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2007-04-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

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2007-04-04T07:34:00.000-07:00

A Poem for Jessica

In Loving Memory

Jessica Fender

Sept. 24, 1983 - Feb. 8, 2007

23 years old.

The things I feel so deeply

Are the hardest things to say

But I,your mother loved you

in a very special way

They say that memories are golden

Well maybe that is true

But I never wanted memories

I only wanted you

If tears could build a highway

and heartache make a lane

I'd walk the path to heaved

Just to see you once again

Our family chain is broken

And nothing seems the same

but when God calls me home to heaven

The chain will link again .

A Little about me

2007-03-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

Bio
Hi, My name is Donna and I'm addicted to Jewels! I started selling my handcrafted jewelry after the insistance of a dear friend about 15 months ago.
I concider myself a beaded jewelry artisan, here's some info about my standards and practices : I am a professional online merchant and auction seller. I am committed to providing buyers with exceptional customer service. I demonstrate my commitment by going above and beyond in my business practices through fast, friendly, professional customer service. I strive to develop a loyal and informed customer base. An integral part of my success is growing my internet presence through Online Auctions and other internet venues by creating more exposure for my business. Customers who purchase from me can be assured that they will be happy with the transaction. My commitment to buyers is dedicated customer service and ultimate professionalism above and beyond expectations.
At another Auction Venue I have 100% feedback after 18 months of sales and translates to over 250 transactions in that time. I offer a 100% no questions asked guarantee on my products,

Here are some of the materials I like to use:
Semi-Precious Stones,
Sterling Bali Silver
Swarovski Crystals
Freshwater Pearls
Artisan Dichroic and Lampwork Glass,
Abalone & Shell Treasures
Vintage Pieces

Because I make each item unique and one of a kind they will NOT be duplicated, so please keep that in mind if you are concidering a purchase as the item will not be available again !

Thanks for your concideration in shopping with me... a JewelBoxJunkie!
Donna

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2007-03-30T14:34:00.000-07:00

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My Daughter is STILL MISSING

2007-01-20T09:11:00.000-08:00

We still don't know anything yet ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER'S "DISAPPEARANCE",
the blood samples taken from her apt STILL haven't come back yet,

I suspect some actual murders have bumped it in time
since they are priority. They assure me as soon as they
come back they'll call me.

I wouldn't be surprised to seeit's her however it's not enough
to indicate a murder was committed.

My heart is trying to prepare myself for the
news of the blood taken from her carpet and wall. Today is
exactly 5 weeks since we reported her missing...It will be
a difficult day I suspect(only if I allow it though),
please continue to hold our family before GOD...
I KNOW IT WORKS !! I feel his comfort thru his angels on
Earth and the Holy Spirit, the embrace is a strong one and
so comforting to me. Sometimes I cry but I need to cleanse
myself and that's OK too!!

I'D BE IN THE HOSPITAL SUFFERING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
IF GODS LOVE WAS NOT B4 and AROUND ME NOW...

IT ia especially DIFFICULT in not knowing anything or
being able to do much more than I already have.
I know there is hope to be found but sadly "no news
is good news" applies here, but it feels as though the
more time goes by things start to fade away.

Each day
getting up is a little easier, people ask less about if
we've heard anything.I somehow feel I am not supposed to
have better days like I should mourn all the time,
feeling guilty if I'm having quality time with
family and friends.

Sometimes I forget about our situation
only to be jarred back to reality and moments of
terror(as best I can describe the emotion) over come me
and then comes the sadness. What a roller coaster ride
I'm on here, and I normally LOVE roller coaster rides but
not of an emotional state.

I need to protect my heart and I feel GOD does that
so I must trust my anxiety being lessened is from him
and TRY to go back to my life as it was...
Then comes the mothers curse...Of COURSE I WONDER,

OF COURSE I am anxious for the comings and goings
of my family and friends, almost to a desperate and
unhealthy level. I have been preparing for the worst
and hoping for the best.I want to have hope, yet I'm
afraid to have it because it can be dashed with just
a phone call and so quickly, doing so would cause a
collapse and is twice as bad because I would be no good to anyone.

A creed i usually live by is Hope for the best(in EVERY situation)
but perpare for the worst. Now it's more like prepare for
the worst, Hope for the best.

