- Aug 22, 2011
- 1 min
A collection of new works…
for my trunk show at Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois is in the making. I’ve just finished this mixed metals charm necklace. The focal...
- Aug 16, 2011
- 1 min
Beaded pods beads…
are really fun to make. When traveling they make a great portable project as well! I’ve stitched these two using right angle weave. ...
- Aug 13, 2011
- 1 min
These are prototype components I’ve made for a new design…
and I can’t wait to start this novel project. It will be a mixed media bracelet (my favorite type of jewelry to make and wear!) and it...
- Aug 10, 2011
- 2 min
With metal clay…
shrinkage is just a fact of life. The photos at left show two pendants that were made with FASTfire BRONZclay™ before firing and after...
- Aug 4, 2011
- 1 min
A compendium of beautiful works done in metal clay…
premiered at this year’s World Metal Clay Conference. It’s called “New Directions: Powder Metallurgy (Metal Clay) in a Sheet Metal...
- Jul 25, 2011
- 1 min
My “Modular Concept” Cuff Beading Kit and Pattern…
is finally finished! This bea ding pattern took longer than usual to write because the design required a graph to show the color and...
- Jul 22, 2011
- 1 min
Undoubtedly, this is the bracelet I wear the most!
It’s my “Potpourri” bracelet design worked up in bronze tones. My wardrobe is basically comprised of neutrals and this bracelet just...
- Jul 16, 2011
- 1 min
Kits, kits, and more kits!
That’s what this weekend is all about. I’ve had a flood of orders from my Etsy shop and it’s time to print patterns, gather tubes of...
- Jul 14, 2011
- 1 min
My latest beaded cuff is finally finished!
I’m very pleased with it! The vibrant colors and petite seed beaded patchwork appliques, Swarovski crystal Lochrosen, and the polymer...
- Jul 6, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve been away from beading for too long and…
I’m eager to get back to the beaded bracelet project I had been working on before I left for the Bead&Button show. It is close to being...
- Jul 4, 2011
- 1 min
The metal clay firing is finished…
and I have lots of new goodies listed in my Etsy shop! Bronze metal clay components galore are being offered. I love the tiny urchins...
- Jul 2, 2011
- 1 min
It’s here! My new kiln…
just arrived and it’s ready to fire up! The pieces I’ve been making with bronze metal clay over the past few days in anticipation of the...
- Jun 25, 2011
- 1 min
Patina Basics…
is the title of Tim McCreight’s latest DVD . It just arrived in my latest order from Cooltools.us and I can’t wait to watch it! Most...
- Jun 20, 2011
- 1 min
Making Fine Silver Metal Clay Rings…
was the last class I took at Bead & Button. It was taught by Katie Baum and she has all the qualities a great instructor should have! ...
- Jun 14, 2011
- 1 min
Susan Lenart Kazmer’s classes…
are always tremendous fun and the class I took from her at Bead&Button was no exception. She is a blast! The class was titled...
- Jun 12, 2011
- 1 min
Ooooohhh! What wonderful goodies…
I’ve returned home with! My s tash includes the tiniest seed pearls I’ve ever seen plus luscious, large keishi pearls in the most...
- Jun 3, 2011
- 1 min
Silver is…
still horrendously expensive with daily prices fluctuating between $35 and $40 per ounce and that price does not reflect the additional...
- May 31, 2011
- 1 min
Square stitch…
is such a very sturdy stitch – one that I should definitely use more often! I do love working with right angle weave, peyote, and...
- May 25, 2011
- 1 min
Bronze metal clay and sparkly seed beads…
this is a sneak peak of th e materials for the next project I have in mind! It will be a cuff – I am definitely enamoured with...
- May 22, 2011
- 1 min
Voila! The finished product…
turned out just as I had hoped! The clasp is substantial – one and a half inches in diameter. No doubt this will become part of a new...