- Oct 19, 2012
- 1 min
My new jewelry display is finished!
Last week I gave you a sneak peek at the screen I had just purchased for displaying jewelry. I gave it a trial run by making some forged...
- Oct 15, 2012
- 1 min
Keepsakes are very special…
These are very old photos of my family on my mother’s side. The top photo was taken in the late 1930’s and shows my mother along with...
- Oct 11, 2012
- 1 min
The perfect solution!
My husband is a neatnik and I love that because I never have to clean up after him! He dislikes clutter and I’ll admit that my side of...
- Oct 11, 2012
- 1 min
In memoriam…
Yesterday was difficult and extremely sad. Today the loss is really setting in. I’m gathering up the beds and blankets upon which she...
- Oct 8, 2012
- 1 min
Hattie Sanderson’s new book….
“Contemporary Metal Clay Rings” just arrived in my mailbox. What a delight! I’ve long admired Hattie’s designs – she could easily be...
- Oct 8, 2012
- 1 min
Of all the texturing tools I own…
This decorative tool is one of my favorites. I made it seven years ago while taking a PMC certification class taught by Barbara Becker...
- Oct 4, 2012
- 1 min
Waste not. Want not…
My parents pronounced that old adage often as I was growing up and and as a result, I am quite frugal. Food does not go to waste in this...
- Oct 1, 2012
- 1 min
Great displays are essential to selling jewelry…
In fact, they can make or break a sale. Countless times I’ve seen earrings shown on flimsy and/or dog-eared cards. Some are attached to...
- Sep 27, 2012
- 1 min
Bold and beautiful…
I could easily have made this choker with polymer clay, but given the size of the beads, I wanted them to be as lightweight as possible....
- Sep 24, 2012
- 1 min
Polymer Clay vs Epoxy Resin Clay…
That’s the title of an article in the 2012 issue of “Handcrafted Jewelry” magazine . I’d been experimenting with Epoxy Resin Clay when...
- Sep 20, 2012
- 1 min
How lucky can a girl get…
I love my newfound freedom! No demands, no agenda. Today I have nothing scheduled except a two-hour massage (Steven has poison ivy, so...
- Sep 17, 2012
- 1 min
Since I’ve just reviewed PMC Decade…
I thought you might like to see a pair of earrings that have been created with Precious Metal Clay components. The tiny, textured PMC...
- Sep 13, 2012
- 1 min
A joy to read…
Last year the PMC Guild announced it would be disbanding and would cease publishing the journal, Fusion. Like many other subscribers, I...
- Sep 10, 2012
- 2 min
Change of life…
I feel like a kid just let out of school for summer vacation with weeks of freedom ahead – weeks and months to play and do anything I...
- Sep 7, 2012
- 1 min
Tomorrow’s the day!
I have a collection of over thirty new jewelry pieces that I’ll be showing tomorrow, as well as work that is presently in Brio Gallery’s...
- Sep 5, 2012
- 1 min
Another piece for Brio Gallery!
I definitely prefer working in mixed media. A multitude of design options are possible when one has a variety of materials with which to...
- Sep 3, 2012
- 1 min
Dangles and Drops…
When I first had my ears pierces decades ago, I wore nothing but tiny little earrings that had posts. Petite textured earrings in the...
- Aug 31, 2012
- 1 min
Swing and sway…
That would be a fitting title for these tear drop earrings. Hand cut crystal teardrops of zircon are captured inside hammer-textured...
- Aug 29, 2012
- 1 min
You’ll be seeing more earrings…
A girl can’t have enough of them. They are the one piece of jewelry that I feel totally naked without. I can get by without a necklace,...
- Aug 27, 2012
- 1 min
Have I mentioned that
I have a true fondness for found objects, especially when it comes to components for use in jewelry making. They are often the item that...