Published work
Marquise Series Pendant published in a German Nalbinding book

Marquise Series Pendant published in a German Nalbinding book

Just received word that Marquise Series:  Pendant 5 has been published in a German language book on nalbinding!  The book, by Ulricke Claßen-Büttner, focuses mainly on the historical textile applications of the craft, but when she contacted me several months ago about including this piece, of course I said yes! The book, Nadelbinden – Was ist...

Interview with Your Daily Muse News

Shortly before Christmas I was contacted with an interview request by Tina of Your Daily Muse News.  Tina’s blog is a terrific collection of unusual, inspiring and drop dead gorgeous creations that span a wide range of fine craft.  Her blog immediately became one of my regularly visited bookmarks. While having a look at the...

Interview with Lisa Holley, Bejewelled Jewelry

Lisa Holley is a member of the Starving Jewelry Artists Etsy Street Team.  The Dora, Alabama resident is helping to promote the team by featuring other members on her webjam site. This week, it’s my turn. Thanks Lisa!

Interview with Jewelry Report – Part 2

Part 2 of my interview with Angela Neal of Jewelry Report is now up! This part deals with my thoughts about making and the inspirations for my designs. Many thanks to Angela for a wonderful article! Enjoy!

Interview with Jewelry Report – Part 1

I was recently contacted by Angela Neal of Jewelry Report, asking to interview me for an article.  I’m happy and grateful for the opportunity! Part 1 of the article was posted today, and deals with selling jewelry tutorials online. Part 2 will be published on Thursday, and I’ll post the link then. About Jewelry Report...

Recent Etsy Treasuries

I joined Etsy.com last year as part of my research for an article. Since then I’ve joined two “Street Teams” – groups of people who work collectively to promote each others shops. One of the ways to promote a shop is through the “Treasury” – an exhibition of work curated by Etsy members. At any...

Found a freebie :-)

Does anyone besides me occasionally do a search for their own name on Google? (C’mon… admit it…LOL) Actually, I was doing it to check how many sites are linking to mine. In the process I stumbled across a link to my Beaded Channel Ring tutorial, published in Lark Books’ Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry. So,...

Tutorial – Illusion Prong Ring

Illusion Prong Ring This quick and simple ring creates an illusion prong setting for a 6 mm bead. A modified version of this project was published in “Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry” by Suzanne Tourtillott and Nathalie Mornu. 5 pages, 16 photos, 14 steps, plus design notes USD $5.00 Available now from my Tutorials Page....

Another Free Tutorial – Esprit Christmas Earrings

Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry published my tutorial on their website in Dec. 2005 17 photos, 17 steps Download instructions here (opens a new window)

500 Earrings Released!

Lark Books has released “500 Earrings New Dimensions in Contemporary Jewelry”. My piece “Spring has Sprung, the Grass is Riz” is found on page 135. The book is available now in bookstores. ISBN 10: 1-57990-823-3 / ISBN-13: 978-1-57990-823-2 .