Sunday, October 4, 2009
The Candy Store of Gems
After church this morning, I wandered into the local bead store (www.ocbeadstore.com) that is less than a mile from my house to look for some specific gems. While I don't make a lot of jewelry, I occasionally will get out my tools to make earrings to match a favorite necklace.
This visit I was searching for burgundy Swarovski crystals and green turquoise. Since I was the only one in the store, the sales associate helped me pinpoint the areas to look, since there is a vast display. This shop is my candy store of gems -- a high end bead store -- not your typical craft store, like Michael's. You might equate it to Godiva chocolate, versus Hershey's.
I could literally spend hours in this store, just like someone wandering through an exhibit of a favorite artist. The endless rainbow of colors, hanging neatly in rows, or sitting in glass dishes, is like Monet's canvas.
After carefully selecting the findings, stones and finishing elements, I was on my way out, and asked the sales associate to let the owner know how much I liked the store. She quietly said that she was the owner, so I turned around and decided to ask her a few more questions. This was the third store she had owned -- the first one was in Marin County, the second in La Jolla. But the most interesting part of her story is that she doesn't even wear jewelry, since it bothers her neck. Kind of like the hairdresser with no interest in doing her own hair. Anyway, we had a great chat, and the conversation just reaffirmed my passion. I'm working on Assignment 4 of the Jewelry Essentials class and soon will be ready for the next course.
This visit I was searching for burgundy Swarovski crystals and green turquoise. Since I was the only one in the store, the sales associate helped me pinpoint the areas to look, since there is a vast display. This shop is my candy store of gems -- a high end bead store -- not your typical craft store, like Michael's. You might equate it to Godiva chocolate, versus Hershey's.
I could literally spend hours in this store, just like someone wandering through an exhibit of a favorite artist. The endless rainbow of colors, hanging neatly in rows, or sitting in glass dishes, is like Monet's canvas.
After carefully selecting the findings, stones and finishing elements, I was on my way out, and asked the sales associate to let the owner know how much I liked the store. She quietly said that she was the owner, so I turned around and decided to ask her a few more questions. This was the third store she had owned -- the first one was in Marin County, the second in La Jolla. But the most interesting part of her story is that she doesn't even wear jewelry, since it bothers her neck. Kind of like the hairdresser with no interest in doing her own hair. Anyway, we had a great chat, and the conversation just reaffirmed my passion. I'm working on Assignment 4 of the Jewelry Essentials class and soon will be ready for the next course.
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