Aug 3, 20101 min read
Beading on a Jet Plane
Whenever I'm on the road, I take a good book and a beading project along. I love that beading is so portable and easy to travel with! ...
Aug 2, 20101 min read
Fine Silver Metal Clay Versus Fine and Sterling Silver Sheet
Granted, I love working fine silver metal clay. I like that I can get the look and feel of a cast object without the expense of...
Aug 1, 20101 min read
Text Earrings
I have several pairs of resin earrings that have finally cured hard and crystal clear and I'm now able to finish them. It usually takes...
Jul 30, 20101 min read
More Goodies!
I love my UPS man - he keeps bringing me goodies! This is a disk cutter and shaping set which comes in a lovely wooden box. With this...
Jul 29, 20101 min read
Christmas in July!
I think Santa Claus must be stuck in my chimney because all sorts of great things are arriving this week! Here is my darling Kate Wolf...
Jul 27, 20101 min read
Polymer Clay with an Asian Attitude!
I'm attending a cooking class on Friday night. The menu is titled "Asian Style". Next week I'll be dining on dim sum in San Francisco's...
Jul 27, 20101 min read
A Mixed Media Collage
Mixed media...I love it! It's difficult for me to settle on one passion. Without question, I love working in metal, but the colors one...
Jul 25, 20101 min read
Torch Firing
One of the classes I wish I'd had time to take at Bead&Button this past June was the torch fired enamels class taught by Susan...
Jul 23, 20101 min read
Faux Bone Bangle
I'm really having a good time working with Faux Bone™ . This piece has a contemporary feel, yet the "old world sepia toned finish...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
A Good Read
I have an extensive collection of jewelry making books on my shelves and am obviously still collecting. As I've been an admirer of...
Jul 20, 20101 min read
Before and After
At the 2008 PMC conference, I attended one of Robert Dancik's lectures which I found to be very interesting and informative. During the...
Jul 18, 20101 min read
Food for Thought
I'll admit that most of my bedtime reading leans toward technical jewelry books, hoping that in reading them before sleep, some of that...
Jul 17, 20101 min read
Half Gone!
I can hardly believe that summer is already half over! I'm going to have to tear myself away from my workbench and make time to cozy up...
Jul 15, 20101 min read
Marginal Error
I've finished another resin pendant. I had actually started it in a Susan Lenart Kazmer class at the Bead&Button show this past June. ...
Jul 13, 20101 min read
Steel Strength
I've been reading Robert Dancik's book , "Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry". I find it a...
Jul 11, 20101 min read
Back to Beading...Eventually.
I've just realized that I haven't done any beading this past month - not a bit since Bead&Button! I've just been on such a role with...
Jul 9, 20101 min read
Into the Deep, Dark Forest
I've just finished another pendant which I've titled "Nature Walk". I've taken many a jaunt through our woodlands searching for ...
Jul 7, 20101 min read
Matte Finished Resin Pendant
I worked on several resin pieces today that I had poured last week. They were throughly cured and just waiting to become art! I thought...
Jul 6, 20101 min read
Splender in the Grass!
Our prairie is splendid this year! The Black-eyed Susans are just beginning to bloom as are the Pale Pink and Purple Coneflowers, but my...
Jul 3, 20101 min read
Newly Acquired!
Isn't it beautiful! I've just added this set of Fretz Forming Stakes to my tool collection. I just couldn't resist it! Seven smooth...
