tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21115088515595981422024-03-17T04:24:07.670-04:00Pam Hurst Designs BlogPam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-90030504934347276412015-09-17T08:03:00.000-04:002015-09-17T08:11:26.644-04:00If only.........., behind the scenes as a small business owner<br />
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This has been on my mind for a long time, just not really sure how to express it. I am a small business owner, I have a small, local artisan boutique and I am a goldsmith. My hope is that you take what I am about to express in a positive, constructive manner and move forward with it.<br />
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Often, especially on social media, I see comments regarding small businesses in the sense of if only they had different hours, if only they offered different items, if only they had a better facility, etc......<br />
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Most, if not all, small, local, independent business owners are NOT the same as large corporate businesses like the WalMarts of the world, who can take a loss in one store to support another. There is no one who would like to make their customers happier with more open hours, more options, more benefits, etc.... than your local store owners. I can guarantee you that each and every store, restaurant, service business has experimented with all the above, changing hours, changing menus, changing services, and what they have at present is what is most cost effective for them.<br />
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I say this because as a sole proprietor, you do everything. You have to run your business, order your merchandise, clean your shop, make your products, pay your taxes, do your books, market your business, offer customer service, etc..... and your costs usually cover your expenses if you are lucky but rarely cover labor costs, most small business owners work for free at least at some point of their business.<br />
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I say all this to express the following, the more you can support and shop your local small business when they are open, they would have more income, that would allow them to hire out some of the services, such as accounting, thus employing others, and using their freed up time to expand their hours, or hire an employee to work and expand hours or provide more options in menus or services. It is a balancing act that depends on all aspects working to be able to function effectively.<br />
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I have seen so many comments on social media that can negatively affect a local business to the point of actually closing them down. <br />
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A word of advice I received once from a very wise man said, "Before you act, speak, complain, ask yourself, what is the end result I want? because sometimes it is worth the fight, comment, etc, and sometimes it is not". <br />
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In the end, my request is that you support your local businesses when you can, they provide character, life, and interest to your communities. Before you make a negative comment, ask yourself is it warranted and remember that your comment may be the one to close their doors, and is that what you want? <br />
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We all want to improve, grow and provide more for the community, so please, let us know how to do that in a positive, constructive way not in a negative, destructive style. And with that, thanks for listening to a small, local business owner, I appreciate my customers more than you will ever know.<br />
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-40209177625782125032014-10-15T18:36:00.001-04:002014-10-15T18:59:54.380-04:00October 15, Preganancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day - Remembering ElizabethToday is the one day a year that people all over the world light a candle at 7 pm to burn for an hour to keep a wave of light across the world. A pretty cool concept for a not so cool reason. If you have lost a baby to stillbirth or miscarriage or another reason, you are part of this unlucky club. For me, it was my first pregnancy that ended in a stillborn baby girl, Elizabeth Helen, 16 years ago. Yes, 16 years ago and somedays it seems like just last year, other days it seems ions ago. <br />
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I just read a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-shafer/telling-stories-of-loss-o_b_5976672.html" target="_blank">blogpost</a>, that focused on the delivery of a stillborn child. A story no one really wants to tell, and frankly, no one probably wants to hear. This is the really hard part for us mothers.</div>
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This is something I would like to share, something that I feel needs to be said. My family and close friends know about my daughter, they talk about her and I am able to share her with them. Those who are a bit farther removed from my inner circle may or may not know about her. Somedays I will mention something and then feel the need to explain. Sometimes it is just easier not to talk or mention.</div>
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Here is the thing, I was pregnant with Elizabeth for 9 months. I had morning sickness, I got large, I bought maternity clothes, I had weird food cravings. I went through labor and delivery. I had an epidural, I gave birth. Unfortunately, my child was born still, but she was still born. I then had an entirely different experience in the delivery room. We got to hold her, keep her in the room until we were ready to let her go. Family members got to hold her. When we were ready, they took her away. Then we had to make funeral and burial arrangements.</div>
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But I remained in the labor and delivery area of the hospital, where I could hear other babies cry. Where there was a leaf with a raindrop on it on my door, to let the nurses know what happened to my baby. </div>
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I tell you these things not to make you sad or to make you feel sorry for me. Elizabeth was a blessing. Because of her I am a different person. Because of her I have met a wonderful support group who have had the same experience. I tell you my story so that when we talk about mom things, about pregnancies, etc. you understand that even though my child did not live, I had the same experiences you did.</div>
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I have been in conversations, especially before I had my other 2 children, when I would chime in to a pregnancy conversation about pains, or kicks, or cravings, or labor, or epidurals and everyone would get quiet. They would look at me like how would I know, I have no children. I am not quite sure what they thought, that just because my end result was not favorable, that the prior nine months of my life just got erased? So I share so that maybe it is better understood that mother's like to talk about their kids, all of them. We share our ups and downs. We share our experiences, and it is OK. I know my baby is gone, some days I am sad, some days I count my blessings, but most of all, some days I just need to acknowledge that she was here, at least for those nine months inside me.</div>
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So on this day of remembrance, remember not just those babies that have gone too soon, but also their parents, be kind, listen and just try to get past the uneasieness and try to understand and just let them share.</div>
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Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-30764066097324345662014-05-10T07:00:00.000-04:002014-05-10T21:27:28.752-04:00Bead Soup Blog Party Time....................It is that time of year, when Lori Anderson coordinates hundreds of people to swap a set of beads with a partner and create some beautiful pieces. This year my partner was Patty Miller of <a href="http://pattymillerbeads.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-bead-soup-partner-is.html" target="_blank">Cabari Beads.</a><br />
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This is the beautiful bead soup that Patty sent me:<br />
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so many pretties!! My favorites were her hand etched copper pieces, there were also some lamp work beads, some red creek jasper, crystals, copper chain, some blue chips, etc...... Such a wonderful mix! </div>
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It was so hard for me to decide on what to do, I had so many things in mind that I could do, I wanted to experiment and do some different mixes. The first piece I made was a pair of earrings, earrings are my favorite, these include some etched copper moons and lampwork beads.</div>
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This then inspired me to make a necklace, my second favorite jewelry item, because I wanted this focal to really stand out, I kept the piece minimalist and I got to use the beautiful copper clasp:</div>
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My next piece took me back to my beading days. I just loved putting beads together. I really love natural stones so this piece was fun to do. </div>
