A new year always feels refreshing... a new decade is extra special! I know we're already a month and a bit into 2020, but gimme a break- January was insane! I'm just going to tuck that month away and

... was super nervous because opals are super soft and I have already chipped one recently and I didn't want to wreck another. I went very slowly and kept the stone covered in tape through most of the

... So beautiful and spooky!

... shot of them together yesterday. Aren't they just the cutest?

... will make into jewellery for the springtime! Gotta think a season or two ahead when you're a maker! What is your favourite gemstone?

... the other day and love how comfy and cute it is! 🤗

... with metal and paint and light and see what I can create 📷🎨👩‍🏭😁

... here are Cookie and Biscuit, a couple of hams with zero obedience training 🤣 This shoot was NOT easy but the shots turned out adorable! 😍 Have you ever had, or considered having professional portraits

... to make a handful of the same design, and it went pretty well! My boss at my day job asked me to create gifts for all of the staff members. I work managing a small boutique that sells locally made

... love how it glows! This ring is far from perfect, so I kept it for myself, and I wear it often!

... this app and see what the buzz is about!

My day-job is managing a sweet little boutique that sells locally made clothing and jewellery. This means that I'm lucky enough to have an "in" for a retail location to sell my wares! It was

Hey, all! Here we have a new ring by me! The snake ring obviously isn't a new idea, but I love them and wanted to try making my own. It's cool because it's an open shank, which means it's very easy to

Ooookaaayyy... I'm admitting it "out loud" here for the first time... I miss photography. Eeek! Regrets? No. No regrets. I'm still glad that I sold all my gear. I am, however, thinking of starting

Hi, friends! It's time for another installment of Caitycat Making Cool Stuff! This time around I wanted to use this very pretty piece of Hubei Chinese Turquoise that I've been hanging onto for a while.

Guess what? I remembered to take way more progress pics this time! Yay! Unfortunately, it's difficult/dangerous to try to take pics when I'm soldering so there will never be shots of that process unless

Hello again! Here we have what happens when I don't really have a plan and I just keep messing around. This band started out as an experiment in texture. I had hammered the silver on 80-grit sandpaper

This ring is a proof-of-concept for a design that's been sloshing around in my head for a while. There are a few designers out there who make some variation of a 'birch bark' ring or necklace, etc. I've

Hi again! You may remember my post about the last ring I attempted with the beautiful chunky faceted rose quartz stone. I have 3 stones like this so I thought i would try making another one since I wasn't