My First Blog Post Ever!

Well it's been a long time coming, but I finally started blogging! Yea! I know, I know, I'm probably the last person on the planet to get a blog, but hey, at least I'm on board now. I've never been great at writing down my thoughts and such, but with a little time and patience (both you and me) I hope to get better and better. I think the hardest part for me is getting my thoughts organized enough to not sound like I'm rambling. My family will always come first, so I hope to strike a balance between my family, my jewelry business and my blog.  If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know.

Today has been a great day for getting things done around the house and making a few new pieces of jewelry.  Rainy AND cold is not my favorite time to be outdoors, unlike my husband and two boys. I did manage to make a few leather barbed wire bracelets and necklace that can be wrapped for a multi-strand bracelet.   The hand-died leather cord is a beautiful saddle tan featuring a sterling silver hook clasp.  The argentium silver scroll heart earrings are hand forged, hammered and tumbled for hardness and a beautiful shine and feature handmade ear wires.  I also made some fine silver ball headpins with my torch.  


There are so many different mediums out there to explore and I love trying new things.  For now I'm trying to improve my techniques in hand stamping leather and sheet metal, wire wrapping and fusing fine silver.  In the near future, I hope to get started using PMC or Precious Metal Clay.




Come back and visit me soon!  I promise my blog will only get better. I hope to have some jewelry making tutorials as well and lots more pictures of my work. Thanks for stopping by!



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