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I have just signed up for Twitter. I need to tweet to someone. How about it? Will you send me a tweet so I can continue to practice? How does a 10% discount on any of my jewelry for your tweet? Offer expires on January 4, 2016.
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It is almost over...except the shouting! I am almost done with the new website and can honestly say that with the help of Chris at www.solidcreative.com I am still as sane as I ever was...not that that means too much. Creative people are always a little "scattered". Like a blackbird, I am distracted by shiny things! Thankfully, Chris is both creative
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These are some of my new necklaces. The upper left piece is called "Emerging from Rubble". It is part of my emerging series. The center pendant is sterling that has been hammered, forged, folded, and combined with another hammered and folded piece. The necklace is natural pearls and silver spacers. Sterling clasp. The center piece is " Emerging Spring" (sold). The
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Here is a peek into my studio. The piece on the left is a special order from a woman who loves crystals. It is a natural crystal on sterling held with prongs. The middle piece is a natural stone found in Arizona. It had a natural hole in the center to which I added a ruby set in silver. Both sit
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I was invited to submit a proposal to the Nevada Museum of Art for their 80th anniversary in June 2011. Boy have I been excited and busy! The project was not due until Wed., Aug 11 by 5PM. The theme of the show is "To Live Forever: Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum". I turned mine in last Monday. Now I may
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People ask me where I get my ideas. They are all around me. A friend once gave me a wooden flamingo napkin ring...
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As I sit here in my studio, I am feeling a bit of pain in my neck and hands. I know it's time to move....I love beading, but need to move around a bit. I have established some "rules" in my beading area. I leave the phone across the room. I have to get up to answer.
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My drafting table is set up under the window so I have the northern light. I have good light most of the day. I can also have my back to a wall which gives me comfort. Most of my room is set up with just such comfort in mind. I have high stools so I can sit or stand to
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I look around my studio and see bags for the VSA Arts project, they are almost completed. VSA is an international nonprofit organization founded more than 35 years ago by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. I believe in the cause and want to do my
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