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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 […]
Boots & Bliss coming to artBLISS!
Jeanette and I are excited to kick off the new year by offering a new artBLISS mini retreat. We’re welcoming our two favorite Texans, Diane Cook and Deryn Mentock – designers who are known for their big hearts and big talent (they say everything is big in TX!). The round-up will take place over two […]
artBLISS 2013 – a weekend of bliss!
In a flash, our long-awaited weekend of art bliss has come and gone. I heard several times afterwards that artBLISS 2013 was the best one yet. I have to agree – it just keeps getting better. Artists, bloggers, jewelry designers, friends – we all gathered for a weekend of camaraderie and workshops. We came with our hopes […]
BTW and Handmade Buttons
I’m sliding in, just in time to share a Bead Table Wednesday post. I would have posted sooner, but I worked hard on staying focused (and offline!). I have been gathering up a selection of beads, with a few projects in mind. These bead color palettes are very different, but they have one thing in […]
A collection of clasps
This is my favorite transformation – shiny metal to the rustic look of oxidized metal. Oh there is so much more character with the patina, wouldn’t you say? I’ve been busy with wire projects this week and found that making these wire components really kept ideas flowing. Here are four sets of handmade heavy-gauge wire […]
Art Saves – with guest curator Barbara Lewis!
I’m happy to share that our friend and author extraordinaire, Barbara Lewis, has been the featured Guest Curator over at Crescendoh all week! As you may know, Jenny Doh is the creator of an inspiring series known as Art Saves. Artists from every sort of background are featured and their personal art journeys are shared. Read […]
Something new
Hello! Seems I’ve been all caught up with summer lately and haven’t shown any jewelry in some time! Believe it or not, I have been burning the midnight oil lately creating jewelry, but I am tucking those away for long-term projects. I do have a sweet necklace to share though, this one features a stoneware […]
Something old and something new
Hello! I’ve got a little something “new” to start my post with today. Sometimes you realize it really is a small world. During my recent trip to Bead & Button, I happened to be at the Kalmbach booth just as the book signing for Beading Across America was wrapping up. It was a neat scene, […]