Just in from from a Great Show

Hi All, Sorry It's been so long,

I can tell you I am feeling blue today. Blue enough to write and tell you about it... Although I had a "good show" today for most these days...I feel even the so called "haves" are sacrificing quality for quantity!!! That saddens me.

I have always been one to feel that quality speaks far more than quantity. My own mother who grew up in the depression error would tell me time and time again..." I had one beautiful dress that I would wash every other evening and wear it to work every third day...I loved and appreciated it so much! It felt like a dream the fabric was so nice! " (She paid 35.00 for that dress at the time) People still tell me they remember my mother as one of the most elegant ladies they ever met. They don't remember how many dresses she wore or how many pieces of jewelry she had. They remember her presense..so to speak...How she carried herself, and how elegant she always presented herself. I feel we have definetely gone away from this in every aspect of our lives. Especially in the USA. Since then I vowed to never sacrifice quality.. I would rather do with less than more "stuff" that didn't show quality..After all what you wear represents who you are...don't you think?

Creating one of kind pieces of wearable art

Well this will be my first crack at blogging. I have heard so much about this and I am willing to give it a shot. I have been a jewelry designer for the past 6 years and love every minute of it. I find myself not able to get creating ideas out of my mind. All day long I look at pieces of the world in ways to make a necklace out of my visual thoughts...Sound bizaar I know but I cannot help it. I don't have the same feelings about bracelets or earrings. Just necklaces. Although I force myself to design bracelets and earrings too. This is my business after all. Maybe this comes from my Interior Design backround. I don't know? I had been in that business for several years before doing a burnout.

After returning from a long awaited "fun" 4 days in Beverly Hills, I had the oppurtunity to view a lot of different jewelry trends. I found the best is still fashion plus quality. I do not like to sacrifice quality but feel most will in order to have more.