Introduction: Lori Anderson

Hi, I’m Lori Anderson, and I’m new to Watch Me Create. I’m currently a jewelry artist, and I use handmade beads, gemstones, wire, and whatever is sparkly and pretty — but in an effort to differentiate, I’ve made a vow for 2008 to Try New Things.

I love eclectic things and have recently embraced quirky, kitschy things. Lately, I’ve been collecting vintage ephemera, making charms out of non-traditional supplies. Here are a couple I’ve done:

These are made with plastic tubing that I bought at the hardware store. I glittered the edges of the tubing, and then inserted rolled up paper from ads out of a 1952 National Geographic magazine. I capped the ends with Swarovski crystal, and added a vintage lucite butterfly dangle.

Next up are altered Scrabble tiles:

These were first painted multiple times. On one side, I glued Asian-print paper. On the other, I glued torn out bits from one of my Korean dictionaries. I sealed all that, and then glittered the edges.

A lesson learned from this experiment — don’t use the drill on the kitchen table. Nuff said.

Lori Anderson is a jewelry artist that blogs from her studio in Easton, MD.