tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39722966978740079792024-03-12T19:31:51.672-04:00Gail's Tales...and Jewelry DesignGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-22337612627265743422018-08-18T15:25:00.004-04:002018-08-18T15:25:46.277-04:00Room to Contemplate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-55555615604738508402018-01-11T21:11:00.000-05:002018-01-11T21:11:19.253-05:00Bead and Button 2018It's been ages since I posted. I want to get back to this. It was fun but I don't know if this is a valid way to reach people anymore. People want quick hits. Seems like the internet has made us all a little attention deficit these days.<br />
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I want to share the classes that Cristina Leonard and I are teaching at Bead and Button this year.<br />
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<a href="http://beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b180449">The Moroccan Pendant Class</a>. This is double layered PMC pendant with a focal charm in the middle. It's a fun class and you will learn a variety of construction techniques in putting your pendant together.<br />
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-83993426744044097502017-03-07T22:46:00.000-05:002017-03-07T22:46:52.236-05:00Retail Therapy....For anyone who has been to <a href="http://beadparadise.com/">Bead Paradise</a> in Oberlin....you know this is, by far, the best bead store ever!! BEST EVER!! If you haven't been to Bead Paradise, you need to go. It's worth the trip.<br />
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In desperate need of retail therapy...I stopped in on Saturday. I must have been in a metal mood because most of what I came away was metal of some sort or another.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ganesha. remover of obstacles and patron of the arts and sciences, intellect and wisdom. Things we are badly in need of these days. He is now one of my many studio companions. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">White brass cornerless cube beads from Niger and some very thin metal discs from Thailand. There are some really teeny tiny metals beads in that mix too. </span></td></tr>
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-28249166370309865622016-12-10T21:47:00.000-05:002016-12-10T21:47:39.614-05:00Christmas SpiritI'll be honest....I don't have much Christmas spirit. It's been a shitty year...I'm not in the mood. But I decided to stop at <a href="https://www.petittigardencenter.com/">Pettiti's Garden Center</a> in Avon on the way home today. After looking around I found myself smiling. They have one of the best displays of Christmas trees and decorations. Everything from pink bunnies...purple fairies...sleepy moose...to dinosaurs hiding among the trees. There is so much you can't see it all in one visit.<br />
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Maybe I have some Christmas Spirit after all. I think I will go back tomorrow to take another look.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-24571425721786042322016-11-29T14:00:00.000-05:002016-11-29T14:00:02.590-05:00Bead and Button ClassesIt's that time of year again....the <a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/">Bead and Button Show</a> catalog will be coming out soon. Once again I will be teaching with my partner in crime, <a href="http://www.cristinaleonard.com/">Cristina Leonard</a>. Cris was recently featured on Facebook on the Society of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Society-of-North-American-Goldsmiths-186022181440771/">North American Goldsmiths</a><span id="goog_1865320266"></span><span id="goog_1865320267"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> page.<br />
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Congraulations Cris!! Such a well deserved honor!!<br />
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So once again we will be offering classes at Bead and Button. Here is a sneak peak....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Fine Silver Shadow Box Pendant</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> PMC Fine Silver Earrings With Scratch Foam
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Over the next couple of weeks I will post about each class, the date, the length of the class and the techniques you will learn.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-50357213173101874412016-11-27T17:00:00.003-05:002016-11-27T22:23:07.954-05:00It's time to make the donuts....or in my case...the jewelry<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. It's time (for me
at least) to focus on making jewelry. I have been away from it for a
while. My day job has required a lot of my time over the last year and I have
been trying to spend time with my Mom on Saturday's. This year has
brought some health issues and family issues that have made it an emotional
roller coaster. The stress has brought on a kind of mental paralysis. When I'm
not going 110 miles an hour I'm either binge-watching TV or endlessly surfing
the internet. It's been a means of escape but now I think it's time to get back to
it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So....this weekend
I purged my closest.....I know, I know...nothing to do with making jewelry. But I filled 5 bags with clothes that have just been
hanging around (literally) for years. I look in the closet now and feel good. I
actually have room for my clothes to hang properly and not get all smashed and
wrinkled. My colors are slowing being winnowed down to black, grey, and white.
