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Dec 28, 20111 min read

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...

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Dec 26, 20111 min read

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...

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Dec 24, 20111 min read

Anticipation...

Curiosity, and great expectations - like a little child, Peek seems to be pondering what might be inside those packages! She doesn't...

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Dec 22, 20111 min read

More found objects to add to my stash!

While visiting Cedarburg, WI several weeks ago, I stopped in the antique store on the second floor of the old woolen mill (known as...

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Dec 19, 20111 min read

Caught in the act!

Taking a break from hammering metal for a bracelet in the making, I ventured to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. And what did I find...

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Dec 16, 20111 min read

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...

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Dec 13, 20111 min read

The Bead and Button Show catalog has arrived!

And I'm perusing it in-depth trying to decide which classes I’d like to take. More than 600 classes are being offered June 1 through 10....

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Dec 10, 20111 min read

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. ...

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Dec 7, 20111 min read

I started this beading project several months ago...

and I am just getting back to working on it now. Its tentative title is the “Op Art” cuff, a reminder of the 1970’s art movement that...

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Dec 6, 20111 min read

Before Jewelry making became my passion...

Textile art was the medium I chose for my first foray into the arts and crafts arena. I started weaving and knitting in the 1970’s and...

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Dec 3, 20111 min read

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...

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Dec 1, 20111 min read

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...

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Nov 27, 20112 min read

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...

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Nov 24, 20111 min read

Time to reorganize the beading studio!

My space always seems to take on a life of its own. Looking at this photo it’s difficult to believe that a day ago my beading studio...

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Nov 21, 20111 min read

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...

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Nov 18, 20111 min read

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...

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Nov 15, 20112 min read

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...

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Nov 12, 20111 min read

All that glitters is not gold.

In this case, it’s bronze. With the onset of our winter-like weather in the Midwest, I’m dreaming of a tropical climate. My memory...

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Nov 10, 20111 min read

Creating the "Exotic Blossoms" bracelet in Chain Maille...

Has whetted my appetite to make more projects that will combine beading, polymer and metal clays, and chain maille techniques. I love...

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Nov 7, 20111 min read

I’ve been wearing this bracelet every day of late…

It just seems to go with everything in my Fall wardrobe. I basically wear black, brown and gray, and this piece compliments it all! ...

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Barbara Briggs

Barbara is an artist specializing in One-of-a-Kind art jewelry and adornment. She hopes to inspire others to create beautiful objects. Learn more about her here.

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