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Now, this is where I have to prepare you for part two. I had such a great bead soup, I decided that I needed to do a part two, so in a few weeks I will reveal my next set of pieces, they involve the blue beads and lamp work beads with more copper pieces! yeah! Here is a sneak peek of one of pieces that hasn't fully reached maturity yet!</div>
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Thank you Lori Anderson for coordinating this very fun and interesting event every year and thank you Patty Miller for the wonderful bead soup and being a great partner! Make sure you go visit Patty's blog to see what I sent her! http://pattymillerbeads.blogspot.com </div>
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Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-69679638465433205682014-03-19T22:56:00.001-04:002014-03-19T22:59:53.490-04:00It's Bead Soup Time………………...Every year, Lori Anderson coordinates an event called <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bead Soup Blog Party</a>. It takes much effort to pair people from all over the world into partners and then we send our partners a collection of beads and they use their creative juices to mix the soup up and create some beautiful end results.<br />
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This year I am paired up with Patty Miller of Carabi Beads. <br />
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She is a lamp worker and metalsmith who loves color! I am so excited to be paired up with her!</div>
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Here are a few of her pieces from her<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CabariBeads?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank"> Etsy store</a></div>
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I just sent my bead soup to her, trying to get it in the mail before we left for spring break, I can't ruin the surprise but here is a sneak peak of what is on the way!!</div>
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Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-29447048085438503462013-10-17T11:48:00.000-04:002013-10-17T11:48:59.894-04:00Valuing YourselfI spent years in school to get a good education, to get a nice job and to earn a good living. Then, I got pregnant and my thoughts changed, now I wanted to be a good mom to my kids and so I gave up my career to be their mom. That was a wonderful choice that I was lucky enough to be able to make. <br />
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With that choice, I immersed myself in being a mom and being a mom is all about doing things for your kids. Slowly, you start to not do things for yourself. You tell yourself, it can wait, maybe later, I don't have time, ..........<br />
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And here I find myself, 13 years after giving up my career to be Mom, my kids now in high school and middle school and an independent jeweler with a great business. I find joy in making jewelry and love when others find joy in it and buy it, it validates to me that what I make and love, someone else does too. <br />
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Pricing your pieces is hard and I would venture to guess that most everyone who handcrafts something underprices it. Partly because you have a sense of obligation to help your customers afford it, sometimes I find myself pricing things by how much I think people will pay not by how much I think they are worth. Another part is that is it boastful to put large prices on something you have made? Whatever the reason, we as humans probably undervalue ourselves in everything we do. We as a species seem to always want to pull down instead of lift up.<br />
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This past month I have had some incredible things happen to me that have me changing my thinking and actually feeling much better about myself and my work. First, I was asked to donate something to the <a href="http://thejacksoncenter.org/" target="_blank">Jackson Center for Conductive Education's</a> annual fundraiser, The Grape Escape. I had just finished a piece, following an idea by Pam East, and decided to donate it. They included it in their live auction and I am happy to report, it raised $800 for the center. I was thrilled! Later, someone came up to me and whispered in my ear, I think you underprice your jewelry (with a very happy tone).<br />
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Then the next thing that happened was I decided to enter the Fall Foliage Art Show, this is not something I had ever done before and wasn't sure exactly how jewelry fit in. They were so kind and helpful. Well, when I attended the Awards Tea, there was my jewelry with a first place blue ribbon on it! I was so excited. And then, the next day I found out my pieces had sold (and for a very fair price).</div>
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This has all just solidified in my mind that I do have value, in what I do, both as a mom and artist. It is all good and that I am starting to understand the real values of my work. This week in the class I teach, my students asked me how do I price my work. I started talking about all these things and decided to share in print what became very clear during my talk. I share because I am sure we all struggle with these types of thoughts and I truly believe if you do what you love and do it the best you can, it will all be good. If you take value in your efforts and your work, others will also. But always value yourself and be good to yourself, remember someone is watching and will be following your lead!</div>
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***Disclaimer: These are all my thoughts and there has been no scientific research done to prove any of it</div>
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-17605661571049816952013-05-20T16:36:00.002-04:002013-05-20T16:36:16.537-04:00What I am learning about essential oilsI have recently become much more aware of all the toxins around us. As I used a few oils for very specific purposes in the past, I have recently been introduced to doterra essential oils. I started experimenting with the physician's kit. My daughter coughs and has breathing issues, especially at night. We usually run a humidifier for her. I have started adding a few drops of the Breathe oil, and she sleeps much more peacefully. <br />
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It is that time of the year, when I get to participate in the Bead Soup Blog Party! This is the 3rd reveal for this particular Bead Soup Party, it has really grown! This year it came at a very hectic time in my life, birthdays, anniversaries, workshops, but I look forward to this little time to myself to just make what I want. The photo above is the bead soup that I sent my partner, <a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/" target="_blank">Toltec Jewels</a>. This next picture is of the wonderful, beautiful bead soup she sent me!<br />
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So much to choose from and such beautiful beads. I pondered and pondered and finally made a few pieces. I have really started working in metal and gotten away from beading so this brought me back to the colorful world of beads, it did stretch me a bit, which is all good. This is the necklace I made using the large, swirled agate focal, some beautiful amethyst, and glass leaves.<br />
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and the bracelet I made using a beautiful, hand crafted clasp. The clasp is so pretty I did not want to over power it with lots of stuff, so I stayed pretty simple for the rest of the bracelet.<br />
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and of course I needed a pair of earrings. These are simple, but fun and I just love them and the purple beads are handmade and gorgeous!<br />
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There is still plenty of bead soup left to play with, including a beautiful handmade lampwork bead! Stay tuned, I have some special plans for that one and some of the others, so check back and see what becomes of the rest of the bead soup, I will be playing for awhile!!!!<br />
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Again, I want to thank my partner, <a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/" target="_blank">Toltec Jewels</a> for the wonderful soup and<a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Lori</a> for organizing and planning such a fun event!<br />
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So, if you would like to continue on the blog party, you can get the complete list <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here on Lori's Blog, Pretty Things</a>! Enjoy!Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-41842817450018896212012-10-26T22:59:00.000-04:002012-10-26T22:59:02.227-04:00Designing with Nina Designs...................I was fortunate to get a goody bag from <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/" target="_blank">Nina Designs</a> to do some designing with as a part of their Blog Partner Program. I was able to use these to make some pretty amazing things, I do so love Nina Designs and have been a customer of theirs for years. Here is what I made:<br />
