Creative Breakroom

Peridot and Sterling Silver Pendant

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

I was thinking and decided to try a twisted wire project. I took three strands of 18 gauge round soft copper wire and twisted them together into one strand. Showing this to my wife, she said, why don’t you use silver. I would like something done with this in silver. I took three strands of [...]

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Pricing Handmade

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

A blog post about pricing handcrafted goods sparked more debate than I would ever have imagined. So, I thought, why not jump into the fray? It hadn’t seemed that complicated to me. Whatever job I do, I expect compensation for my time and my talent. I demand compensation that includes health benefits, paid vacation, paid [...]

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Creating a Pendant

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

For those who want to see the basic process for creating a piece of jewelry, here is a chronicle through the creation of a necklace pendant. First a brass blank was selected to put my design on. I had an idea about a “drop” of metal with a stone inset at the bottom of the [...]

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What’s In a Name – or a Label?

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

If you work in fiber for any age group or gender, there are regulations on what needs to be affixed to your finished product. This is especially true if your target market is children. The US Government doesn’t see that stuffed animal, that dress, that blanket/quilt, that hat as ‘art.’ They see it as a [...]

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Future Jewelry

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

In order to create my art, I first cut the stone that will go in the piece, then design around that. Here are two stones cut in the lapidary in the past week. The first is a piece of Lapis Lazuli about 2.5 inches long and it is very heavy. Will probably use it in [...]

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Vintage Remix!

Friday, November 25th, 2011

How do you do Vintage? The beauty in Vintage lies within the actual pieces’ ability to speak with you. Brooches are my favorite pieces to “Remix!” As I received these fascinating pieces Broochaliscious ideas took flight! Fabulous brooch finds placed together, offering total accessorization…just scrumpscious! Jewelry transformed with fantastic necklaces with the thinking “your neck [...]

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