Denise Yezbak Moore

The new issue of "Stringing" magazine is now on the newsstand. Danielle Fox , the editor of "Stringing" and her staff did an outstanding job. This magazine is packed full of beautiful necklace, earring and bracelet designs. I love the cover necklace designed by Danielle entitled "May Day". The necklace is fashion forward with a retro 70's vibe. Also, check out the statement jewelry feature "The Bigger, The Better". Artist Wendy Baker dazzles us with chunky floral jewelry. Her work is stunning. I have three projects in this issue. The first is in the feature "Take Two" written by Michelle Mach . I was honored to be in the company of Danielle, Michelle, Molly Schaller and Andrew Thornton . Our challenge was to redesign a necklace that we did not like. My design went from frumpy to fantastic. I usually name all my Jewelry designs after someone special. My second design is named after my son Garrett's teacher Jane Mil...

I can't believe it is already February 16th! Where has the time gone? I have been super busy with the kids (school, baseball, etc). Trying to fit in enough time to design jewelry, take pictures, upload items to Etsy and write blog posts is a full time job. So today I decided to title my post "Very Random". No specific theme today. I love these Circa 1899 earrings I bought off of Ebay last year. They are very elegant and romantic. Speaking of Ebay , hasn't this site just killed the "Mom and Pop" antique stores? Nothing to me is more enjoyable than going antiquing! Being able to hold a item and examine it first hand is so much more exciting than looking at a picture on a website. For this reason, it is hard for me to buy beads off a website. The first week of March is rapidly approaching! This is an exciting time at the Moore family household. It marks the return of my two wild Mallard ducks. For the past three years two Mallards have adopted ...

Back in the 90's before I started to design jewelry, I longed to be an antique appraiser. I love all types of antiques and collectibles. I wanted to be able to value and date my fabulous finds. My collections consist of sterling & plated silver, brilliant cut glass, furniture and of course jewelry. To achieve this goal I attended the College of Appraisers in Placentia, CA (I believe the school is no longer located there. The owners have since passed away). It took me two years to complete the appraiser certificate program. Although I do not appraise for a living, the knowledge gained attending the classes were priceless! Seed Pearl Jewelry was handmade during the last quarter of the 18th century to the end of the 19th century. A seed pearl is a natural pearl that weighs less than a quarter of a grain. The diameter is less than 2 mm. Can you imagine someone drilling a hole in these tiny treasures? A mother of pearl backing is used to attach the pearls with blond hors...