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Dreams Become Reality
I'm always designing in my head. No matter how busy I am, my thoughts inevitably turn to some sort of creative endeavor. Sometimes being too busy to actually sit down and create can be a good thing....
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Plum Gallery
As of this weekend, my jewelry designs will be available at Plum Gallery in St. Augustine! This lovely little art haven is tucked away on Aviles Street, run by Karen Sheridan and Maribel Angel. I...
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HELP! I'm Being Robbed!
Okay, so maybe my post title is a bit over dramatic, but when it comes to the price of silver and gold these days, I do feel like I'm in the midst of a personal heist.Gold and silver are at...
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This is a quick post for those of you that create and maintain your own websites, like me. I found a great flash slideshow program that creates really lovely image slideshows that are simple to make...
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Treasure Hunting
Went to our local, monthly antique fair yesterday with my good friend and amazing jewelry designer Donatella Linari. She has such a good eye, immediately zeroing in on the booths with the "real"...
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Steel My Heart
I've recently started working more with steel wire. I've had a spool of 16 gauge wire on my bench for some time, using it as accent wire, etc., but never as a design focal pint. I can thank Susan...
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Creating with Intent
Just got the latest issue of Nat'l Geo, with the cover all about Cleopatra. The image focused on an amazing gold and pearl earring that belonged to her. A golden snake coiled around huge white pearls....
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Re-defining Art Jewelry
What is art jewelry? What is fine jewelry? Can inexpensive jewelry be considered "fine"? Hmmmmm...There are many different "levels" in any art form. With jewelry design, the terms are tricky and...
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I've Got A Book!
For some time now I have been writing short stories and poems to go along with mixed media jewelry designs. I call this series "Sacred Salvage". Several folks that have read the work have asked why I...
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I love Robert Dancik's work. He is the creator of Faux Bone, a pvc product in sheet form that you can easily form, carve and treat to look like aged bone. I haunt his website and love his tutorials....
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I Made the TEAM and a Bunch of Other News...
Wow, is it 2012 already? IS IT FEBRUARY ALREADY?!?!? Time has flown and I've been woefully lax in posting here. If you don't already know, I also post quite a bit on Facebook, so mosey on over there...
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Pinching Pennies Leads to Inspiration!
I don't need to tell you how crazy the precious metals market is right now. The cost of silver and gold is CRAZY, more volitle than a roller-coaster ride, and no where near as fun. I made the...
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Nunn Designs - Kid in a Candy Store!!!
I've posted before about how excited I am to be a part of Nunn Designs Innovation Team for 2012. The team is made up of some really amazing, talente jewelry designers and artists, and I am so happy to...
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This and That....
I'm fiddling with the layout of the blog (obviously). I've changed it a gazillion times in the past few days and still haven't really hit on a look I'm in love with. Layouts are important to us...
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Artist Shout Out - Desert Talismans
Okay, let me start by saying that this artist makes me positively GREEN with creative ENVY. I love everything she does and have stalked (I mean "followed") her on Etsy for years. Dawn Wilson-Enoch of...
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The Lost Tutorial...Image Transfer
Hello all! I've been getting some emails and requests for my image transfer tutorial, that at one time lived on this blog, but then the Internet ate it. So, I've found it, and republished it here....
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In the News...
Just a quick note and a link to an article that just came out about me in our local newspaper, The Palm Beach Post. I am a member of a cooperative gallery in Lake Worth (Clay Glass Metal Stone), as...
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Holidays, Get Thee Behind Me!
I know that the holidays are a time for family, food, giving, receiving, and fellowship. They are also a time for stress and chaos, so I am glad to be on the other side of Christmas. Especially this...
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Great Way to Start the Day...
Woke up this morning to find one of my rings featured on the Jewelry Making Dailyblog! My Party Hat Ring, created here for Nunn Designs, features a gorgeous ornate adjustable ring blank in gold by...
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Embarrassment of Riches...
I must say, I was feeling pretty down in the dumps these past weeks. The holidays and hideous world events sort of sucked the life out of me. Then, I wake up to wonderful virtual support. First, a...
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