These turquoise nuggets were just begging to be made into a pair of earrings. Often turquoise is combined with silver, but I’m loving the look of the coppery twisted wire beads at the top. The metal beads at the bottom aren’t exactly…
Happy August and Happy What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday! Just a mish-mosh of stuff on my workdesk today. Yes, I have been busy. No, I have not had any particular focus. Can you tell? The large blue thing on the right is…
A reader recently commented on this bracelet I was wearing in a previous video tutorial. I made this some time ago and it’s a favorite. It may look like a series of bangles, but it’s actually one 36-inch length of memory wire,…
I sat down the other night, feeling crafty, and made a bunch of these… And two of these… And these… (plus a few more in different colors) Clicking on the photos will take you to my Art Jewelry Etsy shop, where you…
My granddaughter’s birthday is coming up soon and I wanted to make her something special. She’s a real girly-girl, so I knew these colorful flower charms would be a big hit. I decided to go with a charm bracelet and earrings set….
Today’s What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday shows me in the middle of making another jewelry video, this time for a necklace. I usually don’t use this desk for my video tutorials, but I needed the room for the bead design board. Yes,…
Tim’s tag for July uses a fun technique involving alcohol ink and canned air. (Check out the link for a video with the details.) His tag was patriotic, but I decided to make a few birthday cards for guys instead. After making…
Yesterday being my 25th anniversary, here’s a pic of a tag I made a few weeks ago using a photo from our wedding. Such kids we were! Times and finances being what they are, we aren’t doing much anything by way of celebration,…
This weeks’ mess desk finds me in the middle of making some birthday cards. The free Pink Paislee papers and chipboard accents in the May issue of Cardmaking & Papercraft were why I bought the magazine. The papers are all very pretty…
I pulled a picture of a necklace out of a fashion catalog some time ago. There was just something about the design that appealed to me. Finally, I’m getting around to making it for myself. In the video I explain my thought…
