jewelry
Wearable art made from recycled plates, vintage china, and sentimental ceramic shards.
Recycled Porcelain Thimble Necklaces
I break a lot of plates. A lot. I really wish that I kept track from the beginning, but who knew that this would be my full time job a few years ago? I sure didn’t. I tell you this because I have a confession. I get tired of breaking plates sometimes. It’s true. (remember [...]
New work!
Can you tell I am having fun with my circles? I am. Everyday J comes home and I bombard him with all of the new ways that I want to assemble them. He kind of looks at me like I am nuts, but I might just be. My new favorites are this necklace and this bracelet. [...]
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse
I was SO excited when my copy of 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse arrived yesterday.
Craftiest Bastard? and Guffly!
This week was spent building my craft show stock for the upcoming Crafty Bastards show, including these brooches! (I also posted a few to Etsy) If you have not done so already, I would REALLY appreciate your vote as The Craftiest Bastard of 2009. Click this link to vote. I’ll wait for you… Finished voting? Finished [...]
Not just broken, more like pulverized.
Sorry for being M.I.A. but I have been feverishly working on a top secret project. In the mean time, I have been doing a lot of experimentation with the possibilities of recycled plate crafts. Some of my new favorites are these new rings and cuff links made out of crushed plate in resin. It is a [...]
Checking in.
I have created a new section in my Etsy shop where you can browse all of my Etsy collaborations for charity. These are quickly turning into my some of my favorite pieces! I recently added the goodies to the left, made from broken plates sent to me by Just Mare. I instantly fell in love with this ceramic artist from [...]
New Pendants from Broken Diana Fayt Vase
I am proud to introduce a new set of pendants made from a broken vase by San Francisco based artist, Diana Fayt. Diana sent these shards to me to work with, in an effort to help raise awaresness and money for P2P Rescue, a U.S.-based, not-for-profit organization working to raise awareness about and deliver support to Sri Lanka. The [...]
New Custom Ceramic Photo Pendants!
I am so excited to finally announce that I am now offering custom 1.5″ ceramic pendants made from your photos! You can now have ANY photo, piece of artwork, or design turned into ceramic jewelry. Imagine the possibilities! They make great gifts for grandparents, bridesmaids, teachers or yourself. You can even get your child’s artwork turned [...]
Shop Update!
I just updated my shop for, what will most likely be, the last time before Artscape. I need to focus on beefing up my craft show stock for the next 15 (!) days. There are a few new sets of earrings and a bunch of my new stretched broken plate pendants. As always, if you see [...]
Just checking in.
Hello World! I Just wanted to check in for a moment and let you know what I have been up to. My next show is not until Artscape next month, so I am spending time filling wholesale orders, finishing up some wedding sets and trying to get a bit more creative with my jewelry. The piece [...]
