Jewelry Design

Something new

In a recent Beading Daily post, Jean Campbell listed a few of her favorite Beading Daily projects. I glanced over the projects and one just jumped right out… Janice Berkebile’s Jeweled Pea Pods. I’ve always admired Janice’s wirework and never tried any of her tutorials …so I clicked on over to the Interweave Store […]

Designer Highlight: Livewire Jewelry!

Hello! It was a wonderful Christmas and it sure came and went too fast. I’ve been savoring the slower pace and just know getting back in to the routine will be difficult…but I won’t worry about that just yet! A few days before Christmas I received a square, white box. I wondered if it was […]

Greetings from the Blizzard Capital

Hello Friends I’m writing in the midst of a blizzard warning here in the DC area! This a lot of snow for us! Looks like we’re going to have a white Christmas this year! Good thing I went out and finished up my Christmas shopping yesterday, even missing the big Intergem bead show to do […]

Color Challenge

See this bright bangle bracelet? Would you believe it was inspired by a caterpillar? I’m not sure what originally inspired the lampwork artist (Moon Stumpp) to make her beads, but I pulled out this set of beads and set out to create a bracelet all due to a colorful caterpillar……this one to be exact: Kelly […]

Reasons to smile

Happy Monday everyone! ‘Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. It was back to the grindstone today, and a trip to the DMV no less! With the famous waiting required to renew a driver’s license, my little guy started to get restless. In the end I got so desperate to keep him entertained (he had already gone […]

Easy Wire 2009 – With a Give Away!

It’s here!!! Easy Wire 2009 is out (officially on Oct. 27th)…complete with 60 new designs! I am honored to say I have contributions to this wonderful publication….and you’ll find tutorials from my friends Jeanette and Sharon as well! It just feels so good to see this year’s issue in print after all of the designing […]

Around the world and back again

I’ve been involved in some serious fun behind the scenes. A little journey has begun with a group of my blogland friends….a necklace round robin!! What a wonderful concept…collaborating with friends who I email or whose blogs I visit daily. Even if I can’t meet these ladies in person, we will touch each other’s creations […]

Silly and Spooky

Halloween is just 30 days away, but who’s counting? With today being October 1st, it was a jolt that Halloween is right around the corner. I saw candy corn for sale for the first time in the grocery store. Only one out of the four kids has decided on their Halloween costume. I think […]

In the Victorian dresser drawer…

Do you have an old dresser, maybe even an old Victorian dresser? How about back at Grandma’s house…did you ever get to peek inside that top drawer full of little trinkets and lacy handkerchiefs? If you could see all of the bits and baubles, maybe you would find some pretty old buttons, or a mother […]