Friends at Studio 600

My acquaintance with Kiara has blessed my life. Her real depth of character at the age of 18 showed me the meaning of these words: Charity casts out all fear. Early in our friendship she exercised great courage by holding on to her friend even though I struggle with harmless but strong emotions that are very difficult for people to understand. I have watched her care for many a friend with that same courage. I struggled with connecting these impressions to something that would be meaningful to her. I was limited by inexperience and bead selection. Having shiny black magnetic hematite I used it because of the way she holds relationships in there proper place. The sliver center piece with a plant on one side and the word "grow" on the other because I grew so much within her magnetic influence. I tried to represent the warmth of her personality and accent the warmer tones in her complexion with coral. Sliver seems courageous to me so I spaced it all with small sliver beads. Her reaction to it made me think that she did not like it. I later told her she could just stick it on her fridge. She laughed so I think she did. I made the mistake of showing her a necklace I had made for a very stunning beauty named Chelsey Kenny.

I pray for Chelsey Kenny everyday. Chelsey looks like an angel. In fact Chelsey answered the silent prayers that were poring out of my heart to my Father in Heaven many many times. She was instrumental in introducing me to Kiara. I know my Father in Heaven used Chelsey to lift me out of the second most dark time in my life. I love her as deeply as I know how to love. I like Joesph Smith am willing to walk into hell to get her. I have got the rest of my life to learn of the power that he understood. In my reasons to be good Chelsey is third only to the Lord Jesus Christ and my family. How do you put that in a piece of jewelry? I really don't know I simply tried. With perfectly round 3 millimeter white pearls for every thing that is good in her, 4 millimeter non magnetic hematite because no one makes correct choices all the time, and blue glass beads because her eyes are that color. I love the beauty of this necklace the pearls pick up a blue tone from the glass beads. Chelsey chooses to spend her time differently now so I don't see her any more. I gave the necklace to Kiara to give to Chelsey. I made one with red glass for Kiara because I think she could see its beauty also I think she kept the blue one and gave Chelsey the red one. I made Nikki Kenny one with green glass she is a dancer that I greatly admire.

Nikki pursues excellence in everything she does. I love dancing with her. She makes me look so good. I want to learn to dance better just so I can let her make me look even better. The last dance we had together was so fun, full of so much laughter and joy. It did not even matter that one of her feet was in a walking cast. Our friendship has come a long way. When I gave her the earrings, bracelet, and necklace she was literally bouncing she was so excited. I have another necklace in mind for her. Maybe, I will try to bribe her with it, I want her to take dance classes with me after her feet heal.


Jen and Jessica 5'4" and 6'4" respectively. To dance with one then the other is an experience. Jen is a wild red head all smoke and fire. I connect with her on the dance floor as well as I have connected with anyone. Smoke stone and burning bright red seed beads where a simply way to capture my impression of her. Jessica is a bit more complicated. When we dance if neither of us gets hit in the head we call it a success. I wanted to do something different with her, so this was my first attempt at bead weaving. Pondering much about Jessica (how everything about her is long) I determined the colors and pattern. I finally started working on putting the lacy inch wide design together. After ten hours playing with orange 3mm fire polish, yellow silver lined 8hex, an interesting rose gold 11dellica, and a 15black I completed it. Being made with nemo thread, she wore it for two hours and it broke. I have since repaired it with fire line. She has a boyfriend and has not been around so I still have that necklace. It looked so good on her I hope to see her soon with her boyfriend. I will just give it to him so he can give it to her.

Coming soon one for Sara who changed my life with a hug.