Sometimes, you just have to make a little oven (especially if you only have one torch to work with!)

I just spent the better part of an hour 'researching' about David Neale, a goldsmith in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. I regularly read CLOG, a blog by Craft Victoria, and their post on Neale caught my attention today.Educated initially through an apprenticeship through a local goldsmith, but more formally at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Neale

What do these two objects have in common?They're both part of the lockets I am creating for an exhibition...

....I don't like them to be dying in my home, per se, but there can be something really beautiful about them. They way they change colors and textures, the different shapes they take on. There is something serene in their transformation.

After being rained in for the past four months, the Portland area was blessed with some sun over the weekend. Dave and I took full advantage, too! I am going to be his assistant at a wedding this coming weekend, so I wanted to get used to his Canon 30D that I'll be using. We went for a

Ocean Jasper Necklace with TourmalineThe Dalles Mountain Buttercup Necklace I finished up a couple of new necklaces today and wanted to share with you....I will soon be listing some pearl earrings to go with The Dalles Mountain Buttercup Necklace and I hope to start another charm necklace soon. For now, I need to start on some exhibition pieces

I've introduced Arthur Hash on here before....Well, he is up to some new tricks with hydraulic presses and enamel. I absolutely love his new work and am not only impressed, but insanely jealous of his access to a laser cutter which can cut out dies like butter for him (as opposed to sitting and hacking one out with

The Dalles Mountain Buttercup EarringsThe Dalles Mountain Buttercup Earrings (with Patina)Branching Montia EarringsBranching Montia EarringsI have been working on a new production line in the past couple months, and wanted to share with you a couple new pieces. These are fairly time consuming to make, at least to start. This new production line revolves around representations of endangered

Flower Earrings (with Patina)Flower EarringsBlossom EarringsYou can find all of these in my Etsy Shop!