- 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 28, 2011
- 1 min
This is the third pendant…
in a series that I’ve made using various components anchored on the egg and/or bird’s nest theme. I’ve used a curved fine silver cast...
- Jun 18, 2011
- 1 min
Faux Bone, brass, and copper…
are the materials we used in Richard Salley’s “Ancient Shield” class at the Bead and Button show last week. I like and am very familiar...
- Jun 16, 2011
- 1 min
As promised…
this is the second piece I made in Susan Lenart Kazmer’s “Non-traditional Forms in Wire: Bird’s Nest” class. It’s a bangle of hammered...
- 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...
- 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...
- Apr 22, 2011
- 1 min
Hot off the press…
literally! These Moo Mini Business cards just arrived and I’m so pleased with them. They are half the width of a regular business card...
- Apr 2, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve said it before…
a sure way to get fashion mileage from a pendant is swapping out the chain it’s on. I do this often. The length of a chain can give a...
- Mar 8, 2011
- 1 min
Dreams…
are something I relish. For me, sleeping is like going to the movies! I never know what adventure I will awake from. Often the dream...
- Feb 2, 2011
- 1 min
Just in time for Valentine’s Day…
and if you want this pendant, better hurry because my Etsy shop will be on hiatus from February 12 through the 27th. This...
- Jan 30, 2011
- 1 min
I can’t count the number of times…
I heard the recitation of “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” among my grade school classmates. That...
- Jan 12, 2011
- 2 min
Have you…
signed up for any classes at the Bead&Button show? After carefully perusing the catalog, I did find three classes that interest me, but...
- 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...
- Oct 27, 2010
- 1 min
Now for Something Completely Different – The Number 10 Pendant
I’ve finally gotten around to making something from one of many curiosities in my stash (a.k.a collection of goodies)! This slice...
- Sep 21, 2010
- 1 min
Ice Fishing!
This is a novel bracelet that I made for the Brio Gallery trunk show last week. I’ve titled it “Ice Fishing” which could be interpreted...
- Aug 19, 2010
- 1 min
Artful Polymer Clay Covered Tools
One of the many things I like about polymer clay is the ability to use it in so many ways! It’s really fun to incase a tool artfully in...
- Aug 17, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Trunk Show
I’m really busy right now. I have a trunk show coming up on September 11 at Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois. That’s just three weeks...