- Jan 6, 2011
- 1 min
Recycling and Repurposing…
is something I do with jewelry when I’ve tired of a piece or have a better use for it. In this case I had a pair of metal clay earrings...
- Jan 4, 2011
- 1 min
Recyling with an Etruscan Feel
My husband plays guitar and has friends who also play, so lucky me, I am the recipient of many used guitar strings. I find they make...
- Dec 31, 2010
- 1 min
My New Year’s Resolution…
is to keep my studio spaces orderly. Like so many resolutions, it will probably get broken as I become enthralled with too many projects...
- Dec 23, 2010
- 1 min
Finally…
I’m back at my jeweler’s bench, although I’m taking it easy on the hammering. I don’t want to aggravate my elbow! A few months ago I...
- Dec 19, 2010
- 1 min
The Wide “Tide Pool” Cuff…
is finally finished. About one-half inch wider than the original cuff (shown at the top left in the photo below), it has two bronze...
- Dec 15, 2010
- 2 min
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I am so organized this year! I wasn’t terribly enthused about the holidays until our first snowfall. It definitely put me in the mood...
- Dec 13, 2010
- 1 min
A Special Treat!
I’m really glad that I waited to order Hadar Jacobson’s book “The Handbook of Metal Clay – Textures and Forms” because she has just come...
- Dec 2, 2010
- 1 min
A Luscious New Palette!
I’ve finished writing and editing the pattern for the “Tide Pool” cuff – eight pages of clear and concise instructions with step-by-step...
- Nov 28, 2010
- 1 min
The Tide Pool Cuff – a Work in Progess!
I’ve been working on the “Tide Pool” cuff and am to the point of adding fresh water pearls to the seed beaded “barnacles”. This project...
- Nov 26, 2010
- 1 min
The Midas Touch!
I’m so pleased with these seashell buttons and embellishments. All that glitters is not gold, but bronze metal clay gives the same rich...
- Nov 23, 2010
- 1 min
Flower Power!
I’m on a roll with bronze metal clay. I’ve just made a batch of little flowers in different sizes ranging from 5mm to 10mm in size. I’m...
- Nov 21, 2010
- 1 min
Making Metal Clay Buttons
I’m still working on the beaded portion of the “Tide Pool” cuff , but I want the metal clay button ready when I’m finished beading so now...
- Oct 31, 2010
- 1 min
Faux Bone and Metal Clay – Twice as Nice!
I really like bronze metal clay and Faux Bone™, and if these materials are used in the same piece, that’s double the pleasure as far as...
- Oct 29, 2010
- 1 min
Oh, Oh, Domino!
Anything with checker boards, dots, and/or stripes catches my eye. So when I was recently in an antique store and found a cache of...
- Oct 25, 2010
- 1 min
Bells of Sarna?
A very long time ago, when I was a little girl, there was a gift shop that my mother and I used to frequent. The shop, aptly named...
- Oct 23, 2010
- 1 min
Under Lock and Key
I tend to get lost in hardware stores – an hour can easily pass as I peruse drawers filled with nuts and bolts and all manner of...
- Oct 21, 2010
- 1 min
Tear-Away Textured Earrings
The text on these earrings was imprinted with the tear-away texture sheets I made last week. Tear-away texture sheets can be used a...
- Oct 19, 2010
- 1 min
Fired Bronze Metal Clay – Always a Surprise!
Here is the result of my latest bronze metal clay firing. I haven’t quite figured out why, but often a pair of earrings placed side by...
- Oct 17, 2010
- 1 min
All Ready to Fire!
These Bronzclay™ pieces are bone dry ready to be fired. I usually fire the kiln at night and by the time I hit the studio the next...
- Oct 15, 2010
- 1 min
Making Polymer Clay and Moulding Compound Texture Sheets
I’m having so much fun! I’ve been making texture sheets like crazy and the great thing is that they can be used over and over again! A...