First, I apologize for my absence. No, I have not fallen off the earth! It was a busy, hectic summer, what with prepping for BeadFest Philly, recovering from BeadFest Philly, and tending to various summertime household tasks, like repainting the exterior of the house. Whew! But, now that we are moving into the first crisp…
I think most “makers”, no matter what their medium is, enjoy making one or two items more than anything else they make. For me, one of those things is wrap bracelets (and the other is earrings – but that’s a post for another day!). I don’t know why, but seeing a long collection of beads…
This is “Part 2” in a series of blogs I am writing about the different and unexpected ways one component style can be used. Part 1 from this series, which is about “rings”, can be found HERE. My goal with this series is to inspire “outside the box” thinking when it comes to jewelry components….
As you can probably tell from my posts so far, I love rustic, earthy colors and style. But, what isn’t as obvious is that – believe it or not – I actually love a good bit of glitz and sparkle, too. And what I love even MORE is combining rustic and sparkly elements into one…
This is “Part 1” in a series of blogs that I will be writing about the different ways one component style can be used. My goal is to inspire “outside the box” thinking when it comes to jewelry components. Quite often, a component that seems as if it should only be used for one type of…
First, I must introduce myself. Despite the name of my business being “Trixie’s Jewel Box”, my name is actually Amy Haftkowycz. “Trixie” was one of my cats, and – quite honestly – her name was much catchier than my own, hence “Trixie’s Jewel Box”. Sadly she is no longer with us, but her memory lives…