- Aug 26, 2016
- 1 min
It’s been a crazy, busy week…
I didn’t have a spare moment to bead, do metalwork, or anything else remotely creative. We have company coming for the weekend so there...
- Aug 13, 2016
- 1 min
And now for something completely different…
Just kidding! I’m still having fun with the “Marine Life” brooch design. This black-lime-green rendition is the latest. Several kits in...
- Jul 30, 2016
- 1 min
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, 2016
- 1 min
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”...
- Jul 22, 2016
- 1 min
Just Finished…
My “Marine Life” bead-embroidered brooch is a combination of sea urchin and what one might glimpse from a glass-bottomed boat! Featured...
- Jul 17, 2016
- 1 min
Well…
I did manage to get a bit of beading accomplished this week (I’m working on another beaded brooch using a 20mm resin sea-themed cabochon...
- Jul 11, 2016
- 1 min
I’ve Just Started…
I had every intention of devoting most of this past week to creating a new beaded brooch and tutorial, but daily minutiae piled up! With...
- Sep 4, 2015
- 1 min
Hurray!
The results of the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2015 Jewelry-Making Contest featuring Seed Beads have finally been announced. ...
- Jul 14, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
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 34...
- Jan 23, 2015
- 1 min
Adieu, but not forever!
I recently sent this piece off to the photographer who does work for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine. My step-by-step project...
- Jan 13, 2015
- 1 min
For your viewing pleasure…
I have just finished a new collection of “Cosmic Cabochons”, named thus because the miniscule particles of dispersed glitter (a.k.a....
- Jan 10, 2015
- 2 min
Creating resin cabochons…
I’m busy at it…I need a cabochon for my next bead embroidery project so I’m making several others at the same time to have on hand and...
- Nov 17, 2014
- 1 min
Time for change…
My body of work over the past two years has consisted of geometrically bead woven pieces and I’ve actually beaded myself into a severe...
- Nov 13, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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...
- Nov 9, 2014
- 1 min
Hurrah!
My “Fire Dragon” Wrap is finally finished and I love it! From head to tail and every Wing and Horn in between, this collar is quite the...