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In honor of the fall season and Halloween, I used some of the <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/natural_bronze_small_hammered_marquis_link/vns2428/details" target="_blank">hammered marquis</a> components,<a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/deer_hide_leather_cord_lilac/ul737/details" target="_blank"> purple deer hide</a>, and <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/natural_bronze_skull_charm/vna578/details" target="_blank">skull charms</a> to create this bracelet and necklace. I wove the deer hide in some chain I had to make a heavier chain, and added an amethyst and herkimer diamond for some bling!<br />
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This wonderful <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/16_brass_scored_cable_chain_finished_with_a_small_lobster_clasp/uvch103/details" target="_blank">brass chain</a> went really well with a mixed metal charm I crafted and I decorated it with a petrified wood bead.<br />
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Just love these <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/bronze_hook_earring_with_hammer_finish_on_front/vnt2197/details" target="_blank">earring components, the hammered goldtone</a> is great, I used some more of the <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/natural_bronze_small_hammered_marquis_link/vns2428/details" target="_blank">hammered marquis</a> components to hang a wonderful <a href="http://www.ninadesigns.com/bali_bead_shop/small_natural_bronze_lotus_petal_charm/vna559/details" target="_blank">bronze lotus petal charm</a>, a pearl and a blue topaz from each.<br />
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And here is a photo of all of it, the photo did not come out as well as I would have liked but you can get the full view of all the pieces.<br />
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-27211569004687764492012-08-22T09:09:00.005-04:002012-08-22T09:09:53.017-04:00I Promise!The I am promise, to buy one thing handcrafted once a month!<br />
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How easy is that? and with that little promise the influence we all could have in local economies, supporting local small business and artists! I love to buy from individuals who create out of love, so I make my promise to buy one thing handcrafted per month from an individual, do you?<br />
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-87430041648611054342012-08-11T07:45:00.000-04:002012-08-12T07:59:40.812-04:00The Big Reveal, well, maybe little......This is my second Bead Soup Blog Hop Party, hosted by <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/" target="_blank">Lori Anderson</a> and it has been so enjoyable. I had a huge bead soup from my partner so I had some left over and will continue to add to my soup! Thank you Kris!<br />
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I received all these wonderful beads, chains, and clasps from my partner, Kris Binsfield, from <a href="http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Cherish Designs</a>. You can see the bead soup in my prior post. Her handcrafted pendant was so wonderful and the clasps she sent, oh my, bling and more bling, I just couldn't decide what to do.<br />
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So, I just had to use the sparkly clasp in a bracelet to show it off. Here is what I created with the some of the chain, beads, and clasp.<br />
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well, that leads me to the fact, I have plans for the rest of the soup, so there will be more to come, I have more to do and hope to have it done by the next reveal date, so please come back and check! A little view of the rest of the soup that needs to be done! </div>
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The rest of the party, go check them out!<br />
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Alenka Obid, <a href="http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pepita Handmade</a></div>
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Amy Dickerson, <a href="http://amyjodesigns-damyjo.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Damyjo Designs</a></div>
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Amy Schmidt, <a href="http://emoke1.blogspot.ca/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy’s Treasure</a></div>
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Amy Severino, <a href="http://amybeads.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy Beads</a></div>
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Ana Krepel, <a href="http://catspajamas-dogstuxedos.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cat’s Pajamas, Dog’s Tuxedos</a></div>
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Andra Weber, <a href="http://andrasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andra’s Joyful Journey</a></div>
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Andrea Trank, <a href="http://www.heavenlanecreations.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heaven Lane Creations</a></div>
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Anke Humpert, <a href="http://h2u6a2n6a4.blogspot.de/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anart Island Studios</a></div>
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Ann Rishell, <a href="http://mycriticaleye.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Critical Eye</a></div>
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April Grinaway, <a href="http://brooklynbeadgoddess.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brooklyn Bead Goddess</a></div>
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Ashley Bunting, <a href="http://missashleykate.com/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Ashely Kate</a></div>
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Astrid Boyce, <a href="http://astridboyce.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Astrid Boyce Beads</a></div>
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B.R. Kuhlman, <a href="http://www.mixedmayhemstudios.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mixed Mayhem Studios</a></div>
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Barb Fernald, <a href="http://barbarasfernald.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barbara S. Fernald Jewelry</a></div>
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Barbe Saint John, <a href="http://barbesaintjohn.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saints and Sinners</a></div>
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Beata Benkone Meggyesi, <a href="http://beahobbi.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beahobbi</a></div>
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Brandy McNair, <a href="http://www.bellavitajewelry.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bella Vita Handmade Jewelry</a></div>
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Bryna Lumb, <a href="http://www.brynasbeadbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bryna’s Bead Box</a></div>
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Carmen Lau, <a href="http://www.littlemake.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Little Maketto</a></div>
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Cate van Alphen, <a href="http://fulgorine.wordpress.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fulgorine</a></div>
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Cathie Carroll, <a href="http://www.cathiecarroll.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathie Carroll’s Studio</a></div>
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Cathy Khoury, <a href="http://touchjewelry.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Touch Jewelry</a></div>
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Christina Stofmeel, <a href="http://www.fengbeads.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Feng Beads</a></div>
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Collette Collins, <a href="http://www.fireflymyst.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fire Fly Myst Artisan Jewelry</a></div>
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Courtney Breul, <a href="http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beads by Breul</a></div>
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Crystal Thain, <a href="http://beaddragons.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here Bead Dragons</a></div>
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Cynthia Abner, <a href="http://createdtreasures.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Created Treasures</a></div>
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Deana Hager, <a href="http://justdeesarts.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just Deez’Art & Life</a></div>
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Debbie Davis, <a href="http://naturaltreasuresbydeb.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natural Treasures by Deb</a></div>
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Debbie Phenes, <a href="http://debjoysing.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Deb Joy Sing</a></div>
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Debbie Rasmussen, <a href="http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.ca/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Little of This, A Little of That</a></div>
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Dhea Powers, <a href="http://javabead.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Java Bead</a></div>
