On-Line Ideas and Inspiration for Jewelry Makers
I troll the Internet in search of ideas and inspiration. Here are some new finds and some old favorites I want to share: Nancy LT Hamilton offers free metalsmithing videos […]
Category Archives: recycled art
Art in the Open: Brian Dennis
When my friend Jeri told me that her friend Brian was participating in the second Philadelphia Art in the Open, which took place on June 9-12, 2011, I was itching […]
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 […]
New Ideas for Making Jewelry from Spoons
A couple of years ago, I posted a tutorial on making a bracelet from old spoons that proved to be quite popular. Here are examples of more types of jewelry […]
Mixing It Up
This year, I’ve gone from a metal and soldering frenzy to a lamp working frenzy, to a glass and ceramics tumbling frenzy, to a glass fusing frenzy, to a felting […]
Summer’s End in Sara and Susan’s Garden
September O GOLDEN month! How high thy gold is heaped! The yellow birch-leaves shine like bright coins strung On wands; the chestnut’s yellow pennons tongue To every wind its harvest […]
Green Bathroom Redo
The thought of doing a major renovation gives me the shakes. Maybe that’s why I still have wall to wall carpet 20 years after moving into my house. Until I […]
Collage Jewelry
First I cut the clear glass and a piece of stained glass (from scraps) for the back. The tiny collages come from my scrap paper collection- magazines, menus, calligraphy, newspapers, […]
How did You use Milk Crates in College?
Ok, so maybe Joe Girandola is not in college anymore. In fact, he’s a sculptor and teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Sometimes I walk up Broad […]
I’m a Craftster Best of 2009 Winner!
Here’s a picture of the winning project Craftster is a wonderful online crafting community where members post thousands of tutorials and DIY projects every year on every craft you could imagine. It’s […]
