I am searching for a very, very special tree stump (section of a tree trunk, sawn at both ends ( Read more... )

Hey--I've been in a bit of a creative lull lately, but I remembered that I still have a bunch of shiny things in my Etsy shop. And I listed some new things today--the foldformed earrings I made in November, and the firebird pendant I made a while ago. I'm going to be out of town starting the 20th, so between now and then I'm having a little sale ( Read more... )

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Are you a person who has worn cufflinks on dress shirts? Tell me about them! I'm interested in making some, so I want to know as much about them as possible ( Read more... )

Strowlercon was great! I wish I'd had a clone or a few round-the-clock minions so I could've escaped my table some more, but having a table right next to the door between the hall and backstage (and across the hall from interesting-looking gatherings) was almost enough :) My workshop on texturing metal should've been longer and better-organized, ( Read more... )

I have a couple of opportunities to demo or teach jewelry stuff coming up--one, at StrowlerCon, and later, at Archer West. For Archer West, I'm hoping to do one a few months down the road when I've perfected some etching techniques. For StrowlerCon, though, if I want to do a workshop or a demonstration, I'll need to go with stuff I already know ( Read more... )

I want to experiment with listening to fiction while I work on jewelry. I find audible.com too expensive and librivox too... old (though it has a few gems which I'm downloading right now). Apparently there are SF/F magazines that put out podcasts of short stories? Whoa! (I know, I know, welcome to 2005.)

Does anyone have any recommendations?

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I've been reading more and more about electrolytic copper etching and really wanting to try it. I think I could even use my pasta press as a tiny printing press with small pieces of copper to make prints from the etched metal ( Read more... )