Jewelry Design

Step by Step Wire

Hello! Today’s feature: wire jewelry. 🙂 Right about now some of you may be receiving your subscriptions to Step by Step Wire magazine – the Dec/Jan 2014 issue is out. I’m especially excited about this issue because not only are there beautiful projects inside, I also have a new wire link project featured. I […]

The Missing Link Book Blog Tour starts now!

A great big WELCOME to you! It’s finally here: the official release date of my new book, The Missing Link – From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry. Over the next week you’ll find inspiration, ideas, and plenty of giveaways, so grab a seat and enjoy the book blog tour – I’m glad you joined us! […]

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 […]

The Missing Link – How to make wire jewelry! {a pre-order}

signed, pre-order copies available here I am so excited to officially begin promoting my new wire book by Interweave, The Missing Link: From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry! You may have seen this cover now on Amazon or the Interweave site, but I’m here to share a few additional pictures and behind-the-scenes. The […]

Focus on Life {Color Crush}

Hello friends! Many of you are participating in or following along with the 52 Weeks – Focus on Life challenge. Can you believe it’s the half-way point already? I don’t know how that happened. Although I haven’t participated every week, I’ve enjoyed jumping in as often as I can. For Week 26, our challenge was […]

Easy Wire 2013

Have you seen the 2013 edition of Easy Wire? I certainly look forward to jewelry publications dedicated to wire jewelry, especially one that only comes out once a year. Interweave’s Easy Wire 2013 is a hefty one – complete with 70 projects. This is my 5th year contributing to this publication, and I hope […]

Bead Table Wednesday

Hello It has been way too long since I participated in Bead Table Wednesdays! What’s been on my bead table lately? It’s that time of the year and I’ve been working on a few teacher’s gifts. Recently I hand-selected two beautiful focal pendants at the Gem and Jewelry Show. I had two teachers in mind […]

Take Your Jewelry Business to the Next Level: An Interview with Tracy Matthews of Flourish & Thrive Academy

In the last few months I have learned volumes about jewelry on the business level. I’ve enjoyed the company of a great group of ladies – fellow jewelry designers, who belong to the Flourish & Thrive Academy community. Tracy Matthews and Robin Kramer are the experts behind the F&TA community, offering virtual business classes for jewelry […]

3 Reasons Why You May Need a Professional Headshot

Recently I decided to go for it and had professional headshots taken. What made me finally take the plunge, after so many years? Maybe to help prepare for my upcoming book. Maybe I was tired of scrambling around for a decent bio picture when needed. Another good reason was the blog redesign I am planning, […]