My first dilemma Expressing my personality with my new venture into jewelry making. Sounds obvious but I had a little difficulty deciding what kind of jewelry I wanted to make. I haven't made any in 5 years and things have changed. Silver is sky high!! Has anyone noticed? A lot of jewelry makers on Etsy [...]
The festive holidays has rusted my lampwork flow! I love the holiday's festivities is an understatement! The artist in me embraces wreath making, baking & decorating to the point that my house is overflowing with the Christmas spirit. Christmas is over now & my Christmas cheer will be sadly coming down this weekend. I"ll so [...]
Wishing everyone a very prosperous NEW YEAR!! Here's a glimpse of New Year's Eve at Times Square. To see New Year's Eve around the World click here.... New Years around the world Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York city on January 1, 2011. [...]
This lovely sculptural Periwinkle Blue Iris is made out of glass using lampwork techniques! Amazing, right? How do I do it? I take molten glass and manipulate the glass while it is hot into petals. This is a perfectly timed dance of being in and out of the flame. Too much time in the [...]
Cheerful Christmas Hibiscus has secrets to tell! Hibiscus cheerfully exclaim how fantastic it is to live in the Tropics. Life always seems to be in celebration with hot, bright colors, cool breezes and the sounds of frothy waves happily slapping the shore. Wearing a piece of this scene instantly entices you to partake of this [...]
Flower bouquets inspired by the Victorian Era My new fascination with making flower bouquets inspired by the Victorian Era has led me into researching the origins of flower giving. According to Wikipedia.... "The language of flowers, sometimes called "floriography", was a Victorian-era means of communication. Various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded [...]