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Diana Welte, <a href="http://lilyweeds.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lilyweeds</a></div>
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Dita Basu, <a href="http://www.alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">alankarshilpa</a></div>
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Dorota Zeranska, <a href="http://www.gdymamczas.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">gdymamczas</a></div>
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Dot Lewallwn, <a href="http://speediebeadie.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Speedie Beadie</a></div>
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Eleanor Snare, <a href="http://themagicsquarefoundation.wordpress.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Magic Square Foundation</a></div>
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Elisabeth Auld, <a href="http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beads For Busy Gals</a></div>
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Ema Kilroy, <a href="http://www.emakaye.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ema K Designs</a></div>
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Emma Todd, <a href="http://www.apolymerpenchant.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Polymer Penchant</a></div>
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Eva Sherman, <a href="http://evashermandesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eva Sherman Designs</a></div>
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Evie and Beth McCord, <a href="http://www.ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">EB Bead and Metal Works</a></div>
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Francy Inman, <a href="http://8secondstudio.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Francy’s Studio</a></div>
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Ginger Bishop, <a href="http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">lilmummy likes…</a></div>
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Giorgia Rossini, <a href="http://www.joyblonde.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jo in Wonderland</a></div>
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Ine Vande Cappelle, <a href="http://jewelsbyine.blogspot.be/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jewels by Ine</a></div>
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Iveth Caruso, <a href="http://www.creativeatelier.net/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Creative Atelier</a></div>
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JJ Jacobs, <a href="http://www.comingabstractions.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coming Abstractions</a></div>
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Jackie Ryan, <a href="http://kydojewellery.blogspot.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kydo Jewellery</a></div>
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Jeannie Dukic, <a href="http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeannie’s Blog</a></div>
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Jelveh Jaferian, <a href="http://jelvehdesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jelveh Designs</a></div>
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Jenna Tomalka, <a href="http://www.twinbirchstudio.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Twin Birch Studio</a></div>
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Jenni Connolly, <a href="http://jennibead.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenni’s Beads</a></div>
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Jennifer Van Horn, <a href="http://jennifersjewelsandjunk.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifers Jewels and Junk</a></div>
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Jo-Ann Woolverton, <a href="http://itsabeadifulcreation.blogspot.ca/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s a Beadiful Creation</a></div>
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Johanna Rhodes-Nash, <a href="http://firephoenixcreations.blogspot.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fire Phoenix Creations</a></div>
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Joyce Blair, <a href="http://jmblair.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bent Wire West Coast</a></div>
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JuLee Wolfe, <a href="http://thepolymerpenguin.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Polymer Penguin</a></div>
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Karen Vincent, <a href="http://swallowtailjewellery.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swallow Tail Jewellery</a></div>
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Karin Slaton, <a href="http://backstorybeads.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Backstory Beads</a></div>
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Kayla Potega, <a href="http://www.theeclecticelement.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Eclectic Element</a></div>
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Kim Dworak, <a href="http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CianciBlue</a></div>
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Krafty Max, <a href="http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Krafty Max Originals</a></div>
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld, <a href="http://www.cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cherish Designs by Kris Lanae</a></div>
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Kristen Latimer, <a href="http://www.mjmjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MJM Jewelry Designs</a></div>
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Kumi Fisher, <a href="http://maliekaidesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Malie Kai Designs</a></div>
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Kym Hunter, <a href="http://kymhunterdesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kym Hunter Designs</a></div>
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Lennis Carrier, <a href="http://www.windbent.net/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windbent</a></div>
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Leslie Wayment, <a href="http://www.aabeadsonline.com/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AA Beads & More</a></div>
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Linda Florian, <a href="http://lilysofthevalleyjewelry.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lilys of the Valley Jewelry Creations</a></div>
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Linda Murphy, <a href="http://bonitabead.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bonita Bead</a></div>
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Lisa Johnson, <a href="http://whimsyswonders.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whimsey Wonders</a></div>
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Lisa Lodge, <a href="http://pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pine Ridge Treasures</a></div>
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Lisa Sittniewski, <a href="http://www.loveyesterdays.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Love, Yesterdays</a></div>
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Lois Moon, <a href="http://www.loismoon.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Que Onda, Q’Town?</a></div>
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Lola Surwillo, <a href="http://beadlolabead.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bead Lola Bead</a></div>
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Lorelei Eurto, <a href="http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lorelei’s Blog</a></div>
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Lori Bowring Michaud, <a href="http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Artfully Ornamental</a></div>
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Lori Callahan, <a href="http://dancingwireandbeads.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Wire and Beads by Lori</a></div>
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Lori Finney, <a href="http://lori-finney.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Using My Beads</a></div>
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Marcia Dunne, <a href="http://thealternativefoundry.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Alternative Foundry</a></div>
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Margareta Saari, <a href="http://magsinhelmet.blogspot.fi/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mags-koruja</a></div>
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Maria Horvath, <a href="http://www.horimarikabeads.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Horimarika Beads</a></div>
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Marian Hertzog, <a href="http://mhertzog-msplace.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">M’s Place</a></div>
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Mary Ellen Parker, <a href="http://www.beetreebyme.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BeeTree by m.e.</a></div>
