Contrariwise ramblings

Every Saturday, Timothy Adam Designs features a different shop on his blog and promotes it on his Twitter channel. Well this week, he's...

The experiment I had heard so much about both Google Adsense and Project Wonderful . Supposedly you can generate revenue from your blog. Th...

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Today, I thought I would feature a few of the many Thanksgiving-related creations on Etsy. Each image is linked ...

Yesterday I wrote about some criticism that I received from a fellow jewelry maker about writing jewelry tutorials and giving away "tra...

I don't know if you remember, but earlier this year, I posted a tutorial on how to wrap briolette beads. I just recently got an interest...

Did you ever click on an image in a blog to get a better look? I know I have. Sometimes nothing happens. But sometimes the click takes you t...

And now, an inspirational message for all of us: (I wonder what's really in those vitamins.) Do you want to subscribe to my blog by ema...

Once again it's my weekly download. A collection of wonderful stuff I found on the web this past week. Crafts, Tutorials... How to make ...

Just thought I'd share a couple of new pieces in my shop . Both were made this week The first are these Hoops Within Hoops . (It's m...

Just because you've listed an item on Etsy , doesn't mean the listing is carved in stone. I'll often go through my listings and ...

I bought some beautiful faceted crystal quartz when I was in Rome recently. I love the way the light hits the many facets and bounces off of...

A funny name, isn't it. When you solder silver and other metals, they get darkened and crusty. To clean them up, you dunk them in an aci...