My Awesome Christmas Present - Handmade Jeweler's Bench!  Hello everyone!

I always knew my husband was very handy but this just puts him in a whole new category! Here's my story...

One thing I love to do ...

Jewellery studio  Hello,

The effort you have put here of creating this website and patronizing the people with so much refined,practical and in depth knowledge of the ...

taking over the living room  I don't have room in my house for a craft room, so my work space was the kitchen table for the longest time. That was not very convenient, as the family ...

Can you bead on an airplane?  Has anyone done beading on an airplane? I know there are strict restrictions on tools. I thought of this question while flossing with a plastic blue floss ...

Studio Solution in a Rental House  The house we are renting in Vermont while we wait for our home in Maine to sell has a very strange floor plan.

It has the original living room, 2 bedrooms ...

Organization Issues  I have half of my finished basement set up as my work area. I have a 2 year old that gets a hold of my supplies and I need a way to organize my tools and ...

Everything within reach  To say I am a little bit ADD is like saying photos on the cover of Cosmo are a little bit retouched.

Which means that I tend to head off to a given ...

Jewelry Studio Shipping and Receiving Station  It is such a luxury to have one dedicated, clear, flat surface to pack outgoing orders and to unpack supply orders on.

I raised the table up to waist ...

Cannot Leave It All Behind When on a Visit  I really do not like to travel, but circumstances have led me to spend the winter in the panhandle of Florida. I know, its a hardship many would love ...

Small Spaces Require a Lot of Organization!  I live in a small 1 bedroom condo and my studio is in the largest room, which happens to be my bedroom.

I have a long sturdy table from Ikea as my workbench,...

Organizing Beads  This post is Luann's helpful answer to Linda's Beads Gone Wild question about organizing beads in her bedroom.

Thanks so much, Luann! :)
It ...

Beads gone Wild  I have purchased so many beads, findings, etc for my Jewelry Making Business. I don't have a Shop for "CLARASGIRLS yet, so my bedroom is my shop.

The ...

From Traveling Jewelry Studio to Buying My First Home  The leaves are just beginning to change here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. My garden has not frosted yet and we picked a few awesome tomatoes yesterday....