- Aug 20, 2012
- 1 min
Goodbye bird...goodbye Bodega Bay!
My vacation is over. I had a wonderful time in California relaxing and visiting family and beading - the first bit of beading I'd done...
- Aug 17, 2012
- 2 min
I have a rule when beading...
Always check every row you've just finished. Unfortunately, I forget to follow my own advice and usually notice a mistake in my beading...
- Aug 15, 2012
- 1 min
Gimme' shelter...
Meet our new uninvited buddy. It's a gorgeous day and I'd love to be out on the deck with my beading project, but every time I attempt to...
- Aug 13, 2012
- 1 min
More polymer fun...
Once again, I've started with core beads in a variety of sizes - some round while others are pebble shaped. Instead of applying...
- Aug 10, 2012
- 1 min
A study in form, color, and texture...
These petite polymer clay torpedo-shaped fobs were such fun to make! I started by making core beads that look like tiny cigars. After...
- Aug 8, 2012
- 1 min
a new jewelry-making tool!
This tool will come in very handy when I need to put a curve in metal. I found this reasonably priced forming block at the Euro Tool...
- Aug 6, 2012
- 1 min
I'm attracted to jewelry that has...
Texture and surface design. These elements play such an important part in jewelry making. Imagine how different these bronze metal clay...
- Aug 3, 2012
- 2 min
I'm a huge fan of anything that saves time!
I've been making jewelry a long time. Having learned with basic hand tools, I was happy enough to use them until I started doing shows...
- Aug 1, 2012
- 1 min
Heads up...
I've been working many long hours making new work for my upcoming trunk show and now it's time to take a break. I'll be putting my Etsy...
- Jul 30, 2012
- 1 min
Snake Charming...
That's the title of this mixed media piece. A slithery little serpent (say that fast ten times!), made of polymer clay, twines around a...