Canning Jar Bling
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Crafts, jewelry, kids | 1 Comment »
[caption id="attachment_390" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sparkle and shine from canning jar rims."][/caption] My canning jars needed an upgrade. They're hand-me-downs from my mom, so after years of pickles and preserves, it was ... Read more..Turqouise and Morning Glories
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Horse Hair, jewelry | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_370" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The beads woven into this bracelet reflect the colors of the morning glories in my garden."][/caption] This week I sent off four custom horse hair pieces to ... Read more..Powwow Next Weekend
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Events, Horse Hair, News, Porcupine Quillwork, jewelry | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_312" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Dancer from the Spring Powwow"][/caption] The August Powwow at the Museum of Indian Culture snuck up on me! It's next weekend. Thoughts of quilling turtles and birds got ... Read more..Jewelry-Making Day 2: Soot and a Smile
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in About, Crafts, Events, jewelry | 1 Comment »
[caption id="attachment_296" align="alignnone" width="401" caption="At the torch with tiny wire and my nemesis the copper earring."][/caption] I was back at the torch bright and early determined to leave the class with ... Read more..Jewelry-Making Day 1
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in About, jewelry | 1 Comment »
[caption id="attachment_274" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="The beginnings of copper earrings."][/caption] Yesterday I played with copper and brass, hammers and grinders, acid and fire. And look what I made! [caption id="attachment_279" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Finished ... Read more..Off to Class
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in About, Horse Hair, jewelry | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_271" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Fireman's name engraved on the back."][/caption] I sent this custom horse hair bracelet off a week or so ago. [caption id="attachment_272" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Oscar's name engraved on the ... Read more..Opie as Art
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Events, Horse Hair, jewelry | No Comments »
This is Wenda, modeling horse hair earrings. She made them on Sunday at Out of Our Hands during the Horse Hair Earring Class. Wenda brought some of her beloved Opie's tail ... Read more..Eureka!
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in About, Porcupine Quillwork, jewelry | No Comments »
Ever wonder how artists go from idea to product? Me, too. On Friday, I took photos of a new idea to see how it developed. Here's what happened: Idea! As I was ... Read more..New! Horse Hair Earrings Class
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Events, Horse Hair, News, jewelry | No Comments »
Out Of Our Hands is sponsoring a new class in July: Horse Hair Earrings! As you saw in a previous post, we had a great time learning how to make porcupine ... Read more..Class Act
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Events, Porcupine Quillwork, jewelry | No Comments »
The first day of June saw four friends come away from Out of Our Hands with handcrafted pairs of porcupine quill earrings. Above, Melanie and Ann Marie work on gluing ... Read more..