In this tough economy more and more brides are looking for ways to economize on their special day, without having to compromise on the beautiful elements they want to have in their wedding.  As someone who was a total Do-It-Yourself Bride, I can totally agree with this philosophy.  Back then, 21 years ago, 



it was not even popular or fashionable to be a DIY bride, but I knew if I gave myself the time, and planned accordingly I would be able to accomplish what I wanted, and would end up not on...

That seems to be my state of creating lately.  I was fortunate enough to inherit quite a collection of buttons through a friend.  She knew this lady who used to do a lot of sewing projects and had collected all kinds of sewing supplies, from buttons, to fabric, to upholstery trim, lace etc.  When the lady approached my friend asking if she wanted to take some of the stuff she had because she was trying to clean up her closets, my friend right away thought of me and let me have first dibs in l...

This is a very fun metal spiral ring that came out of a slight misfortune. I found that one of the silver bracelets I used to use for belly dancing had snapped where the soldering used to be, and this gave me an idea. I pictured right away a spiral ring, like the ones you usually see in those snake like Egyptian theme jewelry items.