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You can blame it all on the UT Informal Classes. I signed up for a Beading Basics class in the fall of 2001. I'd always had beads, rocks, and other neat and crafty things around; I figured it would give me a chance to think of ways to use them up so I could get back to sewing and cross-stitch. The gods are funny that way. I fell in love on the second class. I had made a bracelet and wasn't happy with it. The instructor looked up and casually said, "You can always cut the string and start over." "Do-overs? Beading has do-overs." I looked down at the unlucky bracelet and my fate was sealed. By the end of the session I had spent quite a bit of money on beads and tools, discovered the local yearly bead show, and fallen in love. Then I took some classes on wireworking, and one on metalwork, and my subjugation was complete. Want to buy some cross-stitch patterns? I've always loved interesting jewelry, and now I'm making what I would like to wear. Someone referred to it as "nerd jewelry", and they may be right. I like fossils, crystals, tektites (meteorites), sharks' teeth, and neat rocks. Always have. So that's what I work with. I enjoy experimenting with texture and color, interesting juxtapositions. So it ranges from interesting to cool to funky, with stops at stylish and elegant along the way. Let me know what you think! I am available for custom work. Please ! all jewelry & designs © 2004-2006 By Lillian site designed & maintained by SufferinStudios