- Aug 1, 2010
- 1 min
Text Earrings
I have several pairs of resin earrings that have finally cured hard and crystal clear and I’m now able to finish them. It usually takes...
- Jul 28, 2010
- 1 min
Polymer Clay with an Asian Attitude!
I’m attending a cooking class on Friday night. The menu is titled “Asian Style”. Next week I’ll be dining on dim sum in San Francisco’s...
- Jul 27, 2010
- 1 min
A Mixed Media Collage
Mixed media…I love it! It’s difficult for me to settle on one passion. Without question, I love working in metal, but the colors one...
- Jul 25, 2010
- 1 min
Torch Firing
One of the classes I wish I’d had time to take at Bead&Button this past June was the torch fired enamels class taught by Susan...
- Jul 23, 2010
- 1 min
Faux Bone Bangle
I’m really having a good time working with Faux Bone™ . This piece has a contemporary feel, yet the “old world sepia toned finish...
- Jul 20, 2010
- 1 min
Before and After
At the 2008 PMC conference, I attended one of Robert Dancik’s lectures which I found to be very interesting and informative. During the...
- Jul 15, 2010
- 1 min
Marginal Error
I’ve finished another resin pendant. I had actually started it in a Susan Lenart Kazmer class at the Bead&Button show this past June. ...
- Jul 13, 2010
- 1 min
Steel Strength
I’ve been reading Robert Dancik’s book , “Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry”. I find it a...
- Jul 9, 2010
- 1 min
Into the Deep, Dark Forest
I’ve just finished another pendant which I’ve titled “Nature Walk”. I’ve taken many a jaunt through our woodlands searching for ...
- Jul 7, 2010
- 1 min
Matte Finished Resin Pendant
I worked on several resin pieces today that I had poured last week. They were throughly cured and just waiting to become art! I thought...
- Jul 2, 2010
- 1 min
Deep Sea Diving
I’ve always been a fan of those classic 1950’s movies about gigantic creatures – “Rodan”, “Them”, “Godzilla”, ‘Tarantula” to name a...
- Jun 27, 2010
- 1 min
Dollars and Sense
I’m still in the process of cleaning up my workbench. Steven helped me hang pegboard today and I’m clearing tools out of the drawers and...
- Jun 25, 2010
- 1 min
PMC Guild Annual #4
The PMC Guild Annual #4 is in the process of being printed and I’ve been notified that two of my submissions will be included. One is...
- Jun 20, 2010
- 1 min
Twig n’ Text Resin Pendant
I’ve been playing with resin these past few days and having tremendous fun! Although I’ve used resin in some of my previous pieces, this...
- Jun 17, 2010
- 2 min
Class with Susan Lenart Kazmer and Cheri Lenart
One of the classes I took at the Bead & Button show last week was “Uncommon Objects in Glass Casting” taught by Susan Lenart Kazmer and...
- Jun 11, 2010
- 1 min
Day 6 at Bead and Button
I’m exhausted and terribly remiss in updating my blog. The wi-fi connection here is very sporadic and I’ve tried to post several times...
- Jun 8, 2010
- 1 min
Day 3
It’s been a busy three days and, as always, I never fail to learn something new. The class made pendants and rings from their cast glass...
- Jun 6, 2010
- 1 min
Bead and Button – Day One
I’m having a blast! This was the first day of a two-day workshop with Susan Lenart Kazmer – she is a really interesting wild and crazy...
- Jun 4, 2010
- 1 min
Found Object Jewelry
Several years ago while vacationing on Maui, I strolled into an antique store in the tiny town of Paia. In a glass case there was a very...
- Jun 3, 2010
- 1 min
Earring Ideas!
What lovely earrings these Columbine would make! Visions of seed beads stitched in this shape are dancing in my head at the moment –...