Aha!
It is always wonderful when you have an “Aha” moment about your work, and that is what happened to me earlier this week. I had been working on making these fun silver bezels. I knew I wanted to pour resin in them, as I am teaching a resin class next month and wanted to experiment … Read more
2013 Resolutions & Goals
With today being New Years Eve I started thinking about the goals I made a year ago and what new goals I should create for this upcoming year. First looking back at the past year, I feel proud that most of my goals were accomplished. In 2012 I had a successful Kickstarter project, made several … Read more
Etsy Shop
I have been continuously adding items to my Shop over the past several months. Since it is the holiday season I figure everyone is looking for those special gifts, so check out what’s new in my store. And as a Thank you for checking out my blog here is a coupon for some free shipping … Read more
Jewelry and Gardening
Since my show in Indie I have been back in the studio focusing on my Kickstarter rewards. The last week involved fabrication quite a few raindrop earrings, writing thank you cards, gift wrapping and shipping things out. Next week I will be working on making the last half of those pieces. I have also been … Read more
Tweet tweet
Lately my husband and I have taken on the hobby of being bird-watchers. Over the past few weeks we have seen so many beautiful birds right in our back yard. So here a few photos we have taken. Here is the Baltimore Oriole, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Red-Headed Woodpecker and in the last picture those … Read more
Orchid Hair Comb
I recently finished up a custom hair comb for a bride to be. This piece was really fun to work on and I hope to make something with similar aspects to it in the future. It was also one of those pieces that it is hard to part with when finished, especially when shipping it … Read more
Working As An Artist
If there is one thing I have learned from being a full time artist, it is that you must be a self motivator. For me there has been a bit of trial and error to figure out what approaches work best, and I still find myself tweaking these. But I thought, since I have read … Read more
Sketches
I have some more sketches to share for my Orchid Jewelry Line designs. My funding for the project is slowly climbing. If you would like to help, that would be awesome and much appreciated! You can simply follow This Link. These sketches are the early stage of my designing process. I imagine that they will … Read more
In the Studio
This week I found out that I made it into the INDIEana Handcraft Exchange which is coming up in Indianapolis on June 9th. Yeah, I am super excited! Also this week I have been developing sketches for The White Orchid Jewelry Line. I am not ready to show the final sketches, but below are some … Read more
New Nature Designs
I have created a few birch tree inspired pieces already, such as a ring, earrings, and necklace, but I figure you can never have too much of a good thing. Also I have been working on ideas for a custom piece that incorporates the birch tree. So with some fresh new ideas I created a … Read more
