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I think those of us that love beads love storage solutions almost as much.  And if they're super cool to look at and use I love them even more.  I've always wanted a printer's cabinet.  I've drooled over them in photos of artists' studios.  I've dreamed that one day I'd spot one at a garage sale and scoop it up, so to speak, before they knew how many of us were out there wanting one.

I decided this month I would participate in my first Art Bead Scene Monthly Challenge.  Fortunately the inspiration painting inspired me!  

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I started thinking about this necklace months ago... While spending one day wandering the streets, poking in to shops and…

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds.…

Ideas for jewelry have been percolating within this ole brain of mine both consciously and unconsciously ever since we visited Turkey.  There was so much visual inspiration to take in that I've allowed it to settle before sketching and designing. The first necklace I designed was mostly clear in my mind, but it's still not finished as I critique it…