And I'm OK with that. Goes good with my grey hair. There are a few dashes of
color...but not many. My boss teases me about wearing black all the time. It's just easy to wear black. Here
is an interesting article on "<span style="background: white; color: #594a42;"><a href="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/wear-one/">8 Reasons Successful People
Are Choosing to Wear the Same Thing Every Day</a>". </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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digress...back to the jewelry. I have been spending a few hours here and
there cleaning, sorting and purging the studio. Like most students, with each
class that I took, I would buy supplies and equipment to continue the technique
on my own. Some stuck and others didn't. As my skills advanced I bought better
tools. Well...I now have a couple of storage boxes full of little used
equipment and beads to move out. I have a ways to go in this process since I
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After coming back from the Color on Metal workshop with <a href="http://www.debkarash.com/">Deb Karash</a>, I pulled out a couple of books I've had on the shelf....<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pollen-Sexuality-Flowers-Rob-Kesseler/dp/1608874389/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1480282864&sr=8-5&keywords=pollen+in+books">Pollen</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Time-Capsules-Wolfgang-Stuppy/dp/1608871118/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1608871118&pd_rd_r=3TX8WW07D2JXWFDT459H&pd_rd_w=mDmDx&pd_rd_wg=pc1of&psc=1&refRID=3TX8WW07D2JXWFDT459H">Seeds</a>. Yes I know...exciting, page-turning books...but the pictures have these great color combinations and bizarre shapes. Wild Acre girls....you should check these out. To round out the series, I still need to get <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Inedible-Incredible-Wolfgang-Stuppy/dp/1608872815/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1608872815&pd_rd_r=Z2E6JQD6MY3Q6GK34GH0&pd_rd_w=irc6s&pd_rd_wg=k4VcW&psc=1&refRID=Z2E6JQD6MY3Q6GK34GH0">Fruit: Edible, Inedible, Incredible</a>. I live such an exciting life. </span><br />
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Various bits I've collected. The bottles are old lemonade bottles are from France and hold oil and water for when I work in metal clay. The Eiffel Tower one of those touristy things you buy when you are in Paris. The set of keys hanging off the tower are old keys from France. </div>
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Two of my favorite "Bad Boys"...at least they thought they were on a long ago summer day at Put-In-Bay. Doug and Lou were both in the military and I've never felt more safe than being surrounded by these two.<br />
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And what studio would be complete without a baby head with a rhino horn and a scary little girl. I usually look like her just after I get home from work.<br />
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A tribute to my friendship with Cris. We found this is Tucson a few years ago while there for the Gem in Mineral Show.<br />
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A few old hammers on the wall and a couple of Van Gogh's. I brought the prints back from Amsterdam after visiting the <a href="https://www.musement.com/us/amsterdam/van-gogh-museum-v/?gclid=CJX4zoz3ydACFVU7gQodjoQAMA&gclsrc=aw.ds">Van Gogh Museum</a> there. </div>
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My wall of beads. I hammered 30 plus holes in the wall for all the hooks before I realized I should have just put up a wire grid and only put 4 holes in the wall.<br />
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And the studio wouldn't be complete without the hole in the ceiling. One night during a storm, part of a tree came through the roof and studio ceiling. The roof was repaired right away but we never did get the ceiling repaired. One of the times Cris was here she looked up and grabbed the hand off the desk and stuck it in the hole. It's been there ever since. I wouldn't think of fixing it now....it goes with the baby head and scary girl so well.<br />
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I haven't taken a class in ages and I have always loved <a href="http://www.debkarash.com/">Deb Karash</a>'s work. Once she started teaching I never seemed to be able to fit in a class. Well last January she posted a summer class and I jumped at it. I kept telling people that I was going to adult art camp in the mountains of North Carolina...and that is exactly what it was...and it was great. Of course...Cris came along for the adventure.<br />
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We flew into Asheville and stayed overnight on the Biltmore estate...8000 acres with the highlight being a 250 room French chateau. I'd love to be able to stay overnight in this place....I wonder if anyone gets to do that. I suppose if you are rich enough you can do anything.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flowers were beautiful and there were lots of gardens. Unfortunately we didn't have the time to see them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Rolls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the detail of the internal staircase</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">V is for Vanderbilt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the fountains just outside the house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fountain on the grounds. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And what house is complete without a lion....or two</td></tr>
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It's an amazing place and I want to go back when I have more time to tour the house and see the gardens. I cannot even fathom having the amount of money that the Vanderbilt's had or what it was like to live in this mansion.<br />
