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…
If you’re a creative person you probably have many projects going on at any given time. But if you’re a beader how do you keep all of those different projects organized and keep your beads from spilling all over the place? This…
Leather is often the perfect choice when creating jewelry for guys. But make just a few alternate design decisions and you can have a really lovely feminine piece. Today’s bracelet combines metallic violet braided leather, rose gold findings and pressed glass flower…
Adding teeny, tiny painted details to our polymer clay and jewelry work can only be accomplished with teeny, tiny paint brushes. I do lots of work in miniature, so I was intrigued by this set of 15 brushes by Arteza. I really…
I’ve been using Swarovski crystal bicone beads for years, but just recently took a closer look at another shape: rivolis. They’re often used in bead weaving and bead embroidery projects, and wow, do they bring on the glitz! As I mention in…
If you’re looking for a simple design for a necklace that’s easy to wear AND uses up some of those jewelry odds & ends you have lying around, I have just the project for you. This lariat is basically just a length…
Most creative people love their tools! And polymer clay artists, in particular, seem to enjoy seeking out unexpected and unusual things to use for creating textures and shapes. If you work with polymer clay, have you ever considered using tools for sculpting…
When Arteza contacted me asking if I’d like to review some of their products I was excited. When I calculated the price of the clay set they were sending me I became less so. This set of 42 colors of polymer clay with…
Think about all the different times and places you’ve seen images of bird’s wings, butterfly wings, angel wings or even fairy wings. Whether in art, fantasy or nature, wings are very beautiful and popular things! I have a little fairy sculpture who…
Silk ribbon embroidery is one of those creative endeavors that gives even the absolute beginner amazing results. With just a one or two simple stitches, you can make all sorts of gorgeous things. It’s also very forgiving, the ribbon does most of…
