Feb 6, 20201 min read
At This Time Every Year...
When winter still holds a firm grasp in the Midwest and the dreariness of cold and grey skies abound, my very being begins to crave...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
There’s a Saying...
Less is sometimes more. The silver pendant shown above is a large, rather heavy and substantial piece and the 24" double link chain...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
It's What's On Your Workbench Wednesday!
Here's what I've been working on...bezels and charms. I'm now ready to set the oval moss-colored nephrite cabochon into a bezel that has...
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Wishing You and Yours...
The Happiest of Holidays! This is the scene before we opened our presents. Having put up the Xmas tree before Thanks Giving, we could...
Oct 31, 20191 min read
Maybe It’s The Weather...
My workbench is filled with half-finished jewelry projects, but frankly, I just want to hibernate today! I feel like a bear...ready to...
Oct 18, 20191 min read
Lots Going On Here!
Lest you surmise that I’ve spent the last few weeks lounging around, eating bon-bons and drinking champagne, this should set the record...
Oct 12, 20191 min read
Hammered...
That’s a slang term for inebriated, but in this case I’m referring to feeling intoxicated by just looking at these architectural and...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Hunkering Down...
If you’ve been looking for me or wondering what I’m making of late, here’s your answer. I’ve been in my metals studio immersed in...
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Hurrah!!!
I’m off to take a three-day workshop with Susan Lenart Kazmer! I know I will learn so much! Friday will be spent doing a full day of...
Aug 22, 20191 min read
The Right Stuff...
Just as every good cook likes a well-equipped kitchen, every metalsmith will find it advantageous to have good tools. Over the years I...
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Remember the Polymer Clay Components Shown in My Last Post?
Several of you have inquired as to whether I will have these polymer clay beads and components for sale. The answer is Yes...I’ve just...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
And Now...
It’s what’s on your work table Wednesday! I’ve been working with polymer clay this past week and these faux ivory, bone, ebony, and...
Aug 2, 20191 min read
My Task For The Day...
I’d rather be in the studio creating today, but upon receiving an Etsy order for the “Carnival” Geometric Beaded Bracelet kit, I found...
Jul 24, 20191 min read
Frankly...
It’s just too beautiful outdoors to be in the studio right now. Thus far we’ve had a miserable summer with humid, sweltering hot weather...
Jul 19, 20191 min read
A Great Find!
I’ve fired up the torch, polished my tools, and am back at my jeweler’s workbench and while looking through drawers and in storage boxes...
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Of Course...
You’ve heard the saying “Use it or loose it” and the result of devoting the last few years solely to beading is that my metals skills...
Jul 4, 20191 min read
Oodles and Oodles of...
Tube beads...ultra tiny, very thin (1/8” wide) polymer clay tube beads are what I’ve been making this past week. Varying somewhat in...
Jun 18, 20191 min read
Packing My Travel Beading Kit...
I intended to get some geometric components made over the last week but I was so busy on this vacation that I didn’t have time. We spent...
Jun 11, 20191 min read
Easing Up On...
Perfection. It’s not an easy thing to let go of when one has been a perfectionist for all of one’s life. As a young child I always...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
Playtime!
Do you feel like a kid when playing with color and texture? I do! I think back to kindergarten and that first day I dipped my fingers...
