Subscription boxes are SO popular right now! I think there must be one for just about every interest. Since I’m a creative person, my favorite types of monthly boxes are those that contain supplies or kits for new projects. Which is why…
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…
Do you love technology, or do you hate it? I’m guessing since you are reading this blog post you likely either love it or are somewhere in between. I hate the way technology can make us dependent on it, sometimes past the…
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…
Those affordable set of dozens of jewelry findings are awesome, but sometimes they can be a bit overwhelming. After all, what are you going to DO with all of that? In today’s video I’ll go through a gorgeous set of filigree…
Many of you have asked me for advice in choosing and using colors in your jewelry and polymer clay work. It always makes me so sad to hear of folks who say they are afraid to use color, as for me it’s…
Have you ever passed by a beautiful strand of chip beads because you didn’t know what you would do with them? Or perhaps you have some chips in your stash that have languished there for far too long for the same reason?…
