Aloha! Lori Anderson is hosting her fabulous Bead Soup Blog Hop again - Woohoo! Always such fun. There are something like 500 people in this Hop....WOW :) That's A LOT of coordinating. We can't thank you enough for the time and effort that goes into this Lori!
And my partner is......(drumroll :) ).......DOLORES RAML You can find her lovely goodies at CraftyD's Creations and fun things in her ESTY SHOP too. Always great meeting new art buddies :)
Stay tuned......
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
The Journey of the Traveling Bracelets....
Here it is June already and I haven't even posted about a wonderful project with a group of great and talented women I'm doing this year. Our friend, Lorie Garver, organized two groups of 12 for two round robin bracelet exchanges. Starting January 1st of this year, we each made a bracelet with one charm and a little booklet telling a little about our theme for our bracelet and pages for each person to write a little something about the charm they are making to add to our bracelets. On the 1st of each month we mail to the next person on our list of 12 people. We have the month to make a charm according to the theme of the bracelet and to jot down our thoughts in the accompanying booklet. The books and bracelets were pretty cool to begin with but now that we are half way through, they are really taking shape and developing quite a bit of personality!
I just mailed off Shirley Hall's bracelet to the next on the list and thought I would share some photos with you. Shirley's theme was sewing....remembering her mother's love and talent for sewing. It's been so fun being able to add our own memories to the bracelets. When Shirley wrote about her Mom and sewing, I immediately thought of the times watching my grandmother work away on her Singer treadle sewing machine when I was a kid. She could really make that thing sing! And what wonderful creations she would put together! We lived in California and she lived in Michigan but for a few weeks every other summer I got to spend time at their little cottage at Lake Odessa, MI. I loved walking to town to go to the Woolworth's to pick out some fabric for matching dresses she would make for myself and my cousins that would be visiting. We'd even get to sit at the Soda Fountain counter and have a coke...or maybe even a root beer float for a special treat!
Here's Shirley's bracelet and book -- almost half way done since we are going on month 6 :)
Isn't it cool?! The inside pages are pretty special too with lots of buttons, lace, and goodies sewn in....
and here is my page and charm....
I just mailed off Shirley Hall's bracelet to the next on the list and thought I would share some photos with you. Shirley's theme was sewing....remembering her mother's love and talent for sewing. It's been so fun being able to add our own memories to the bracelets. When Shirley wrote about her Mom and sewing, I immediately thought of the times watching my grandmother work away on her Singer treadle sewing machine when I was a kid. She could really make that thing sing! And what wonderful creations she would put together! We lived in California and she lived in Michigan but for a few weeks every other summer I got to spend time at their little cottage at Lake Odessa, MI. I loved walking to town to go to the Woolworth's to pick out some fabric for matching dresses she would make for myself and my cousins that would be visiting. We'd even get to sit at the Soda Fountain counter and have a coke...or maybe even a root beer float for a special treat!
Here's Shirley's bracelet and book -- almost half way done since we are going on month 6 :)
Isn't it cool?! The inside pages are pretty special too with lots of buttons, lace, and goodies sewn in....
and here is my page and charm....
My charm started with a metal bobbin from my Mom's old Singer -- do they even have metal bobbins anymore? Since Shirley wanted her bracelet to be mostly antique copper or gold, I added some old gold toned buttons from my grandmother's button box, a tiny gold pair of scissors charm, a 'made with love' copper heart, and a few jump rings with glass beads for some sparkle. I really like the way it turned out and how it looks on Shirley's bracelet. Hope she does too!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
More Fun Stuff From the Bead World!
Aloha! We're back from our cold but fabulous trip to Connecticut to visit our daughter's family for fun and birthdays. I'll post more about that when I get my photos organized. Wanted to share with you this post I read this morning from Marianna at PRETTY SHINY THINGS. I found her blog when I was blog hopping for the Bead Soup Blog Hop a few weeks ago. Lots of fun eye candy on her blog. But today she posted about THE ART BEAD LOVE TOUR. Love the name! A chain of handmade beads has been traveling around via USPS for about a year and a half now. How have I not heard about this??? So fun!! And I'm all about having fun with beads!! Check out the links highlighted to read more about it. Hope they make their way across the Pacific to me one day :) Have a great day!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Reveal Day Is Here!!
Aloha and Welcome to 'The Second Reveal' Blog Hop Party!!
My soup has been cooked and waiting to be served -- So glad you came by to have a taste! For those of you that don't have a clue as to what I am talking about, Lori Anderson from "Pretty Things" has been putting together these Bead Soup Blog Hop Parties for the past few years where she partners us with beaders from all over the world and we post our goodies on Reveal Day - Today! You can read more about it HERE. We can't thank you enough Lori! All of your hard work is sooooooo appreciated! The organization of it all must be overwhelming!
Lori pinned a map of all 541 of us....
WOW! That's a lot of people!! That's me out in the middle of the Pacific -- the one to the right, on Maui! There is one other from Hawaii too. I haven't found you yet, so leave me a note if you visit here :)
On to the soup! My lovely partner, Becky, sent me the loveliest beads to work with. Mahalo nui loa again! Here's a reminder so you don't have to go back through old posts....
And here's what I made.....
First, I knew I wanted to use that focal lampwork bead in something that would really stand out. I love to wear bracelets so decided to use most of the beads in a really special one. Here it is!
I used the focal bead and the cool clasp and most of the beads in my bracelet. I love it!! The lampwork bead is mostly green on one side and purple and green on the other so I can flip it around whenever I want. How fun :) Here's what the other side looks like....
