June 1st 2006:www.bijouboutique.com

1 how long have you been making Jewelry ? I've been making unique hand-made jewelry for the past 2 almost 3 years.

2 when did you become a crafter?

I've been a crafter all my life! I use to love making all sorts of crazy things when I was a little girl. I started cross-stitching at the age of 8. I love all sorts of mediums, from painting, to photography, web & graphic design, to lampworking, practically anything else that involves hands-on creativity. A couple of years ago, a special friend encouraged me to try another artistic endeavor - which was designing jewelry. After making some pieces for friends and family, I was encouraged to sell my work. Being a web designer by trade, everyone kept insisting I put it up on the web to share with others - and that is how I launched my website.

3 what is youre favorite type of bead? I really do love and appreciate the art in lampwork beads. There's soo much work and detail that go into them that I really love to just admire them instead of making something out of them. But from beads that I use, I do enjoy the variety in glass beads.

4 what is youre signature color/s? I gotta say I always lean towards the turqouise, but I love working with bright colors - pink, orange, lime - YUM!

5 Its show season are you going to do any shows ... No shows as of yet planned.

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