- Sep 14, 2010
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Resin Pod and Silver Daggers Bangle
Thank you to everyone who came to visit me at my trunk show at Brio Gallery on Saturday! This bangle was one of the pieces featured and...
- Sep 11, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Trunk Show Today!
I’m off to Brio Gallery in Galena, IL for my jewelry trunk show. I’ve been toiling in my studio the past four weeks getting ready for...
- Sep 10, 2010
- 1 min
Feeling Tired? The Energizer Pendant!
I’ve been playing with wire wrapping of late. I like the idea of encasing items – enfolding and wrapping them tightly to hold fast. ...
- Sep 9, 2010
- 1 min
Wire Wrapped Polymer Clay Hearts
Some people love hearts while others can’t abide them. I fall into the former category and use heart themes in many of my jewelry...
- Sep 5, 2010
- 1 min
The Odd Pod
Putting my Fretz forming stakes to the test, I forged this pod using a piece of copper sheet, then textured it by hitting the inside...
- Sep 4, 2010
- 1 min
Spinner Ring – Bling!
I seldom make rings, but I’m feeling a need for extra fun, and adorning my fingers is just one way to accomplish this! A very simple...
- Sep 3, 2010
- 1 min
Caribbean Dream
A vacation in the Caribbean is on my agenda for next spring. Sun and sand and ocean breezes await me! I’ll take beach strolls and...
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1 min
I Spy…
This ornate bronze pendant is double-sided. One side holds a picture of an eye and the opposite side holds what the eye is spying –...
- Aug 30, 2010
- 1 min
Resin and Polymer Clay with a Musical Theme
Oh, how lovely is the music! “Musica” is the title of this petite pendant. The “Musica” theme is stamped in polymer clay and set in a...
- Aug 29, 2010
- 1 min
More Fun With Polymer Clay!
Have you ever seen a bracelet made from the hair of an elephant? The hair is incredibly coarse and thick and might be mistaken for...
- Aug 26, 2010
- 1 min
Two Sides To This Story
Double-sided pendants offer a great deal of versatility. They are like having two pieces of jewelry in one! I’ve titled this pendant...
- Aug 23, 2010
- 1 min
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words.
I enjoy looking at a piece of jewelry as if I were in a museum studying a work of art and imagining the story behind the brush...
- Aug 22, 2010
- 1 min
More Fun and Games!
Here’s a pendant that includes dice and a tiny puzzle piece from a jigsaw puzzle that claims to be the world’s smallest – 234 pieces...
- Aug 20, 2010
- 1 min
Resin “Artifact” Pendant
Imagine being in a foreign land on an archeological dig and finding an ancient bronze pendant. That’s what I thought of upon finishing...
- Aug 18, 2010
- 1 min
Aloha means…
This resin pendant is titled “Aloha”, a word that has so many meanings – love, hello, goodbye, and until we meet again, to name a few. ...
- Aug 17, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Trunk Show
I’m really busy right now. I have a trunk show coming up on September 11 at Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois. That’s just three weeks...
- Aug 13, 2010
- 1 min
French Text
I don’t quite know why I’m so enamoured with text, but I do like using it in my work – especially foreign language text. I think it’s...
- Aug 12, 2010
- 1 min
A Find in Chinatown!
I truly had no intention of shopping for beads in San Francisco, but sometimes, there you are at the right place at the right time with...
- Aug 8, 2010
- 1 min
Fashion Forward
I’ve been perusing the August issue of Bazaar magazine and it is jam-packed with great ideas for jewelry and purses. I’ve been...
- Aug 7, 2010
- 1 min
Tiniest Puzzle Earrings
I believe these earrings hold the tiniest puzzle pieces in existence. They are from a jigsaw puzzle that claims to be the world’s...