JUST by turning the phrase around it places a different
emphasis on things...I have always like good news before
bad anyway!
Well I must go for now...Hugs to family and friends,
and all others out their in cyber-land.

Donna A

Cloisonne Jewelry

2007-01-08T16:01:00.000-08:00

The ART of Cloisonne'

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Cloisonné

* From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cloisonné is a multi-step enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items.

History
Cloisonné is an ancient metalworking technique, first developed in the Near East.

It spread to the Byzantine Empire and from there along the Silk Road to China, now the site of many high quality production facilities.

Upon completion the piece will be fired, then ground (repeating as necessary) then polished and electroplated

First, the artist forms metal (such as copper or brass) into the shape of the finished object.
A paper pattern and a pencil are used to transfer a design to the metal object.
Partitions (French: cloisons) that act as color-separators are applied according to the transferred pattern and are held in place by a soldering paste (this is finely divided metal of low melting temperature in a flux paste). The partitions are bent and cut to length from flat wire stock (usually by hand using simple pliers) while the paste is applied with a small brush.
Heating the piece in an oven permanently affixes the partitions to the base metal by melting the solder. The piece is then allowed to cool.
Frit (glass crushed to a powder) in a water-based paste is painted into the partitions using an annotated pattern similar to the "paint by numbers" craft technique. After the frit has dried, firing in an oven melts it onto the metal. After the frit has dried, firing in an oven melts it onto the metal. Several repetitions of the process may ensue to build up the coatings to the height of the partitions. Various colors and transparencies may be used in combination within a single partition to obtain the desired artistic effect.
The glass and a portion of the cloisons are ground and polished to form an even and smooth surface.
The exposed metal is electroplated with a thin film of gold to prevent corrosion and to give a pleasing appearance.

Beads
Cloisonné beads also occur commonly; and one use of Chinese cloisonné beads involves making jewelry.
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2007-01-07T19:05:00.000-08:00

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A Mothers Hell...

2007-01-06T15:55:00.000-08:00

A Mother's Hell

Christmas day was 3 weeks since I last saw my daughter. The precious angel that she brought to this world, and into our lives, lies peacefully asleep with my husband beside her, as she don't have a bed here anymore and we want to keep her as close as we can. She is our memory for now of her mother that we ache to see once again. And yet I stay awake in anguish and pain hoping that the time will come that she will walk back into our home. The minutes seem like hours and the days seem like months

I ache for my granddaughter wondering what she must be feeling or thinking that she is with us, and yet her mother is not. My last memory with my daughter was one with plans of doing Christmas shopping and the annual decorating of the tree, always a treasured memory as the family gathers together, those of us here, and hang the ornaments, some that I've kept since they were young children.

Many are pictures of all three of them in ornaments made in school or ones with their names engraved on them, all are preserved memories like time was standing still. We look back each year and laugh that I made them dress up for the special holiday, much to their dismay...I cry silently as my husband lifts our granddaughter up to see the angel at the top of the tree and handle the glass ornaments or marvel and giggle with delight, staring in awe of our Dickens Christmas Village.

Jessica's Daughter

She needs her Momma...

The TV is showing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and our granddaughter is getting her first taste of all the songs of the season and the excitement and wonder. I reminisce with the Christmas classics like A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34^th Street or It's a Wonderful Life, Frosty the Snowman and Charlie Brown for the children . The radio plays "I'll be home for Christmas" and "I'll have a Blue Christmas without you" and "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" or my daughters favorite "Carol of the Bells" and countless others the children played at Christmas concerts while in the band.

The Christmas excitement is in the air, snow has fallen and will again, and all the memories and traditions that Christmas brings with it, are ushered in like an old friend once again.

It's a time of family and friends and frivolity...for most...

Yet all I can do is stare out the window and hold the phone close awaiting a call from a detective...or maybe, hopefully her...What I would do to have her here to see the magical look in her daughters face as she discovers the same joys she and countless others do at this special time...especially at this tender age she is at.

