Apr 25, 20121 min read
I'm saving my pennies, nickels, and dimes...
Temptation abounds! I receive emails daily from various bead companies offering sale upon sale, but the Bead and Button show is now ...
Apr 21, 20121 min read
Like having two pieces of jewelry…
This mixed media one-of-a-kind reversible brooch gives a lot of fashion mileage! It is titled “Past time”. One side of this hammer...
Apr 19, 20121 min read
Working with Epoxy Resin Clay…
It’s something I should have done two years ago…that’s how long ago I bought this tube. Like many purchases I make at the Bead and...
Apr 13, 20121 min read
My “Princess Ananka’s Ring” is finished…
I’m very pleased with it! I have always loved the rich color of bronze. When I removed the ring from the kiln, the color was a...
Apr 11, 20121 min read
Have you tried carving clay?
This is something you can do with both metal clay and polymer clay. You can create original designs by rolling out and curing small...
Apr 9, 20121 min read
If you’re a pastry chef…
You may recognize these as helpful gadgets used to cut out puff pastry, but they are also marvelous for cutting out metal and polymer...
Mar 29, 20121 min read
Ready for the kiln...
These bronze metal clay embellishments are almost ready to be fired. I've dried them thoroughly on a thin sponge in a hydrator. The...
Mar 23, 20121 min read
Oh, what lovely colors and textures!
These beautiful leather pieces just arrived in my mailbox! I ordered them from BeadsEast.com and I'll use them for the backing material...
Jan 16, 20121 min read
Repairing a beadwoven piece...
By their very nature, beadwoven pieces are delicate in comparison to metal jewelry. Thread is simply not as permanent. Yes, there are...
Jan 14, 20121 min read
Storage...
One never seems to have enough. I’ve already filled three jewelry boxes with pieces I’ve made over the last twenty years – pieces I can’t...
Jan 11, 20121 min read
My Bead&Button Classes are locked in!
It was a tough decision. I would like to have added more to my list, but I only have three free days in which to attend classes. Those...
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...
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....
Oct 8, 20111 min read
New bronze metal clay seashell buttons and embellishments...
have been added to m y Etsy shop. I've had several orders for these petite treasures which make wonderful necklace and bracelet...
Oct 5, 20111 min read
These jewelry making DVDs...
from the Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist Metalsmith Essential series recently arrived in my mailbox and I'll be watching them while I...
Jun 12, 20111 min read
Ooooohhh! What wonderful goodies...
I've returned home with! My s tash includes the tiniest seed pearls I've ever seen plus luscious, large keishi pearls in the most...
Jun 9, 20111 min read
I must admit...
that I love jewelry making t ools, especially these beautiful hammers made by Bill Fretz. In my eyes, they are works of art in...
May 12, 20111 min read
The Bead and Button Show...
is only weeks away! I'm already dreaming of the goodies I'll pick up at the floor show. Every year I return home with my suitcase...
May 6, 20111 min read
One of the things I like most about beading...
is the portability factor. Unlike many creative endeavours, especially those that require heavy equipment like metalsmithing, beading...
Feb 3, 20111 min read
Life in the country...
is wonderful and I don't miss city living a bit, but when we have a massive snow storm with three feet of snow arriving in one day, it...
