Paul Bishop, of Bishop Wire and Bead, wrote to update us on how he has made out working on his jewelry goals for the summer.  Paul had an ambitious line-up, including working on his website, trying out face-to-face vending, using up old stock, trying out a new material, and taking updated pictures, including process shots.  Whew!  Paul makes me tired!

Well, the report was good all the way around, so now I’m feeling even more tired!  Here’s what Paul had to say:
Now that it’s a month later:
I loved selling to people face-to-face. I will definitely do it again.
My idea to …read more

Elaine Luther, of All Things Metal Clay, sent me her goals for this summer, along with an image that illustrates what she hopes to accomplish!
Hi Cyndi,
Here are my summer jewelry goals:
To complete the first 10 projects of the Metal Clay Master’s Registry
To submit images to ganoksin.com for my own gallery
To finally have my website up for my own jewelry
That’s all! Nothing big!

Well, I don’t know about you all, but that seems kind of big to me! Elaine is a whiz at metal clay techniques, and I’ve shared her work and her posts here before. What great goals, …read more

What are your jewelry goals this summer?  I think you already know some of mine…I’ve been working with CopprClay and am growing to love it love it love it!

My goals for the summer are to see how I can integrate this exciting new medium into the work that I’m already doing.  I figure that by autumn, I’ll be looking to stretch my basic skill set with it and explore even more possibilities.
So what about you?  Come on, tell us!  We want to know 
You can leave a comment below if you’d like, but if you’d like to share a …read more