~ Do you do just glass or do you use other mediums?

I've been dabbling with metals for a while now. I'm pretty unconventional & I love to mix things up that don't necessarily go together. I recently went on a trip to San Antonio,TX where I met an extremely talented, friendly & sharing jewelry artist from Brazil. I picked her brain for hours...lol  She showed me some of the most beautiful jewelry I've ever seen, that she had made out of found objects & recycled materials such as aluminum, wood, cinnamon, shells & even coconuts of all things. The experience really opened up my eyes & my imagination to what is possible when mixing mediums. And the possibilities are endless! In parting, we agreed to barter glass beads & pendants in exchange for materials from Brazil & I think this will be the beginning of not only a beautifu...