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Category Archives: Handcrafted Jewelry
“Nina May” Reimagined in August 2011 Bead Trends Magazine
The August 2011 issue of Bead Trends magazine, published by Northridge Publishing, features the theme “Reimagined,” and the call went out for jewelry pieces that repurposed vintage jewelry or found objects upcycled into completely new pieces, so I created “Nina May,” a romantic piece named after my grandmother Nina May Hewett who was born on the ninth of May, 1898. A farmer’s wife and mother of seven boys, many of whom she raised during … Read more
We Survived the Mayfair Mayhem!
When we arrived in Cloudcroft last Friday afternoon I took our dachshund pup Olivia for a short walk while Monty started unloading. When I returned, there were several people helping Monty, and I noticed our tent was broken! Two canopy supports were hanging from the limp fabric ceiling like broken spider legs. Great way to start the fair, right? But the show must go on, so Monty borrowed some duct tape (wouldn’t you know, the … Read more
Copper Butterflies, Ammonite Fossils, and Perfume Bottle Stoppers: Something Old is New Again!
We live on a cattle ranch near an area where the Anasazi and the Apache once roamed, and also close to an old ghost town that was once a stage stop on the way from White Oaks to Santa Fe. As a result, we find the most interesting things sometimes: ancient pottery shards and arrowheads, tiny cobalt blue antique glass bottles once used for medicine, old skeleton keys, an elaborately patterned doorknob here and there, … Read more
Faerie Carnivale in Bronze and Copper Clay
I’m breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight. I finally finished the 5 metal clay Faerie Carnivale pieces I’ve been working for what seems like forever! Because of the Fire Mountain Gems ad in Jewelry Affaire and Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Artist, I’ve had people contact me about purchasing similar pieces. Great news, except I’ve been having kiln problems (actually, it’s probably the kiln operator at fault), so it’s taken me a lot longer than I … Read more
