Today’s creative exploration video came about because of a chance thought that came to me at the end of recording my Altered Bezels video. Sometimes I think that’s the nature of creativity: we explore, try new things, push the boundaries, but it’s…
It’s been a lot of fun working on this series on all the different types of jewelry chain. I hope you’ve been enjoying it as well! What I discovered while researching figure 8 chain is that it can be many many different…
Today’s project is just a little bit fall-ish. Autumn officially began last week, but it’s still feeling quite a bit like summer around here. I wasn’t quite ready to go all out fall colors, so just a few hints of fall with…
Ordering products from PolyClayPlay.com has come up several times in conversations with other polymer clay artists. But, I will admit to being a little slow to catch on sometimes, lol. I finally got around to placing an order with them, and wow,…
I’ve seen it so many times before and yet it always amazes me that having to seek solutions to design problems always leads to a better finished design than if you didn’t have the problem in the first place. I’m not entirely…
A fair amount of research goes into each of these Friday Findings videos and I always enjoy learning more about the materials we use in our creations. So often we take these things for granted, not really thinking about how much work…
Have you ever had too much of a jewelry supply you didn’t really care for? This project began because I found myself with a supply of far more copper split rings that I would ever want or need to use. The idea for…
Did you know that I made a Friday Findings video on cable chain over a year ago? It made me wonder why I had put off making any more videos in a series on chains. The only conclusion I can come to…
The simplicity and ease of using purchased molds is always enticing. But it wars with the rebel/creative person in me who wants her work to look completely unique and not like anybody else’s. The wonderful thing about clay is that you can…
Have you tried bead weaving? If you have or if you’ve done any work at all with seed beads then you are probably aware that there are a whole variety of needles out there called “beading needles. In today’s video I show…
