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It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so popping in to post a video of my finds at the International Gem and Jewelry Show. It’s back in Austin this weekend! It is also ACL fest weekend, so I won’t be going back tomorrow. I got all my shopping in during this one trip. I made… Continue reading Oct2024 Gem and Jewelry Show Finds

Lately, I have been struggling with inspiration and design ideas. Do you ever feel like you have made everything you have in you? I’ve posted previously about the goimagine monthly maker challenge, and July is Silver Lining. You would think I could come up with something working with metal, but I have been at a… Continue reading Overcoming Creative Block: the goimagine July Silver Lining Challenge

Recently, as I was trying to sleep, I started thinking about a necklace I made a while back, before I was even a business. I thought it must be in my box of stuff to revisit, so I got that box out and went through it. Not only did I find the necklace I had… Continue reading Giving New Life to Some Old Pieces

I really would like to keep to a regular blogging schedule, I just don’t always have that much to say. Often, a piece or an idea I’m working on takes a long time to come together, and there just isn’t much to share on a weekly basis. I also have a full time desk job,… Continue reading Catching Up on a Random Wednesday

I haven’t been beading much lately, in part due to my focus on learning air dry clay, but also, I just haven’t felt inspired. I think dry spells are part of the creative process, but it is a struggle going through one. I have wondered if I have made everything I ever will, if I… Continue reading Back to Beading

Well, it has been a while since I’ve blogged, and I’m not really sure where I want to go with this today, but exciting news, I got a sale this weekend on the goimagine marketplace. It appears to have come from the marketplace, not from my marketing or even a google search, and I’m thrilled… Continue reading Good News to Share

Making jewelry is my second job. I also have a day job that actually pays the bills. Last week, our annual planning meeting was held in Chicago, and since I have some friends there, I stayed through the weekend. I didn’t take any jewelry because I forgot it, along with my personal phone charger, my… Continue reading Mielo Abelo Designs Goes to Chicago

I shared last week about my struggle with the April Maker Challenge, https://mieloabelo.com/ah-bittersweet-failure-reality-of-a-makers-life/. This week, I am sharing a success. After not being able to make my beading project work the way I wanted, I switched back to air dry clay. Being so new at this medium, I have not felt quite confident enough to… Continue reading Celebrating success – join me and make butterfly earring dangles

I wasn’t going to post about this, mostly because I hate to sound like I’m whining, but since failure is a big part of my personal experience as a maker, and I’m sure I’m not alone, I thought I would share. The marketplace I am currently partnering with, goimagine, holds monthly themed challenges for seller… Continue reading Ah, Bittersweet Failure – Reality of a Maker’s Life

Continuing in my adventures into air dry clay, I wanted to play with adding some color to wet clay. I tried both mica powder and alcohol ink. I like the results of both. The video using the mica powder was too much editing for my skill level and patience LOL, but I did manage to… Continue reading How to Make Red Dangles Using Air Dry Clay!