Tammy Powley

Tammy Powley is a freelance writer and jewelry expert. She's an author of books on jewelry, who has been creating her own since 1998.

Highlights

  • Has written on the subject of jewelry making for over 15 years
  • Manages and writes for her blog, The Crafty Princess Diaries and the author of books on jewelry making

Experience

Tammy Powley wrote for The Spruce Crafts on the subject of jewelry making for over 15 years. She is the author of a number of jewelry making books and manages and writes for her blog, The Crafty Princess Diaries.

When Powley started making jewelry she enjoyed working with fibers and beads. In 1989, after making some Christmas presents out of stone beads, people asked to buy her work. That's when she started her own jewelry company. For ten years, she primarily sold her work through retail outlets and art shows.

Powley worked for 10 years as a technical writer, and jewelry was her hobby. During this time, she studied jewelry design for two years at the Winter Park Adult Vocational Center, learning a variety of techniques including fabrication, soldering, wire work, beading, casting, engraving, and enameling. She continues to take classes and has also added the following techniques to her list: fused glass, lampworking, lost wax casting, metalsmithing, wire wrapping, metal clay, and cabbing.

Along with working as a freelance writer, Tammy is an Assistant Professor of English and teaches composition, literature, and technical communications.

Education

Expertise: Jewelry
Education: University of Central Florida
Location: Florida

About The Spruce Crafts

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