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Mary K McGraw, <a href="http://mkaymac.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MK’s Creative Musings</a></div>
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MaryLou Holvenstot, <a href="http://www.time2cre8.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">time2cre8</a></div>
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Martha Aleo, <a href="http://ornamento.wordpress.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ornamento</a></div>
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Maybeline Tay, <a href="http://thejewelrylarder.blogspot.sg/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Jewelry Larder</a></div>
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Megan Collins, <a href="http://megjustsaying.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Churchy & Her Sailor</a></div>
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-17887511278128579892012-07-20T17:31:00.000-04:002012-07-20T17:31:07.590-04:00New Bead Soup arrived............I am participating in another bead soup blog party and I just got my "bead" soup from my partner, Kris Binsfield from <a href="http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Cherish Designs</a>. After the excitement tearing open the outer package I found these, yeah.....<br />
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and so I opened them to find this..</div>
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In box 1, the long box was this wonderful group of beads and chain..</div>
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In box 2, was this awesome group of beads, chain, etc...</div>
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with this amazing focal pendant made by Kris.....</div>
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so I am off to stir up my soup and see what I can create!</div>
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If you are interested, here is a sneak peak of the soup I sent my partner, but she needs to reveal the rest, until later.......</div>
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<br />Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-1293827682495206072012-05-24T07:24:00.000-04:002012-05-24T07:24:09.671-04:00Life Inspired, what exactly does that mean???I had a real hard time coming up with a tag line for my jewelry. Still not sure it describes my jewelry, but it does describe my business. <br />
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A few weeks ago, I got an email from a soldier oversees that his wife's birthday and their anniversary was coming up and could I make something for her. So, I had my mission, I asked a few questions and was off planning, creating and more. The more was I wrapped the gift and hand delivered it to her at her job. I got to shed a few happy tears with her. This experience and hoping that I have made a small difference in someone's day, is priceless.<br />
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And this, is what I mean by life inspired, getting to be a part of these special moments in peoples lives, getting to be just a small piece of joy in a gift for a special day, event, time, etc.. If my jewelry or I can make someone's day a bit brighter, happier, or even more tolerable (in the case of sad life events), that is what it is all about for me.<br />
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Recently, I made lots of fingerprint charms for Mother's Day gifts, I am currently working on some wedding jewelry and a gift for a new mother, so this is where the line, life inspired jewelry comes from.Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-1530516137384481602012-03-21T09:13:00.000-04:002012-03-21T09:13:46.316-04:00A new gift on it's way to Rachael RayI was lucky enough to be included in a special gifting to Rachael Ray. She loves handmade and loves jewelry, a great fit for me. I will be sending this necklace on to her next week!<br />
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Have a great week and Happy Spring!Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-31151895778091564862012-03-03T03:01:00.024-05:002012-03-03T13:07:04.024-05:00BEAD SOUP BLOG PARTY REVEALIt is finally here, the Bead Soup Blog Party, 200 people were paired up and exchanged a bead soup. Thank you <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/" target="_blank">Lori Anderson</a> for hosting this wonderful event. Each of us mixed our soup to cook up some unique items to show off today! My partner was Rebekah Payne, <a href="http://www.treewingsstudio.com/" target="_blank">Tree Wing Studio</a>, and she sent me some of her incredible polymer clay beads and some others. <br />
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These beads are so far out of my comfort zone. I work mostly with silver and gemstones, so I really had to get a feel for the beads. I can say, after a few minutes, I was totally in love. They are so fun and colorful and playful, I was having a blast! I started with this wonderful focal, and designed around it. Little did she know that a daisy reminds me of my mom, so this focal was speaking to me the minute I got it! <br />
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Rebekah was very generous with the beads so I was able to make a long necklace, bracelet and earrings. I still have a few beads left, but I have this incredible set now! <br />
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I hope you enjoy the pictures, please make sure to leave a comment, as I will be doing a giveaway of a special piece of jewelry on March 15th, the drawing will be from all comments left on this post!<br />
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<b>Hostess, <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a></b><br />
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<b>Special Book Sneak Peeks, <a href="http://www.sweetbeadstudio.com/">Cindy Wimmer</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="http://dreamstruckdesigns.blogspot.com/">Adlinah Kamsir</a> (Singapore) and <a href="http://mybeadedworld.wordpress.com/">Hajer Waheed</a> (Kingdom of Bahrain)</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. <a href="http://raszputyindesign.blogspot.com/">Adrienn Lukacs</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://inny-pamietnik.blogspot.com/">Agata Grygiel</a> (Poland)</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. <a href="http://moonsafaribeads.blogspot.com/">Agi Kiss</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://blog.kralalien.nl/">Carolien Muller-Genger</a> (the Netherlands)</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="http://agnesenca.blogspot.com/">Agnes Asztalos</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://www.mixedmayhemstudios.com/">B.R. Kuhlman</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="http://obtainingmercy.typepad.com/aleshakayjewelry/">Alesha Conklin</a> and <a href="http://litbydesign.blogspot.com/">Becki Mendivil</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">6. <a href="http://www.alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/">Alice Peterson</a> and <a href="http://dillmansdallies.blogspot.com/">Carol Dillman</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">7. <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia Marinache</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://www.alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/">Dita Basu</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">8. <a href="http://www.passionsmashin.blogspot.com/">Amanda Dittloff</a> and <a href="http://www.bellavitajewelry.blogspot.com/">Brandy Thomason McNair</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">9. <a href="http://www.amandamade.com/blog.aspx">Amanda Tibbetts</a> and <a href="http://www.heavenlanecreations.com/">Andrea Trank</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">10. <a href="http://www.copperdiem.blogspot.com/">Amy Freeland</a> and <a href="http://palmcoastart.blogspot.com/">Kay Mallery </a><br />
11. <a href="http://www.andrasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com/">Andra Weber</a> and <a href="http://charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/">Christine Murrow</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12. <a href="http://ann-sherwood.blogspot.com/">Ann Sherwood</a> and <a href="http://lilyweeds.blogspot.com/">Diane Welte</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">13. <a href="http://secondsurf.com/">Barbara Bechtel</a> and <a href="http://www.kabsconcepts.blogspot.com/">Kerry Bogert</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">14. <a href="http://www.paintingwithfireartwear.com/">Barbara Lewis</a> and <a href="http://www.boobeads.blogspot.com/">Cat Pruitt</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">15. <a href="http://jaspersgems.blogspot.com/">Bonnie Coursolle</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://www.torchfairy.blogspot.com/">Fay Wolfenden</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">16. <a href="http://www.quant.com.au/">Carmel McGinley</a> (Australia) and <a href="http://www.thebeadjunkie.blogspot.com/">Tracy Stillman</a> (Australia)</div><div style="text-align: center;">17. <a href="http://www.glassbeadle.com/news.html">Cassie Donlen</a> and <a href="http://somethingsublime.typepad.com/">Deryn Mentock</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">18. <a href="http://www.cathiecarroll.blogspot.com/">Cathie Carroll</a> and <a