For makers who love to learn, explore, and create.
Discover jewelry projects, trusted techniques, inspiring workshops, and stories that celebrate creativity and connection.
Meet my latest book!
PROJECTS & TECHNIQUES FOR METAL CLAY JEWELRY:
A Creative Approach to Making 13 Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings, Findings & More
By Tamara Honaman
9780764369605
Available wherever books are sold
or order here (amazon affiliate link).
Creating the projects and writing this book was such a pleasure. It gave me the best reason to lose myself in “my work.” It also allowed me the freedom to create projects and designs that spoke to me, with the hope they speak to you, too.
The projects are outlined as a place to start and then progress in complexity to provide challenges while supporting you for success. The finished pieces are designed to entice and empower you whether metal clay is new to you, if you have tried the material but didn’t find the success you were hoping for, or to call you back to metal clay if you tried it and moved on to other things.
Upcoming Workshops
Learn, explore, and create with me in the studio. Join an upcoming in-person class or arrange a private group workshop.
In-Person Workshops
IN PERSON
October 31, 2026: Collage Art Bracelet
Discover the art of creating jewelry with a mixed-media twist! In this fun, hands-on workshop, perfect for all levels!, you’ll design a one-of-a-kind collage bracelet by layering textures, colors, fibers, beads, charms, and found elements. Join us and create your own wearable work of art.
All materials and tools are provided, and no previous jewelry-making experience is required—just bring your imagination and enjoy the process of creating something truly personal.
IN PERSON
November 14, 2026: Wire with a Twist Workshop with Tammy Honaman
Discover how simple wire can be transformed into a beautifully textured jewelry focal through hammering, twisting, wrapping, and layering.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll create a one-of-a-kind pendant featuring several contrasting wire profiles. Begin with a substantial twisted-wire foundation, then add more wire to build dimension and visual interest. Complete your design with Swarovski Crystal beads and an optional charm or focal dangle.
PRIVATE GROUP WORKSHOP · IN PERSON
By arrangement
Open to Your Schedule – Perfect for GNO!
Personalized Silver Charms: Create & Celebrate
Create custom charms that tell your story – or make a meaningful gift for someone special. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn to design and personalize.
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Want to create your own textures for metal clay? ✨
Join me **LIVE October 2** for my **Lino-Cut Textures & Stamps Workshop with Clay Revolution**!
We’ll explore how to carve your own lino-cut designs and turn them into custom texture plates and stamps—giving you another way to add your own marks, patterns, and personality to your metal clay work.
🗓 **Live: October 2**
🎥 Can’t make it live? **The recording will be available for 30 days**, so you can watch—or rewatch—on your own schedule.
Registration is open now through **Clay Revolution**.
I hope you’ll join me and carve up some creative possibilities!
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Are you an exhibiting artist?
@springcitymillstudios has an open call for artists interested in joining us for our holiday open house - 11/21-11/22.
This event ties with @springcitysaturday
The application can be found in the first comment. Deadline to apply is October 2 with notifications going out on a rolling basis and by 10/15.
Save the Date! The first Spring City Saturday is happening 9/19/26! Stay tuned for details then join your favorite local businesses, restaurants, and artists for a new community-wide event.
Every project starts with possibility.
There’s something about preparing my workspace that gets me in the zone. Laying out my tools, arranging each one within easy reach, and setting them on my beautiful work surface is more than organizing—it’s part of the creative process.
Before there’s a pendant, bracelet, or pair of earrings, there’s this quiet moment. The ideas begin to take shape long before the clay does.
Today’s setup has me feeling inspired, and I can’t wait to see where this next design leads.
Do you have a creative ritual before you begin making? I’d love to hear what helps put you in the creative mindset.
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What happens when you stop trying to control the paint… and let the color lead?
Alcohol inks are vibrant, flowing, and wonderfully unpredictable. In this beginner-friendly workshop, artist Nina Yocom will introduce you to the techniques, surfaces, and tools that make this medium so captivating.
Together you’ll explore synthetic papers, canvas, ceramic tile, and more while creating several frame-worthy pieces of your own.
✨ All materials included
🎨 No experience necessary
📅 Saturday, August 22
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 The Makers Studio & Gallery
SORING city Mills Studio
20 E. Bridge Street, Suite 303
Spring City, PA
Register through the link in my bio.
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The finishing touches can change everything. ✨
It’s often those last little decisions—the added detail, the final adjustment, the one-more-thing-that-it-needs—that take a jewelry design from almost there to fnished.
on August 6 at 1 PM Eastern, I’ll be sharing some wire techniques as part of Jewelry Business Forum Summer Camp, hosted by @halsteadjewelrysupplies
Summer Camp takes place August 5–6, with jewelry-making experts sharing techniques, ideas, and inspiration throughout the two-day virtual event.
Come learn with us—and maybe discover a finishing touch you can bring to your next design.
👉 Sign up for Jewelry Business Forum Summer Camp and join me August 6!
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The next project starts here.
Cleaning up the studio isn’t the most creative part of a new design - but it’s part of the process.
Every loose piece of wire gets checked for gauge, matched with its twin, and sealed up to help prevent tarnish. It keeps the studio organized, helps me work more efficiently, and means I’m less likely to buy something I already have. (Anyone else guilty of that?) 😂
There’s something satisfying about putting everything back where it belongs—especially when you know what comes next.
A clear workspace.
A fresh start.
The next design.
Time to begin again.
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Big Boy 4014 rolled through our town
So thankful for the chance to witness this amazing engine in person, as it made its way toward Philadelphia and as it began the long journey home.
Today’s unexpected stop on Main St., Royersford for a (noted by some in the know) crew change, offered all of us a longer look and time to savor the beauty, the mystic, and the power of the beautiful and massive engine. The stop also made the ride out a little slower, giving us a chance to really appreciate the beautiful and unique cars, including the iconic Pullman.
And to see how strong that engine really is!
During the stop there was even time for some to have a conversation with the crew while others were treated to a commemorative bandana (a crew member handed them out to some of the younger people patiently waiting to witness history).
We’re so fortunate to have the amazing rails right here in town and to see first hand all the system means to our community and surrounding areas. And to then have access to this historic ride.
This meant so much — not only for the historic significance but because this amazing engine, the people who brought it back to life, the people who dedicated time to bring it across our country to commemorate our independence, also brought people together everywhere the train went and everywhere its celebrated.
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Thank you Ed Dickens, Union Pacific and all who contributed to this amazing train.
Hi Tammy! I have watched a few of your videos and have already learned so much! Thank you for all you share and how you share it.
I have seen every episode of Beads, Baubles & Jewels and love when you're a guest--your designs inspire me to create! Thank you
I love taking your workshops--you cover so much information and give so much to everyone.
