I have really been struggling with creativity and inspiration lately, so what do I do when I don’t know what to do? I order more beads! I just recently received a shipment of tiny beads from one of my go-to online bead stores and decided I would do a series of simple summer jewelry. I…
I have not been feeling creatively motivated lately, and sometimes during a dry spell, I find just doing something, anything, gives me some inspiration. Today, I made a video cutting an oval pewter piece. It ends abruptly, my apologies. I intended to do something with it and video that, but decided against it in the…
I’ve been stuck creatively lately, having several vague ideas and going nowhere with them. I decided just to sit down today and video myself making something, whether I ended up liking the final result or not. I didn’t really lay out too much of a plan first, but I wanted to use a pre-cut copper…
After some research, I learned that uploading video to WordPress can cause some issues with speed and dilute user experience, so I decided to create a YouTube channel. It was by far the easiest of my technology related endeavors. I have added a link to my menu, so click “Watch” if you are interested. Once…
I have been working on a necklace this week and ran into a problem after finishing it. My bail kept popping up off the string between the two beads. I reached out to my trusty bead group members for advice, and they had it! Turns out, this is a problem many before me have encountered,…
Recently, my focus has been on necklaces, and I’ve posted a couple that I finished this week in the Gallery. I have several projects in my head and on my bead board as usual; however, today, I decided to go in a completely different direction and experiment with my web cam. I’ve never filmed myself…
My online store is open NOW! I know I haven’t been keeping up with blogging as well as I had hoped so far into 2022, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I’m thrilled to announce that my Square store is up and running for ordering! You can link directly to it by clicking…
This past weekend, the International Gem and Jewelry Show was in Austin, I think maybe for the first time ever. I had planned to go in Houston a couple of years ago, but COVID happened, and the show did not. My friend who accompanied me, a long-time attendee, said it was much smaller this year….
I am not big on new year resolutions, but this has been a weird couple of years, so I’m going to give it a try in 2022. Number 1 on the list is keeping up with this blog and adding to my gallery and facebook page. I have added several photos to my gallery today…
I’ve been trying to figure out how to emboss copper better, not being thrilled with the design options available using the folders made for my Big Shot embosser. I have been curious if steel texture plates for actual rolling mills would work. These are NOT cheap, so I just started with one in case it…