I find friends distinctly divided into two categories, those who call or write to ask how we are doing, offering to us anything they can do or to call if we need to talk or ask the main question..."Have we heard any news?." They seem to feel helpless to do anything, and I've been on that end, yet they want to..but can't...we are powerless, confused, fretful and a slew of other emotions. The others quite the opposite seemingly uncomfortable to even be in contact as they have no words to comfort us or are thoughtfully keeping a distance as they surmise the last thing we need is a constant barrage of questions we have no answers to or that they do not want to ask. Perhaps they are feeling our grief and do not want to be pulled into it, because after all..."It's the most wonderful time of the year" and as some may know a drowning mans first instinct is to pull his rescuer down with him.

God has still given me a peace that I cannot explain but that every child of God can relate to. I also have moments of sheer terror in thinking of the possibilities, yet I know so many parents have gone thru the same thing...and wondered how...

Sometimes "God's grace just has to be sufficient" and it is...

I could not imagine enduring this much pain and not having both family and a support system but most of all God in their life somehow...the hopelessness would have to be unbearable...

I must believe there is a purpose, and a reason , though as Jesus did, and looked into the cup that bid his future, did not like what he foresaw as his future destiny.

I could not imagine the desperation of a non-believer...so I pray for them and myself...

I shall continue my story on another day...Thanks for reading and feeling our pain, please continue to pray for us...it's working to hold us up!

Donna

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2007-01-05T16:55:00.000-08:00

***Missing Person Alert*** My Daughter...PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!

2006-12-14T22:15:00.000-08:00

******Missing Person Alert*****

My 23 year old daughter is missing and we are desperately trying to find her. Here is some information that may help.

Name: Jessica Ann Fender

Height: 4 foot 11 inches

Weight: Aprox 155 lbs.

Color Hair: Brown, Thick, Curly but often worn pulled back tightly

Color Eyes: Greenish/Grey

Last seen at her apartment:

Oak Creek Apartments

5915 S. Lee #104

Oklahoma City, OK

Distinguishing marks or characteristics: Jessica has diminished use of her left arm and fingers, holds arm stiff and bent with a fist, due to a stroke she suffered a few years back. She walks with a slight limp on left side. She has two tattoos a butterfly on her ankle and a large one on her arm of a rose. She has recently had her tongue pierced right before she was last seen. She is Bi-Polar and required daily medication that she does not have in her possession. Her purse and cell phone were not found in her apartment and may or may not be in her possession. She is the single mother of a 2 ½ year old daughter who is safe but needs her mother back, hopefully safe and unharmed.

She was last seen at her apartment on Thursday 12/07/06 in the evening aprox. 9-10 p.m. She does not drive because of her disability. We reported her missing on Saturday 12/9/06 when she was not found at her apartment for her scheduled visitation with her daughter.

There is a possibility she may be injured or disoriented as blood was found at her apartment. She may still be in the Oklahoma City Area.

significant information as to her whereabouts is gratefully appreciated by her family,most especially her 2 1/2 year old daughter, who needs her mother . This is every families nightmare and it is our hope that in sincere gratitude any information you may have will lead to us finding her.

Please notify:
Oklahoma City Police Department
Homicide Department
Detective Kemmett
(405)297-1126
Case # 06-110642
preferred you may also call me personally or my husband on our cell numbers, for any confidentially issues, though I'm sure any info give to the detectives can be anonymous:
Donna (405) 962-9997
Mike (405) 476-6140

My Passion...My Business?

2006-12-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, in a place where only my imagination could take me, was a place I could go to relax, unwind and get away from the challenges of the day. That place was born of a passion to indulge my very eccentric tastes in collecting and acquiring pretty baubles, beads and shiny things. I started a hobby that was, to me, just that...A hobby.

Being the human I am, as I do many things I took it to the extreme in having the need to be excessive in my spending habits for this "hobby".

Soon my family, my husband and eventually myself realized this was far more than just a hobby. As with anything else I ever do, I found myself spending every waking hour buying, making, planning, researching my newest "project".

Suddenly it occurred to me this was far more than just a hobby, or my latest obsession. My family and friends hardly saw me,unless they stopped me to tell me it was dinnertime or for me to perform the daily functions that go with having a family!

To get an audience with me was a chore to them...Unless of course they were smart enough to ask me a question about what I was working on or make a comment on my latest piece of jewelry. Eventually it was evident that they point out that I needed to DO something with this group of about 50-75 necklace sets!!!

