- Aug 24, 2012
- 1 min
Happy Accidents…
See these earrings? They were supposed to be a matching pair. Each should have had a tear drop gemstone dangling from the bottom, but as...
- Aug 22, 2012
- 1 min
A finished torpedo pendant…
I couldn’t wait to make a pendant with a fob from the latest polymer collection and here it is. The design is somewhat of a trapeze...
- Aug 20, 2012
- 1 min
Goodbye bird…goodbye Bodega Bay!
My vacation is over. I had a wonderful time in California relaxing and visiting family and beading – the first bit of beading I’d done...
- Aug 17, 2012
- 2 min
I have a rule when beading…
Always check every row you’ve just finished. Unfortunately, I forget to follow my own advice and usually notice a mistake in my beading...
- Aug 15, 2012
- 1 min
Gimme’ shelter…
Meet our new uninvited buddy. It’s a gorgeous day and I’d love to be out on the deck with my beading project, but every time I attempt to...
- Aug 13, 2012
- 1 min
More polymer fun…
Once again, I’ve started with core beads in a variety of sizes – some round while others are pebble shaped. Instead of applying...
- Aug 10, 2012
- 1 min
A study in form, color, and texture…
These petite polymer clay torpedo-shaped fobs were such fun to make! I started by making core beads that look like tiny cigars. After...
- Aug 8, 2012
- 1 min
a new jewelry-making tool!
This tool will come in very handy when I need to put a curve in metal. I found this reasonably priced forming block at the Euro Tool...
- Aug 6, 2012
- 1 min
I’m attracted to jewelry that has…
Texture and surface design. These elements play such an important part in jewelry making. Imagine how different these bronze metal clay...
- Aug 3, 2012
- 2 min
I’m a huge fan of anything that saves time!
I’ve been making jewelry a long time. Having learned with basic hand tools, I was happy enough to use them until I started doing shows...
- Aug 1, 2012
- 1 min
Heads up…
I’ve been working many long hours making new work for my upcoming trunk show and now it’s time to take a break. I’ll be putting my Etsy...
- Jul 30, 2012
- 1 min
Snake Charming…
That’s the title of this mixed media piece. A slithery little serpent (say that fast ten times!), made of polymer clay, twines around a...
- Jul 27, 2012
- 1 min
You know…
Those bronze metal clay stars that I’ve been making are coming in handy already. I had made this bracelet a while ago, but I always felt...
- Jul 25, 2012
- 1 min
Dozens of little metal clay stars…
Channeling Carl Sagan…these petite, textured stars are what I’ve been making. I like having them in my stash, ready to use as bead caps...
- Jul 23, 2012
- 1 min
Baubles, bangles, guitar wire?
My husband changed his guitar strings last week…beautiful brass strings from the same guitar that singer/songwriter extraordinaire, Steve...
- Jul 20, 2012
- 1 min
Another “Bronze Age” piece…
I really love the look of bronze! When polished to a high shine, it resembles gold at a fraction of the cost. If a patina is applied,...
- Jul 18, 2012
- 1 min
Speaking of bugs…
I picked up this book at the Chicago Field Museum. I was attracted by the beautiful water-color illustrations of a variety of bugs that...
- Jul 16, 2012
- 1 min
Beaded Bugs…
When I get the beading bug (pun intended) and do actually pick up needle and thread again, I’m going to play with a few of these designs....
- Jul 11, 2012
- 1 min
“Metal Clay and Color”…
That’s the title of this new book from Kalmbach Publishers. I’ve just received my copy and I’m delighted! The book features projects by...
- Jul 9, 2012
- 1 min
A second framed pendant…
You may remember that I took Robert Dancik’s “Concrete: It’s Not Just For Sidewalks Anymore” class. I don’t really care to muck about...