Sneak Preview!
This Saturday is reveal day for group three in the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party. I thought I would give a sneak preview of some of the things […]
Category Archives: recycling
Swimming in Bead Soup
I signed up for Lori Anderson’s 7th Bead Soup Blog party and my reveal date us April 13. My partner is Miranda Ackerley who runs MirandackArts. Miranda obviously takes these […]
Cheap and Easy (Drill Bit Storage That Is!)
I was trolling that delightful time sucker Pinterest a few months ago when I saw an awesome bur holder sold on the Stuller website. It looked like it would hold hundreds of burs […]
My First Quilt
I did not plan to make this quilt. I wanted new quilts or comforters for my bedroom but could not justify buying new ones when the old ones were perfectly […]
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 […]
Dolores Poacelli: No Relationship without Tension
I was at Art in the Open walking by the Schuylkill toward the Waterworks when I saw a woman working on this interesting piece “How cool,” I thought. I went […]
Litter Critters!
The City of Philadelphia invested in some solar powered trash and recycling units a couple of years ago. But I knew something was up when I was walking on South […]
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 Ideas for Making Jewelry Tools
Even though I have posted articles on making simple jewelry tools, there is always something more to learn. Here are some of my recent efforts: You can make texturing hammers […]
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 […]
