- May 4, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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 22, 2015
- 1 min
Upcycling bicycle chain…
I just love using found objects in my work! I truly don’t remember where I found this bicycle gear chain, but I do remember that it was...
- Apr 11, 2015
- 1 min
Shelf life…
Practically everything has an expiration date. When it comes to art supplies, thankfully metal lasts forever! Polymer clay may get a...
- Mar 25, 2015
- 1 min
The April issue of LJJA has arrived!
LJJA is short for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine and my “Sea Flower” pin/pendant is in the April 2015 issue…pages 30 through 34...
- Mar 20, 2015
- 1 min
Beads from my “Treasure Trove”…
Last week I told you about finding a box of polymer beads I had made several years. The mixed media piece above uses several of those...
- Mar 16, 2015
- 1 min
The first sounds of spring…
A gentle breeze stirring and birds calling to one another are most welcome after our long and very cold Midwest winter! Last night we...
- Mar 10, 2015
- 1 min
As promised…
Here’s the tutorial for my polymer clay “Petal Drop Earrings” . Full color photos accompany the step-by-step tutorial and you have the...
- Mar 7, 2015
- 1 min
Thinking Spring!
Lately I seem to be gravitating toward floral themed jewelry. Over the past few years I have designed quite a few floral themed...
- Feb 27, 2015
- 1 min
Artisan Color Exploration!
Have you ever visited Eva Maria Keiser’s blog? Eva’s beaded designs are incredibly beautiful and her color combinations are wonderful!...
- Feb 25, 2015
- 1 min
Back in the studio!
I’ve had a delightful vacation, but am glad to be back in the studio. Although I missed the cats terribly, the reprieve from snow was...
- Feb 22, 2015
- 1 min
Fortuny Poppy?
Yes, I’m still at it…playing with polymer and making pleated flower rings! I really should move on, but making rings is so much fun and...
- Feb 19, 2015
- 1 min
More Fortuny inspiration…
My ring collection just keeps growing and growing! My previous post showed the first ring in what is fast becoming a series of Spanish...
- Feb 16, 2015
- 1 min
Fortuny Violet…
You may think Fortuny Violet refers to a particular sub-species of the violet family, but it is the title of this ring and named thusly...
- Feb 14, 2015
- 1 min
Love is in the air!
One of the best things about having a wedding anniversary (our twentieth!) on Valentine’s day is that so many others are celebrating love...
- Feb 11, 2015
- 1 min
Lucky me!
I’ve had a second project accepted for publication by Interweave Press! The first project accepted was my “Sea Flower” Pin/Pendant, which...
- Feb 9, 2015
- 1 min
Heads up…
I need a few days of play time so I’m taking a brief vacation away from the business end of art, which means I’ve temporarily deactivated...
- Feb 4, 2015
- 1 min
Revamped…
When I created my polymer clay “Water Lily” ring two months ago, I was very pleased with it. I wore it constantly while making more rings...