I had become so obsessed making these it had gone far beyond anything I could justify as future gifts or what not. I was hardly sleeping at all and always so excited to look at what I'd created the night before and to get an idea on what I'd create next. It wasn't that I planned it that way, but sometimes I'd make 2 or 3 complete sets in a 24 hr. time frame!

So then comes the challenge: "What are you going to do with all this jewelry"?
Hmmm...not sure but right now maybe find a place to hang them?. "Maybe I'll try to sell it on one of those auction sites?"

So I go to one or two to "research" and then...Buy more stuff...NOT what I was supposed to be doing, that's for sure! It was terrible because I found myself literally addicted to them. I was actually "hiding" some of my purchases from my husband because I was supposed to be "researching" not buying!!

Fortunately I made friends with three very kind and understanding bead junkies who shared the same passion for beads and baubles and shiny things that I had. They understood...Thank God!

Nobody understands a junkie or an "addict" like another one...Hence the idea was born for my identity...I was a

Those two "bead buddies" are still around and now I am a peer as I sell with them on Overstock Auctions

I am an associate with them thru

TOASA

and I still buy from them!

Terri is "ShadowgirlsRainbowGems" she has the most amazing Pendants,Semi-Precious Stones, Silver, Cloisonne and lampwork and more for auction at a great price!

Deb is "Beadwitched" and I get Swarovski Crystals from her and a few other things on occasion, Deb has some great "Mixes" too!

I want to mention the one thing that took me from a beader by hobby to a beader who has had the success of 240 completed sales, 91 different customers and a 72% repeat customer base...Basically 3 out of 4 come back...That is a strong customer service background and work ethic, all the time and dedication of my fellow TOASA associates in answering even my most basic questions, setting and enforcing Best Practices, communicating and sharing just OODLES of info on selling at Auction Venues, helping with Technical issues, basic HTML, SEO, Website Stores. I could go on and on, but because of my affiliation I am surrounded by top sellers who share their knowledge and expertise with all of us to help us grow our internet presence...Heck...They are the one's who suggested this blog and help show me how to set up the sidebar and even make these links work!!! Be sure and check out some of these AWESOME sellers who donate their time and expertise for free by visiting their auctions/web stores or blogs.

So in about 16 months I went from a hobbyist with a passion for beads to an entrepreneur making the most of a passion to create, finding an audience that appreciates it,associates to learn from and grow with, and forming friendships that will last a lifetime!

Here's a few things I've been up to lately that have been keeping me busy and out of trouble, and also some of those things my fellow associates taught me...I've learned enough to be dangerous...look out world!!

My Space Page
http://www.myspace.com/donna_a_jewelboxjunkie

MySpace Blog URL
http://blog.myspace.com/donna_a_jewelboxjunkie

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Google Base Items
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Tis The Season!!

2006-11-02T10:20:00.000-08:00

Well are you ready? As usual I am NOT!! I am truly looking foward to a new holiday season as my second selling handcrafted jewelry on Overstock. I just celebrated my first anniversary with Overstock and I am doing quite well I think! I'm still trying to master all this techno stuff...can you believe I once worked at AOL? And Cox communications? The saying is true "if you don't USE IT...you LOOSE IT!!"
I do have some new progress to report in my new adventures of old Donna...I have just completed my first "show" in Hot Springs AR and have secured a place in a retail outlet in Eureka Springs, they will be picking me up in Feburary to sell my Jewelry!!
I'm so excited I could shout!!
Again as with many other new adventures I was practically pushed into trying this but so glad I did...us OLD DOGS don't adapt to change very well sometimes...I have my #1 customer to THANK for that, she has really lifted me up and challenged me to go foward as far as I want with this. It's one thing to do something you love as a hobby and another to try to make a business out of it. It's very scary actually, I'd almost rather go to TEN haunted houses than venture out to a new adventure, I'm just glad there's still a little bit of a risk taker in me left to work with!!
So I think a new adventure begins...and...I still continue to LOVE what I do...IMAGINE THAT!!!
Well I'm off for now got lots of work ahead of me!!

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Another Saturday Night...but I DO GOT somebody!!

