- May 31, 2015
- 1 min
Creating hollow forms on the hydraulic press…
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...
- May 28, 2015
- 1 min
Woohoo!
I’ve just received notification from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads that my “Sea Dragon Wrap Variation” and “Mermaid Cuff” have made it...
- May 22, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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 7, 2015
- 1 min
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 1, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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 14, 2015
- 1 min
Only six are available…
While organizing my studios (I’m still not finished!) and sorting through trays of beads, I took time to assemble a collection containing...
- Apr 11, 2015
- 1 min
Shelf life…
Practically everything has an expiration date. When it comes to art supplies, thankfully metal lasts forever! Polymer clay may get a...
- Apr 8, 2015
- 1 min
It’s like Christmas in April!
I can’t believe the “treasures” I’m rediscovering. while cleaning my metals studio. I’ve already sorted through the Delicas, seed, and...
- Mar 20, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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 1, 2015
- 1 min
I finally “bit the bullet”!
I had been coveting an Ezel Beading Pal for the longest time. The folks who make the Beading Pal had a booth at last June’s Bead and...
- Feb 11, 2015
- 1 min
Lucky me!
I’ve had a second project accepted for publication by Interweave Press! The first project accepted was my “Sea Flower” Pin/Pendant, which...
- Jan 26, 2015
- 1 min
From the archives…
I had totally forgotten this tutorial! I discovered it while going through files on my computer and there it was…”Cleo’s Serpent Hoops”...
- Jan 23, 2015
- 1 min
Adieu, but not forever!
I recently sent this piece off to the photographer who does work for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine. My step-by-step project...
- Jan 20, 2015
- 1 min
Pure enjoyment!
Until recently, creating rings has been my least favorite of jewelry items. But I’m discovering they are really fun to make…in fact, they...
- Jan 13, 2015
- 1 min
For your viewing pleasure…
I have just finished a new collection of “Cosmic Cabochons”, named thus because the miniscule particles of dispersed glitter (a.k.a....
- Jan 5, 2015
- 1 min
Sometimes you have to live with a piece for a while…
I thought my “Sea Garden” cuff was finished when I posted a photo of it a week ago or two ago, but the more I wore it, the more I felt it...
- Dec 13, 2014
- 1 min
Having fun with the NTAJ!
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...