Really Distracted Diva

Really Distracted Diva I make unique adornments for body and home handcrafted from precious metals, wool, glass and more!

Packed and ready to sell some of my wares at a Rotary event this evening. Fingers crossed!
06/24/2026

Packed and ready to sell some of my wares at a Rotary event this evening. Fingers crossed!

This is progress! I now have Square so I can accept credit cards for payment! I’m a real business!!!
06/23/2026

This is progress! I now have Square so I can accept credit cards for payment! I’m a real business!!!

Working on my polymer clay line, starting with large pendants. There are a lot of jump rings, earring wires and necklac...
06/17/2026

Working on my polymer clay line, starting with large pendants. There are a lot of jump rings, earring wires and necklace cord to be added to the pieces to finish them up.

Delicious bundles of hand dyed wool I bought at the Modern Textile Market in Picton this weekend. What shall I make? T...
06/14/2026

Delicious bundles of hand dyed wool I bought at the Modern Textile Market in Picton this weekend. What shall I make? Thoughts?

Sometimes there’s a project that looks possible and so you dream and plan and are grateful for guidance. I’m sharing th...
05/25/2026

Sometimes there’s a project that looks possible and so you dream and plan and are grateful for guidance. I’m sharing the inspiration/aspiration photo, and some steps along the way. There are around 100 steps including drying, sanding and firing and re-doing pieces that broke, cracked or fell apart. I think I’m about 1/3 of the way through. It will need at least another day in the studio. The finished piece will be about 1.5 inches and will be 99.9% pure silver.

Thought I’d take another stab at making felted butterflies. Here is step one - merino wool, sari silk, angelina felted ...
04/29/2026

Thought I’d take another stab at making felted butterflies. Here is step one - merino wool, sari silk, angelina felted to make the basic shape. Now waiting for them to try and the origami begins!

Took some of the unsuccessful pieces from the white bronze firing and experimented with adding color using resin. The f...
04/26/2026

Took some of the unsuccessful pieces from the white bronze firing and experimented with adding color using resin. The flowers aren’t deep enough to contain the resin properly. Back to the drawing board!

Post firing there are some pieces that didn’t make it, and there’s a lot of polishing to do. This metal is very hard on...
04/08/2026

Post firing there are some pieces that didn’t make it, and there’s a lot of polishing to do. This metal is very hard on the equipment as you can see after removing fire scale on the first few pieces, the grinder is now a nub of its former self. Then Studio Assistant Nadia laid herself on my work surface and that was the cue that work was over for the day.

What it looks like when the kiln is done firing. The pieces are buried in coconut shell carbon.
03/30/2026

What it looks like when the kiln is done firing. The pieces are buried in coconut shell carbon.

I’m always looking for new techniques and using a lino cutter to create stamps for shapes and textures is my newest dist...
03/26/2026

I’m always looking for new techniques and using a lino cutter to create stamps for shapes and textures is my newest distraction.

It involves transferring an image onto the material and gouging out the sketch. The hope is it will create a bit of a well on the fired piece where enamel or UV resin can add some color.

This is my first successful attempt to get the image onto metal clay. Next step, firing.

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