Pain and Soldering
Bezel Experiments I have a friend who’s been a goldsmith for more than forty years. She told me told me that she learned how to solder jewelry by working with a plumbers […]
Category Archives: Craft demonstration
Jewelry from the Trash Can
I have been exploring textile arts and learning techniques for incorporating them into jewelry. And making up a few of my own. The bracelets below are from recycled materials: old […]
More Collage Jewelry
I am doing a demonstration on making collage jewelry for the Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild this Sunday. You can have a lot of fun making little assemblages, pendants, and memory […]
Mosaic Leaf Brooch Exercise
We’re still on Chapter Eight of Polymer Clay Color Explorations. looking at contrast and proportion. The Mosaic Leaf Brooch Exercise is something I would have never tried on my own and […]
What I made in Ellen Marshall’s class
I took a little time off from working my way through Polymer Clay Color Inspirations to take a surface design class with Ellen Marshall at the Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay […]
More Metal Etching Experiments
Last week I said that I would post some pictures of my etching experiments. Here they are. This is a piece of brass etched with the Edinburgh etch solution. […]
Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild Auction
Who doesn’t like to take classes with nationally known artists? Now, imagine doing it for free. You can if you’re a member of the Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild and […]
Sanding Polymer Clay Beads in a Rock Tumbler
I’ve seen so many questions about this technique on the Internet that I had to share what I’ve learned from my experiments. I prefer vibratory tumblers to rolling tumblers because […]
Make Your Own Jewelry Tools
About a month ago, I put up a post about how I made a small jeweler’s bench from a small desk and scrap wood. Since then, I have been trolling […]
Make Clasps from Found Objects
I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelry made from found objects lately, probably because I have been asked to give a talk on the topic at the April meeting of […]
