by Barbara | Sep 23, 2016 | An Aside, At the Bench, Equipment, Handmade, Polymer Clay
It was on my birthday list and my wonderful husband gifted me with this nifty piece of equipment! This manually operated machine is called the “NEVERknead™” and it is extremely efficient! Anyone who has ever worked with polymer clay knows how important it...
by Barbara | Feb 3, 2016 | Equipment, Handmade, Inspiration, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tools, Uncategorized
The latest Rio Grande Catalog is here! I always look forward to its arrival and each year it is packed with more wonderful wonderful goodies for artists and craftspeople than the year before! With over 800 pages of metals, jewelry-making tools, equipment, polymer clay...
by Barbara | Jul 27, 2015 | An Aside, At the Bench, Beads and Materials, Components, Embellishments, Equipment, Found Objects, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tools
If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I never throw anything away that can be reused or repurposed. Here are four ideas that may be helpful to you… For optimum performance, it’s important to keep tools sharp and if you create jewelry and use...
by Barbara | Jun 24, 2015 | Art to Wear, At the Bench, Equipment, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques, Tools, Tutorials
Look at the goodies that just arrived from Potter USA. I can hardly wait to play with these! There are two flower-shaped pancake dies, a spiral impression die, a bracelet mandrel and bender, urethane pads and 2” x 2” contained urethane with a pusher, and...
by Barbara | Mar 23, 2015 | An Aside, Equipment, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Tools
My original set of disc cutters, which has served me well, has seen better days, so I’ve treated myself to the “king” of disc cutters…a Swanstrom set that comes in an organizer along with a brass mallet, Bur-Life lubricant, a urethane pad, and...
by Barbara | May 27, 2014 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Classes, Components, Equipment, One-of-a-Kind
I’m busy packing tools and equipment that I’ll need for the classes I’m taking at Bead&Button. Thankfully, I don’t have to take much for three of the classes I’ve signed up for, but a class given by Susan Lenart Kazmer always requires a lot of jewelry making...