Hello again! Here we have what happens when I don't really have a plan and I just keep messing around. This band started out as an experiment in texture. I had hammered the silver on 80-grit sandpaper

When you think of Horseback riding, the initial dream is always doing that on the beach. It does not get anymore Cliché than at Comporta. Just a short drive from Lisbon its just too easy not to do. Here

This ring is a proof-of-concept for a design that's been sloshing around in my head for a while. There are a few designers out there who make some variation of a 'birch bark' ring or necklace, etc. I've

Cover graphics by - @aaronleang Welcome to the 637th Daily Edition of the Daily Qurator. Below you will find some awesome members of @qurator that worked hard to post some good quality content for all

Hi again! You may remember my post about the last ring I attempted with the beautiful chunky faceted rose quartz stone. I have 3 stones like this so I thought i would try making another one since I wasn't

Hello again my friends! Today I'm here to share my latest work, this lovely labradorite ring! I didn't take as many process photos for this one-- I was totally in the zone! It started with a request from

Happy Tuesday & welcome to another one of my Tarot Tuesday readings! This time the reading is for the week of May 21 2019. If this is the first time you've stumbled across one of my Tarot Tuesday posts,

Learning, learning, learning. What did I learn this time? -I can probably decide the bezel height according to the lowest facet edge, rather than the curve of the stone. -Have patience- let the liver of

Hi, Steemians! This week I have been struggling to get much done at the bench. @mstafford's mom and my mom both have birthdays in the coming 2 weeks and we wanted to give them handmade jewellery for gifts.

Let me just start this little post with a photo to brighten your day: We went up to @somebuttstuff's house on the weekend to hang out and use his abundance of space to work on our van a bit. Helo spend

OCD DAILY - Issue #301 Welcome to the 301st issue of @OCD Daily! Issue #301 highlights content from ten (10) Steem Content Creators! The OCD team continues its search throughout Steem to find you the

Hi, Steemians! It's been a while! I've been very busy not being busy. And by that I mean, slashed work hours in Jan, Feb, & March meant that I had lots of time to read, make art, & play. I honestly

I have been trying to draw or paint every day since the new year started. So far, I've been pretty successful. I would like to keep the momentum going, because, as we all know, the more we do, the better

The final class! A view of the benches, everyone working diligently while listening to the school's owner giving a wee speech. For the final class, we were told to design our own little piece, using the

SHOCKING, I know!! I quit attempting to make a full-time business out of photography about a year ago, but the decision to sell my gear last month I think was just as important. An image from one of my

Just sharing this shot of my mother's corgi in the snow, because corgis always bring smiles! :) I was visiting them last weekend- they are at a higher elevation that here where we live, so it was nice

This class didn't go as well as I had wanted it to. Our assignment for the evening was to create bezel settings for two different stones- a big (10mm) one and a smaller (4mm) one. I have set stones a few

It's been so long since I've actually sat down and read a book cover to cover. Usually the holidays are a good time to try- a bit of time off and a perpetually full belly makes reading a very appealing

We're back! This post won't be as long, I promise. Last night was the second out of four nights in the Intro to Metalsmithing course I'm taking. It was our first class soldering, which had a few of the

Hello, fellow Steemians! I am here, showing up for one of my 2019 intentions- blogging more! Lookit me go! I thought I would talk a bit about my first class in the Intro to Silversmithing course that