Nate and Lizzie will be presenting us with our first grandchild, sometime close to their first anniversary! Somehow, that seems to make it even more magical 
Mike and I couldn’t be happier!
Time once more to light the candles!
My friend Darlene was given this cute silver necklace, but it was too short to wear comfortably. I think you can see in the picture that the “clasp” is a simple hook and eye. She asked me what I could do with it to lengthen it for her, and the simplest solution seemed to be to add a chain with a dangle at the end. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best!
Take nine artists, a color scheme, and a “can do” spirit. Some assembly required. What emerges? A story that we’re all proud to be a part of.
We’ve been waiting for this moment for more than a year! Our traveling charm necklace is finally up on auction. All of the proceeds will be donated for breast cancer research. The auction ends Sunday, September 16.
You can read the story of our necklace here, and a direct link to the auction is right here.
Thank you for looking, and thank you even more if you bid!
Love from,
Leah, Bobbi, Wendy, Amy, Ellen, Dorothy, Dulcey, Illaya, and Cyndi
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You’ve probably already read our story, but I’m going to include it again below so that those who are not familiar with it can read it. The time we’ve been waiting for is almost here! “A Charmed Life” will be auctioned off, starting Sunday, September 9 and ending on Saturday, September 15, on eBay. Search for it using the phrase “a charmed life necklace breast cancer”
Starting in April 2006, a small group of my artist friends and I have been collaborating on a charm necklace project. None of us have ever met in person as we live all over the country, but this project is working towards making us feel closer in so many ways!
All of the charms were sent to me to be assembled, and then the necklace began its journey from one member to the next. Each of us wore it on a special date…everything from art openings and reunions to a concrete convention. We’ve shared our pictures and stories with each other as the necklace has made the rounds. Our ultimate aim, though, is to auction it off this summer and donate all the funds to breast cancer research.
The stories from those who’ve worn the necklace and the reactions of those who see it are quite gratifying. We’ve had people stop us on the street, cross crowded rooms, and even chase us down to get a better look at it. Everyone immediately senses that there must be an amazing story behind it. We’re hoping that our sale will be amazing too: we would really like to make a major contribution to breast cancer research with the auction of our piece. Every one of us in the group has someone we love who has struggled with one form of cancer or another, and many with breast cancer specifically. [Note ~ The necklace will be up for auction on eBay in September 2007. Search on the phrase "a charmed life necklace breast cancer"]
The participants:
Wendy Van Camp
Illaya Brown
Bobbi Chukran
Leah Hitchcock-Ybarra
Dorothy Lueloff
Ellen Chasse
Dulcey Heller
Amy Fraser
Cyndi Lavin
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Have you heard about the 2007 Bead Journal Project? It’s a group effort started by Robin Atkins, and I’m excited to be taking part in it. All I want to show you today is a little tiny corner of the piece that I’m making…more later!
June 2, 2007
Lizzie Stukenberg and Nathaniel Hurley
Lizzie & Nate in their apartment…with nothing except
a table with no legs! And chocolate…
Who needs furniture when you’ve got love?
Nate’s boys from the youth group:
Luke, Nate, Larry, & Nick
Steve & Nate’s sister Dani
Lizzie’s girls…and Nate
Nate’s boys
Lizzie has an enormous family! Most of the wedding
party were family members.
Our family is much smaller!
Many of you know that I also write a mixed media art blog called Layers Upon Layers. Every month we have a showcase centered around a theme. Our February Artist Showcase is entitled From the Heart and can be found at Hankering for Yarn, written by our own Noreen!
My entry this month is rather ironic! I made a piece back in December, but didn’t get around to posting it until last week. It’s called Dreaming of June, and is about a young woman’s dreams of her up-coming wedding. Well. My son is getting married in June. But I didn’t know that until this past weekend.
Is that mother’s intuition? Or just dumb luck? LOL!!
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I’m Cyndi, and I’ll be your host. Come travel with me through a bead and jewelry wonderland, where no item is considered too strange to use in making something! Especially if that item has a hole in it!
My constant cry as a young child was, “Please Mommy! Don’t throw that out. I can make something out of that!” No surprise that years later, it became the cry of my daughter as well (pictured above). It’s wonderful having a kindred spirit to share with. I hope that you each have someone in your life to share your passions with, and I hope that you’ll come and share them with me as well.
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Come on a journey through a bead and jewelry wonderland, where no item is considered too strange to use in making something...especially if that item has a hole in it! All types of beads are welcomed and cherished here, and no techniques are off-limits. You'll be amazed and inspired by the beadwork that is being done today!
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