- Sep 25, 2010
- 1 min
Nautilus Ring
Have I mentioned that I really like big rings? I’m rather petite, but I like jewelry that makes a statement! My “Nautilus” ring...
- Sep 23, 2010
- 1 min
New Tool!
Resin, polymer clay, and Faux Bone™ are materials that cannot endure the heat of soldering, so I use cold connections when making pieces...
- Sep 19, 2010
- 1 min
Polymer Clay Bangle with a Message
Because I like text so much, I enjoy adding it to my jewelry in any way, shape, or form. For instance, when I work in resin, I usually...
- Sep 16, 2010
- 1 min
Solving the Mystery
The title of this very colorful piece, “Solving the Mystery”, is very apropos. This resin pendant contains inclusions of three very...
- Sep 14, 2010
- 1 min
Resin Pod and Silver Daggers Bangle
Thank you to everyone who came to visit me at my trunk show at Brio Gallery on Saturday! This bangle was one of the pieces featured and...
- Sep 11, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Trunk Show Today!
I’m off to Brio Gallery in Galena, IL for my jewelry trunk show. I’ve been toiling in my studio the past four weeks getting ready for...
- Sep 8, 2010
- 1 min
Waste Not…Want Not.
I recycle whenever possible and conserve as much as I’m able. When working in resin , after I’ve finished pouring a project, I often...
- Sep 5, 2010
- 1 min
The Odd Pod
Putting my Fretz forming stakes to the test, I forged this pod using a piece of copper sheet, then textured it by hitting the inside...
- Sep 1, 2010
- 1 min
I Spy…
This ornate bronze pendant is double-sided. One side holds a picture of an eye and the opposite side holds what the eye is spying –...
- Aug 30, 2010
- 1 min
Resin and Polymer Clay with a Musical Theme
Oh, how lovely is the music! “Musica” is the title of this petite pendant. The “Musica” theme is stamped in polymer clay and set in a...
- Aug 23, 2010
- 1 min
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words.
I enjoy looking at a piece of jewelry as if I were in a museum studying a work of art and imagining the story behind the brush...
- Aug 22, 2010
- 1 min
More Fun and Games!
Here’s a pendant that includes dice and a tiny puzzle piece from a jigsaw puzzle that claims to be the world’s smallest – 234 pieces...
- Aug 20, 2010
- 1 min
The Dog Days Return!
After a brief interlude of wonderfully cool weather, the sultry dog days of summer have returned with oppressive high humidity which...
- Aug 19, 2010
- 1 min
Artful Polymer Clay Covered Tools
One of the many things I like about polymer clay is the ability to use it in so many ways! It’s really fun to incase a tool artfully in...
- Aug 18, 2010
- 1 min
Aloha means…
This resin pendant is titled “Aloha”, a word that has so many meanings – love, hello, goodbye, and until we meet again, to name a few. ...
- Aug 17, 2010
- 1 min
Jewelry Trunk Show
I’m really busy right now. I have a trunk show coming up on September 11 at Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois. That’s just three weeks...
- Aug 13, 2010
- 1 min
French Text
I don’t quite know why I’m so enamoured with text, but I do like using it in my work – especially foreign language text. I think it’s...
- Jul 15, 2010
- 1 min
Marginal Error
I’ve finished another resin pendant. I had actually started it in a Susan Lenart Kazmer class at the Bead&Button show this past June. ...
- Jul 11, 2010
- 1 min
Back to Beading…Eventually.
I’ve just realized that I haven’t done any beading this past month – not a bit since Bead&Button! I’ve just been on such a role with...
- Jun 27, 2010
- 1 min
Dollars and Sense
I’m still in the process of cleaning up my workbench. Steven helped me hang pegboard today and I’m clearing tools out of the drawers and...