Popular Woodworking Magazine

Hi, as many of you already know I own and operate a small business here at my home called D.C. Metal Designs ( http://dcmetaldesigns.com/ ) we specialize in hand crafted reproduction iron and brass hardware for a company called Horton Brasses ( http://www.horton-brasses.com/ ) and we also make hand forged metal art, furniture, jewelry and many other custom items from metal. A few years back I had a really nice surprise when I seen some of my hardware being used by Norm Abram on the television show The New Yankee Workshop. Well here is another surprise and a great honor for me to see some of my custom brass trunk hardware being used on a piece of furniture that is featured on the cover of the August 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. http://www.shopwoodworking.com/popular-woodworking-august-2012?lid=pwtnhome061812
If you get the opportunity to read the article please do it is very interesting.
I cant wait to see where some of my work will show up next

~ Darryl ~

Horton Brasses Weblog

Check out this great article in Horton Brasses Weblog that my name and also my Etsy shop was mentioned in, please take time to read it its very interesting.

http://blog.horton-brasses.com/

FINDING THE PERFECT HOUSE NUMBERS

I have had the honor to do work for Horton Brasses Inc. for several years now and would like to invite everyone to check out this wonderful review about some of my work that has been put in there blog. http://blog.horton-brasses.com/archive/2010/december/findingthe

Thanks, Darryl

Internet Scam

Watch out for Internet scams!!! I just had someone try to scam me this week using a counterfeit cashier's check. here is a link that explains how the scam works. http://www.ic3.gov/crimeschemes.aspx#item-3

Horton Brasses

I would like to use this post to tell you a little more about some of my other work that I do.You will find a link off to the side for Horton Brasses.I have had the honor of being one of Horton Brasses Blacksmiths that make their Iron Hardware.I have been with them since 2003. I have worked closely with them on making their stock products and also many custom orders. Horton Brasses have been makers of fine reproduction brass and iron hardware since 1936. I would like you to take the time to view their web site especially their iron hardware.Any purchases for the hardware can be purchased on their web site.
Thanks for your time.
Darryl

GREAT NEW ETSY SHOP

GREAT NEW ETSY SHOP
My sister and niece have some real artistic talent and make some really nice things, I have been trying to get them to get a etsy shop set up to sell there art and crafts for quite some time now, and finally they got started and are opening there etsy shop.
Please take time to check out there shop when you get time they will be adding new items all the time. http://www.etsy.com/shop/MomsCountryCupboard

inspiration

We all have those days when we ask our selves, is it really worth putting the extra effort to give 110% into every thing we do or make in life ? It seems like I have those days a lot anymore but I keep trying to keep a positive attitude and do the best I can at everything I do. So I felt the need to share this e-mail with you that I have recieved from one of my customers on etsy. It is the little things like this that keeps me giving 110% and I hope with sharing this e-mail with you it will help you keep a positive attitude to do the best you can at everything you do.
Thanks, Darryl
http://www.dcmetaldesigns.com/

(Howdy!
" I got the rose with ample time, I just wanted to let you know that I was completely thrilled with it. Damn near took my breath away when I opened the package to inspect it; for a moment I thought about keeping it for myself. I'll let you know what the lady thinks when she recieves it."
Thanks again
~Zach)

Facebook

Hi everyone,
Just a quick note to let you know that I have put a "become a fan" button here in my blog for my new Facebook account, I would appreciate any and all new fans, please pass the word.
Thanks, Darryl

Villa Maria Dementia Care

Check out this nice writeup in the Villa Maria web site about me and my work,
I have donated some of my art work to them for their Arts for Alzheimer's program. My Wife, Son and some of there friends have done some volunteer work in the memory garden for them also.
http://villamariadementiacare.com/ourartists.html

Canal Fulton Glassworks

Just a quick note to let everyone know that my art work is now available at Canal Fulton Glassworks, Glass Studio & Art Gallery located in Canal Fulton, Ohio.
Over on the right side of this page is a link to their web site, please check it out when you get time.

Memory Garden

Here is a sign that I made and donated to Villa Maria Dementia Care and put on the entry gate to their memory garden for Alzheimer's.

