Click on the thumbnail for a full-page bead-themed word search. I made this myself. Words might be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, backwards or over-lapping. The usual free-use web-etiquette applies: Please give me credit, don’t pass it off as your own work, this is for non-commercial use only, and make sure to save the file to your [...]

Filed under: Freebies, Jewelry

I spent several months creating this piece. Not that I spent every waking moment working on it, just that it’s creation was spread out over a length of time. It took me awhile to find and assemble the perfect parts, which would be both fairly durable (people tend to be harder on bracelets than on [...]

Filed under: Steampunk

I’ve now joined all the twits tweeting on Twitter, so if you’re into that sort of thing, you can follow me by clicking on the icon above. Updates will be about my jewelry, my jewelry-making schedule, and my jewelry-related endeavors (such as the book coming out this Spring which will feature some of my work). [...]

Filed under: News

This is my own original Celtic Crescent Moon Knot design. I’ve been selling it on shirts, mousepads, mugs, etc., through Cafe Press for the past few years (click on the image above to go directly to Cafe Press).
In that time, I’ve also had a few people ask if they could use it as a [...]

Filed under: Gifts, Irish/Celtic, News

This piece contains both new and vintage materials. The cross was rescued from a vintage necklace of unknown period, purchased at a church rummage sale. The gears are from old, broken timepieces, and are wired into place, not glued — they will turn if manually manipulated. The chain, clasp, and charms are all new. The [...]

Filed under: Steampunk

This is a retro-vintage piece — the parts are new, but it has the erstwhile style of a bygone time. Copper and brass filigree is combined with brass military-style wings, brass chain and copper connectors. Though the materials are new, some do have spots of patina, particularly on the copper bits, though it doesn’t show [...]

Filed under: Steampunk

THIS ITEM IS BEING DONATED TO THE FUNDRAISER FOR ANNIE AND ROXANNE
These sterling silver earrings feature lampwork glass beads with green leaves and lavender flowers, accented with little amethyst stones. Measure 5/8-inch high, not including the french hook earwires in that length (image enlarged to show details). Designed and handmade in my private studio, only [...]

Filed under: Jewelry