Aug 2, 20151 min read
Now that I'm using set stones again in my work...
I’ve realized that I need more organization. For years I had been storing numerous packets of both tiny and large cabochons and cramming...
Jul 27, 20152 min read
Repurposing Redux...
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...
Jul 22, 20152 min read
How many saws does a jewelry artist need?
Well, that depends. The answer is actually one…unless you are a tool junkie like me! The classic jeweler’s saw at the far left in the...
Jul 14, 20151 min read
It's not all about jewelry-making...
Although it's a wonderful material for making beads and jewelry components, epoxy resin clay does so much more! I've used it for mending...
Jul 11, 20151 min read
If you take photos of your artwork…
You know it isn’t easy to get professional results by just snapping the shutter button! Back in the 1980’s, I was dependent on...
Jul 5, 20151 min read
Why didn't I purchase one of these years ago!
Truly, I should have, but a drill press always seemed like an expensive luxury...one I could do without. However, I do a serious amount...
Jun 30, 20151 min read
It’s a metal clay play day!
I’ve already sold out of the collections of fine silver metal clay Ammonite components I listed several days ago so it’s time to make...
Jun 15, 20151 min read
There's always something new to learn!
The scope of what can be done with metal is vast and even though I have been a metalsmith for well over twenty-five years, I'm always...
Jun 9, 20151 min read
Only one is available!
I just came across the needed bronze clasp and disk embellishing components required for the "Op Art" Cuff beading kit ...I was sure I...
Jun 3, 20151 min read
It's at you local newsstand now...
I've just received an issue of "Easy Metal Jewelry - 30 Simple Metal Jewelry Projects", a special edition presented by Step by Step Wire...
May 31, 20151 min read
Creating hollow forms on the hydraulic press…
It’s something I haven’t done in quite a while. I’ve had my hydraulic press for over twenty years and when I first acquired it, I worked...
May 28, 20151 min read
Woohoo!
I've just received notification from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads that my "Sea Dragon Wrap Variation" and "Mermaid Cuff" have made it...
May 19, 20151 min read
I have only one…
Instead of taking classes, I'm watching jewelry-making and wire-working instructional DVDs and I’ve ordered quite a few of them recently....
May 10, 20151 min read
I’m sorting through my Found Objects drawer and…
As I have time, I’m assembling collections that will contain many elements! Game pieces, dominoes, dice, drilled shell beads, wire cages,...
May 4, 20151 min read
What's on my workbench today...
Fine silver cast twigs, sterling silver wire, drilled pebbles and nuggets of pyrite...I'm sorting through and selecting the pieces that...
May 1, 20151 min read
Sometimes you make beads that you just can’t bear to part with…
You add them to your stash and save them for a future piece that you have in mind because they’ll be so perfect for it! And then you go...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
I'm so pleased!
Issue 19 of "Bead Me" digital magazine is out and I'm so pleased to have an article featuring my mixed-media and beadwork included!...
Apr 25, 20151 min read
One cuff made with more to go!
I’ve been working along to Bill Fretz’s instructional DVD, “Basic Jewelry Hammering and Forming” and have just finished my first piece…a...
Apr 19, 20151 min read
Whew!
The cleanup of my workbench is completed and I’m ready to start creating with metal again! I’ve made some recent tool and equipment...
Apr 16, 20151 min read
With the money I've saved...
By not going to Bead & Button this year, I'm able to upgrade some of my jewelry-making tools! Having perused the Fretz tools webpages on...
