Welcome to Merrily Made

Nature’s elegance is captured by repetitions and in our world of constant change it is only fitting that we try to make order. Once is an instant, twice is a coincidence and three times makes a pattern. I’m constantly noticing repetitions in my life and thankfully I am able to transform my “motifs of life” into permanent patterns to be adorned.
I love working with polymer clay, sterling silver and crystals. I want to capture the feeling of beauty and balance whether I am designing for my sterling mosaic jewelry or my Americana jewelry. Venetian inspired, I use the ancient cane making technique to create my intricate patterns.
Merrie Buchsbaum, one of today’s most innovative polymer jewelry designers has been featured in the Boston Globe, Niche Magazine and Lapidary Journal. Merrie’s work can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum, Museum of American Craft and at other museums and galleries around the world.

Care instructions:

Clean sterling with polishing cloth. Wash polymer
with warm water and mild soap. Storage: keep out of direct sunlight and extreme heat.

Jewelry Description:

The polymers I use are durable, flexible and
color fast. All of my intricate designs involve
the caneworking process of building layers and
assembling different colors at a large scale and
reducing them to create the final product.

Your options...

1. Call Merrie toll free: 877 635 1231
2. Fax Merrie: 860 632 0162
3. U.S. Mail: Merrily Made, P.O. Box 265, Cromwell, CT 06416

Payment methods...

1. MasterCard or VISA with expiration date.
2. Check or money order payable to: Merrily Made

You need to know...

1. Please add 6% sales tax to your jewelry order.
2. Please add $5.00 for shipping to your order.

Merrie needs to know...

1. Mailing address
2. Email address
3. Phone number

Merrie Buchsbaum was born and raised in New England. She received
her BA from Goucher College and a MA from Wesleyan University.
She established Merrily Made in 1992.

Work Represented in National Museums and Galleries:
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Design Ware, Nashua, NH
Fallingwater Museum Shop, Mill Run, PA
Forma Fine Crafts, Ann Arbor, MI
Hunterdon Museum Shop, Clinton, NJ
John Aiken, Wayne, PA
Mark August, Chatham, MA
Mountain Laurel Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV
National Archives Museum Shop, Washington, DC
Oregon College of Art and Craft. Portland, OR
Sansar, Bethesda, MD
Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
The Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, WI
The Real Mother Goose,Portland, OR
The Spotted Dog Gallery, Mineral Point, WI
Wickwire Gallery, Hendersonville, NC
Valerie’s Gallery, Newburyport, MA

Articles and Publications:
Lapidary Journal, December 2002
Polymer Clay: Creating Functional and Decorative Vessels 2001
Niche Magazine, Spring, Jewelry Editorial, 2001
Niche Magazine, Fall, Details on Retail, 2000
Hartford Courant, Northeast Magazine, January 13, 1999
Accent Magazine, March 1999
American Style, In Season, Spring 1998
Lapidary Journal, February 1998
Boston Globe, Hot Spots, June 22, 1997

In our world of constant change it is only natural that we try to make order of our environment. Once is an instance, twice is a coincidence
and three times makes a pattern. For me, my love of nature only
heightens my observations. I constantly notice repetitions in numerous areas of my existence and thankfully I am able to transform my “motifs of life” into permanent patterns to be adorned. My jewelry is about my travels, adventures and everyday occurrences. Whether it may be my memories of carefully folding my grandmother’s handmade quilt, or kayaking the turbulent New England river or blissfully picking berries in the crisp morning air. I want to capture those precious moments and
pass them along for others to enjoy.