My birthday came early this year! Darling husband bought me a real torch, and it is SWEET. It comes with three sizes of tips and, best of all, this baby uses propane so it hooks up directly to any BBQ tank. This is apparently pretty new technology for North America …
Hand forged and chased sterling silver bangle with a Bob Dylan quote, for my mom’s birthday. This was the first time I got to use my bracelet mandrel, and I’m very happy with how it turned out. Unfortunately I made it too large the first time – it stretched as …
Some time last year there was a tutorial on Craftster for making ear cuffs (sorry Craftster person, whomever you are, that I don’t remember your name to link you but your tutorial was great!!). I had never thought to try making ear cuffs before. Personally I find them uncomfortable (i …
I made this for Nven for Christmas last year, my first attempt at the popular tree of life design. I ended up being really surprised by how easy it was to make (and by this I mean I had worried all week that I wouldn’t be able to figure out …
I’m still here, still doing stuff. It seems the easier it is to update this blog, the less I actually do it, lol. I mean, I have an iPhone, with a built in camera… what is my excuse, really. Recently I find myself spending my time painting my nails and …
I was inspired to make this necklace by a line of jewelry from Birks called Biker Chic. I had almost the same chain in my supplies, so i figured i could do something pretty similar. In the original, the pearl segments are strung, not wired, so i’ve used 3 pearls …
I keep forgetting to upload the rest of my christmas projects :P These are sterling silver with onyx and labradorite – hoops, ear wires and headpins are all handmade. I’ve run out of headpins so i got creative and made these little spiral numbers – i think they turned out …
Custom asymmetrical earrings. The horseshoe is hand cut, pierced and polished, with the name of a friend’s horse stamped on it. The horse recently passed away, so its a commemorative piece. The french ear wires are also handmade.