During my jewelry hiatus I had a chance to redesign my website, and with that comes an integrated blog.  I'll keep this one up for now, ...

I am taking a break from making jewelry, but it is allowing me to explore other creative things and media.  I wrote about it over on my othe...

My sweet friend Kaitlyn, one of our babysitters when we lived in Virginia, is a second-year arts student at a state university.  She's s...

AnneMade Jewelry is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary!  I've been making jewelry since I was a kid, but I took a break during coll...

It's been a quiet summer in my studio.  My little ones are home and it's a slower time for sales, plus there are things going on beh...

When I get a fun custom order I like to share the story behind it.  Recently I was contacted by Keith who wanted a special piece of jewelr...

I love birds.  My husband kind of scowls but laughs whenever I bring anything else bird-themed into our house.  (He gave me bird things for ...

Hi again!  It has been a while since I updated this so thanks for your patience.  It's not because all my free time is spent on Pinteres...

I just found a new blog that makes me giggle: Beaded Laughter . It's kind of like the Ryan Gosling homeschooler memes , but for jewel...

Fall is in full swing here (!) and along with decorating with bittersweet and baking apple and pumpkin recipes, my traditions include pluggi...