Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Tomorrow morning, Sunday, I will be turning on my computer and signing into Facebook.   Jewelry artists from around the world will be meeting on Tonya Davidson’s Whole Lotta Whimsy Sunday Social Club.   We meet every Sunday and often during the week to share experiences, seek answers, gain inspiration and build friendships.   I had no idea when I signed up for this Sunday event how much I would enjoy and look forward to interacting with these creative people. You might like it too! If you are an artist and want to increase your network, learn new things, get inspired and see what is going on in the world, please join us.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/119787814767278/

When groups of people combine their energies and talents, great things can happen.   The jewelry artists from Whole Lotta Whimsy Sunday Circle are no different.   The circle on Facebook formed by Tonya Davidson http://www.wholelottawhimsy.com   consists artists from around the world.   This group (and yes, I’m part of it) shares experiences, talents, friendship and the commitment to ‘connect, create, and collaborate’.   Take a look at the fan page to see how to join https://www.facebook.com/WholeLottaWhimsy It did not take the group long to realize we could make a small difference in not only our community but the world community.   So we decided to create a project to benefit the victims of the Joplin, MO EF5 tornado that struck at 5:41p on May 22, 2011 killing at least 154 people, and injuring at least 900.   Our Collaboration Charms for Charity project was born.   More than 20 artists from the group produced unique handmade charms to create 6 charm bracelets to be auctioned at

Have you ever started a project and all of a sudden you realize your concentration is focused on a part of the project and you aren’t progressing?   You’re just stuck thinking about the same thing over and over?   Well, as most of you know, I make jewelry using silver metal clay.   I like to put the Mojave Stone cabochons that my dad cut and polished in bezels and design around the stone.   Let me share with you how I got stuck in the process.     Bezel shaped to fit a stone  I decided that I would make the bezels (the thin strip that goes around the stone and holds it in place) out of the same silver metal clay as the setting.I made a mold for the stone by pushing it into polymer clay (plastic clay that holds its shape) and carefully removed it.   Then I poured jeweler’s investment (that is a type of plaster) into the mold, let it dry and used it as a plug.   The plug holds the space for the stone and can be fired with the clay in a kiln.   Some stones can be fired in the k