100% Handmade processes: Stud-o-rama
Hello! Long time, no blog. Now that the busy show season is over for now, it's time for fresh ideas and stocking up on old favorites....
Show Season!
Summer is over and while that is sad, there are more opportunites for shows. Last weekend I was at the Reynolds-Alberta museum kicking...
Soldering with a Third Arm
I just found a really good article, which I will post below. If you have ever taken a class with me, you know my dislike of using third...
Almost Famous!
I have been featured in the Battlefords News-Optimist! Looks at least like a third page (full colour) ad, I could not be happier. It is...
Teaching Abroad!
I have not blogged in quite a while! I promised myself I would not let that happen. Oh well... I am back now :) I just got back a few...
A Very Custom Christmas
Hello! I hope everyone had some great holidays... I know I did! I also had a very busy countdown to the big day filling several custom...
Plier-rama!
I am often asked about what tools I favour. This blog will specifically discuss pliers. There are TONS of different specialty pliers out...
Handmade event etiquette
A few of my friends and I are attending a handmade event this first December weekend in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I am always very...
​When I say handmade... I mean it!
Hello! Here is an article I wanted to post about about making my own stock wire. When I am making a piece of jewelry, I mainly buy two...
Working with customers
Here is a pendant I recently worked on for/with a customer who is also a student of mine. It is an Australian boulder opal with a genuine...