With wedding season coming up, I thought these pearls and crystals were the perfect thing for some dangly, sparkly special earrings. No wedding in your future? Make them in any colors you like, how about all the colors of the rainbow? Or…
Happy Friday, all! Today I have for you the second of our question and answer videos. I’m so glad that you all aren’t shy about asking specific questions in the comments on my videos, and I try to address them all. The questions…
This week’s dragon has an oriental flavor. Meet Wen, who is faithfully guarding this little pagoda. If you’d like to see my other dragon creations so far, I’ve made a Thursday’s Dragon Pinterest board just for them. Click on any of the…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! On today’s desk is another wire work project from Abby Hook’s wonderful book, Wire Jewelry Masterclass. You can also see in the upper left the clay colors I’ve chosen for this week’s dragon. I’m usually further along by this…
These sweet earrings are SO easy to make. All you need to make are 12 wrapped loops and two ear wire inserts. Boom, done! It’s the size and type of rings you choose, plus the colors and finishes of the beads that will…
In today’s video I share several of my favorite resources for learning polymer clay techniques. Whether you’d like to sculpt or cane, make jewelry or mixed media pieces, there’s something for you. Here are links to the books I mention in the…
It’s hard to believe it, but we are now one quarter of the way through 2015, and I am one quarter of the way through my 2015 weekly dragon challenge with 13 completed polymer clay dragons. If you’d like to see my…
I hope you all are having a happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday. I’m kinda bummed because I left my laptop on the living floor and look what somebody did. I’m amazed that it’s still working at all. Wait a minute, how…
In these earrings, the wire wraps aren’t just holding it all together, they play a part in the design. Wire spirals make bead caps for the crackled glass beads and funky messy wraps almost have the appearance of another bead above the grey oval…
Many of you have expressed interest in my use of copper wire that was reclaimed from discarded electronics. The fine gauge wire in this pendant came from an old television set. The heavy gauge wire in these bangle bracelets is from old romex…