href="http://janeldudleybeads.blogspot.com/">Janel Dudley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">19. <a href="http://www.thebeadingyogini.com/">Cece Cormier</a> and <a href="http://www.anothercountry-morwyn.blogspot.com/">Morwyn Mullins</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">20. <a href="http://clay-space.com/">Charlene Jacka</a> and <a href="http://vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com/">Christina Hickman</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">21. <a href="http://www.dragonflybeads.ca/category/blog/">Cheryl Brown</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com/">Diana Ptaszynski</a></div><div 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href="http://jobunkum.blogspot.com/">Joanne Lockwood</a> (UK)</div><div style="text-align: center;">33. <a href="http://www.mydias.de/">Dian Hierschel</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://perleni.blogspot.com/">Eniko Fabian</a> (Austria)</div><div style="text-align: center;">34. <a href="http://www.rosajosies.com/">Diane Cook</a> and <a href="http://www.lynfoley.com/category/lyn-foley-blog-jewelry/">Lyn Foley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">35. <a href="http://thisyearsdozen.wordpress.com/">Donna Bohler</a> and <a href="http://pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com/">Lisa Lodge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">36. <a href="http://fyrebeadz.blogspot.com/">Donna Millard</a> and <a href="http://www.cerebraldilettante.blogspot.com/">Kiersten Giles</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">37. <a href="http://www.glaszwergrevival.blogspot.com/">Doris Stumpf</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://www.bigyogyar.blogspot.com/">Eszter Czibulyas</a> (Hungary)</div><div style="text-align: 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<a href="http://www.jeanawells.blogspot.com/">Jean Wells</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">43. <a href="http://www.shebamakeda.com/">Evelyn Duberry</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://gaeabeads.blogspot.com/">Gaea Cannaday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">44. <a href="http://www.geneabeads.blogspot.com/">Genea Crivello-Knable</a> and <a href="http://humblebeads.blogspot.com/">Heather Powers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">45. <a href="http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/">Ginger Bishop</a> (military, Okinawa) and <a href="http://mariposa8000.blogspot.com/">Martina Nagele</a> (Germany) </div><div style="text-align: center;">46. <a href="http://www.mybeadtherapy.blogspot.com/">Heidi Kingman</a> and <a href="http://www.lorigreenberg.com/blog">Lori Greenberg</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">47. <a href="http://www.helensadornmentsblog.com/">Helen Kemp</a> and <a href="http://www.lisamichelecreations.blogspot.com/">Lisa Wangeman</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">48. <a href="http://25reasons.net/">Helene Goldberg</a> (Australia) and <a href="http://www.swallowtailjewellery.blogspot.com/">Karen Vincent</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">49. <a href="http://www.softflexgirl.blogspot.com/">Jamie Hogsett</a> and <a href="http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog/">Jeannie Dukic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">50. <a href="http://www.jeanetteblix.com/">Jeanette Ryan</a> and <a href="http://www.jelvehdesigns.blogspot.com/">Jelveh Jaferian</a><br />
51. <a href="http://glassaddictions.com/">Jennifer Cameron</a> and <a href="http://www.moobiegracedesigns.blogspot.com/">Tania Spivey</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">52. <a href="http://soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Justman</a> and <a href="http://www.weegemsdesigns.blogspot.com/">Kari Carrigan</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">53. <a href="http://jenniferbeads.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Tough</a> and <a href="http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com/">Lorelei Eurto</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">54. <a href="http://filcowe.blogspot.com/">Joanna Matuszczyk</a> (Poland) and <a href="http://csokigyongy.blogspot.com/">Julianna Kis</a> (Hungary)</div><div style="text-align: center;">55. <a href="http://www.daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com/">Joanne Tinley</a> (UK) and <a href="http://der-lamardebonita.blogspot.com/">Michaela Pabeschitz</a> (Austria)</div><div style="text-align: center;">56. <a href="http://www.thepeacefulbead.com/">Julie Anne Leggett</a> and <a href="http://mylifeonebeadatatime.blogspot.com/">Kelley Fogle</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">57. <a href="http://www.karensmondaymusings.blogspot.com/">Karen Hess</a> and <a href="http://www.lindasbeadblog.com/">Linda Landig</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">58. <a href="http://plussizebangles.com/blog">Karyn Bonfiglio</a> and <a href="http://modernnaturestudio.blogspot.com/">Kathleen Lange Klik</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">59. <a href="http://sadafulee.blogspot.com/">Kashmira Patel</a> and <a href="http://www.shinymoonbeams.com/">Kat White</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">60. <a href="http://mkpbeadart.blogspot.com/">Kat Barron Miller</a> and <a href="http://www.silverparrotdesigns.blogspot.com/">Kelly Morgan</a><br />
61. <a href="http://www.bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/">Kathy Lindemer</a> and <a href="http://www.ahteesblog.blogspot.com/">Rose Binoya</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">62. <a href="http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/">Krafty Max</a> and <a href="http://www.sandra5461.blogspot.com/">Sandra Miller</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">63. <a href="http://www.mjmjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/">Kristen Latimer</a> and <a href="http://ferrarioriginalsyahoocom.blogspot.com/">Pam Ferrari</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">64. <a href="http://www.artisanclay.blogspot.com/">Kristie Roeder</a> and <a href="http://www.lajewelrydesign.blogspot.com/">Lea Avroch</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">65. <a href="http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.com/">Kristina Johansson</a> (Sweden) and <a href="http://copperpennydesigns.blogspot.com/">Penny Neville</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">66. <a href="http://kirszti.blogspot.com/">Krisztina Erlaki-Toth</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://www.nickisreef.blogspot.com/">Nicole Keller</a> (Germany)</div><div style="text-align: center;">67. <a href="http://www.lutrick.blogspot.com/">Lara Lutrick</a> and <a href="http://fanceethat.blogspot.com/">Lisa Suver</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">68. <a href="http://www.thebeadtherapist.blogspot.com/">Laura DeMoya</a> and <a href="http://lhbeads.com/blog/">Lisa Hanna</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">69. <a href="http://libbyleu.blogspot.com/">Libby Leuchtman</a> and <a href="http://www.earthenwood-beads.blogspot.com/">Melanie Brooks</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">70. <a href="http://alteredvisionsfiber.blogspot.com/">Linda Koch</a> and <a href="http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com/">Rosemarie Cowit</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">71. <a href="http://www.beachcatbeads.blogspot.com/">Lisa Chapman</a> and <a href="http://www.menkag.blogspot.com/">Menka Gupta</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 72. <a href="http://www.lisaliddy.wordpress.com/">Lisa Liddy</a> and <a href="http://www.shadetreejewelry.com/blog.html">Marion Simmons</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">73. <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> and <a href="http://labellajoya.blogspot.com/">Marcie Abney</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">74. <a href="http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com/">Lori Bowring-Michaud</a> and <a href="http://www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com/">Mary Govaars</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">75. <a href="http://lorisglassworks.blogspot.com/">Lori Dorrington</a> and <a href="http://www.willowstreetshops.blogspot.com/">Maria Rosa Sharrow</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">76. <a href="http://lori-finney.blogspot.com/">Lori Finney</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://skyejewels.blogspot.com%20/">Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">77. <a href="http://designsbylynnea.blogspot.com/">Lynn Bennett</a> and <a href="http://www.beadcircle.com/">Mandi Ainsworth</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">78. <a href="http://uhuhu7.blogspot.com/">Marta Kaczerowska</a> (Poland) and <a href="http://www.lbcreativeart.com/">Milla Starchik</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">79. <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com/">Mary Harding</a> and <a href="http://www.missficklemediacom.blogspot.com/">Shannon LeVart</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">80. <a href="http://www.mairedodd.blogspot.com/">Mary Jane Dodd</a> and <a href="http://starhitchedwagon.blogspot.com/">Stacey Curry</a><br />
