I’d been thinking about getting one of these for several years and…
• June 27, 2014 • Leave a CommentPosted in An Aside, At the Bench, Components, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Barbara Briggs Designs, Bead & Button, brass, Brenda Schweder, components, embellishments, Jewelry, jewelry making, mixed media, Now That's a Jig too, sterling silver, Supplies
My first foray into geometrically beaded cone exploration is…
• April 26, 2014 • 2 CommentsPosted in Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads, Techniques
Tags: Barbara Briggs, beading patterns, beadwork, brass, brooch, Cones, Contemporary Geometric Beadwork, Kate McKinnon, Seed Beads, Supplies
Polymer Clay vs Epoxy Resin Clay…
• September 24, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Art to Wear, At the Bench, Handmade, Inspiration, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Resin
Tags: Barbara Briggs Designs, brass, Cynthia Tinapple, Epoxy Resin Clay, hammer textured, Handcrafted Jewelry magazine, mixed media, Polymer Clay, Polymer Clay Daily, reversible pendant
This year’s Bead and Button Show stash…
• June 15, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in Beads and Materials, Components, Faux Bone™, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Seed Beads
Tags: Barbara Briggs, Bead and Button show, brass, copper, Crystals, Hex beads, jewelry making tools, Pearls, shopping, sterling silver, Supplies
Faux Bone, brass, and copper…
• June 18, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, At the Bench, Components, Faux Bone™, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Techniques
Tags: Barbara Briggs, brass, copper, etching, Faux Bone, nickel, Richard Salley
All You Need is Love…
• October 5, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Metal Clay, One-of-a-Kind, Resin
Tags: brass, Bronzclay, FASTfire BronzClay, Ice Resin, Jewelry, love, sterling silver, text, tools and materials
Raw Faux Bone and the Finished Product!
• October 1, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Faux Bone™, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: argentium silver, bangles, brass, copper, Faux Bone™, jeweler's saw, ring blanks, Robert Dancik, stamped text, sterling silver
Ice Fishing!
• September 21, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: bracelet, brass, Brio Gallery, Galena, ice fishing, IL, Plexiglas™, rutilated quartz, sterling silver
Christmas in July!
• July 29, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in At the Bench, One-of-a-Kind, Tools
Tags: brass, Bronze, copper, Faux Bone™, hammers, Kate Wold belt sander, micarta, Plexiglas, sheet metal, sterling
Expression Through Art Jewelry
• June 2, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art to Wear, One-of-a-Kind
Tags: 18k gold bimetal, brass, Bronze, brooch, cloisonné enamel, copper, fine silver, micarta, nickel, sterling silver