Mar 28, 20101 min read
Fit for a Queen
I've just finished reworking the regal "Fit for a Queen" necklace. The center focal crystal that I had originally used in the sample...
Mar 27, 20101 min read
Silver Metal Clay
Some of you have heard of silver metal clay, but may not know much about it. Manufactured in Japan, it has been available in the U.S....
Mar 26, 20101 min read
Jewelry Making Supplies
Artists are always on the lookout for new materials to use in their work and I'm often asked where I find interesting and unique...
Mar 25, 20101 min read
More Modern Art
I haven't worked with enamel in quite sometime...it is not for the person who likes immediate gratification! Some day I may once again be...
Mar 24, 20101 min read
Sojourn
I've just returned from seven days of rest and relaxation in northern California where I met this fine feathered friend...I think his...
Mar 23, 20101 min read
Happy Colors
This bracelet is a riot of colors and fittingly titled "Carnival". It is a result of left over beads from other projects, beads I've...
Mar 22, 20101 min read
One Hundred Legs
Well, perhaps one hundred legs is a slight exaggeration, but this sterling bracelet makes me think of a dancing centipede. It was my...
Mar 21, 20101 min read
Polymer Bangles
Three years ago I was privleged to attend a workshop at Celie Fago's studio in Vermont. I was rather new to polymer clay and eager to...
Mar 20, 20101 min read
Winging it!
Dangling from the bottom of this necklace is a pendant that I call a "Pegasus Wing" which was created with bronze metal clay. It dangles...
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Giving Back
My jewelry making endeavours began over twenty years ago. My beginning experiences in learning the art were fraught with trials, errors,...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Eat Your Vegetables!
It was springtime when I created this neck piece. The winter had been long and so very cold and my thoughts were focused on renewal and...
Mar 17, 20101 min read
One-of-a-Kind
When looking at a one-of-a-kind piece, do you ponder what steps went into its creation? Having an idea to make a certain work is the...
Mar 16, 20101 min read
Lucky Bangle
A Bakelite die, carved bone rabbit, several lovely lampworked beads, and fine silver metal clay beads adorn this bangle. I think of...
Mar 14, 20101 min read
Cat Whiskers
You may think this rather daft, but I have a small jar in which I keep whiskers that have fallen from my cat's sweet little faces. I...
Mar 13, 20101 min read
Girls Just Wann'a Have Fun!
Do you remember your first string of Pop beads? I received mine for my tenth birthday and they looked like huge pearls. I felt so...
Mar 12, 20101 min read
They're Here!
Yes ! The collection of lampworked beads that I ordered on Superstars Night from Sarah Moran of Z-Beads has arrived! I like them so...
Mar 11, 20101 min read
Inspiration
I'm often asked what inspires me and my answer is always "Almost everything!" and that' s really true. Recently a collection of medieval...
Mar 10, 20101 min read
Glass Menagerie
Beautiful glass...dichoric, pressed, blown, cast. Modern, vintage...it's all wonderful! I love the colors of the glass in this...
Mar 9, 20101 min read
Lampworking Classes?
The Bead & Button show is only a few months away. I always attend the show because there are so many vendors under one roof from whom...
Mar 8, 20101 min read
Beaded Felt
When it comes to felting, I did a bit of experimenting years ago when I still had my weaving studio/yarn shop in Cedarburg, WI. It was...
