I think I’ve added and for whatever reason (possibly because it is not jewelry or bead related) removed the Wish Jar Journal blog from my blog roll a few times, but it is back to stay. I always get so inspired when I read Kerri Smith’s blog, which talks a lot of about creativity. Much […]
I’ve been having a heck of a time lately struggling with my weight loss issues, and recently I decided one way to feel a little less frumpy is to dress a little less frumpy, even if I’m not going anywhere. Since I work at home so much (4 days a week), it’s easy to fall […]
As you may or may not know by now, we have a new name for our channel here at b5media; we are now called the Art & Design Channel (ta ta), and we actually have a pretty good size group of bloggers covering everything from crafty creations to freelance writing. With that in mind, all […]
I mentioned already about how I ordered a freebie copy of Blueprint magazine, mainly because of the chain article they had in the March/April issue. Of course, once I got a chance to take a better look at the magazine, I was suprised to discover that it is sort of a magazine with the designer […]
I recently had a reader email me with a question on the proper way to give credit when using a jewelry design for profit. She has used some of my designs, has them for sale, and has posted that they originally came from me and wanted to know if that was the correct way to […]
We selected St. Patrick’s Day as our target date for this month’s Arts & Design Channel’s showcase. Our theme this month is “It’s not easy being green.” To see all the great links for our green-theme, pop over to The Artist Hideout. You see yours truly over there along with all the other members of […]
I notice I have been really bad about putting up new polls, so finally I got my rear in gear and put up one that I hope you’ll find interesting. It is a long-time debate in the arts and crafts world, and recently, it came up for me again among some fellow bloggers. So, it […]
I like to call these “goals” rather than “resolutions” because I think that taking on a do or die attitude can put too much pressure on most people and lead to failure. Even if you don’t manage to completely make your goal, I bet that more than likely you still seem to accomplish something. With […]
Okay, so what did Santa bring you? I’ll go first….
I got a simulated diamond and 14kt gold pendant (pictured) and matching ear studs from my husband, who also happened to set the stones himself. He got the stones from Diamond Nexius Labs and the settings from Tripps. He uses the easy mount system to set […]
When I first began seriously making jewelry, I was uneasy about sharing my (what I thought at the time) wealth of information. Just finding beads back then was a major hassel because there weren’t all these bead vendors around that you find now. Even Bead and Button magazine didn’t have ads back then, so it […]
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