YouTube College of Crafting
If you are looking for information on how to make something, a craft technique, how to use a tool or ideas and inspiration, YouTube can be a tremendous resource. I […]
Tag Archives: crafts
The Glass of Murano and Venice
I have always loved beads. Like fire, beads hold a primal fascination. They are part of every society and culture. There is evidence that humankind could have been making beads 100,000 […]
What I Did At Clayathon
I made a beaded bead, two birdies and started a mad scientist figurine. I was not productive at all. But I don’t care. Leslie Blackford was our guest artist and […]
Philadelphia Area Jewelry Tool Suppliers
Many people who are ready to graduate from bead stringing to more complex jewelry projects, and who need to pick up a few tools, often end up buying them at […]
Learning to Make Metal Beads
I’ve spent some time this summer learning how to make metal beads. The above bead is a copper lentil about 2.5 inches across. I etched the metal I used on […]
Resin and Bezels
I have been practicing soldering and trying new projects including backless bezels and prongs. All the pieces below are made from recycled metal. I poured the resin into the bezel […]
Take a Peek into My Workshop
It’s been a while since Libby Mills profiled my workshop in her blog’s Studio Snapshot series. Since then, I’ve branched out into other mediums including felt, do more metalsmithing, and […]
My Beading Yoda
Everyone needs a Yoda. Jeri Schatz is my beading Yoda. But let me digress. Jeri Schatz arrived in New York City in the 1950′s fresh out of college […]
The Story of Nomge
One theme I try to address in this blog is how “big history” (the kind you study in school) and “little history” (personal and family history) affect the creative process. The […]
Cynthia Toops Came to Philadelphia
to teach a polymer clay class to the Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild. I was fortunate enough to take the class in micro mosaics and other techniques. What I learned […]
