A day late (for the solstice) but still beautiful. May you find your light this holiday season and keep it burning throughout the new year.

Enjoy discounted prices on all jewelry in my Etsy shop now through Sunday, January 1st! Plus, free upgrade to Priority Mail Shipping on orders over $40 shipped to addresses in the USA. Prices are already marked down thanks to Etsy On Sale’s lovely application. Shop now

Save 15% off any purchase from my Etsy shop now through Monday, November 28th. I’ll be adding new pieces all weekend.

Just a quick heads up to let you know the lovely Intergalactic Bead Show vendors will be at Metrolina Expo this Saturday and Sunday. The show runs both days from 10 AM – 5 PM. There is usually a $5 admission charge on Saturday and a $4 admission charge on Sunday. For more information and [...]

I purchased ten geode slices quite a while back but couldn’t figure out the best way to mount them. I didn’t want to interfere with the beauty of the stone because they are gorgeous. I think this setting solves that problem. I soldered a sterling silver frame and added half round prongs to hold the [...]

Rings & Things is running a cleverly named jewelry design contest. Check out their Rock ‘N’ Rollo Challenge! Here are the details: You must include either some of their Rainbow Amazonite beads and/or Larvikite beads You must also include one or more types of their bulk rollo chain You can use any other components you [...]

It’s Beadaholics roundtable time again! The Charlotte Beadaholics are a monthly meetup group for local jewelry artists. We meet at On A String Bead Shop in Myers Park. Our roundtable meetups include a demo or discussion. This month, Nolan from On A String will be showing us how to create a knotted silk strand. The [...]

In preparation for the holidays on Etsy, I decided to design a jewelry collection. I suspect I’m also strongly under the influence of Project Runway since I’ve recently watched Seasons 1 and 2 of both Project Runway Korea and Project Runway Australia. The mentor for Korea, Professor Kan Ho-sup, gave advice that stuck with me [...]

Ira Glass, of This American Life, gives such sage advice for anyone who makes things that I had to share this video with you. When you’re struggling with a technique, when you’re disappointed in a design, when you break a piece because you pushed it further than it was meant to go, ask yourself what [...]

Ira Glass, of This American Life, gives such sage advice for anyone who makes things that I had to share this video with you. When you’re struggling with a technique, when you’re disappointed in a design, when you break a piece because you pushed it further than it was meant to go, ask yourself what [...]

In preparation for Muse Fest at Gallery Up in Rock Hill (which I am so thrilled to be a part of!) and the holidays on Etsy, I decided to design a jewelry collection. I suspect I’m also strongly under the influence of Project Runway since I’ve recently watched Seasons 1 and 2 of both Project [...]

I attended the Charlotte Beadaholics Meetup at Metrolina last Saturday for the American Gem Beads & Jewelry Show. I ended up purchasing these lovely gemstone beads: They look good enough to eat, don’t they? From left to right, they are kyanite sticks, kyanite rounds, yellow jade pumpkins, a grayish moonstone, tourmaline, pink opal and amethyst. [...]