http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/ en-us 2008-11-07T09:55:01-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2008/11/cards.html When my mother died and we three kids had the honor of going through the special things she had saved for years, we found news clips about us, notes we wrote to her, and cards we and our children had... jacquie 2008-11-07T09:55:01-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2007/07/lampworked_glas_1.html Ah, a new craft to explore! Playing with fire and glass, what could be more fun than this? I wondered, when I first started making beads, why the suppliers were all in the south or southwest, or even the northwest,... jacquie 2007-07-01T12:27:16-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/11/copper_enamelli.html These are a few of the enamelling projects that I completed in the 70's and 80's. Some were given as gifts and have found their way back to me. The intense color, transparency and reflective surface of enamel is unlike... jacquie 2005-11-26T10:47:15-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/05/basketry.html The first weaving I remember doing was making a "sit-upon" at a Brownie Scout meeting. It was a square woven mat about the size of a chair seat and was to be used for sitting on the ground. It may... jacquie 2005-05-05T21:25:15-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/02/scrap_metal_scu_1.html A trip to the old Merrimack Scrap Metals junkyard with Steve, who was looking for a particular piece of steel for a project, really stoked my imagination. There were all sorts of industrial scraps in varied sizes and shapes, heaps... jacquie 2005-02-28T17:10:26-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/02/gold_and_silver_1.html My introduction to metalsmithing came in the form of a class given by the League of NH Craftsmen in 1971/72. It was a non-stop trip to the present, and there's no end in sight. Although I've oficially retired from my... jacquie 2005-02-19T17:09:58-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/02/paper_marbling_1.html The element of chance in paper marbling makes it attractive and addictive. The marbling process may be controlled to a certain extent, but it is never entirely predictable. Color combinations, design manipulation and serendipity provide endless possibilities, and create a... jacquie 2005-02-12T16:50:57-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2005/01/sewing_projects_1.html When I could reach the foot pedal of my mother's sewing machine over 50 years ago, I began to sew. I sewed for my dolls, for my self, and for friends. I sewed my prom dresses, my wedding gown and... jacquie 2005-01-27T17:04:21-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2004/11/gingerbread_hou_1.html Every November our church craft group makes gingerbread houses for sale at their Holiday Craft Fair. It's great fun, and you can eat your mistakes! Folks stand in line at the church door before the fair opens so they won't... jacquie 2004-11-24T14:40:30-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2004/09/beaded_jewelry.html After retiring from a career as a metalsmith/jeweler I've started a new hobby - you guessed it - making beadwork jewelry! The process is entirely different, though, and offers opportunities not found in metalsmithing. The work is clean, there is... jacquie 2004-09-19T17:09:17-05:00 http://jacquie.ferrency.com/blog1/archives/2004/09/life_as_a_seria_1.html Did it start in the cellar with wood scraps, a hammer, nails and some string? Or was it at the kitchen table with scissors, scraps of fabric and paper, glue, crayons and paint? Either way, it was before my memory... jacquie 2004-09-19T16:39:53-05:00