It's been a few years since I updated this blog. I've moved my online presence to my website: shaylynn.com (shaylynnann.com will also get you there!). This will also be the home of any new blog posts.These days, I mostly post on Instagram. You can find me at:@shaylynn.ann (general updates)@shaylynnadventures (grad school, illustration, painting and travel updates)@wonderment.arts (business)I still occasionally post on Pinterest (my username changed...
I love working in silver, but I have to admit that sometimes the process of sawing little strips of metal, sanding every edge, soldering (and failing to get a clean solder, and soldering again), and the rest of the process is not as intuitive to me as I would like. On a whim, I spent some of my graduation money on a product...
Hello Tolkienites! It's been wonderful to get to know you (and your love of LotR) in the comments for the giveaway post! Thank you for your patience-- I'm announcing the winner a couple days late due to unexpected travel and projects that couldn't wait. (This is also why I have five blog post drafts that aren't ready to post yet). The entries closed...
UPDATE: The entries closed on Friday, and today I get the honor of announcing the winner: Gabrielle Holland. I've sent you an email-- congratulations! During the last two years of college, I would occasionally pull out my jewelry-making supplies and just tinker for a while-- a habit resulting in a bunch of lovely jewelry that never really saw the light of day. Making jewelry, you...
All of last semester, my wooden frame for stretching silk languished in the back of the garage, and every time I visited home, I shot it a little mournful look. Silk dyeing takes a long time, and time is not always a luxury I have! But I finally had the chance to string up the last scarf in my stash-- a lovely, ethereal...
