Humans have been casting metal for the past 5000 years! Our world without casting is unimaginable! Casting has also been used in jewellery making for thousands of years. One of the beauties of Water Casting is that it’s a [ … ] Read More
Category Archives: Inspiration
Inspiration
“Naked I came into the world, but brush strokes cover me, language raises me, music rhythms me. Art is my rod and my staff, my resting place and shield, and not mine only, for art leaves nobody out. Even [ … ] Read More
The Beauty of COPPER and BRASS
COPPER and BRASS are wonderful alternative metals for jewellery making! The price of precious metals can be prohibitive for jewellery making, but equally important are the wonderful qualities of Copper and Brass (an alloy of copper and zinc). Copper [ … ] Read More
Be A Learner, A Maker, A Creator……..Take a Class!!
The year has a natural rhythm, and fall is time for shorter days, cooler weather, and back-to-school. After a busy summer, we’re back in our routines. The kids are at school, learning all kinds of wonderful new things. Now [ … ] Read More
St. Valentine’s Day- where love and jewellery collide
Ah, Valentine’s Day- a day for the hopeless romantics among us. In 270 A.D., Claudius, who was the Emperor of Rome at the time, had forbidden soldiers to be married because he thought that married men did not make [ … ] Read More
Resolutions/Intentions
A lot of us like to start out the new year by making a list of resolutions or setting intentions (experiencing the emotions resonating from what you choose to manifest in your life). Lose weight, get in better shape, [ … ] Read More
Topaz and Citrine-November
For some people in the northern hemisphere, November can seem very gray and gloomy ( I like damp, cool weather, but I’ve also got moss growing on my north side!). The solution? Bring some topaz and citrine into your [ … ] Read More
Texture and Patina-the Dynamic Duo
Is your jewellery a snoozefest? Do you drift off while you’re making it because it’s so boring? Have no fear, texture and patina are here to save you from a life of criminally dull jewellery! These are two of [ … ] Read More
Fall Colour 2017- Pantone
Hard to believe, but summer’s almost over. I know, I can hear you out there, but don’t blame me. Time marches on, and with it comes Pantone’s colours for fall. Whatever you may think about the coming season, one [ … ] Read More
Lapidary-(almost) everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
Say you’re making a piece of jewelry for that special someone, (could be you!), but you can’t find exactly the right stone for it. You’ve been to rock and gem shops, shows and even looked on-line, but you are [ … ] Read More
Moss Agate
Moss agate was one of the first stones I fell in love with. Each one I looked into seemed to have a whole world in it that was completely different from the last one. Even today, I still love [ … ] Read More
Hammer Textures
Texturing metal with hammers and stamps is a fun, relatively easy and inexpensive way of adding interest to a jewellery piece. I’m a big fan of textured pieces, finding most smooth mirror finished pieces a bit of a bore, [ … ] Read More