challenges

mary jane dodd

'opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves

come when life seems most challenging.'

~ joseph campbell

big or small, imposed upon us or self-imposed... all hold lessons... 

i was feeling the need to make a cold connection bezel - i love izzy's work... and i adore the soft curves that enfold a stone when you set them this way... my neighbor happened to stop by the other day with some bags of cabs - she thought i might like to use them... was she ever right - i had been meaning to order some ... and am so grateful for the gift... 

did you know that a 1/16" drill bit fits 16 gauge wire?

and that a 5/64" bit can accommodate crimps to use as eyelets?

it's true!


and if you haven't seen it yet, barbara lewis has a really interesting solderless bezel design in her new book 'torch fired enamel jewelry'...