New Resource: How to Outline Your Course
In response to requests, I've written up a guide to writing an outline for your course, workshop or class. (It's the same process, no matter how long the class is.) It's 25 pages and it's jam-packed with information from my 25 years experience teaching metal clay,...
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How to Finally Focus and Write Your Blogs Posts!
If you ever struggle with getting your blog posts written for your jewelry website, I'm here to help with actionable steps that really work! Idea capture The first step is the idea. You need a system to capture ideas as they come to you. This can be as simple as a...
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Jewelry and Metalwork at the Toledo Museum of Art
A lovely and impressive museum, with a glass hammock and giant tire swing, both of which you're actually allowed to sit in (and swing, in the latter), the museum also works hard to collect jewelry and metals! I wish more museums did that. Since I enjoy seeing other...
read moreHow to be Interesting on Instagram, for Jewelers
I wrote this piece for the Craft Industry Alliance on ten Instagramming jewelers, if you've been stumped for what to post, you'll find this helpful. https://craftindustryalliance.org/10-awesome-jewelers-on-instagram
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Gift Guides for the Crafty People in Your Life!
Midwest Craft Con surveyed their members and have some great suggestions! Here's their list: https://midwestcraftcon.com Sew Mama Sew has a slew of gift guides! Not only for sewers and stitchers, but also for kids, cactus lovers and cooks and foodies! Find them all...
read moreNew Book: ECO Jewelry Handbook by Christine Dhein
Brynmorgan Press announces the publication of a book that the jewelry world really needs, written by the perfect person to write it. Christine has been blogging at GreenJewelryNews.com since 2008 and was a speaker at the 2017 Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference,...
read morePenland School of Craft’s Champions, the Bringle Sisters
Twin sisters Cythnia and Edwina Bringle have a long history of supporting Penland School of Crafts, here's a lovely article about their work there and their craft work. I love how the open nature of Penland that led Edwina to weaving. I had a similar experience at...
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Review: A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women)
A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) by Danielle Krysa Profiles of Unstoppable Female Artists -- and Projects to Help You Become One Like me, the author had the experience in a college art history class of looking through her textbook and wondering, "where are...
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15% off Craft Industry Alliance Membership with this Link!
My membership in the Craft Industry Alliance is one of the best values in my business and creative life. For a mere $79.00 a year (!) you get a twice-a-month journal with top notch writing, research and information and a vibrant and supportive community. It's the only...
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How to Impact 1 billion People: Get the Mercury out of Gold Mining
Even if you don't use gold in your own jewelry making, we all need to care about ending the use of mercury in small-scale mining, as it is the source of a huge amount of mercury pollution. One man is on a mission to make that happen, read about it here:...
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