whew! the Holiday season is over and I'm ready for a new year. The new year seems to be off in a great way. I've gotten into 3 more galleries/shops and I was contacted by a new luxury goods company who want to offer my jewelry to their customers. Fingers and toes crossed that this is a good omen.

I took a class Thursday night from Loren Damewood on the prolonged knot technique and made a bracelet. Great new technique. Monday night I'm taking his ring class. These rings are amazing!!!!! I can't wait. Hopefully the ring won't be as difficult as the bracelet!!!

I'm going to be getting a kiln so I can custom make the ends for my viking knit. There aren't very many creative ending pieces out there. I want to have my jewelry not depend on commercial or foreign purchased findings. I already make a lot of my own clasps, head pins and earring findings. A lot of the galleries ask where you get the silver and if it is from overseas they will not purchase or show your jewelry. They are getting very picky. Plus it's nice to be able to say that you made the entire piece yourself.

Leanne