Spring time is a glorious time no matter where you live. I love the rebirth and reawakening of nature, the flowers, the green buds and even the birds chirping as they nest in the woods near our home. It probably comes as no surprise to you that I'm a nature lover, in fact it is the main inspiration for a lot of my jewelry designs. Below is a photo to whet your appetite and can see some of my jewelry designs here, We happen to live in Washington, which is a particularly beauti

Best gardens to visit in the Spring in the Pacific Northwest and Seattle area.

We've lived in Washington state about 13 years now. When we first moved here, I fell in love with the plants here. Random fact here, one of my hobbies is gardening and I'm pretty passionate about plants. I also fell in love with the climate here and the types of plants that thrived in Pacific Northwest gardens. Soon after we arrived, I'd heard about various public gardens that were worth visiting and one of them that was on my radar was to visit Lakewold Gardens, in Lakewood,

Well researched blog post on working with Precious Metal Clay (PMC) for jewelry making and how to torch fire it.