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So...after a quick look around we headed up to Wild Acres. We went from sunny and warm in Asheville to foggy and rainy. We also went from total connectivity to no TV and very sporadic internet. I didn't miss the TV but I have to admit that I missed the internet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was rainy and foggy a lot but I didn't mind. It made the place very magical and primeval</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were right in the middle of the forest. </td></tr>
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We played hooky one afternoon and drove over to <a href="http://www.penland.org/">Penland School of Crafts</a>. Such a beautiful place. I would love to take a class here some day. The run 1-week, 2-week and 8-week classes. I asked Lou what I would have to do to take an 8 week class...his answer....win the Lottery. I'm working on it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped in the Gallery. My favorite piece was a paper mache rabbit by M<a href="http://margaretcouchcogswell.com/">argaret Couch Cogswell</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a wonderful exhibit by <a href="http://wendymaruyama.com/home.html">Wendy Marayuma</a> on <a href="http://penland.org/gallery/2016-exhibition-wendy-maruyama-wildlife-project/">The wildLIFE Project</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking off the porch of the metals studio. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View off the second floor balcony of the metals studio. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was all so lovely</td></tr>
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And it didn't just rain....it RAAAINED buckets!!<br />
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But I kinda liked it. I'm not one for a hot weather and we have had that here in Cleveland. The rain was a nice break. And...it kept us in the studio. One night we worked until close to midnight. We came out to the fog. <br />
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One night we went down to the firepit and had a bonfire.<br />
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I absolutely loved being able to get up in the morning and concentrate on making jewelry all day long...no budgets, no e-mails, no responsibility. Just working at the jeweler's bench all day and sometimes all night long.<br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-11553906845043865982016-07-03T16:57:00.001-04:002016-07-03T16:57:28.233-04:00A Visit to the Farm <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Went home yesterday to see Mom. We went out to the farm to visit with my brother Ed. The house is uninhabitable but Ed still maintains the barns and farms the land. I took a walk around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two large barns are original to the farm..or at least for as long as I can remember.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eyed Susan....strange name if you think about it. We always had flowers on the farm. Mom planted flowers and there were lots of wild flowers in the woods. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the corn barn. I was eyeing up the siding...but its still a functional barn so I can't take any of it.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A weathered old gate by the milk house. Hmm...I might have to go back to get this wood. I could make some cool jewelry displays from it .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the milk house. There used to be a very large barn next to it. It doesn't take long for nature to take over. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back door into the milk house. I have the lock and glass door knob from the front door. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Chicory..a weed..but pretty. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old combine. It's all gears and chain. I would love to be able to dismantle this. The gears are cool I did manage to get some chain off it it. </td></tr>
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It's nostalgic to go back to the farm. I spent the first 16 years of my life there.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-14010592881537441192016-06-28T21:54:00.000-04:002016-06-28T21:54:59.904-04:00Stash from Bead and ButtonIt's been a while since I posted. It's been a while since Bead and Button. You get back to reality and time get sucked up with work and other responsibilities. These days I don't get much time for myself.<br />
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This year Bead and Button was a bit different. We had more time to relax and do things other than teach. One of the places we visited is <a href="http://shepherdexpress.com/blog-12539-finding-something-rare-and-timeless-at-alt%E2%80%99s-around-milwaukee.html">Michael Alt's</a>. He has a combination plant and antique/curio/junk store. I found some storage pieces, a couple architectural items, and sea beans.<br />
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Sea beans are seeds and pods that fall off trees into streams and rivers and then wash out into the sea. The currents can take them thousands of miles from where they grew. The large ones look like hearts and the smaller ones look like hamburgers. I'm going to polish them up and use them in my jewelry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Beans</td></tr>
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We stopped into the Iron Horse Hotel for lunch. It's an old warehouse that they converted into a hotel. If I ever get up to Milwaukee other than B&B I'd like to stay here. They lobby is really cool.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iron Horse Lobby complete with motorcycle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The place is filled with industrial artifacts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gears. I have corn picker plates from the farm that are similar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this picture and just in time for Independence Day</td></tr>
