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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…

May was crazy with some work travel for my day job, plus other things going on that kept me from creating, but I did get some new tools and have been experimenting and playing around. I have some ideas in the works and am considering launching an email newsletter. I’m not sure what the campaign…

This weekend, I finished up the air dry clay experiments I started last weekend. I am pretty happy with how they turned out, and have already used the bowl in some listing photos. It is not perfect, and I probably should have done something else as far as painting the top edge, but it actually…

Last week, I learned that the marketplace that has hosted my website since 2023 is closing on March 23rd. I am deeply saddened by the news, as I wholeheartedly believed in and supported goimagine’s vision. I’m heartbroken that a project focused on philanthropy and community building struggled and ultimately was unable to survive in today’s…

I’ve been using Argentium silver wire for some time to make earring wires, but only recently learned it can be fused together without solder. I’ve been having some fun lately incorporating this new-to-me knowledge into my designs. I used 14 gauge jump rings from Rio Grande jewelry supply, in both 10mm and 8mm sizes on…

I last blogged about using my new Pepetools oval disc cutter: https://mieloabelo.com/new-cool-tool-with-demo/. I had not made anything at the time, but since, I made a necklace using the oval washers and beautiful faceted petrified wood coin beads. I found those at the International Gem and Jewelry Show when it rolled through again in January. Here…