Tag: behind-the-scenes

ML Jewelry Designs is based in Malaga, in the Wenatchee, WA area. If you live anywhere near here, you know how hard it is to get quality tools and supplies for making jewelry. Although I get most of my materials (other than stones) from Rio Grande, I’m also a big fan of Euro Tool brand equipment. In fact, my flex shaft, which I bought at my first silversmithing class, is a Euro Tool. It was a great addition to my studio and its still going strong all these years later.

Although I will be stocking some commonly used tools and equipment to make them available to my students, I will not carry the entire catalog of products. There are literally hundreds of products available. But I can get Euro Tool products for you with convenient pickup at my studio, in Wenatchee, or in Leavenworth when I’m there for Village Art in the Park during select summer weekends. Contact me for more information.

You can learn more about Euro Tool products and see their entire catalog on their website: www.Eurotool.com.

I started this website back in 2018 when I was making mostly wire-framed pendants. Since then, I’ve branched out to earrings, bracelets, prong and bezel set pendants, and beaded necklaces. I’ve also begun making “statement pieces” — like the Kingman Turquoise and Orange Spiny Oyster Shell piece shown here — to expand and show off my silversmithing skillset. And, although I travel a lot, I’ve begun offering jewelry making classes in my Malaga, WA, jewelry studio.

Sadly, over the years this website has been sorely neglected. But I do know people come here to look at what I make and sell, especially after seeing my work at the art shows where I appear mostly during the summer months. I understand the importance of keeping the site up to date and am working hard to do that.

In addition to adding new jewelry pieces as they become available, I am also deleting much of the older content — basically anything dating from before 2022. My older work is not a good representation of what I make now. In fact, some of it is rather cringe-worthy.

One thing I did do back in those days was research and provide information about the different stones I use in my work. So before deleting all the old stuff, I need to pull out that information so I can update and use it. In future postings. That’s what’s taking a long time.

I hope you’ll bear with me as I get the site up to date. It’s tedious work and not very much fun. But it needs to be done. Stay tuned and keep checking in!