2006-02-11T21:40:00.000-08:00
Well it's the weekend before Valentines Day...and I'm happy to report that I'm truly spending it with my Soulmate, My BEST friend...the man I Love...Michael. Some people search a whole lifetime and never find the one they were truly intended to be with...not so for me.

It was a chance encounter but I choose to call it FATE!! Michael and I were destined to meet each other and my family and friends and his alike thought it could/would never last...we knew something they didn't!

Kinda funny how we met...now keep in mind this was in 1996(so in September we'll be celebrating 10 HAPPY, WONDERFUL, BLISSFUL years together).I was seperated after a 14 year marriage and he after a longer one. He's living in Colorado and I in Florida...how did we meet you ask? Not on Vacation, or visiting our friends, no business trips...

We met after I put my picture and a small ad(against my better judgement) on "Love @ AOL". I wasn't really even looking just thought it would be fun to see what kind of people were out there...I mean it was a 14 yr. marriage I had, so no dating in quite awhile, so I was "testing the waters". Well Lo and Behold...someone write's me an email!!

Now keep in mind I was walking a dangerous line cause in 1996 the internet was taking off but it wasn't as mainstream as it is now...and online romance or "dating" well that was in it's infancy also. Very taboo at that time.

Now also keep in mind I'm the mother of three kids, serving in my local Church..even teaching Sunday School...pretty fine line to be walking, huh? I thought so too.
Everyone in my Church and my friends and of course family members were totally against me meeting this man that I felt this AWESOME connection with.

See we became friends first...we got to know each other through emails and talking about anything and everything we could think of.The neat thing about that is we got to know the REAL people we were not the fake putting on an act people AND...there was no sexual intimacy to cloud our minds. Then we started talking on the phone...you should of seen our phone bills!!!

Then we met in person...of course the rest of the story is history, and we're still making it as we go through our lives together. We've been through some rough times(those will be in other blogs to come...maybe)but we really have the best foundation we could possibly have cause were best friends, we compliment each other. Or like the line from Jerry Maguire...we "complete" each other...and we really DO!!!

We learned many valueable lessons from our first marriages and vowed to ourselves and GOD...we would learn from them and not hurt each other that way. We don't go to bed at night with any ill feelings toward each other or an arguement hanging over our heads, we talk about it and resolve it or make peace with it.

So on this "weekend before Valentine's Day"...I hope you find the one God wants you to be with, the one you were destined to be with the one who makes you laugh and wipes your tears when you cry...the one your there for when you stumble and the one who's there for you when you stand tall...Happy Valentine's Day to all..may you share it with the one you LOVE...~Donna~

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2006-02-09T22:46:00.000-08:00

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I get by with a little help from my friends...and Affiliates...

2006-02-09T22:27:00.000-08:00
Like the famous song says...and I think we all do...get by with a little help from our friends. In my case from a group of wonderful people I am proud to call friends..affiliates...technical gurus(in my book anyway). This is dedicated to those who give tirelessly of their time & expertise, I could not do any of this without their help. Who are they, you may ask? TOASA~Trusted Overstock Auction Sellers Affiliates. Since joining this fine group just one short week ago, the gobbledy goop I know as HTML, BLOG creation, Linkage, Affiliation...they all take on new meanings...to find out more about TOASA go to www.TOASA.org. Check out each one of these fine people...their Blogs and websites are listed on my sidebar. I'm going to test some of the knowledge that has been emparted to me...let's see if this works...

If it Glitters, Sparkles or Shines...

