems and allows you to have both at once (including the heavenly chocolate ganache on top). Plus, it’s a big messy and gooey dessert and you end up licking your fingers for about an hour…savoring each flavor. Plus, the recipe is super easy! I’ve taken photos throughout the process just so you can see if you’re on the right path.

Not gonna lie…this recipe is straight from Betty Crocker and can be found here. The ganache is straight from (one of my faves) bakerella and can be found here. The photos and the promise that this dessert is “just. one. more. brownie. and. then. i’ll. stop….” that good is from me.

scooping the cookie dough in the brownie mixture

pushing down each cookie dough ball into the brownie mixure

hot out of the oven….this is a point that requires patience.

making the ganache…watching the morsels slowly melt into the butter and cream.

perfection

get in my tummy now.