Oct 22, 20121 min read
New jewelry listings in my Etsy shop and a Bonus!
I don’t often have finished jewelry pieces for sale in my Etsy shop. Most often, I put my jewelry making efforts into creating pieces...
Oct 19, 20121 min read
My new jewelry display is finished!
Last week I gave you a sneak peek at the screen I had just purchased for displaying jewelry. I gave it a trial run by making some forged...
Oct 15, 20121 min read
Keepsakes are very special...
These are very old photos of my family on my mother's side. The top photo was taken in the late 1930’s and shows my mother along with...
Oct 11, 20121 min read
The perfect solution!
My husband is a neatnik and I love that because I never have to clean up after him! He dislikes clutter and I'll admit that my side of...
Oct 11, 20121 min read
In memoriam...
Yesterday was difficult and extremely sad. Today the loss is really setting in. I'm gathering up the beds and blankets upon which she...
Oct 8, 20121 min read
Hattie Sanderson's new book....
"Contemporary Metal Clay Rings" just arrived in my mailbox. What a delight! I've long admired Hattie's designs - she could easily be...
Oct 8, 20121 min read
Of all the texturing tools I own...
This decorative tool is one of my favorites. I made it seven years ago while taking a PMC certification class taught by Barbara Becker...
Oct 4, 20121 min read
Waste not. Want not...
My parents pronounced that old adage often as I was growing up and and as a result, I am quite frugal. Food does not go to waste in this...
Oct 1, 20121 min read
Great displays are essential to selling jewelry...
In fact, they can make or break a sale. Countless times I’ve seen earrings shown on flimsy and/or dog-eared cards. Some are attached to...
Sep 27, 20121 min read
Bold and beautiful...
I could easily have made this choker with polymer clay, but given the size of the beads, I wanted them to be as lightweight as possible....