2006-02-04T22:36:00.000-08:00

Then I just have to make it mine!
This is "My Creed" or "My Motto". I have to face the facts...I'm addicted to Jewels.
Typical woman you may say, and ordinarily I would agree...But there's nothing "typical" about me ! I do find myself "drawn" to sparkle and shine, glitter, color and beautiful things...Period! To me jewelry on an individual is like wrapping paper and bows on a Christmas Present, like Icing on a cake, like music to my ears, light in darkness...Well you get the idea!!
Because of this "addiction" to jewels I had to start doing something with all the one's I was buying...Other than planning on taking a bath in Swarovski's once I got enough (maybe someday)!!
So I did...Now it doesn't help that I'm an Obsessive-Compulsive, Manic-Depressive kinda creature in nature...so MAKING something out of what I was buying was a step in the right direction!! At least I can justify what I'm drawn to purchase if I can create and sell something beautiful as a result! I just know there's got to be a 12 step program out there for myself and others who seem to suffer from this "addiction"...If you know where it is...Please let me know!!
I now have turned to selling my wares on Overstock Auctions and I believe I'm doing exactly what I should be doing. Someday I'd love to open a store (online) but for now this suits me just fine.
I have recently been accepted to an awesome group of sellers on Overstock whose main goal is to go above and beyond customer expectations to deliver exlemplary service to the auction buyer in every way possible...prompt shipping, honesty in listings, service before and after the sale, building loyal and repeat customers, customer education and sincere appreciation of the customer.
You know...the old fashion way of doing business...but on the net...no "fly-by-night, dishonest, misrepresentations, jacked up shipping, rip-off , selling knock-off kinda people allowed in this group. Just honest, sincere hard-working to earn( and keep) your business, kinda people...as it should be...and on the net..in auctions. If your looking to do business with these kinda folks...then look for the TOASA emblem...
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Oh Yeah..if you want to come see what I've got for auction come on by...
http://auctions.overstock.com/cgi-bin/auctions.cgi?PAGE=SEARCH&TYPE=4&BYSELL=jewelboxjunkie
And now if I'm successful...I'll show you some examples of my work! Take a look!! I've got LOTS more, these are just a smidgen as I don't want to bog down the load time for this page...thre's lots more trust me...as you'll read on my homepage, when I got the "bug" I started buying and buying, then I had to start making, and making...
So I have a challenge..I dare you...see if you can MAKE me run OUT...cause I'll keep making them as long as other's keep buying them...so again...go ahead...try to make me run out!!!
I REALLY DARE YOU!!!
If you want to read more of my story...check out my homepage on Overstock at:
http://auctions.overstock.com/cgi-bin/auctions.cgi?PAGE=MYHOME&USRID=12416288
~Donna... just a "JewelBox Junkie"~

Do What you Love...

2006-02-03T13:39:00.000-08:00

Hello To All!
They say "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" and while I agree that may be so...Here I go...!!!
I have been brought to the internet age with all this newfangled technology kicking and screaming...If this is actually ever seen by anybody it then will be a testament to the power of "mind over matter"...or "if there is any grey matter in this mind... It may get expelled onto the pages of an internet site somewhere.
I wanted to add something significant to this venue so here is my feeble attempt...Please have patience..."God's STILL working ON me, our resident "techydude" is still working WITH me, and there's still a little grey matter IN me to work with!!
My REAL passion is any creative endeavor that uses my creative brain to bring inspiration or beauty to this world. Now I do think GOD and MOTHER NATURE HAVE GIVEN US EVERY INSPIRATION OR TOOL WE COULD EVER NEED, WE JUST NEED TO LET IT FLOW OUT IN OUR OWN "ONE-OF -A-KIND" WAY!!". While I've never considered myself an artist, actually FAR from it, it seems that is what I love best. I believe there is so much beauty and wonder all around us I'm not sure how we can avoid being inspired to creative beauty in some fashion on a daily basis.I think we all have gift's of artistry whether we do so with our mouth, our hands, our brain, or any of the rest of our body, it's just left to our own intrepretation and response. I've tried just about every craft there is and I seem to have found one that I've stayed at longer than just weeks or a few months and that is making Hand-Crafted Jewelry.I think like any other who loves doing crafts or artsy things, I don't want to be limited to any one genre or medium,,and...that's... OK (to quote a SNL character)!.In fact that's the whole idea after all isn't it? If your not having FUN or ENJOY (IN Joy) what you are doing, then your wasting your time and creative efforts.If you bring JOY or INSPIRATION to yourself or others...then keep on doing it. Life is TOO SHORT and TOO FAST PACED I think not to take a few moments each day to do something YOU LOVE. In fact life is pretty darn boring or even diffucult (IMHO) if you don't take time to do something you love. I feel fortunate to be able to do what I love...and love what I do...and I'm going to continue as long as I do still "IN JOY" what I do...and if tomorrow something else inspires me...well I'll persue THAT with a passion...because I don't think I could ever live any other way!! ~Donna~