Going in a New Direction!

This week marks my first week as an almost fully self-employed jewelry designer!  I officially ended my full-time position at the non-profit in Princeton that I have been working at for almost a year and a half last week.  I’m still working there part-time, but going forward, the majority of my waking hours will now be [...]

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Inspiration On a Train Line

I’ve gotten into bangles recently. Not ‘The Bangles’, for anyone hoping for Susannah Hoffs pics.  Just bangles.  I’ve started to make some and I’m really liking how they’re turning out.  They’re fun to bang on with a hammer, and I know I’ll never be able to make two alike, so I’m not even bothering to [...]

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New Creations

Handforged links, oxidized to a smokey black, with pale green freshwater pearls.

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Where It All Happens

For no particular reason, I wanted to post some pictures of my new and improved workspace, along with a few pieces that I’m currently working on.  I use this space as both a work bench for my handmade jewelry and as a packing center for my Fair Industry (my fair trade store) orders. It’s great, [...]

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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Got any “jobs” you want done?  Anything or anyone you want, well, “taken care of”?  If so, I’m your man.  Or, woman, to be precise.  Not that I’ve been leading a life of crime up to this point, but now that I’m in the perfect position to, why not?
I’m pretty new to torches and soldering [...]

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

I just have to brag a bit – I got a Google Alert the other day and found this:
Spotlight on AntiGenre
The lovely editors at Indie Collective are writing up reviews of all the jewelers in the 2007 Holiday Gift Guide.  Thanks, IC!

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DIY Snob!

Since starting to make jewelry this spring and joining Etsy, I have been inspired to learn as many new techniques as I can, and I’m now taking a jewelry class at Studio Jewelers, Ltd. in Manhattan. 
I wore the necklace below to the class a few weeks ago; it’s one of my favorites and always gets lots of attention:

As I [...]

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Finally, a blog to blog about!

I promised myself over and over again that I would start blogging, but I just never seemed to get around to it.  Well, here it is! 
There will be something much more interesting than this to read in just a day or two, so please check back.

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