May 19, 20151 min read
I have only one…
Instead of taking classes, I'm watching jewelry-making and wire-working instructional DVDs and I’ve ordered quite a few of them recently....
May 16, 20151 min read
I’ve been watching “The Tudors” and…
My work is influenced by what I see. Being exposed to so much Medieval period jewelry worn by damsels in distress is partially...
May 13, 20151 min read
The long pendant is finished...
Several posts ago (Upcycling Bicycle Chain), I showed a bead woven pendant dangling from a bicycle gear chain that I had found some time...
May 10, 20151 min read
I’m sorting through my Found Objects drawer and…
As I have time, I’m assembling collections that will contain many elements! Game pieces, dominoes, dice, drilled shell beads, wire cages,...
May 7, 20151 min read
And here it is...
Remember all those cast twigs, silver wire, drilled pebbles and pyrite nuggets shown in my previous post? Here's the finished piece!...
May 4, 20151 min read
What's on my workbench today...
Fine silver cast twigs, sterling silver wire, drilled pebbles and nuggets of pyrite...I'm sorting through and selecting the pieces that...
May 1, 20151 min read
Sometimes you make beads that you just can’t bear to part with…
You add them to your stash and save them for a future piece that you have in mind because they’ll be so perfect for it! And then you go...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
I'm so pleased!
Issue 19 of "Bead Me" digital magazine is out and I'm so pleased to have an article featuring my mixed-media and beadwork included!...
Apr 25, 20151 min read
One cuff made with more to go!
I’ve been working along to Bill Fretz’s instructional DVD, “Basic Jewelry Hammering and Forming” and have just finished my first piece…a...
Apr 22, 20151 min read
Upcycling bicycle chain...
I just love using found objects in my work! I truly don’t remember where I found this bicycle gear chain, but I do remember that it was...
Apr 19, 20151 min read
Whew!
The cleanup of my workbench is completed and I’m ready to start creating with metal again! I’ve made some recent tool and equipment...
Apr 16, 20151 min read
With the money I've saved...
By not going to Bead & Button this year, I'm able to upgrade some of my jewelry-making tools! Having perused the Fretz tools webpages on...
Apr 14, 20151 min read
Only six are available...
While organizing my studios (I’m still not finished!) and sorting through trays of beads, I took time to assemble a collection containing...
Apr 11, 20151 min read
Shelf life...
Practically everything has an expiration date. When it comes to art supplies, thankfully metal lasts forever! Polymer clay may get a...
Apr 8, 20151 min read
It’s like Christmas in April!
I can’t believe the “treasures” I’m rediscovering. while cleaning my metals studio. I've already sorted through the Delicas, seed, and...
Apr 6, 20151 min read
I needed a break from sorting beads so...
I’m tackling the task of cleaning and reorganizing my metals studio. I have the TV rolled up to the door so I can listen and occasionally...
Apr 3, 20151 min read
At the moment...
I’m a bit overwhelmed. Assembling the six new storage cabinets was the easy part, but sorting out my collections of beads,...
Mar 31, 20151 min read
One down, five to go...
My beads and jewelry-making paraphernalia have been stashed in every available nook and cranny for far too long. It was definitely time...
Mar 28, 20151 min read
In lieu of attending classes at Bead & Button this year...
I’ve ordered a slew of instructional DVDs from some of the best teachers around! The reviews of those I've chosen are highly rated and...
Mar 25, 20151 min read
The April issue of LJJA has arrived!
LJJA is short for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine and my "Sea Flower" pin/pendant is in the April 2015 issue...pages 30 through...
