Author: Doug Napier

  • Remembering those who have given so much on this Memorial Day

          Taking time today to remember those who have given so much, so we can be free to pursue our passions…. Words are so “cheap” when trying to express my gratitude.  

  • Checking in again

    Hey gang: One aspect about myself is that I always think I can handle everything myself and seldom ask anyone for help, but my loving sister is helping me get better about this. Through family and friends, I am beginning to see the importance of community and the fact that we need to lean on…

  • Checking in Again

    Hey gang, just dropping in for a quick hello. I am still around and haven’t forgotten about this whole “JewelryMonk project, just still taking some time to heal from surgery. I am healing well and will be back at the projects and all that goes on at www.JewelryMonk.com right around the beginning of the new…

  • Hey everyone, Just checking in….

    Hey y’all, I haven’t gone anywhere, I am just taking a little break from posting new content on the website. I am going to be finishing up a few projects around here and healing from a minor surgery, and I plan on taking some family time off, but I do plan on hitting it hard again…

  • Setting an Oval Cabochon Stone in a Bezel

    Setting an Oval Cabochon Stone in a Bezel It has been a while since I started this little Oval Cab Project, so I figured I should finish building these earrings and setting the stones. When I left off, I just finished soldering the bezel together, today I will solder the posts on the back, and…