The St. Louis Science Center has been a center of the city’s community to teach everyone about various aspects of science. When I was young, the Science Center consisted of a single building in Clayton. It was then one building acting as the Museum of Science […]
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Work in Progress
I have a lot of people ask me how long it takes me to make a piece of jewelry. So, I decided to put this bit together so you can see my process. This is an example. On the first night, after I had eaten […]
Lindsey Stirling and the Stirling Family
On March 15, 2017, I had posted a picture of a piece of jewelry that I had made, as a fan, for Lindsey Stirling. My hope at the time, was that she would see it and then share it on social media and I would […]
The Golden Snitch
The golden snitch was done for a Harry Potter themed night, at the St. Louis Science Center. To resemble the snitch from the movies, I did some research and found out that they were originally live creatures that were hunted to extinction, for the Quid-ditch […]
Butterfly Earrings with Lapis Lazuli
A pair of earrings was made by taking a pair of tiny butterfly wings and coat them in a thin coat of resin. On the front side of them, a pear shaped piece of lapis lazuli has been attached. They have a silver plated bail […]
Bee and amber on Watch Plate
An antique pocket watch movement plate still has the gears attached to it under a thin coat of resin. There is a metal bee on one side and some pieces of amber on the opposite side. This has a silver plated bail on the back […]
Large Blue Morpho with Brass and Red
A Blue Morpho butterfly wing has several coats of resin over it and has an antique pocket watch plate attached to the top. The plate was made by the Elgin National Watch Company in 1891. There is a smaller antique watch movement attached in the […]
Ammolite and Watch Parts Earrings 2
This set of earrings was made, originally, to go with the “Ammolite with Antique Watch Parts 1” necklace. These were made using small Ammolite fossils that have a thin coat of resin over them and then a single antique watch gear in the center. These […]
Ammolite and Watch Parts Earrings
These earrings will go well with the “Ammolite with Antique Watch Parts” necklace. They were designed as a set; originally. These are smaller Ammolite fossils with a thin coat of resin and a watch plate piece on each one. The both have a silver plated […]
My resources
One of the questions I am always asked of, when I am in person showing off my jewelry, is “where do you get your watches?” I answer; “I am still working off of a huge amount of watches that I received at a flea market […]
Back to Doctor who
After doing my last Doctor who inspired piece, I swore I would never make another one again; or so I thought. Making a clear, see-through, piece that is recognizable from the fandom, is hard to do. The below image shows an image on the left, […]
Pirate Benrus Ring
An antique watch movement by the Benrus Watch Company has a Skull and Crosbones charm on top with two red Swarovski crystals. This sits on a metal adjustable ring base.
