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Project: Re-Design (Part 3)

Posted by heidi on January 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

If you’ve been following, then you might be wondering what style ring was chosen to be the new home for the 19 diamonds that were removed from the original. If you are – read on! If you have no idea … Continue reading →

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Project: Re-Design (part 2)

Posted by heidi on January 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

The last post (click here if you didn’t read it) had pictures of the Gold ring that a client had asked me to re-design along with the history of the piece. I took extreme care in removing the diamonds from … Continue reading →

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Project: Re-Design

Posted by heidi on January 14, 2011 | 6 Comments

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting a gal who adores silver jewelry. I mean, really, is there a BETTER person for me to meet? Well, she had the unfortunate predicament of being burdened by a ring given to her … Continue reading →

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Race for the Cure with WWOTB!!

Posted by heidi on August 24, 2010 | 2 Comments

I have had the ultimate pleasure of helping Working Women of Tampa Bay come up with a unique fundraising idea for our “Race for the Cure!” team. Everyone likes to show their support in a variety of different ways, and most of it has already been done. So, how about a sticker? An Uppercase Living sticker, of course.

Check out this flier and the order form . . . and let me know if you have questions or if you’d like to order one for yourself. You can show your support just about anywhere and know that 35% of your purchase is going directly to Racing for the Cure. If you ask me . . . we can’t race fast enough! Continue reading →

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Living AND Giving

Posted by heidi on August 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Did you know that certain purchases from Uppercase Living will also make a difference in Children’s lives? There are a group of expressions that, when purchased, UL will donate 1/2 of the net proceeds to the Children’s Miracle Network in … Continue reading →

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Lesson: Notebook Cover

Posted by heidi on June 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

There’s an assembly aspect to leather that I haven’t tried on my own before this class. This aspect entails being able to cut straight from the hide without a pattern. Projects like wallets, bags, shoes and notebook covers just to name a few. Everything I’ve done up until this point has been done with a pattern that tells me what kind of leather to use, where to cut, where to punch, and how to stitch. But I wouldn’t call myself a true “Artisan” unless I could do the work I do WITHOUT a pattern. Continue reading →

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Lesson: Creative Stamping

Posted by heidi on June 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

am IN LOVE. Cutting and tooling leather comes very easy to me which you might think is a bit odd. After all, the stamps are already made, so wouldn’t the act of stamping be easier? Well, in theory, you’re right. But when the work is half-done for me, I have a hard time finishing it. I’m much better at creating something from scratch. But this, while it doesn’t come easy to me, is so satisfying to have a piece that looks great. Continue reading →

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Lesson: Mask

Posted by heidi on June 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

Everyone in class was given the same design and Tony highlighted a couple tips & tricks for cutting the pattern out of the leather. There were different tools for us to try out and use and there were quite a few folks in the class that got wonderfully creative with the actual cutting. I love it when folks color outside the lines! Continue reading →

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Gemologist – I am not.

Posted by heidi on June 21, 2010 | Leave a comment

There is one part of Jewelry Design that my classes don’t cover. That’s the identification, faceting, cutting, etc of gemstones. Which is cool, but it’s also a bummer. It’s cool because I’m focusing more on the metal-smithing which is what I’m most interested in. It’s kind of a bummer, too, because there’s really no way to tell if you’re getting ripped off or not. Continue reading →

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