May 25, 20151 min read
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...
May 22, 20151 min read
Can one have too many earrings?
I’ve accumulated a really nice stash of Faux Bone™. If you haven’t heard of it, Faux Bone™ is sold by Robert Dancik and used as an ivory...
May 19, 20151 min read
I have only one…
Instead of taking classes, I'm watching jewelry-making and wire-working instructional DVDs and I’ve ordered quite a few of them recently....
May 16, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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...
May 10, 20151 min read
I’m sorting through my Found Objects drawer and…
As I have time, I’m assembling collections that will contain many elements! Game pieces, dominoes, dice, drilled shell beads, wire cages,...
May 7, 20151 min read
And here it is...
Remember all those cast twigs, silver wire, drilled pebbles and pyrite nuggets shown in my previous post? Here's the finished piece!...
May 4, 20151 min read
What's on my workbench today...
Fine silver cast twigs, sterling silver wire, drilled pebbles and nuggets of pyrite...I'm sorting through and selecting the pieces that...
May 1, 20151 min read
Sometimes you make beads that you just can’t bear to part with…
You add them to your stash and save them for a future piece that you have in mind because they’ll be so perfect for it! And then you go...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
I'm so pleased!
Issue 19 of "Bead Me" digital magazine is out and I'm so pleased to have an article featuring my mixed-media and beadwork included!...
