- Mar 11, 2012
- 1 min
What reading materials are on your nightstand?
As much as I would love to read a good mystery or biography, I have to admit that my bedtime reading is more of the technical nature....
- Mar 8, 2012
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 6, 2012
- 1 min
Creating More Cosmic Cabs!
I’ve been busy this past week. Besides catching up on much-needed sleep, paperwork, and placing orders for materials, I’ve been making...
- Mar 3, 2012
- 1 min
Tropical Splendor…
That’s the title of this mixed media bangle which I made some time ago. Having returned to gloomy and grey midwest weather after...
- Feb 22, 2012
- 1 min
Another bead embroidered cuff in the works…
This is the project I started while on vacation. It’s about half-finished if you don’t count the time that will be spent adding the...
- Feb 5, 2012
- 1 min
I love to create…
And designing patterns for mixed media jewelry is especially exciting! The process is interesting because the design evolves and may...
- Jan 30, 2012
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 23, 2012
- 1 min
Flashback – the “Op Art” Cuff…
I’ve finally finished this cuff! I started it months ago, but I kept getting sidetracked with other projects so it had been sorely...
- Jan 14, 2012
- 1 min
Storage…
One never seems to have enough. I’ve already filled three jewelry boxes with pieces I’ve made over the last twenty years – pieces I can’t...
- Jan 11, 2012
- 1 min
My Bead&Button Classes are locked in!
It was a tough decision. I would like to have added more to my list, but I only have three free days in which to attend classes. Those...
- Dec 28, 2011
- 1 min
I’ve embarked on torch firing enamel!
Another present I received is a book by Barbara Lewis titled “Torch-fired Enamel Jewelry: a workshop in painting with fire”. In the past...
- Dec 26, 2011
- 1 min
Look what Santa brought!
I must have been very good this year because Santa was extremely generous. I’m a very lucky gal – he brought almost everything I had on...
- Dec 16, 2011
- 1 min
Another version of my “Belles Fleurs” bracelet is finished!
And I’ve updated my designer pattern to include both versions of the bracelet! The latest variation is primarily bead woven and does not...
- Dec 10, 2011
- 1 min
Embellishments and components add so much interest!
They can turn a plain beaded bracelet from ordinary to stunningly artistic! They can add zing to an otherwise uninteresting necklace. ...
- Dec 3, 2011
- 1 min
A new pattern and kit…the “Belles Fleurs” bracelet!
I’ve just finished editing the “Belles Fleurs” pattern and I’ve assembled kits in seven lush colourways! The finished bracelet is shown...
- Dec 1, 2011
- 1 min
Another Fibula!
This is another brooch from my “Antiquities” collection. A tortoise carved in bone is the focal object of the piece. It is accompanied...
- Nov 27, 2011
- 2 min
Photographing jewelry can be very challenging!
There are often reflective surfaces to deal with and, because most pieces of jewelry are not flat, there is the challenge of the image...
- Nov 21, 2011
- 1 min
Polymer and Metal Clays are meant for each other…
It’s a perfect marriage of materials. Both can be molded, sculpted, and carved with ease. They can be worked flat or made into two or...
- Nov 18, 2011
- 1 min
Are there stars out tonight?
Well, they are in my studio. I’m in the process of sanding and refining a grouping of bronze metal clay star embellishments that will...
- Nov 15, 2011
- 2 min
The creative muse is fascinating and fickle.
When she visits me, I seldom know what to expect. Sometimes she grants me an idea and I run with it and the idea grows and often morphs...