Jul 30, 20161 min read
A Second Colourway...
After creating my "Marine Life" beaded brooch in lime/lavender/turquoise , I just had to make another! This time I opted for a brooch...
Jul 26, 20161 min read
You Asked For It!
And here it is...my “Marine Life” Bead Embroidered Brooch tutorial is finished! And I’ve assembled several limited edition "Marine Life"...
Sep 4, 20151 min read
Hurray!
The results of the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2015 Jewelry-Making Contest featuring Seed Beads have finally been announced. ...
Jul 14, 20151 min read
It's not all about jewelry-making...
Although it's a wonderful material for making beads and jewelry components, epoxy resin clay does so much more! I've used it for mending...
Jul 8, 20151 min read
Die-version…
It’s lovely to finally have a few free days to do whatever I please! I spent several days last week making metal clay embellishments and...
May 25, 20151 min read
My muse is in overdrive!
She's dancing the Tarantella, turning cartwheels, rushing to and fro, bombarding me with ideas for new jewelry pieces. Lately, my mind is...
Apr 11, 20151 min read
Shelf life...
Practically everything has an expiration date. When it comes to art supplies, thankfully metal lasts forever! Polymer clay may get a...
Mar 25, 20151 min read
The April issue of LJJA has arrived!
LJJA is short for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine and my "Sea Flower" pin/pendant is in the April 2015 issue...pages 30 through...
Nov 13, 20141 min read
The “Fire Dragon” Wrap tutorial is ready!
I’ve just finished proofreading the tutorial for my “Fire Dragon” Wrap design (inspired by Kate McKinnon's book, " Contemporary...
Nov 12, 20141 min read
Timing is everything and...
A scheduled surgery could not happen at a more inopportune time...smack dab in the midst of the holiday season! Thankfully, it is not a...
Jun 9, 20141 min read
Post Show Treasure!
I never know what goodies I’ll come home with from Bead & Button! Besides purchasing a new Fretz hammer with interchangeable heads, this...
May 13, 20141 min read
More fun with the Creative Components Wrap!
I’m in the midst of working on a new geometric cuff, but I felt the need for a brief interlude. My incentive was a project that could be...
Jun 9, 20131 min read
Goodbye Milwaukee. Goodbye Bead and Button!
The last five days I've spent at the Bead and Button Show have been fun-filled, exhilarating, exhausting, and awakening. I've met with...
May 23, 20131 min read
Beading time has been catch as catch can of late...
I haven't really had an entire day to bead in the past three weeks! With the arrival of warmer weather, many chores have demanded my time...
Mar 31, 20131 min read
All finished and ready to ship!
I've been weighing, packaging, and labeling Delica beads, measuring lengths of memory wire, and making tiny seashells molds for both...
Mar 20, 20131 min read
I'm still at it and...
This earth-toned Variation of the Sea Dragon wrist wrap is coming along nicely (albeit, each row for a piece of this length is taking...
Sep 27, 20121 min read
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, 20121 min read
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 I...
Aug 3, 20122 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20121 min read
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...
