Good Reads!

The Unexpected Findings Book Blog Tour stops here!

Welcome to Day 3 of the Unexpected Findings Book Blog Tour! I am so excited to be celebrating the release of Michelle Mach’s brand new book, Michelle hits it out of the jewelry design park with this jam-packed book. She takes an in-depth look at the hardworking components that we need and use in […]

Opening the door to business {for jewelry designers}

Hello + and welcome to my studio! I’m participating in the weekly photo challenge, Focus on Life. For Week #9, our photo prompt is Knock, Knock! Here you see the doors that open into my studio. This room is my little slice of heaven. Along one wall, my collection of Victorian albums are stacked on […]

Hello 2012!

Happy New Year, everyone! We slipped away to the beach over the holiday weekend. There’s something wonderful about a beach town when the crowds are gone … and retracing our steps from the summer time. As many of you can attest, the weather was gorgeous and almost warm this past weekend. Perfect for walking along the […]

A great big WELCOME {new jewelry bloggers}!

Today I have some exciting news to share. Our bead blogging community has grown by two new and wonderful blogs! First up I’d like to introduce you Alice Peterson’s new jewelry blog: Alice Dreaming. I love the name she has chosen for her blog – simple but says it all. Many of you already know […]

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry virtual book tour – it stops here!

Welcome to the next stop in the virtual tour featuring Barbara Lewis’ brand new book, “Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: a Workshop in Painting with Fire”. I am honored to join in as Barbara is both a mentor and a friend. I was fortunate to meet Barbara when we hosted her workshop in Reston back in March of […]

We have a winner…..(and a SECOND chance too!)

Have you heard? The UPS truck pulled up to my house just today and handed me a box straight from Interweave. Tucked inside I found a copy of Wire Style 2 just for one of you….the give away WINNER. Without further ado, I’m happy to announce that Janea of Organized Chaos has won the free copy of Wire Style […]

Hot off the press: Wire Style 2 {and a give away!}

I am so thrilled to introduce Wire Style 2, a brand new book full of inspiration from NINE top jewelry designers, complete with an instructional DVD. Wire Style 2 by Denise Peck is packed with 45 new and phenomenal wire designs! You may know Denise as the remarkable editor of Step by Step Wire magazine, and author […]

Tarnished Treasures

How about a little Show and Tell? I read a blog recently in which the writer noted, “if the children have Show and Tell at school, why don’t we do the same here on our blogs?” I think this is a big part of what our blogs are about. And for non-writers like me, it’s […]

Win a little jewelry inspiration! …and now there’s more – please reread!

Did you see 101 Bracelets, Necklaces, and Earrings hit the stands last week? It’s a huge one, filled with great projects past issues of Beadwork and Stringing. You’ll probably recognize many of the designers in this issue. To celebrate the upcoming holiday weekend and to thank you for stopping by, I thought – why not give away a […]