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I didn't buy much at the show this year. I look around my studio and see all the beads that I currently have there isn't much of a need for anything more....except the time to make new jewelry. That's a commodity that is in short supply.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can never go by Gary Wilson's booth without picking something up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brass Beads</td></tr>
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-7395020657544491242016-04-22T20:32:00.000-04:002016-04-22T20:32:19.290-04:00My four weeks in hell....There is a hell on earth....it's pain. I'm writing this post mostly for myself so I can wrap the last 4 weeks up into a big ball and let it go.<br />
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Week 1: On Easter weekend, my back...for lack of a better word...seized up. I stayed home on Monday and took some Motrin hoping it would relax. I went in to work on Tuesday but I couldn't walk more than 25 feet without having extreme pain. So I went down to our walk-in clinic. I work on a major medical campus and the walk-in clinic is the equivalent of 4 city blocks away. By the time I got there I was sobbing. They took me right in and prescribed muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. But then I had to walk back to my office and then another 2 blocks over to the Pharmacy. At one point I found a bench and sat down and cried. An employee...nobody I know...came and sat with me and talked me through the pain. He was such a great guy. He said he hated to see someone cry and wanted to help. I don't remember his name but I am grateful for the compassion he showed me. The next day I felt a little better and thought maybe I could put this behind me. By Thursday I called my husband to come home and take me to he ER.<br />
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The nurse practitioner had me get up on the exam table. She lifted up my left leg and I burst out crying it hurt so much. I didn't know anything could hurt that much. So they gave me some Percocet and I waited to be taken to x-ray. They took three x-rays of my spine in the ER. I had to stand for this procedure. After the second x-ray they had to sit me down because I was close to passing out from the pain Back in my little waiting room the nurse came in to ask about my pain level (on a scale of 1-10). At the time I was leaning over the exam table trying find a comfortable spot and to catch my breath. I think I said "10" but if felt more like 100. No matter how I sat or stood I could not find a position that relieved the pain. The diagnosis was lumbar radiculopathy which is nerve irritation caused by damage to the discs. Just Lovely. I was sent home with steroids, pain killers, and more anti-inflammatories and told to see my physician in a week. <br />
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Week 2: For the next 6 days I had constant pain even with the Percocet. It started to diminish to maybe a 80% but never went away. There was no position I could take that would relieve it. I couldn't sleep in my bed. I tried sleeping on the floor with my legs elevated on a chair. I tried sleeping in a multitude of chairs. I had a bevy of pills and wasn't' sure if I could combine the muscle relaxers and the pain killers. I hadn't seen my physician yet because she was out on vacation. I couldn't see a nurse practitioner because after an ER visit they want you to see your physician...who by the way was totally booked up. They put me on a waiting list and said they would work me into her schedule. I finally got an appointment for the follow Monday....5 days away even though she was back on Thursday.<br />
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Wednesday night when the steroids tapered off the pain came back with a vengeance. Before bed time I decided to try the muscle relaxers instead of the pain killers....big mistake. I spent the night moving from chair to chair. Ben, my big bruiser of a cat, followed me. I sat in a rocking chair and he sat at my feet. I laid on the floor and he laid beside me. At one point I sat up on the floor and wrapped my legs around the chair and put my head on the seat of the chair. I managed to sleep a bit like this. I moved to the couch and Ben moved with me. I sat on the edge of the couch and just shook for a couple hours. I contemplated waking up my husband to go back to the ER but didn't think they would do anything different than what i was already doing. At some point I decided I didn't care if I mixed my drugs...I popped a couple of Percocet. I then sat in a dinning room chair with my legs up on another chair...wrapped in a blanket. Ben sat on the table beside me. As I started to fall asleep I started to lean. Ben reach out and tapped me a few times with his paw to wake me up before I fell off the chair.. <br />
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I called the office on Thursday morning and told them I had been in severe pain all night long and needed to see her immediately. They got me in that morning. After an examination my physician said she didn't think it was disc related but muscle and nerve related...sciatica. I didn't have typcial sciatic pain down the leg. It started in my lower back and moved up over my hip into my groin. The groin muscle was especially troublesome because when I tried to stand up or walk it was so tight I couldn't stand upright or walk very far. So....a longer dose of steroids, more Percocet and more anti-inflammatories. </div>
