- Oct 23, 2016
- 1 min
They’re Ready!
My “Geometric Warped Square Arrow” Drop Earrings were such fun to make that I will want to create several more pair in different colors!...
- Oct 8, 2016
- 1 min
One-of-a-Kind…
A bit of “eye candy” to start the weekend…I’ve just assembled three more “Sea Garden” bead-embroidered brooch kits in an array of...
- Sep 17, 2016
- 1 min
Razzle-Dazzle!
Do these speak to you? I look at them and want to start another bead embroidery project immediately! After honing edges and refining...
- Sep 12, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Happening in the Studio?
The photo says it all…I’m creating more resin cabochons. Some are sea-themed and embedded with tiny seashells for my “ Marine Life ” and...
- 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...
- Apr 11, 2016
- 1 min
Sorry if this is redundant…
I apologize for posting this topic once again, but there is still some confusion amongst my readership since I transferred my blog...
- Nov 4, 2015
- 1 min
At the workbench today…
I’m in the process of creating several more pairs of earrings. They have become my favorite “go to” jewelry of late and there are several...
- Oct 23, 2015
- 2 min
Mary, Queen of Scots…
Mary’s life was fraught with complication. Upon the death of her father, James V of Scotland only six days after her birth, Mary ascended...
- Oct 1, 2015
- 1 min
It’s not all about making jewelry…
Utilitarian items have been on my bench over the years as well…a series of small brass picture frames for one. Then there was the...
- Sep 10, 2015
- 1 min
Le Roi Soleil…
Louis XIV, known as the Sun King ruled as King of France for 72 years, the longest reign of any European Monarch in history. He was a...
- Sep 1, 2015
- 1 min
My first project using the new star-cutter set…
You may have already guessed that my first project using the new star-cutter set I recently purchased would be another pair of...
- Aug 21, 2015
- 1 min
What’s on my workbench now?
Another pair of earrings is in progress…this time a variation on a Maltese cross known as a cross pattée. This form of the cross appears...
- Jul 16, 2015
- 1 min
Just finished…
When it comes to heart-themed jewelry, there are those who simply can’t abide it and those who love it…I fall into the latter category!...
- 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...
- Jun 30, 2015
- 1 min
It’s a metal clay play day!
I’ve already sold out of the collections of fine silver metal clay Ammonite components I listed several days ago so it’s time to make...
- Jun 6, 2015
- 1 min
The latest from my workbench…
I’ve just finished a somewhat ambitious project…a very large pendant measuring 65mm in width by 130mm in length. The substantial disk...
- May 16, 2015
- 1 min
I’ve been watching “The Tudors” and…
My work is influenced by what I see. Being exposed to so much Medieval period jewelry worn by damsels in distress is partially...
- May 13, 2015
- 1 min
The long pendant is finished…
Several posts ago (Upcycling Bicycle Chain), I showed a bead woven pendant dangling from a bicycle gear chain that I had found some time...