New textures on the bench

New textures on the bench

As many of you know, at the top of my list of favorite tools are my hammers.  I love to use texture in my work and now I have two new hammers to play with. I located two of my Dad’s old hammers.  They are old and have lots of cool dents on the face from all of...

Tangled

The name of this piece really should be frustrated.  The first time I made a piece like this it was out of frustration.  I was trying to make something else and it wasn’t happening.  Out of frustration I twisted the piece all up and found a new design –...

The Dog Ate It

Seriously, the dog chewed this ring up.  Not sure why, he has never touched a piece of jewelry before, but this ring was sitting on my night stand and he chewed it up to the point where I could not recover it.  Malachite is a soft stone and it was in pieces.  And I...

Eagle Cap Extreme Anniversary Pendant

The ECX 10th anniversary pendant is a fundraiser for the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race in Joseph, Oregon. The pendent is made of Sterling Silver with a hand carved sled dog. “10th ECX” is printed on the back. It is approx. 7/8 inches in diameter. Each pendant is...

40 x 40 – week one…

Well I am almost at the end of the first week of the 40 x 40 challenge and I must say I am having a great time.  The feedback has been positive and I have a had a blast coming up with new designs everyday.  Luckily I haven’t had any “designers block”...