- Dec 7, 2012
- 1 min
Ooooohhhhh…more yummy beads!
Gosh, I just couldn’t resist these! I love the colors! They are bright, yet they have an earthy undertone, which imparts a such...
- Dec 7, 2012
- 1 min
One can never have too many beads!
Like most of you at this time of year, I’ve been shopping for holiday gifts to give. While perusing various shops, I happened upon this...
- Dec 4, 2012
- 1 min
An eternity…
At least that’s how long it seemed to take to stitch this endless string of triangles. Admittedly, I am not a speed beader, and with my...
- Nov 28, 2012
- 1 min
‘Tis the season…
Have you started your holiday shopping? That was on my list of tasks to accomplish during my preparation for “down time” and I’m pleased...
- Nov 5, 2012
- 1 min
Here it is…
It’s been quite a while since I’ve created a new kit and pattern, but the “Faux Beach Glass and River Pebble Bangle” jewelry kit and...
- Nov 3, 2012
- 1 min
I like to use beach glass and pebbles in my work, however…
Drilling holes in stone and glass is a time-consuming task and not a lot of fun to do. And the heavy weight these elements add to a...
- Nov 1, 2012
- 1 min
Chain, chain, chain…
With the exorbitant cost of precious metals these days, this chain would easily cost several hundred dollars if I had made it with...
- Oct 22, 2012
- 1 min
New jewelry listings in my Etsy shop and a Bonus!
I don’t often have finished jewelry pieces for sale in my Etsy shop. Most often, I put my jewelry making efforts into creating pieces...
- Oct 19, 2012
- 1 min
My new jewelry display is finished!
Last week I gave you a sneak peek at the screen I had just purchased for displaying jewelry. I gave it a trial run by making some forged...
- Oct 1, 2012
- 1 min
Great displays are essential to selling jewelry…
In fact, they can make or break a sale. Countless times I’ve seen earrings shown on flimsy and/or dog-eared cards. Some are attached to...
- Sep 27, 2012
- 1 min
Bold and beautiful…
I could easily have made this choker with polymer clay, but given the size of the beads, I wanted them to be as lightweight as possible....
- Sep 24, 2012
- 1 min
Polymer Clay vs Epoxy Resin Clay…
That’s the title of an article in the 2012 issue of “Handcrafted Jewelry” magazine . I’d been experimenting with Epoxy Resin Clay when...
- Sep 17, 2012
- 1 min
Since I’ve just reviewed PMC Decade…
I thought you might like to see a pair of earrings that have been created with Precious Metal Clay components. The tiny, textured PMC...
- Sep 7, 2012
- 1 min
Tomorrow’s the day!
I have a collection of over thirty new jewelry pieces that I’ll be showing tomorrow, as well as work that is presently in Brio Gallery’s...
- Sep 5, 2012
- 1 min
Another piece for Brio Gallery!
I definitely prefer working in mixed media. A multitude of design options are possible when one has a variety of materials with which to...
- Sep 3, 2012
- 1 min
Dangles and Drops…
When I first had my ears pierces decades ago, I wore nothing but tiny little earrings that had posts. Petite textured earrings in the...
- Aug 31, 2012
- 1 min
Swing and sway…
That would be a fitting title for these tear drop earrings. Hand cut crystal teardrops of zircon are captured inside hammer-textured...
- Aug 29, 2012
- 1 min
You’ll be seeing more earrings…
A girl can’t have enough of them. They are the one piece of jewelry that I feel totally naked without. I can get by without a necklace,...
- Aug 27, 2012
- 1 min
Have I mentioned that
I have a true fondness for found objects, especially when it comes to components for use in jewelry making. They are often the item that...
- Aug 24, 2012
- 1 min
Happy Accidents…
See these earrings? They were supposed to be a matching pair. Each should have had a tear drop gemstone dangling from the bottom, but as...