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One thing I love about jewelry making is the potential. While examining a slab of stone, I look closely, seeing what it can become. What shape would show off it’s best features? What part of the slab would make the most amazing polished piece? Then, what to do with the gleaming masterpiece? Then there is [...]

They say that everyone should think “outside of the box”. But that is a challenging thing to do! I love to get creative with my jewelry making and often do something a little different just to spice things up, just to be outside the box. But it’s still me and my box. Sometimes it helps [...]

I am so glad that Spring is here. One of my favorite activities of this time of year is watching the Grape Hyacinth in the front yard bloom. I am not much of a gardener. These flowers keep coming up in spite of me! lol. And I enjoy them so much. I’ve been watching the [...]

So many gorgeous rocks and minerals in one place! My folks, Matt, Philip and I went to the Gem, Mineral and Fossil show in Gaithersburg, MD yesterday. On the first floor they had really informative displays. There were also people there demonstrating lapidary and faceting. Some were even letting people try it for themselves. Then [...]

Someone recently asked me how I do all the creative things I do. It all started with desire. My family is full of talented people. And they are all older than me. lol. Since I am the youngest, I always compared my artistic endeavors to those around me and I didn’t fare so well. I [...]

There are so many techniques to learn in jewelry making. I started by learning stringing. But I have a thirst to learn more and more! My current love is wirework. At first when I saw books on using wire I was not interested at all. I couldn’t imagine what could be fun about wire. But [...]

Gorgeous Stones Take a Polish

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