I'm really glad that I waited to order Hadar Jacobson's book "The Handbook of Metal Clay - Textures and Forms" because she has just come...

are very special to both the creator and the recipient. Whether it's a baked item (nothing tasted as good as Grandma's...

And I've decided, no doubt about it, this is one of the most enjoyable beading projects I've done in a long time. There is no absolutely...

how eager I am to get back to my workbench and start tinkering and twisting wire and hammering. I haven't done any metalsmithing since I...

We're busy digging out from the first snow of the season. Over eight inches fell and it was so beautiful as it gently drifted...

at how much more beading I can accomplish when I'm not stopping at every step to take photos and write directions! In just two days,...

I've finished writing and editing the pattern for the "Tide Pool" cuff - eight pages of clear and concise instructions with step-by-step...

I've finally finished the "Tide Pool" cuff and I'm working on the final editing of the step-by-step photos and pattern instructions. ...

I've been working on the "Tide Pool" cuff and am to the point of adding fresh water pearls to the seed beaded "barnacles". This project...

I'm so pleased with these seashell buttons and embellishments. All that glitters is not gold, but bronze metal clay gives the same rich...

I'm on a roll with bronze metal clay. I've just made a batch of little flowers in different sizes ranging from 5mm to 10mm in size. I'm...

I'm still working on the beaded portion of the "Tide Pool" cuff , but I want the metal clay button ready when I'm finished beading so now...

My down time is not being wasted. Although I still can't wield a hammer, I am able to do a bit of beading. It has been a good six...

I can't believe the price of silver! It has skyrocketed! Twenty years ago it was in the $3 an ounce range and has steadily crept up in...

While still nursing my slow mending elbow, I have found myself occasionally turning on the Telly. Except for the Food Network and Turner...

If you're into jewelry (and obviously you are or you wouldn't be reading this blog!), you will enjoy one of Lark publications latest...

I always hope that as I grow older, so will I become more patient. Patience is a virtue that has never come easily for me. Immediate...

So here I lie, my head feels twice its size, I'm lacklustre and swooney from antibiotics and other medications. My ambition is totally...

It's always something! I've been resting my elbow for two days, but not content with just that, my body has decided that it's a good...

I wish I were a bit more ambidextrous. I've grasped the hammer in my left hand and employed my left arm to pound and texture metal,...