Hey, Jessica here, the artist behind Moon Spirit Jewelry! When I found out I was being featured I just had to do the happy dance, and once that was done the hard part began. Writing about myself has always been hard for me. I can never think of what people could possibly want to […]
I love the inspiration I get from the world of fantasy. I am a Tolkien fan and reading The Hobbit when I was 12 years old opened a whole world to me that over the years has brought me great joy. I believe that people emulate what they love through their art. My creations […]
I’m Claire Goverts and I’ve been doing various arts and crafts as long as I can remember. I started beading back in middle school, working primarily with seed beads I even had a bead loom. When I went away to college I didn’t do any beading, I did mostly graphic art at that point […]
I’m Kalera Stratton, a lampwork glass beadmaker based in Portland, Oregon. I got my start lampworking in Spring of 1992, when a friend gave me a brief demo in her apartment… I was only 20 years old, but I was mesmerized by the glass and knew that it was my calling. A month later, for […]
My Mother kept her jewelry in the top drawer of a high dresser. I’m not sure if she did this out of convenience or to to keep her valuables away from little scroungers like me but regardless, her efforts were in vain. I still remember the many times I dragged her vanity stool over […]
For you maillers out there, this will be no big surprise – but keep reading anyway, and for those of you who admire chainmaille but don’t know much about it, but want to learn – I’m here to tell you a little more about it, by introducing you to Bonnie of MailleEtc on Etsy. Although […]
I’ve never been much of an artist or craftsperson, until last September. While considering taking on a new hobby, I became intrigued with the idea of creating handmade jewelry. I purchased a number of books and magazines on the subject and read each one in earnest. I then mustered up the courage to sign on for […]
I started by selling beads, and I still do so, but I have also just launched a bridal jewellery and tiara range, coupled with a ‘jewellery cake topper’, which incorporates jewellery the bride can keep and/or give to bridesmaids after the big day. It took me a while to come up with a concept that […]
