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 25, 20151 min read
My muse is in overdrive!
She's dancing the Tarantella, turning cartwheels, rushing to and fro, bombarding me with ideas for new jewelry pieces. Lately, my mind is...
May 22, 20151 min read
Can one have too many earrings?
I’ve accumulated a really nice stash of Faux Bone™. If you haven’t heard of it, Faux Bone™ is sold by Robert Dancik and used as an ivory...
May 16, 20151 min read
I’ve been watching “The Tudors” and…
My work is influenced by what I see. Being exposed to so much Medieval period jewelry worn by damsels in distress is partially...
May 13, 20151 min read
The long pendant is finished...
Several posts ago (Upcycling Bicycle Chain), I showed a bead woven pendant dangling from a bicycle gear chain that I had found some time...
May 7, 20151 min read
And here it is...
Remember all those cast twigs, silver wire, drilled pebbles and pyrite nuggets shown in my previous post? Here's the finished piece!...
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 22, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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...
Mar 20, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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...
