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Who would have thought that we'd get snowed in with nearly a foot of snow, but we did! |
Advance notice and the good hearts and hard work of Barbara Svoboda and Celeste Thurston saved the day. We had a sleepover. It was like camp. What fun! |
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 Naomi "modeling" Maureen's Story Necklace: A Walk Through the Enchanted Forest Above photo was taken by Barbara Svoboda. |
 Big, Bold. Beautiful Bead |
The Beads were baked, then alcohol inks and acrylic paints were added for color. |
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protective layer of translucent liquid polymer clay
was brushed on, then cured in the oven. |
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beads exhibit a variety of textures, shapes, forms and symbolic
meanings. It was addictive.
Oh, and Debra, what about those foil-wrapped goodies in the corner????? |
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 Photo at left and the two with me, Maureen, in them, were taken by Barbara Svoboda. |
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 And the two-day class was over, too soon. Such fun. So many more ideas, and colors to play with, and combinations to make .... |
Finished Necklaces |
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Even though we worked into the wee hours of Saturday night, fueled by tea and munchies and lots of laughter, we didn't get the necklaces all the way done. |
But a few days later Barbara Svoboda sent these two views of her finished necklace. The theme for Barbara's necklace is working in her garden, which is lovely, lovely, even under a foot of snow! |
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| Below is the photo that Debra Nees sent of her finished necklace, Titled: Debby Grows Older |
Celeste Thurston's story necklace is a tribute to the happiness of Easter and the figures on Easter Island. |
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Pictured below are a few of stories that were told by me, Maureen Carlson. |
This represents my sister, brother and myself when we went to a January 2006 family reunion in Michigan. It was winter, and a blizzard caught us. Everything was blue, brown and white. |
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| Pictured to the right is a
Story Necklace which represents time spent on a cruise. |
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I'm still working on the one that I started in class. Trish, Naomi, Debra, Celeste, Cappie and Barbara, send more photos if you get a chance. |