81. <a href="http://www.orrtec.blogspot.com/">Melinda Orr</a> and <a href="http://www.beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com/">Molly Alexander</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">82. <a href="http://melissameman.blogspot.com/">Melissa Meman</a> and <a href="http://www.cabbycraft.blogspot.com/">Michelle Escano-Caballaro</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">83. <a href="http://sixpetalgirl.typepad.com/adventures-of-a-6-petal-girl/">Michelle Jensen</a> and <a href="http://www.gypsyroadbeads.blogspot.com/">Sandra Young</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">84. <a href="http://www.spiritrattles.blogspot.com/">Nan Emmett</a> and <a href="http://www.nvalentine.blogspot.com/">Nicole Valentine-Rimmer</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">85. <a href="http://www.snazzydoodle.blogspot.com/">Nancy Boylan</a> and <a href="http://elliesbijoux.blogspot.com/">Suzette Bentley</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">86. <a href="http://www.nswhims.blogspot.com/">Natasha Lutes</a> and <a href="http://www.myaddictionshandcrafted.blogspot.com/">Patti Vanderbloemen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">87. <a href="http://www.pamhurst.blogspot.com/">Pam Hurst</a> and <a href="http://www.treewingsstudio.com/">Rebekah Payne</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">88. <a href="http://www.cabaribeads.blogspot.com/">Patty Miller</a> and <a href="http://www.skrhoadesdesign.com/">Sara Rhoades</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">89. <a href="http://www.songbeads.blogspot.com/">Rebecca Anderson</a> (UK) and <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a><br />
90. <a href="http://www.godsartistinresidence.blogspot.com/">Rebecca Sirevaag</a> and <a href="http://www.sharondriscoll.blogspot.com/">Sharon Driscoll</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sharondriscoll.blogspot.com/"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">91. <a href="http://www.acreativechelle.blogspot.com/">Rochelle Brisson</a> and <a href="http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com/">Shannon Chomanczuk</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">92. <a href="http://www.helenadetroyajoyas.blogspot.com/">Rosa Maria Cuevas</a> (Mexico) and <a href="http://tejaesart.com/blog">Tejae Floyde</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">93. <a href="http://www.perlendschungel.blogspot.com/">Sabine Dittrich</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://www.thestudiosublime.com/">Sally Russick</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">94. <a href="http://www.sandivolpe.com/">Sandi Volpe</a> and <a href="http://saturdaysequins.com/">Sarah/Saturday Sequins</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">95. <a href="http://www.sunshinebliss.com/">Shanti Johnson</a> and <a href="http://www.bumblebeadsdesigns.blogspot.com/">Tracy Mok</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">96. <a href="http://brisingbeads.blogspot.com/">Skylar Brez</a> and <a href="http://www.bead-mused.blogspot.com/">Theresa Buchle</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">97. <a href="http://www.dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com/">Sonya Stille</a> and <a href="http://jewellerywithatwist.blogspot.com/">Traci Zeller</a> (Canada)</div><div style="text-align: center;">98. <a href="http://stefaniessammelsurium.blogspot.com/">Stefanie Teufel</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://pelimadesign.blogspot.com/">Tania Hagen</a> (New Zealand)</div><div style="text-align: center;">99. <a href="http://www.stringaholic.blogspot.com/">Stephanie LaRosa</a> and <a href="http://www.justvonna.blogspot.com/">Vonna Maslanka</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">100. <a href="http://beads2die4.blogspot.com/">Terri Wlaschin</a> and <a href="http://beachjewelsbywendy.blogspot.com/">Wendy Blum</a><br />
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Then the gift lounge was on Friday and Saturday, so I was glued to my computer all day to see who was getting the gift bags. I should find out soon who got the bags and who now owns one of my necklaces. A few names I do know are Penny Marshall, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tess Hunt, and Marcia Gay Harden. Here is a picture of The Artisan Group display at the GBK Luxury Gift Lounge.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">on Saturday I participated in a Local Art Fair in Bloomington present by Bloom magazine, that was a great event! And finally, Sunday, I watched the Oscars, now I need to go to the movies and see some of these films. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all, a great experience, stay tuned to see pictures of the gift lounge after I receive them! What did you do this past weekend?</div>Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-63164637322856184472012-02-23T22:06:00.002-05:002012-02-23T22:13:12.921-05:00After 6 months of planning, the Oscars are here.....................Tomorrow starts the GBK Luxury Gift Lounge, and I will be participating with The Artisan Group. The anticipation is killing me, who will be there?, who will like my necklace? will anyone even notice my jewelry? So, Friday and Saturday the lounge will be happening. On and off during the days, I may be posting to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pamhurststudios" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> some of the celebrities that are going through.<br />
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So for today, I will start with my journey, it is a photo journal of what it took to get all 100 necklaces created, packaged and shipped off!<br />
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The beginnings, this is what I started with, a huge roll of Argentium Silver<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then I cut it into smaller pieces and created my pendants, this is 100 finished pendants</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-OK9m0zMzE/T0b8VGnBh2I/AAAAAAAAAME/T7iFEhi933c/s1600/390192_10150517022227767_112938792766_8754571_1676099845_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-OK9m0zMzE/T0b8VGnBh2I/AAAAAAAAAME/T7iFEhi933c/s320/390192_10150517022227767_112938792766_8754571_1676099845_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pamhurst.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=112" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R4A_DozbSlw/T0cABE-Ml9I/AAAAAAAAAM8/0K38bFc7uaY/s1600/twigseries-228x228.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then those pendants had to be hung on black rubber cord, this is the final 100 on cords</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRgitU5g1ow/T0b8z1AGwSI/AAAAAAAAAMM/H4-IHj6NvCc/s1600/395178_10150540767612767_112938792766_8825932_3128079_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRgitU5g1ow/T0b8z1AGwSI/AAAAAAAAAMM/H4-IHj6NvCc/s320/395178_10150540767612767_112938792766_8825932_3128079_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then they had to be packaged, this is the front side of my package, a small bio card and the necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MDutXX2G8DI/T0b9Cvrqv6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/Tfprs6ww6Ns/s1600/425093_10150548779052767_112938792766_8849460_723347984_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MDutXX2G8DI/T0b9Cvrqv6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/Tfprs6ww6Ns/s320/425093_10150548779052767_112938792766_8849460_723347984_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the back side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k84mdDfNhc8/T0b9OjTsV-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/250yTPN3KMA/s1600/405220_10150548780117767_112938792766_8849463_1767772277_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k84mdDfNhc8/T0b9OjTsV-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/250yTPN3KMA/s320/405220_10150548780117767_112938792766_8849463_1767772277_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> all 100 of them </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lOGpSzlhxcs/T0b9dbnCBcI/AAAAAAAAAMk/byQgnMu1gpE/s1600/431735_10150548780672767_112938792766_8849465_614121887_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lOGpSzlhxcs/T0b9dbnCBcI/AAAAAAAAAMk/byQgnMu1gpE/s320/431735_10150548780672767_112938792766_8849465_614121887_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">then into the shipping box they go</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qqJ_gAFgMxM/T0b9nRpDRwI/AAAAAAAAAMs/u1KupuKk-S4/s1600/430464_10150548781022767_2199407_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qqJ_gAFgMxM/T0b9nRpDRwI/AAAAAAAAAMs/u1KupuKk-S4/s320/430464_10150548781022767_2199407_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then off to FedEx, this is the fun part, I had to go to a neighboring city because our town does not have a FedEx store, after I get everything taken care of, I ask the Fed Ex Lady if she would take a picture of my box, she say sure, then I feel obligated to tell her why I am taking her picture. I tell her they are gifts for the Oscar Swag Bags, and she says, oh ya, I read about you in the paper! How cool is that, at least I felt pretty cool for a moment, so here they are on their way to Hollywood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjDRTdJQGkI/T0b-TxvRK0I/AAAAAAAAAM0/wRRlVbf-Upg/s1600/419445_10150548846952767_112938792766_8849679_99844991_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LjDRTdJQGkI/T0b-TxvRK0I/AAAAAAAAAM0/wRRlVbf-Upg/s1600/419445_10150548846952767_112938792766_8849679_99844991_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">thanks for sharing this journey with me, stay tuned for part 2, when we find out who gets the necklaces!!</div>Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-70470263217678051832012-02-20T17:11:00.000-05:002012-02-20T17:11:43.846-05:00The recipe for the perfect Bead Soup...............There is a lot going on this week, but I will start with my participation in the Bead Soup project. It is a major event created by Lori Anderson, of <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/" target="_blank">Pretty Things Blog</a>. Basically, you get paired with a person, and you each send each other some beads. From these beads you are to create one or more pieces to be revealed on March 3rd, with a big blog hop with all the participants, over 200 in all. My partner is Rebekah Payne, of <a href="http://www.treewingsstudio.com/" target="_blank">Tree Wings Studio</a>. She is a polymer clay artist and very good! Part of this project is to make you go outside of your comfort zone and create with things that you wouldn't usually do! This is so true for me, the beads I received are gorgeous and I am so excited to be creating with them. I took a few pictures the day I got them and wanted to share with you all.<br />
