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Welcome To my Site! Below is a small blurb on how I got started........
I don’t see things for what they are; I see them for what they could be. It’s difficult to buy anything and use it for its intended purpose. I have to change it, or use it in some other way. Needless to say “ready made” is not for me. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. As a child I would scour the neighborhoods, woods and beaches around our home to find “stuff.” I was always building forts, go-carts, macramé pot holders and the like. Needless to say, no one ever got a store bought gift from me. I would make all kinds of stuff and go door to door, or set up sales tables in the yard. My mom would call around and tell her friends to go ahead and buy my creations; she’d pay them back later. Hopefully she’s not still doing that!
I still rummage through flea markets, yard sales, thrift stores and yes…I hit a few trash bins occasionally looking for neat stuff (Dumpster diving and recycle binning are always new eclectic shopping experiences). I combine my found treasures with semi-precious stones, crystals, sterling, gold filled and copper to create my “Intentionally Imperfect Jewelry.” I am totally addicted to this style of mixed media jewelry design.
On this site you will find some of my “stuff” as well as new components, crystal, tools, kits, finished jewelry and tips.