Contrariwise ramblings

Saw + hammers + disc cutter + bracelet mandrel = I think this is the first cuff bracelet I've ever made.   I had just gotten my disc ...

It's odd how suddenly an idea can come into your head.  In my mind, I've been envisioning a bracelet made of silver square links, ea...

Last Halloween, before most people even knew about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie, Emma went trick or treating as the Mad Hatte...

I was at an out-of-town gymnastics tournament with my daughter all weekend, but during the past 2 nights I had some time to finally  finish ...

Just as regular as the swallows returning to Capistrano, the Lady Bugs  come back to entertain us at dinnertime .

The Graveyard Plume Agate pendant that I posted about last Saturday is taking me longer to set than I expected. I'm still working on it...

This first photo encompasses my morning ritual. I'm the first to awaken in the early morning.  As soon as I'm up, the dogs are too...

This beautiful Graveyard Point Plume agate! I just got it this week from Gemcutter , a lapidarist who has a shop on Etsy.  Right as I typ...

I was buying a few cabs from StonesInMotion , one of my favorite lapidarists and, in a last minute decision, I decided to pick up this lag...

I'm a little behind.  Last week was absolutely crazy.   In one day, I had a ton of orders and commissions in my Etsy shop .  I had no id...

I had lots of plans for today.  I 'd finished several new rings over the weekend and I was going to list them in my shop .  The photos w...

I ended up finishing quite a few projects this Saturday AND even taking photos.  Here's the first piece, which will be listed in my sh...