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First, when the package arrived and I unwrapped it, I was so surprised to see the cutest packaging ever on beads I received in the mail:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I unwrapped the package, there were two packages within it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--kG6hqxHZ_c/T0LEKNmXmBI/AAAAAAAAALg/hyJ__W8kdyY/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--kG6hqxHZ_c/T0LEKNmXmBI/AAAAAAAAALg/hyJ__W8kdyY/s320/IMG_1955.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and within the glass jar were the rest of the beads I get to create with!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_3Gm4XJKAeI/T0LEr8I3sqI/AAAAAAAAALw/bCRzjxv0b4M/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_3Gm4XJKAeI/T0LEr8I3sqI/AAAAAAAAALw/bCRzjxv0b4M/s320/IMG_1959.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>stay tuned for March 3rd, when you will be able to see what I have created and the other 199 participants have! Thank you Lori for the opportunity and Rebekah for the beautiful beadsPam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-10193719160443013192012-01-13T09:33:00.000-05:002012-01-13T09:33:34.352-05:00Golden Globes are here...................It will begin today, the 2 day gift lounge with GBK Productions and The Artisan Group, then the awards show on Sunday. It is so exciting, the emotions building up to the final day when you know your items are going to be given away to celebrities, press, and such. Will they be well received? Will I get more business? What will happen?<br />
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Ah, a random act of kindness, have you ever been the recipient of one? I was, I was in line at a Starbucks and as I pulled up to the window to get my coffee the barista said the car in front of me paid for my coffee as a random act of kindness. Wow, the feelings were overwhelming, that simple gesture made me feel so good. I just wanted to speed up to say thank you but then, that is the random part, you do it just to do it, not to get a thank you, not to get recognition, just to be nice. <br />
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After this happened to me, I have pretty regularly done the same for others, the pay it forward practice. Today, I would like to share with you what happened the last time I did it. I have been meaning to tell this story for awhile, but now, before Christmas, it seems very appropriate. The day started normal, I stopped at Starbucks and paid for the person behind me's coffee and went off to finish the day. We had plans to attend the Purdue football game and then rush back to Indianapolis to go to our high school's football game, which was being held at Lucas Oil Stadium. My son was meeting his football team outside the stadium. We got there with a few minutes to spare, my husband dropped us off to so my son would be on time and then he went to park. I had put my money, around $70 and my debit card in my pocket so I wouldn't have to carry my purse at the game. We still needed to purchase tickets. When we met up with the team, one of the other parents asked if anyone needed a ticket, I said we did, so he gave one to me, would not take any money for them. We still needed two more, so I started off to buy them when another man said he had extras, and gave me two more. I went to offer him money and realized that when I got out of the car my money and debit card had fallen out of my pocket, I had no money! He also refused to take money for them, he had several extra, said as long as I was an Artesian fan I could have them. I found out later he was the coach of the other middle school.<br />
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So, on a day that had the potential to be very discouraging, it was a day of lessons and giving, both ways. Yes, it was a pain to lose my card and get it replaced, but although I lost my money, I would have spent it on the tickets, so it was a wash for me, I hope whoever picked it up needed it and it made their day a bit better. In one day there were several random acts of kindness that I had the pleasure of being included in as both the gifter and receiver, so you really do reap what you sow!<br />
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Today, I am featured in the Sunday, Reporter Times paper, our local paper. Here is the link to the story, I copied it to my facebook page since the paper has a login.<br />
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Now, I need to move out of the limelight and into the studio and get to work! Hope everyone has a great day and week! This picture is from the article.<br />
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I am participating swag bags for both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards! The first set of gifts, for the Golden Globes are due to be shipped and received by Dec. 4th. I have been working on getting my inventory up for all of the above. <br />
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Here is a sneak peak at the Golden Globes gift!<br />
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I've decided to share this journey here on my blog, so look for production pictures and ups and downs along the way. Next up, perfecting my packaging!<br />
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I do have an announcement, I have decided that these will be a limited edition, the 2012 Golden Globes Awards Gift, so, they will only be available until the day of the Golden Globes Award Show on Sunday, January 15, 2012!<br />
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I am enjoying this process, I just hope everyone will enjoy my jewelry!Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-57647094122631243012011-10-13T07:37:00.000-04:002011-10-13T07:41:03.213-04:00Getting ready for busy season!It is that time of year, we are busy every weekend, kids, us, football, etc.. It is also always my busiest time of the year for jewelry. I feel as if I am moving forward, my website is now re-done, but there is always so much to do.<br />
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One thing I have found that really helps me stay organized is my planner. I used to use paper planners, then I went totally electronic, which worked for the routine, daily things but not the long term plans. I had a planner called Planner Pads recommended to me, and I have never looked back. It has a great flow that can incorporate many areas of your life, and flows it all to the daily things, in an hourglass format. I use it to plan, set appointments, take notes, it is my all in one brain! If there is one drawback that I can find, I really would like a more colorful, fun pattern and they are very basic! You can find them here, <a href="http://www.plannerpads.com/">www.plannerpads.com</a> .<br />
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Hope you are all enjoying the fall as much as I am, it is so beautiful! Here is a sneak peak of my latest creation, learning how to set stones and make hinges!<br />
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I also recently had some pictures taken, and can I say how much I hate to have pictures taken, here is one from the studio!<br />
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with that, I am off to start the day!Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111508851559598142.post-13252570072202533792011-09-29T16:03:00.000-04:002011-09-29T16:03:54.100-04:00New, Fresh StartAh, I really don't have a huge post but just wanted to share that my website has been updated, along with my blog. I will be spending the next few weeks tweeking and loading products. I am so over the top happy with the results, that I couldn't wait to share. I will be sharing some of my thought process and development process in the next few weeks, but today, I just wanted to say thank you to Stephanie Williams of http://cloverstonedesigns.com/ for doing such a great job!Pam Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457364159153485154noreply@blogger.com0