New linen pouches
New linen pouches

I got a gorgeous piece of linen fabric from Nauvoo Quilt and made some new jewelry pouches, in addition to the one's that are made with natural muslin.

I love the subtle texture and the grey/beige color of the linen. I think I will soon need to buy more fabric!!

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My article in Art Jewelry Magazine
My article in Art Jewelry Magazine art jewelry magazine

If you happen to read the latest March issue of Art Jewelry Magazine, you'll find an article that I've written about making a hollow form silver ring. I just received my copy and I was thrilled to finally see it in print! Also another one of my rings, which is a variation of the same design -round and filled with felt- is featured on the magazine's cover.

The article is a complete step-by-step tutorial with lots of photos that will guide you through the making of my hollow form moss ring. I first made this ring for Ring-a-Day and back then I decided to fill it with fresh moss that I had collected from the woods.

It was also super fun to see all the creative ways that the editors of Art Jewelry have found to use my ring and display all sorts of interesting materials. Check out the editors' gallery and the relevant blog post for more details and photos of the rings. They're all amazing but I'm think I'm in love with The Great Escape and the Funeral!

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Winter
Winter almond tree snow snow snow

Winter is here and these last days have been really cold. But we did manage to see a little bit of snow in our small town!

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Samples and tests
Samples and tests

The pod shape on the left is my first attempt to make a metal version of the dried seedpod, pictured in the middle. I still need to work on the basic form and also find a way to capture the fragility of the original specimen.

I have also made a wire pod structure out of copper, which I plan to incorporate into a brooch design.

My attempts to fire gold foil over a coat of enamel finally succeeded and I can see so much potential in this technique! As I was playing with different arrangements of enameled samples, I felt like being adventurous with color and tried this combination of colors and shapes:

earrings

Then I used an old pierced brass piece as a stencil, sifted enamel over it, fired the piece again and made another sample:

enamel

Last, an attempt to create a sugar-coat texture. I should probably have fired this one a bit less.

sample

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Work for Made by Hand
Work for Made by Hand jewelry dragonfly pendant

Today I'm putting the finishing touches to an order that I'm making for Made by Hand.

Made by hand is a new online shop based in Hungary. Since I can't read any hungarian, so far I can only see the photos that the lovely owner has taken of my jewelry. Soon the website is also going to be available in english and german.

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