It’s going to be a busy summer! In addition to returning to Haliburton this year, I’m scheduled to teach five workshops at the Beaders Best Perlenkunst Messe in Hamburg, Germany from August 17-19, 2012 . Sponsored by Perlen Poesie magazine, this second annual show features beadwork, wirework and metal clay from all over Europe and North...
Sweetheart Ring Level of Difficulty: Intermediate This little ring is very economical in its use of wire, but what a pretty result! Its look is perfect for delicate fingers, but the pattern can be easily adjusted for larger ring sizes and stones. For those who have mastered the basics and are looking to move on...
Ancient Whispers Earrings (Free download) 8 pages, 43 photos, 43 steps Level of Difficulty: Easy What do these earrings remind you of? A lady of Ancient Rome strolling in her garden, admiring the mosaics and calla lilies? The Ionic Columns of Ancient Greece soaring above the Acropolis? Whatever springs to mind, the classics are never...
There are times when a call for entry with a specific theme is put out and I draw a complete blank. I go through all kinds of contortions trying to come up with some sort of inspiration, and then what I end up with looks equally tortured! So I was really excited when, upon finding...
Knotted Earrings 3 (2010) Sterling silver, fine silver, tourmaline Constructed, cold-joined L 3.7 cm x W 0.5 cm (W 1.45″ x L 0.2″) Continuing on from last week, since I made several of the Monkey’s Fist knots, I made another pair of earrings! I’ve been doing some experimenting with photography lately, putting my pieces on...
Knotted Earrings 2 (2010) Sterling silver, iolite Constructed, cold-joined L 2.5 cm x W 0.7 cm (L 0.98″ x W 0.275″) My life is all about choices: if I choose to focus on one area of my life, another area gets sacrificed. For the past few weeks, I’ve had to focus on some group endeavours,...
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...
Ancient Whispers Earrings (2010) Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 4.3 cm x W 1.3 cm It’s been another productive week here in the studio, with two new ring designs (destined for tutorials), some bridal jewelry and this pair of earrings made. The earrings are the product of some work I’ve been doing on a proposal...
Ocean Jasper Pendant (2010) Sterling silver, fine silver, ocean jasper Constructed, cold-joined L 5.4 cm x W 3.0 I’m in production mode, building up some stock, and that means digging through my stash of stones. I came across this ocean jasper, which I bought last year from a fellow member of the International Guild of...
Marquise Series: Bridal Earrings (Interchangeable) (2010) Sterling silver, pearl Constructed, cold-joined L 4.0 cm x W 1.6 cm (L 1.57″ x W .55″) I was sitting at my computer on Tuesday night, minding my own business, when inspiration struck! It was one of those “bolt out of the blue” ideas that forced me to get...
Copper Single Bead Rings (2010) Copper, iolite, smoky quartz, amazonite Constructed, cold-joined Various sizes It’s ring week here at the studio! For a long time, I’ve been wanting to develop an original method for constructing a single bead ring, so this week I spent some time playing around with a couple of ideas. The one...
Felt & Crochet Bead Necklace (2010) Fine silver, merino wool, Beadalon stringing material, crimp beads Crochet, felted, assembled L 47.31 cm x 17 mm (largest bead) I mentioned in my Week 6 post that I was making felted beads, and now I can share the results of that effort. Initially I was going to pair...
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