In whatever kinds of things you make or materials you work in, there is always a huge assortment of tools to choose from. There are basic tools, specialized tools, cheap tools, expensive tools, tools you don’t need, and tools you can’t live…
It’s important to me to be honest and fair in my assessments of all the polymer clay and jewelry products I get sent to review. I have to tell you, my honest and fair assessment of the Bohem Style jewelry boxes is…
So often I’ve passed over filigree bead caps in favor of solid findings that hide connections. But, that’s left me with lots and lots of filigree style caps! To solve that problem I created an earring design that embraces the fact that…
Earlier this year I did a review of the first Facet Jewelry Subscription box. Recently the folks at Facet reached out to me and asked if I’d like to review another box. Since I was curious to see what had changed, I…
There are so many cool surface effect techniques out there for polymer clay, and it’s fun to play and see what you can come up with. But then, what do you do with all those lovely veneers you’ve created? Today’s video is…
There’s something about the rhythm and grace of a cluster of berries that I think is beautiful. Today’s video is my interpretation of autumn leaves and berries on a vine as a pair of earrings. Waxed linen twine stands in for branches…
What was the first thing you did when you started playing with polymer clay? If you are like many of us, you probably rolled it into a ball to make a bead. Lots of beautiful pieces of jewelry start with simple, hand…
One of the most fun things about working in polymer clay is the endless array of possibilities. With this amazing material kids can create cute projects, jewelers can make beads, pendants and findings and artists make wonderful things that end up in…
Have you ever looked at unusually shaped beads and wondered what in the world you could do with them? Today I have a project that combines several intriguing bead shapes. This necklace uses daggers, triangles and a trapezoid pendant, plus several other…
Now that September has arrived, some fall themed jewelry is in order, wouldn’t you agree? Here in New England the colors of fall are lovely, but I decided to go in a different direction with this bracelet design. I kept my bracelet…