- Apr 29, 2012
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Blog – Shopping on the Miracle Mile…
I love fashion and besides making jewelry, I was born to shop. I’ve had a lot of practice too, but now that I live in the country, I...
- Apr 23, 2012
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I have a modest collection of lampworked glass beads…
Included in my stash is a lovely large bead made by Dustin Tabor and a selection of beads made by Sarah Moran , Nikki Thornburg-Lanigan...
- Apr 21, 2012
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Like having two pieces of jewelry…
This mixed media one-of-a-kind reversible brooch gives a lot of fashion mileage! It is titled “Past time”. One side of this hammer...
- Apr 19, 2012
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Working with Epoxy Resin Clay…
It’s something I should have done two years ago…that’s how long ago I bought this tube. Like many purchases I make at the Bead and...
- Apr 17, 2012
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It’s not always easy to make a pair of matching earrings…
With bronze metal clay, even if two exact pieces are placed next to each other in a kiln, I find the color of the metal on the finished...
- Apr 15, 2012
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I’ve been watching Boris Karloff again in…
“The Mummy” – one of my all time favorite classic horror flicks! As a kid you would find me in front of the TV every Friday night...
- Apr 13, 2012
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My “Princess Ananka’s Ring” is finished…
I’m very pleased with it! I have always loved the rich color of bronze. When I removed the ring from the kiln, the color was a...
- Apr 11, 2012
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Have you tried carving clay?
This is something you can do with both metal clay and polymer clay. You can create original designs by rolling out and curing small...
- Apr 6, 2012
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With all the Springtime greenery popping up…
I just had to wear these earrings today! The green is the same as the leaf buds that are bursting open on the trees outside my studio...
- Apr 2, 2012
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It’s here!
The latest issue of Metal Clay Artist Magazine just arrived in my mailbox and with great anticipation, I rifled through the pages until I...
- Apr 1, 2012
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Oh, I love these colors and…
I’m somewhat perplexed as to how they came to be. These embellishments were made with FASTfire BRONZclay™, which were fired in layers of...
- Mar 14, 2012
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Can you hear them?
Birds are singing us awake now. It’s a bit early, but soon Spring peepers will appear and they will make lovely night music! After our...
- Mar 8, 2012
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Like gazing into a tide pool…
I envision tiny jewels of the sea – moss and algae growing on craggy rocks, broken bits of colorful shells, and shiny little fish darting...
- Feb 25, 2012
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Earring storage..
There are a lot of earring trees available on the market. Most are mass-produced and made of steel or other metals, some are acrylic....
- Feb 13, 2012
- 2 min
The Honeymoon is over…
Yes, I had a torrid, albeit brief affair with torch firing enamel. I spent several weeks doing just that and created a collection of...
- Feb 10, 2012
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Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry that you wear constantly?
I do and it’s this pair of earrings. I’m not quite sure why they appeal to me more than other earrings I’ve made. Perhaps it’s because...
- Feb 7, 2012
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It’s finished!
elaborate adjective |iˈlab(ə)rit| involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning....
- Feb 5, 2012
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I love to create…
And designing patterns for mixed media jewelry is especially exciting! The process is interesting because the design evolves and may...
- Feb 2, 2012
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My Cosmic Cabochon Cuff is almost finished!
Just a few more days of stitching and I’ll be able to wear this beauty! I’m really enjoying the process. Unlike beading projects, which...
- Jan 30, 2012
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I’m having the best time!
I’ve never done bead embroidery before, but I’m finding that it is really fun to do! Here is one of my “cosmic cabochons” attached to...