Arizona’s Meg Newberg has unlocked the secrets of gemstones with her latest tutorial.
Make the cane and then shape each slice into whatever cut you prefer- brilliant, pear, marquise, emerald?
Meg sorted out the facets and organized them into a step-by-step for those of us who work with more malleable materials.
Don’t love to make canes? Meg also sells her diamonds in 2″ long canes ready for slicing.
The trendy Pennsylvania-based store, Anthropologie, asked Genevieve Williamson for a line sheet in July and samples in November. Her polymer pieces are rough hewn, carved, textured and faceted in soft heathered colors. The retailer loved the samples. Now she waits.
Can you imagine being nervous that they’d say no and petrified that they’d say yes? That’s 2000 pieces and exposure in over 185 stores!
How brave is Genevieve to share her samples and her anxiety in a blog post? Will we think she failed if they turn her down? Not me! That takes guts. You go, girl. You make us proud.
I’m happy to say that you can read more about Genevieve in my book, Polymer Clay Global Perspectives. You can catch more of her vibe on Pinterest.
If you’d like to say, “I knew her when”, you can shop in her Etsy store now.
