- May 6, 2012
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It’s a lazy Sunday…
My normal routine of “get up and go” feels somewhat diminished so I may take the day off from my studio. I usually work seven days a...
- May 4, 2012
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More epoxy resin clay pieces to use in jewelry!
I’ve used my entire tube of epoxy resin clay (note to self: must get more!) and I love the “cement” look and color it imparts. I’ll use...
- Apr 29, 2012
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Blog – Shopping on the Miracle Mile…
I love fashion and besides making jewelry, I was born to shop. I’ve had a lot of practice too, but now that I live in the country, I...
- Apr 25, 2012
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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...
- Apr 17, 2012
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It’s not always easy to make a pair of matching earrings…
With bronze metal clay, even if two exact pieces are placed next to each other in a kiln, I find the color of the metal on the finished...
- Apr 13, 2012
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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 6, 2012
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With all the Springtime greenery popping up…
I just had to wear these earrings today! The green is the same as the leaf buds that are bursting open on the trees outside my studio...
- Mar 29, 2012
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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 25, 2012
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It’s taken a while but…
I have FINALLY finished my second bead-embroidered cuff and I’ve learned several valuable lessons while stitching this project. I’ve...
- Mar 20, 2012
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There are a ton of projects on my workbench…
However, they will just have to wait. We’ve been graced with many days of unusual summer-like temperatures for this time of the year and...
- Mar 17, 2012
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Brio Gallery…this one’s for you!
Gallery owner extraordinaire, Marsha Rinetti has been asking for a piece that features one of my “cosmic cabochons” and I’ve finally...
- Mar 14, 2012
- 1 min
Can you hear them?
Birds are singing us awake now. It’s a bit early, but soon Spring peepers will appear and they will make lovely night music! After our...
- Feb 16, 2012
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A question I get asked frequently is…
When making a piece, how do you know when to stop? When is enough – enough? My answer is…it’s all in the eye. You have to have an...
- Jan 27, 2012
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Starry, starry night…
I really like multi-purpose components. My firing of bronze metal clay stars last night produced this batch of lovely little...
- Jan 16, 2012
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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, 2012
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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, 2012
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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 22, 2011
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More found objects to add to my stash!
While visiting Cedarburg, WI several weeks ago, I stopped in the antique store on the second floor of the old woolen mill (known as...
- Dec 13, 2011
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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....
- Dec 6, 2011
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Before Jewelry making became my passion…
Textile art was the medium I chose for my first foray into the arts and crafts arena. I started weaving and knitting in the 1970’s and...