Category: Musings

I had an excellently productive 4-day weekend! More steampunk-vintage-whatsits (more on those later) as well as a big pile of firepolished glass pendants and earrings. I didn’t take individual photos of the pendants, but here’s a pretty good shot of most of them: They’re pretty fun to make, lots of …

It’s been a LONG time since I’ve made any rings. They’re quite difficult in terms of finicky-ness and painful-ness; unfortunately for my hands they’re also one of my very best sellers. Luckily I had a LOT of stock left over from last year so I hadn’t needed to make any …

…but I keep trying to make it new. For instance, the addition of reclaimed leather and old earring pieces to the pendants, and a full-sized necklace using clock parts and chunky chains. The clock hand is from my fiance’s grandmother’s clock. I also thought you might be interested in some …

I finished up the first batch of these. I’m quite pleased with how they turned out! I’ve got some Ametrine, Amber, Pietersite, Rutilated Quartz, Apatite, Kyanite, Chalcedony, Firescale Carnelian, and orange Carnelian, plus a couple of firepolished glass beads to round it off. This is the type of filigree work …

World’s stupidest name but I get blocked some times. Suggestions for naming these little guys? I’ve got a bunch more but am just too tired to photograph them all.

They still need bails and chains, and I’m not sure why I did two pale green ones when I have all kinds of colours pulled for this series, but I’m kind of loving them anyway! I’ve got at least a dozen of these on deck for this week. What with …

Preview of new product! I’m not sure what to call these little guys but they’re awfully fun. The focals are 1″-ish  lampworked beads by Amy Hall.

A few of the newest batch of earrings from last weekend – I just found my camera card this morning! I’d love to stay and chat about them but I’ve got to get back to production… the season is upon us and I’ve got to be ready! Somewhat harsh close-up …

I had a little contest and asked folks to pick what I’d make today… and here are the hair clips that resulted! I managed to make 15 pairs before I started to get hungry :)

The first few pendants made out of those lovely faceted stones I got a few weeks back. This is just the beginning! I’m rather excited about the possibilities here. Also, they’re quite small, which forces me to work tighter and more controlled than I sometimes do – this is a …

A really popular, simple pendant of mine that tends to sell out in the spring, these are mostly firepolished glass, pressed glass, and czech glass with silver wire. I’ll be making a large amount of these over the next week or two. They usually end up only at the CBCCD …

I forgot to show you the finished product of all that fire and sweat and cursing! These are a few of the soldered frames I turned into pendants with some wrapping and gemstones.

As I’ve been working on for years, the Focus pendants are coming along nicely. I’ve been doing research and created some new combinations. Yesterday I gathered some raw specimens and took photos… they’re a little uneven but it’s a start! I eventually plan to use these photos (or possibly ones …

A friend had purchased these in 2007 from a sale at her workplace at my behest… and then we both promptly forgot about them. She sent them to me… last week! They’re pretty darn gorgeous, I must say. That watermelon tourmaline at the bottom is making me drool! A friend …

This was an idea I had based on the upcoming Pendulum & Crystal talk and tea at Bay Health Food next week. BHF is run by my mom’s best friend and she’s quite amazing. These will be available exclusively at Bay Health Food on Union St. in Glace Bay, starting …

Did I never show you my idea for a bridal necklace? Huh. The idea is that there would be chain at the sides to clasp in the back. This is also something that could be flipped and used as a tiara, which I love. Did I never show you my …