The Mind of a Crafter
Writing my blog each day takes a fair amount of time. Lately, with the feeling of being spread thin creeping in, I realized that I might need to add some…
Category: jewelry
Finishing Projects
It is raining and generally miserable outside today, so I decided early that it would be a day to try and finish some projects. Lately, I’ve spent a lot of…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Gray Winter Days
Today has been a day of creating. I finished a necklace, bracelet, and pair of earrings all out of semi-precious gemstones featuring the color gray. It took some work to…
Art Galleries
The trouble with having jewelry creations in another state is that I either have to drive there to re-stock or mail a package containing new pieces. Over the years I’ve…
Slice of Life: A Return to Etsy
One of my usual and long pursued activities that I really missed when I was working is that of jewelry making. Slowly, over the last two months, I have gotten…
Slice of Life: Nielloware Jewelry Gift
On a recent trip back East to see my parents, my mom disappeared into her bedroom, claiming she had to go get something for me. She returned, with a bracelet…
Ten+ Years of Jewelry Making
Today, I made a decision to close my Etsy shop, Carol’s Jewelry Orchard. It’s been open for ten years! Ten Years! Wow! I seriously do not know where the time…
Poetry Friday: Shiny Baubles
What sparkles for you? Is it Sapphires, Rubies, or Opals, too? Diamonds, Emeralds, & Tanzanite all bringing out reflected rays of light. Or do you prefer the more natural…
