Have you ever bought a garment and loved it so much you wished you’d bought it in every color, and three of each? If so, then you know how I feel about this fuchsia knit top. The fit is perfect, I love…
My son saw me wire wrapping this bracelet with copper wire and decided to pull the wire out of a bunch of electronics he had saved for recycling. Now I’ve got piles of 28 gauge copper wire and figured I’d better do…
Just in time for Valentine’s day here’s a great sparkly, dangly pair of earrings. With hearts! ….and crystals… and gold. How much better can it get? Now that I’ve gotten used to Swarovski crystals, I don’t think I’ll ever go back…
Here are the earrings to match the necklace I posted last week. This is a super quick project. What makes it special is you can use any beads that catch your fancy. If you find a pair of larger ones that you…
I’ve been asked to teach jewelry making classes at my local Joanne’s and decided to start with the basics. Our first project is all about wire wrapping. With 13 links (that’s 26 wraps) you’ll be a wrapped loop expert by the time…
I have a rather different kind of project for you today. It’s a jewelry video tutorial, as it often is, but these earrings have no wire work involved. Instead, they are held together with waxed linen twine. A dear friend frequents estate…
I’m sure most of my fellow crafters will agree with me when I say that hand made gifts are the best. In fact, one of the gifts I treasure the most is a scarf knitted for me by a friend for Christmas…
Dear readers, yesterday was our Thanksgiving celebration here in the U.S. and I took the day off to spend with family and friends. But I want to be sure to let you know that I am so very thankful for YOU. You,…
Wow, color me impressed. I just finished taking a free family portrait photography class over at Craftsy. I wasn’t really looking to do any family portraits (my kids are grown & gone), but figured any tips I could pick up would be…
More often than not we are inspired by materials. Catalogs and conventions tend to overwhelm with the sheer volume of ideas. But can’t you usually pick up just a simple component, like a length of chain or some beads and have the…
