Miyuki of Japan manufactures Delica beads, which I have used extensively in my geometric beaded creations. But Miyuki also makes...

At the moment I have several projects in various states of completion…a bead embroidered cuff that I started last February, a pair of...

Utilitarian items have been on my bench over the years as well…a series of small brass picture frames for one. Then there was the...

Summer heat is transitioning into warm days and cool nights with the onset of autumn. The green leaves of summer have begun...

I had lusted after one of these for some time, but a set of shaped cutters are a bit of an investment so I waited and when I saw that...

Another pair of earrings is in progress…this time a variation on a Maltese cross known as a cross pattée. This form of the cross appears...

I've been at my workbench dismantling the three pairs of heart-themed earrings I had recently made and reworking their designs. They are...

If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I never throw anything away that can be reused or repurposed.  Here are four...

Well, that depends. The answer is actually one…unless you are a tool junkie like me! The classic jeweler’s saw at the far left in the...

When it comes to heart-themed jewelry, there are those who simply can't abide it and those who love it...I fall into the latter category!...

I’ve already sold out of the collections of fine silver metal clay Ammonite components I listed several days ago so it’s time to make...

Look at the goodies that just arrived from Potter USA. I can hardly wait to play with these! There are two flower-shaped pancake dies, a...

And that may be for the best.  My "Petal Drop" pendant is a result of serendipity. I had originally planned to surround the center bezel...

It’s something I haven’t done in quite a while. I’ve had my hydraulic press for over twenty years and when I first acquired it, I worked...

Fine silver cast twigs, sterling silver wire, drilled pebbles and nuggets of pyrite...I'm sorting through and selecting the pieces that...

I’ve been working along to Bill Fretz’s instructional DVD, “Basic Jewelry Hammering and Forming” and have just finished my first piece…a...

I’m tackling the task of cleaning and reorganizing my metals studio. I have the TV rolled up to the door so I can listen and occasionally...

Granted, these bangles could be formed with a variety of round-nose pliers, but the NTAJ (Now That's a Jig), makes the process far more...

You bet!  I can’t believe I’ve neglected polymer clay and metals for so long.  I’m thrilled to be working with these materials again!  I...

My body of work over the past two years has consisted of geometrically bead woven pieces and I've actually beaded myself into a severe...