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Pretty Little Beads.Com, Erie, PA

Member Since: June 8, 2014
Festival biz experience: 8+ years
Erie, Pennsylvania
Phone: (814) 460-8521 Business email Phone: (814) 460-8521
I'm a 46 yr. old retired special education teacher. I know it sounds odd to hear of a person my age that has already given up their professional life. However, the Drs. said it was time so I had to leave my career. 
I floundered for a while right after my retirement and there are still many days that I feel like a fish out of water. 
I signed up for a journaling class and found out that they had jewelry classes as well. After attending a few of those I was hooked. I love the freedom I have to shop in antique stores for vintage jewelry, especially if some of the pieces are broken or loose. I take it home, clean it and use the nice sturdy parts in elements of my jewelry.
i started out in my garage one summer working with all sorts of jewelry that my family began giving me and this summer my Dad had a shed built for his tools on the lot next to mine. I started to inch my way in with a few things and months later he complains that he only has 1/6 of the shed for his things. He's right. I even have a TV, a tea maker and a wicker rocker for when I need to take a break. 
I hope that you take a peak at my jewelry and find out that you like its unique quality. I can never create the same item twice, I'm not wired like that. The inspiration comes for one piece and then I'm on to another.
Thank You
Category
Jeweler, Antiques/Vintage
Medium/Materials - Products/Tags
I use a multitude of materials including glass beads, Swarovski beads, cats eye glass, hand blown beads and focals, wooden beads, ceramic and once in a while an acrylic bead here and there. I use silk cord, suede cord, clear, elastic, or settling silver f - Jewelry including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and key chains
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