Aren’t these earrings adorable? I’ve been wanting to get these bow charms for quite some time, and finally placed a Fire Mountain Gems order not too long ago. Wow, was that a fun box to open! (What’s amazing is how much you…
Hey all! I hope you’re having a great weekend. We got yet more snow today, but at least a lot of the white stuff from last weekend’s blizzard had already melted. I spent the afternoon working on a little project for you…
Once again, I’m struck by the beauty of the humble seed bead. It’s amazing how elegant these simple components look when strung together in multiples. This necklace began its life as necklace from a store. I always liked the colors and the…
A big Valentine’s Day smooch to all my wonderful readers. You are all appreciated more than you know! P.S. Sorry I haven’t posted in over a week. I’ve been distracted by a few other projects. However, I’ll have a lot of great…
“Bead Soup,” simply put, is a collection of beads. It can be completely random, like saving all your extra beads in a bowl, then seeing what you can do with them. Or they can be planned assortments with contrasting or complementary colors….
Dunno what the weather is where you are, but here in New England I’m guessing I’m not the only one who has had enough of winter. I’m so tired of being cold, bleah. Sadly, we probably have another couple months before it…
My friends over at All Free Jewelry Making have just released a wonderful new 38-page free e-book on wire wrapping jewelry. Several of my projects are included, but there many others I want to try. The Spiral Wire Ring, The Sunshine Spiral…
As long time readers may know, I’ve been making video jewelry tutorials for some time now. Of course, each completed video results in a completed piece of jewelry (duh) and at the rate I’ve been going of four to six each month,…
Tim Holtz’s tag for this month is so cool, I thought it needed to be made in a more substantial form than just a tag. A little 5×7 canvas was perfect. However, I quickly realized that Distress Stains and Distress Inks wipe…
I finished sewing this fleece jacket shortly after Christmas and have worn it a lot since then. I’m so glad I have it today because it is 4° here. Yes, you read that right, that’s the number four with nothing else before or after…
