- 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...
- Aug 22, 2012
- 1 min
A finished torpedo pendant…
I couldn’t wait to make a pendant with a fob from the latest polymer collection and here it is. The design is somewhat of a trapeze...
- Aug 20, 2012
- 1 min
Goodbye bird…goodbye Bodega Bay!
My vacation is over. I had a wonderful time in California relaxing and visiting family and beading – the first bit of beading I’d done...
- Aug 13, 2012
- 1 min
More polymer fun…
Once again, I’ve started with core beads in a variety of sizes – some round while others are pebble shaped. Instead of applying...
- Aug 10, 2012
- 1 min
A study in form, color, and texture…
These petite polymer clay torpedo-shaped fobs were such fun to make! I started by making core beads that look like tiny cigars. After...
- Aug 8, 2012
- 1 min
a new jewelry-making tool!
This tool will come in very handy when I need to put a curve in metal. I found this reasonably priced forming block at the Euro Tool...
- Aug 6, 2012
- 1 min
I’m attracted to jewelry that has…
Texture and surface design. These elements play such an important part in jewelry making. Imagine how different these bronze metal clay...
- Jul 30, 2012
- 1 min
Snake Charming…
That’s the title of this mixed media piece. A slithery little serpent (say that fast ten times!), made of polymer clay, twines around a...
- Jul 27, 2012
- 1 min
You know…
Those bronze metal clay stars that I’ve been making are coming in handy already. I had made this bracelet a while ago, but I always felt...
- Jul 25, 2012
- 1 min
Dozens of little metal clay stars…
Channeling Carl Sagan…these petite, textured stars are what I’ve been making. I like having them in my stash, ready to use as bead caps...
- Jul 20, 2012
- 1 min
Another “Bronze Age” piece…
I really love the look of bronze! When polished to a high shine, it resembles gold at a fraction of the cost. If a patina is applied,...
- Jul 18, 2012
- 1 min
Speaking of bugs…
I picked up this book at the Chicago Field Museum. I was attracted by the beautiful water-color illustrations of a variety of bugs that...
- Jul 16, 2012
- 1 min
Beaded Bugs…
When I get the beading bug (pun intended) and do actually pick up needle and thread again, I’m going to play with a few of these designs....
- Jul 13, 2012
- 1 min
Another piece for my Brio trunk show…
My previous series of fibulae (functional brooches used to adorn and fasten clothing) were well received at Brio Gallery so I’m making...
- Jul 11, 2012
- 1 min
“Metal Clay and Color”…
That’s the title of this new book from Kalmbach Publishers. I’ve just received my copy and I’m delighted! The book features projects by...
- Jul 9, 2012
- 1 min
A second framed pendant…
You may remember that I took Robert Dancik’s “Concrete: It’s Not Just For Sidewalks Anymore” class. I don’t really care to muck about...
- Jul 6, 2012
- 1 min
Transformation
I had one large cone bead in the collection of core beads I featured in my previous post. This is the end result. I’ve wrapped a thin...
- Jul 4, 2012
- 1 min
These don’t look like much yet, but they will!
I spent yesterday making this collection of polymer clay core beads. They will eventually become colorful focal beads to add to...