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Percocet comes with it's own issues. No way I could get addicted to these...they made my stomach queasy and they give you massive....massive constipation. It just seems to stop your bowels from functioning at all...I know...TMI. So what little I did eat just seemed to make my stomach bigger and bigger and created it's own pain.<br />
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I was also referred to a Chiropractor...which most physicians will not do. But my physician had a similar experience years earlier and the only relief she got was from a Chiropractor and she only refers to this one person. I've never been to one but know a number of people who swear by them.<br />
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Week 3: My first visit to the Chiropractor she had my face down on the table and she tapped on my hips and lower back. She said my right side was flexible and my left side felt like a brick. When I explained the pain she said she knew exactly the muscle involved....the iliopsoas. She was able to show me the muscles on a model and explained how she would treat me. The treatments are more like deep tissue massage and after the first treatment I walked out....WALKED OUT... with very little pain. I spent the entire evening in a peaceful state able to sit on the couch and just be. So I'm hooked.... I'm a believer. The paid came back but not quite as bad and I had now experienced that this pain can go away. It had crossed my mind more than once that I might be like this forever. <br />
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I am seeing her twice a week for three weeks. On my third visit she really worked the muscles and trigger points in my butt. I told her it was tender but I was OK with what she was doing. I woke up in the middle of the night and it felt like someone had taken a hammer to my butt.....OMG. I popped a few more motrin and a Percocet and fell back asleep. Things were better in the morning. <br />
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Week 4: I started back to work this week...on restricted duties. I am only allowed to work 4 hours a day but I am usually there 5-6 hours. The beginning the week was iffy. It was obvious I was still in pain. By Wednesday I could tell I was turning a corner. I felt better, Every day I have been feeling better and believing that I can recover from this. We have a friend who is a radiologist so we had him re-read the x-rays today. He said there is some narrowing of the spine but that comes with age. He also got another radiologist involved. They both concur that the way the pain is radiating... up over the hip and into the groin rather than down the leg...they don't believe it is the spine but rather muscle and nerve.<br />
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So I am trying to grasp the events of the last 4 weeks. It's left me weakened...both mentally and physically. I cry a lot even though the pain is diminished. I cry thinking about what this whole ordeal has taken out of me, I cry from fear that this will come back, I cry for the kindness and compassion that people have shown me. My best friend sent me candy to keep my spirits up, the Admin team at work...the very best team I have every worked with...sent me flowers twice and e-mails checking up on me. My husband, my strength, has taken care of me and tried to make me laugh and he has worried about me. <br />
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So what do I take away from all this. <br />
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-Some obvious things...I need to lose weight and get in shape. I had already started that process. I'm down 12 lbs. and though I won't be starting an aggressive exercise program I will be getting physical therapy to make me stronger. <br />
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-I sit too much. I sit all day at work and I sit all night at home. I have already talked to my boss about a Varidesk which can take your computer set up from a sitting to a standing position in a few seconds. I think standing for part of the day will be beneficial. I also need to get walking at night. I am wearing my Fitbit again so I can monitor my progress in walking. It's going slow but that's OK. Even a few steps more each day is an accomplishment. <br />
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-I have gained new compassion. Everyone has something going on in their lives. Everybody has pains, everybody has something that is worrying them. I have two friends who are going through breast cancer, another one just lost her mother, I just recently lost a friend to heart disease. I hope this has made me more compassionate and that I will strive to be kind to people. If we don't do it...if we aren't kind to the person next to us...who will be. And that small act of kindness...like the young man sitting with me when I was crying.... can make a big differenceGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-25790290863009759592016-03-06T12:30:00.000-05:002016-03-06T12:30:23.195-05:00Treasures from TucsonI finally had some time to go through the beads I brought back from Tucson. I've been so busy with my day job that I haven't been in the studio since last June. But that doesn't stop me from buying more beads when I see something gorgeous.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the most beautifully faceted labradorite that I have ever seen. The picture doesn't do them justice. They sparkle even in low light. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge turquoise beads from China. I think every artist goes through phases of being drawn to certain elements. Right now I am drawn to very large beads. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably the prize buy of the show for me. Ganesh and Lakshmi pendant from India.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. ” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2167493.Gautama_Buddha" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Gautama Buddha</a></td></tr>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-50631036109341205602016-03-05T21:56:00.001-05:002016-03-05T21:56:22.803-05:00Vintage Dies from IndiaI've been collecting jewelry dies for a while. When I was in Tucson I picked up a number of them. In fact Cris and I were crawling around on the floor looking at them. These are so addicting!!<div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-4365816645039740822016-01-14T21:23:00.000-05:002016-01-14T21:23:52.874-05:00IrisNeflix now has <a href="http://www.magpictures.com/iris/">"Iris" </a>which is a documentary on Iris Apfel. If you like fashion, jewelry, and beads you need to watch this movie. She is 94 years old and FABULOUS<br />
