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
Birch. Jewelry. Love.
I love birch trees! So naturally I’ve created a number of jewelry pieces which are inspired by their beautiful wrapping bark. Recently I had the privilege to work on a more intricate custom piece for a client. The design was to be based off of the birch tree and some of the techniques I used … Read more
More Handcrafted Jewelry
Things have been pretty busy lately. Along with keeping up on orders I have taken my original orchid ring and expanded it to be wearable in several different ways. I have the ring, a hair pin, a necklace, and a brooch all in the works. There may even be more as I think making orchid … Read more
The Blooming Orchid
I just finished up this Silver Orchid Ring this morning, and couldn’t be happier with it. I want to give a big thanks to my husband for the idea of making an orchid piece. Really not sure why we didn’t think of it earlier considering how excited I have been the past month over my … Read more
Exploring Wire Wrapping
Alright, I have to be honest as I start this off, I have never really been a huge fan of wire wrapped jewelry. Maybe because I feel like you see it everywhere and it all looks a bit the same. Needless to say, I have always steered clear of anything pertaining to wire wrapping. But … Read more
Fun New Work!
Here are a few pieces that I just put the finishing touches on over the past week. I have really been having fun putting things together in my studio, and testing new designs. My recent theme lately seems to be playing with simple shapes and patterns. I have some more dome pieces in the works … Read more
Yeah Patinas!
So I finally got around to ordering some new patina a couple weeks ago, and I thought why not explain the whole patina process. So here it goes.. After I get a piece to a final state I set up my work area, slap on some gloves and clean up my pieces to get any … Read more
Just Casting Away
Lately I have been doing a lot of lost wax casting. In the past few weeks I have casted a number of silver rings and some other commission projects. If you know anything about casting you know that it can be a bit unpredictable at times, yet a very exciting process. With luck, most of … Read more
