I loved my set of 6 upcycled bangles, which recently sold out, so I’m working on another set. There is one thick bangle, and a few that involved loosely wiring together some very skinny bracelets with charms. I love the stones I’m using on this set – here’s a preview of the first three that [...]

So…. I didn’t have time to work on my one of a kind bangle designs yet, but I did manage to get some fusing done and create prototypes for several bangle styles that I hope will become staples of my jewelry line. So far, I’ve made them using three different sizes of wire (16, 14, [...]

I’ve had an obsession with circles for the past six months or so. They pop up in almost all of my jewelry designs, and when I don’t have a new idea I sometimes make a bunch of fused circles just so I’ll have them on hand when inspiration strikes. It was just a matter of [...]

I ran across some cool, very old looking bangles at a salvage store in Berkeley and had to buy them. A few weeks later, I thought of the perfect way to “upcycle” them into some great new jewelry. I left the bangles themselves as-is because I like the aged look (slightly chipped enamel over a [...]