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Her clothing and jewelry collections are something to drool over. I would love to spend a day going through her closets. She wears flamboyant outfits and massive necklaces with such ease and confidence and looks great doing it. Style and individuality...she's doing it right!!<br />
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-49638083636345097912016-01-01T22:25:00.000-05:002016-01-01T22:25:33.846-05:00Bead and Button 2016It's that time of year again. Registration for the <a href="http://beadandbuttonshow.com/">Bead and Button Show</a> opens January 5th...just 4 short days from now.<br />
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Below are the classes that <a href="http://www.cristinaleonard.com/" target="_blank">Cristina Leonard</a> and I are teaching this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">On Monday, June 6th, we will be teaching the Treasure Necklace class. This class will use PMC 960 which is a combination of PMC3 and PMC Sterling. You will get 50 grams of silver to work with and make a custom bail and lots of charms and beads to go on the necklace. To learn more about this class click <a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b160397">here.</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Back by popular demand.....on Tuesday, June 7th, we will be teaching the Shadow Box Pendant.<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> This is a double layered pendant with bail. Again, this class will use PMC 960 which is a combination of PMC3 and PMC Sterling. You will get 50 grams of silver to work with. To learn more about this class click </span><a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b160395" style="font-size: 12.8px;">here.</a><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">On Wednesday,June 8th, we will be teaching the Twisted Bronze Bow Tie Bracelet. You will have a chance to make multiple bracelets and they are so much fun to wear. <span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;">To learn more about this class click </span><a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b160403" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;">here.</a><span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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I had to share this. I have a few printing blocks from India. You can make your own fabric designs with them. They look great on the wall as decoration. They make great textures for metal clay. You can use them to display your jewelry. They are beautiful all on their own and they are just cool to have!!<br />
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I didn't realize how much work when into making them. This is a fascinating video. They work with rudimentary tools to make these wonderful repetitive designs. I have to imagine that this type of work is very zen. <br />
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The Victoria and Albert Museum has an exhibit right now on <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/the-fabric-of-india/" target="_blank">The Fabric of India</a>. This video is from that site. There are also videos on indigo dyeing, weaving, and embroidery. I would love to see this exhibit. I'll just hop a jet to London for the weekend...LOL. <br />
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I'm lucky enough to have a beautiful scarf that was given to me by one of the women at work...who is from India. I always complemented her on her scarfs and she brought one back for me after a trip home.<br />
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One of the perks of my job is working with people from all over the world. And it really is a huge perk. I've learned about different cultures, eaten amazing homemade food, and have some wonderful friends. And sometimes....I get presents :))Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-55607401221264808492015-08-29T13:04:00.001-04:002015-08-29T13:04:24.047-04:00Happiness is...........having a weekend all to myself!!!<div>
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It's been a summer filled with too much work due to a new job...but happiness is the new job. It's also been filled with taking care of my Mom. She fell and broke her hip in July and I have been going home each Saturday to clean, wash and run errands. But again...happiness is spending more time with her. <div>
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Today....I have a weekend to myself. I didn't need to go to Mom's and my husband is in the south of France...unhappiness is your husband going to the south of France and due to circumstances...not being able to go with him. Sucks. But I stayed home to celebrate my Mom's 90th birthday so...happiness is being with my Mom and family on her birthday. Quite a milestone and she is doing really well. </div>