Artfest 2009 results

Just wanted to let everyone know that we had a great time at the 2009 Art Fest.
Met a lot of great people. And I also received a honorable mention award which was a great honor for me considering this was my very first Art Fest. that I have ever entered.
Here is a link to the article in the Alliance Review about the artfest.
http://the-review.com/news/article/4640480

Artfest 2009

Hi, I would like to invite anyone in the area of Mount Union College or northeast Ohio to stop in at the 2009 Art fest at the Mount Union College Lakes, South Union Ave. (Rt 183) Alliance, Ohio. On Sunday August 2, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine.
I will have a booth set up by the lake to showcase some of my metal art, sculptures and jewelry. please look me up and stop in and say hi.
Hope to see you there.
Thanks, Darryl

The New Yankee Workshop

Just wanted to tell you about some of the products that I make for Horton Brasses,that have been used by Norm Abram on the New Yankee Workshop.
I was flipping through the channels on the T.V. one Sunday morning and ran across the New Yankee Workshop.I stopped to see what Norm was making,and decided to watch the whole show.He was making a tilt top table.As he was finishing up the table,he started talking about this piece of hardware called a table spider he was going to use on the table,that keep the legs of the table from becoming loose through years of use. I looked at the spider that he was using and was surprised, I called my wife in to the room and told her I was pretty sure that was one of our spiders.
(Its kind of funny how a person can spot their own work). So on Monday I called Horton Brasses, and asked them if Norm bought their products and used them on his show, they said yes, he buys from them a lot and that was definitely one of my spiders.
Even though I didn't get any recognition on the show ,It was a great honor to me knowing that a man like Norm Abram is using products that I have made in my studio at my home.
If you go to the Horton Brasses link and click on the as seen in then click on the New Yankee Workshop,you will see other products that are used in the New Yankee Workshop by Norm.
Thanks ,
Darryl

100 SALES

I am very excited to let everyone know that I have reached my first 100 sales on etsy this morning, this is a special sale for me because I was hoping to reach this goal before I hit my one year of being a etsy member and I am proud to say I have reached it in only 9 months.
This has been a very interesting journey for my wife and I, we have met wonderful people all over the world who have bought our products and some who have just contacted us to let us know how much they enjoyed looking through our etsy shop and seeing our stuff.
Our 100'th customer does not know this yet but we will be sending them a special gift with there order just to say congratulations and thank you for being our 100'th customer.
We would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for there business this past 9 months and we are looking forward to getting to meet our next 100 customers.
Thanks, Darryl & Roxanne
www.dcmetaldesigns.com

such cool stuff

Check out this interview of The Ceremonial Home on http://suchcoolstuff.blogspot.com , I was mentioned as a favorite site in this interview, you will find a lot of great artists being featured in this blog.

Alliance Review

Check out this article in the Alliance Review of (Tim Adam) a friend of mine.
He has been getting a lot of publicity lately and his business is growing by the day,
Tim was over at my house yesterday but did not say anything to me about the little plug he put in the article about my website, Thanks Tim.

Etsy Stalker

Just wanted to let everyone know that my Maple Leaf Hook has been featured on etsy stalker, just click on the I've been stalked button to check it out.
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Twisted Steel Necklace

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't had any new postings for awhile but I have been busy working on other things lately, I just wanted to let you know that my Twisted Steel Necklace is being featured on a blog, you can check it out here and feel free to leave a comment.
thedandelion.wordpress.com
Thanks, Darryl

Video Idea

Hi, I would like to thank all of my new followers for following my blog and for all the great comments that you have left. Most of you have watched my video clip that my youngest son Brian put together for me, and if you haven't seen it yet I would like to invite you to watch it,my son done a great job putting it together. We are just starting out and learning how to work with YouTube videos, we plan on making some how to videos on blacksmithing and how we make some of our items, one of the videos I would like to make first will be one of how I make my steel Rose Bud with step by step instructions and offer the Rose Bud kits that I make for sale in my etsy shop for other people to purchase and be able to make there own steel rose buds.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think about this idea, I would appreciate any feedback you may have.

Thanks, Darryl

www.dcmetaldesigns.com