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I Found These Beautiful Faux. Pearls For Necklaces

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I found these BEAUTIFUL Czech glass  6 mm light cream pearls in a close out deal at my favorite jewelry supplier.. I will probably never get back there again to their secret stash, because they are in Rhode Island, and I am temporarily in Kingman, Arizona. That's the nomad in me. Always traveling... https://laurawilsongal.com/collections/necklaces-and-pendants/products/copy-of-faux-cream-6mm-pearl-necklace-with-silver-magnetic-clasp I only have a dozen so I made 2 necklaces, each with a magnetic clasp; one each in silver and one in gold so I could get some pix for you. Each necklace is knotted between the pearls and they are a fantastic light cream color. They...

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How I Created Magnetic Butterfly Brooches Made From Fabric

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I'd been making magnetic earrings for some time when a customer asked me "Why don't you make magnetic brooches?"

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My first public video!

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Just a few of my magnetic eyeglass holders made in brass. I have lots of other choices, so visit my shop and check them out!

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Write What You Know Part Two

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 I was about 14 years old and started cutting up ¼ inch strips of leather, sewing them together with a leather needle...

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Write What You Know Part One

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How It All Started...Or I've just always been like this... I read an article from somewhere that mentioned that you should write what you are familiar with and I thought, "Well, I know jewelry.  I’ve been making it since I was a child. I started out in Encinitas, California. I remember restringing one of my mother’s necklaces. Later on I remember buying ¼ inch balsa wood strips and gluing them together to make little earring racks for my mother. Then I took narrow velvet ribbon and covered the wood. I remember using some blue ribbon and some orange ribbon. I...

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