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I'm taking the weekend to catch up on things...fun things My flower beds are all weeds but those are going to have to stay that way....a couple months and everything is going to be dying off anyway. I have a long list of house repairs that need to be done...but those will still be here next weekend. This weekend I am going to clean up my studio and draw and....I put together my 12" guillotine shear. </div>
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Happiness is a new guillotine shear. Doesn't every girl want one??!! Of course you do. You may not know it yet...but you do. It cuts through metal like butter and cuts a full 12" sheet of metal. TOO MUCH FUN!! And of course it's sitting on the dining table. I don't cook much but I can cut metal!! </div>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-74033529567706948042015-06-29T19:17:00.001-04:002015-06-29T19:17:54.833-04:00Practice Makes Perfect?I've always enjoyed Austin Kleon's blog and books. This is a good read with a very simple but powerful message...do your craft...everyday. I remember a lecture I went to with a watercolor artist. Something he said stuck with me....not that I have been able to live up to this....but he told us that you have to practice every day. He paints everyday. Not many people are born like Mozart who was playing in public at the age of 6. Most of us have to slog through our days...but I guess that's the point. Practice, practice, practice.<br />
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The first stop is always the Calderone Club for great pasta and fried eggplant...which is heaven!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twisted wire</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bracelets made with the twisted wire</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone gathering for show and tell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Show and tell. These ladies made a lot!!</td></tr>
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Another mandatory dinner is Mader's. Great German food. And a picture in the massive chair they have. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YiYi and Cris</td></tr>
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Then on to the business of shopping. Funny...I am drawn to the same things every year. I guess that's not a bad thing. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaspeite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of etched agate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this print block</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapis. These chucks are gorgeous</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood beads inlaid with silver. They make great accent beads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A table full of trade beads. My version of heaven!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious discussion about beads?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whitehearts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shell...called hippos teeth because of the shape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bronze accent beads</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carved Lapis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinosaur bone...yes...dinosaur bone. Aren't these great?!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arthuro and YiYi with Billy Gardell from Mike and Molly. We always seem to see someone famous when we are in Milwaukee.</td></tr>
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-85763854333314581342015-04-13T20:23:00.001-04:002015-04-13T20:23:22.603-04:00Only three seats left.....If you want to take the <a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshowstore.com/b151098.html" target="_blank">Forged and Twisted Bronze Bracelet</a> class on Wednesday, June 3....sign up soon. There are only 3 seats left!!<br />
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-21537493687822271832015-04-11T17:52:00.000-04:002015-04-11T17:52:20.884-04:00Cleveland FleaToday was the first <a href="http://www.theclevelandflea.com/" target="_blank">Cleveland Flea</a> of the season. I thought there might not be so many people there since it's April....but I was wrong. They place was crowded.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was looking at this mutli-drawer cabinet. I'm thinking it could be painted black or even red and distressed. It would be very cool in the studio. Maybe next time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't expect to see this at the Flea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was looking at the table for my studio. It would be great for my kilns. It has a cast iron sewing machine legs on it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some other salvage. Metal drawers make for great storage. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drooling over this. I'm surprised you don't see drool marks all over it. I kept touching it. I had to restrain myself from licking it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food trucks. There were quite a few and they all had long lines. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picked up some really cool wooden coasters with images from Cleveland. From <a href="http://www.foundrywoodprints.com/" target="_blank">Foundry Woodprints</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got a FREE hammer!! It didn't have a price. When I asked...the guy told me I could have it. He said he didn't want to throw it out so he just put in on the table for decoration. It was from <a href="http://www.yellowdoorgoods.com/" target="_blank">Yellow Door Goods</a>. They always have really cool things but I never get there early enough to buy them. They sell out early. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also got this old mold for making bricks. It is going to be great on the wall used as shelves. </td></tr>
