Well, phew! After several months of work, I’ve finally finished this piece. I call it “Friends” and consider it a great success simply because it makes me smile. 🙂 (As usual, click on any of the pics to see a larger version.)…
Having an extra set of beading tools that you can easily bring with you is a great idea. There have been a few occasions when friends or family members had jewelry that I could have easily adjusted or repaired for them, if…
It’s always nice to wear pretty jewelry, and even sometimes interesting or unusual jewelry. Then there is the jewelry that’s meaningful, perhaps because it came from a loved one or has special memories. Today’s project makes jewelry that is meaningful in a…
In my year-in-review post a couple weeks ago I alluded to the possibility of doing another personal polymer clay challenge for 2017. As I was disappointed in several of the things I didn’t get done in 2016 I’ve decided that this needs…
These snowflakes are a relaxing project to do with older children or with friends, but they’re also kind of nice to work on by yourself! It was fun digging through all of my small shape cutters and finding different combinations that would…
If you’ve been following my blog for any time at all you know that I just spent entirety of 2015 doing a creative challenge. Specifically, I challenged myself to make a polymer clay dragon every week of the year! Here are a…
****Note: August 2019***** This dragon has been so popular that I finally made a class teaching how to make steampunk dragons in polymer clay. ************************* A steampunk dragon has been on my to-do list from the very beginning of this weekly polymer clay…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday! Today’s desk is full of all sorts of crafting goodies, and every one of them was pulled out just for the Tim Holtz October tag. Yes, this desk was completely empty when I started. Has anyone ever added…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday and the first full day of autumn! (Or happy spring to my friends in the southern hemisphere.) 🙂 Today’s workdesk shows quite the array of supplies needed for Tim Holtz’s September tag. I was happy to try my new Bird…
Sometimes all it takes for inspiration is a lovely grouping of colors. As soon as I saw Swarovski’s “Sea Breeze” assortment of 6mm bicone crystals, I knew what I wanted to do. (Click on either photo for a closer look.) I have…