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A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded to a Pepetools Oval Cabochon disc cutter and finally used it! This cutter was not cheap, but so worth it. The oval cutters I had been using were decent, but limited in how I could use them. There are so many possibilities with this cutter! For my first… Continue reading New Cool Tool with Demo

The Hyde Park Art Fair has come and gone and I feel good about it. It is always such a fun market and brings in quite a bit of traffic from the neighborhood. I have mostly recovered – I was pretty exhausted between that and my 40 hour a week job – and I updated… Continue reading Merry Christmas!

I am excited to announce that the 4th annual Hyde Park Holiday Art Fair has been scheduled for December 14, 10am to 5pm. I will be there with about 25 other Austin area artists and makers. I have been working on new pieces, focusing on earrings, so come by and check out my booth! After… Continue reading Join Me at the Hyde Park Art Fair

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