Vintaj patinas have been in my stash for a LONG time, but I’ve only just recently pulled them out to play with again. I love being able to add a permanent color to metal to change its appearance. It’s also great to…
Last week I showed you how to get started creating these darling elf sculptures. I also showed how to make their adorable little gift boxes, with lids that you can open. For some reason it tickles my fancy to be able to…
Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that are the best. I think today’s quick tip falls into that category. If you like making pieces of jewelry that have multiple dangles, but don’t care for all the time and aggravation they can be to assemble,…
These darling little elves are so much fun to sculpt! And their little boxes open, so you can tuck a small gift inside (or hide some chocolate, hehe.) If you don’t feel like making the gift box, your elves can hold ornaments,…
Lately I have had lots and lots of creative ideas for ways to use jewelry making, polymer clay and other crafting supplies. This has resulted in an interesting variety of purchases. You get to preview all of these recent purchases, and I’ll…
When you learn to make not only your own jewelry, but also to create your own beads and components it opens up whole new opportunities for personalizing and making your pieces special. This is especially true during the Christmas season when we…
Have you ever held a glass bead up to the light and admired the glow, and wished it could be lit up like that while you wore it? I have. Which is why I was so excited when I came across a…
If you watched my video about my trip to the bead show, then you’ll know that I was quite impressed with the luminous jewelry kits created by AnglerFish. I wasn’t able to pick up any of the product at the show, but…
Do you have a box full of broken jewelry or perhaps a pile of pieces for one reason or another you just don’t wear anymore? I certainly do, and my box is quite full! In today’s video I will show how I…
In all the years I’ve been making jewelry I’ve come across the term “rolo chain” many times, but have never bothered to look it up until now. What I found out was that, no, it does not refer to the Rollo Candy…