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All in all a good day at The Cleveland Flea. If I would have had Lou with me I might have picked up more stuff. I just couldn't carry some of the other stuff.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-39681373736172947752015-03-29T21:21:00.000-04:002015-03-29T21:21:12.800-04:0058 days until Bead and Button<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first class, on Monday, June 1st, is our<a href="http://www.beadandbuttonshowstore.com/b153122.html" target="_blank"> Shadow Box Pendant in PMC 960</a>. It is a two layer pendant with a built in shadow box and tube bail. It's a fun class and you get with work with PMC 960 which is a combination of fine and sterling silver. <br />
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Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-17449949966008834052015-03-14T14:10:00.000-04:002015-03-14T14:10:22.337-04:00Great BooksI picked up a couple of books in the last few weeks. The first is "Senufo: Unbound". This book is the show catalog to the exhibition, "Senufo: Art and Identity in Western Africa" at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It is a large book and has 287 pages filled with photos from the exhibition. It provides amazing inspiration. You can get it now at the <a href="http://store.cmastore.org/senufounbound.html" target="_blank">CMA book store</a> or pre-order on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Senufo-Unbound-Susan-Elizabeth-Gagliardi/dp/887439666X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426354479&sr=8-1&keywords=senufo" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. If you can't make it to the exhibition, the book is the next best thing.<br />
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The other book has been around for a long time but I finally picked it up. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Beads-Present-Revised-Expanded/dp/0810951746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426355455&sr=8-1&keywords=The+history+of+beads" target="_blank">The History of Beads</a>" is also a large book with 396 pages. I've been wanting this for a while. I am going to enjoy reading about the beads I have been collecting for so long.<br />
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-37358024017040102402015-03-05T23:25:00.000-05:002015-03-05T23:25:53.880-05:00My Marketing PlanLast year at Bead and Button my friends did an intervention. I think it went something like this ...."We want to talk to you about your marketing plan". I started laughing because I haven't had anything up on Etsy for a couple years. Since December I've been putting items up on Etsy and I now have 22 pieces. That is big for me.<br />
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I am constantly working on improving the photography. For right now I have a rhythm going. I stopped taking pictures at night using lights. Instead I am taking them during the day taking advantage of our corner windows in the dining area. Because I work this limits the days I can take pictures to Saturday and Sunday. And the timing is critical. I shoot in the morning before the sun comes streaming through the windows.<br />
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One of these days I need to switch from my little point and shoot to Lou's DSLR. But...one step at a time. <br />
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Here are a few of things that I have on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/gaillannum" target="_blank">my Etsy site</a>.<br />
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The other thing I wanted to see in Tucson was fossils and geodes. But first I saw this....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went all the way to Tucson to see fossilized dinosaur poop!!! They should make t-shirts. </td></tr>
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These were table tops. If I were filthy stinking rich I would have these for my kitchen and bathroom countertops.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fossilized Mud Cracks...also called Septarian Node.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't even know what to say about this one. It's definitely a boy geode....and it was happy to see us. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It must be so much fun to find these out in nature. You just don't think these are going to be so large. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For a mere $5,000 you too can have a giant amethyst geode!!</td></tr>
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<br />Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851223043790512136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972296697874007979.post-14720418175454517342015-02-17T21:11:00.000-05:002015-02-17T21:11:20.423-05:00African VillageI have been wanted to see African Village for a few years now. This was definitely a high spot for me. Now that I have been there...how can I not go back next year!! There were ~80 tents filled with all sorts of beads, masks, statues, mudcloth, baskets, and more. It was almost too much to take in and in retrospect I should have gone back for a second look. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were tons of beads and the prices were amazing. Too bad I already have quite a few. I wasn't really in the market for beads. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of a statue. It was probably 6 feet tall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have been looking for bronze leopards for a while. Although a large one (or two) like this wasn't in the budget...this year. I did get a small one. They are from Nigeria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The center statue is a power figure. It is used to contain and control a spiritual force. The box in the stomach will be packed with medicines in resin to attract the spirit. A nail or blade is driven in the figure each time the spirit is invoked. </td></tr>
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