Like I said, lovely beads! Pearls and crystals and lots of yummy beads! Okay.....there's more! Becky included three green tear drop beads that I hadn't ever worked with before. I've seen them in different jewelry pieces and really like how they just gently dangle. Much easier to do than I thought! I used one to hang off this next necklace and the other two for dangly earrings. I bought the lampwork sea star bead at the Whale Day Festival (I LOVE the Whale Day Festival--especially the Whale Day Parade--every February in Kihei) this year and thought it would be perfect for soup. Used the crystals Becky sent and the rest of the chain from my soup as well. Love the way it turned out -- so fun to wear.
The white round beads and the rest of the marbly beads made this wonderful little bangle bracelet with just a couple of the crystals to finish it off....
The last bit of my soup were the green, jade looking beads that I just couldn't figure out how to use in any of the pieces I made. I got to meet an online friend from my Art Charms group while she was visiting Maui last month and I took her to my favorite bead shop in Paia, Aloha Beads. We each bought a Honu (green sea turtle) bead carved from bone to make ourselves something special to remember our meeting. What could be more perfect for a Honu necklace? I also bought the Sea Horse bead at Aloha Beads as well.
Well, that's it for my Bead Soup -- Hope you enjoyed your visit :) Below you will find a list of the rest of the Second Reveal Blog's to visit. I know there are quite a few but grab a cup of tea visit us all...you are in for a treat! (and you can take a few days haha) Enjoy :)
My soup has been cooked and waiting to be served -- So glad you came by to have a taste! For those of you that don't have a clue as to what I am talking about, Lori Anderson from "Pretty Things" has been putting together these Bead Soup Blog Hop Parties for the past few years where she partners us with beaders from all over the world and we post our goodies on Reveal Day - Today! You can read more about it HERE. We can't thank you enough Lori! All of your hard work is sooooooo appreciated! The organization of it all must be overwhelming!
Lori pinned a map of all 541 of us....
WOW! That's a lot of people!! That's me out in the middle of the Pacific -- the one to the right, on Maui! There is one other from Hawaii too. I haven't found you yet, so leave me a note if you visit here :)
On to the soup! My lovely partner, Becky, sent me the loveliest beads to work with. Mahalo nui loa again! Here's a reminder so you don't have to go back through old posts....
And here's what I made.....
First, I knew I wanted to use that focal lampwork bead in something that would really stand out. I love to wear bracelets so decided to use most of the beads in a really special one. Here it is!
I used the focal bead and the cool clasp and most of the beads in my bracelet. I love it!! The lampwork bead is mostly green on one side and purple and green on the other so I can flip it around whenever I want. How fun :) Here's what the other side looks like....
Like I said, lovely beads! Pearls and crystals and lots of yummy beads! Okay.....there's more! Becky included three green tear drop beads that I hadn't ever worked with before. I've seen them in different jewelry pieces and really like how they just gently dangle. Much easier to do than I thought! I used one to hang off this next necklace and the other two for dangly earrings. I bought the lampwork sea star bead at the Whale Day Festival (I LOVE the Whale Day Festival--especially the Whale Day Parade--every February in Kihei) this year and thought it would be perfect for soup. Used the crystals Becky sent and the rest of the chain from my soup as well. Love the way it turned out -- so fun to wear.
The white round beads and the rest of the marbly beads made this wonderful little bangle bracelet with just a couple of the crystals to finish it off....
The last bit of my soup were the green, jade looking beads that I just couldn't figure out how to use in any of the pieces I made. I got to meet an online friend from my Art Charms group while she was visiting Maui last month and I took her to my favorite bead shop in Paia, Aloha Beads. We each bought a Honu (green sea turtle) bead carved from bone to make ourselves something special to remember our meeting. What could be more perfect for a Honu necklace? I also bought the Sea Horse bead at Aloha Beads as well.
Well, that's it for my Bead Soup -- Hope you enjoyed your visit :) Below you will find a list of the rest of the Second Reveal Blog's to visit. I know there are quite a few but grab a cup of tea visit us all...you are in for a treat! (and you can take a few days haha) Enjoy :)
Agata Grygiel
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Ali McCarthy
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Alice Craddick
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Amy Severino
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Ana Krepel
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Andra Weber
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Andrea Glick
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Andrea Trank
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Anitra Gordy Boyers
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Annette Rivers
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Anu Tuppurainen
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April Grinaway
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Audrey Bélanger
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B.R.Kuhlman
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Barbara Bechtel
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Barbara Mason
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Becky Pancake
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Beti Horvath
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Billi RS Rothove
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Bobbie Rafferty
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Brandi Burdick
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Candida Castleberry
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Carol Dillman
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Carolyn Gebert
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Carolyn Lawson
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Caron Reid
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Catherine King
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Cathy Jakicic
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Chandra Merod
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Charlene Jacka
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Cheri Reed
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Cherrie Fick
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Cherrie Warzocha
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Cheryl Brown
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Cheryl Dunham
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Cheryl Foiles
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Cheryl Gangle
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Chris Eisenberg
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Chris White
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Christina Miles
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| Christine Murrow | ||
Cindy Ritchie
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Clare Etheridge
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Cory Tompkins
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Cris Peacock
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Cynthia Abner
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Debbie Rasmussen
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Debi Levine
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Deborah Brooks
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Deborah Read
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Debra Behrends
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Dorota Żerańska
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Elaine Robitaille
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Elsie Deliz-Fonseca
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Emma Todd
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Erin Guest
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Evelyn Shelby
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Evie and Beth McCord
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Francy Inman
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Ginger Bishop
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Gloria Allen
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Hajer Waheed
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Hope Smitherman
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Ilenia Ruzza
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Ilona Hegedűs
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Ine Vande Cappelle
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Jackie Ryan
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Janine Lucas
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Jean Peter
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Jean Wells
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Jeanne Steck
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Jelveh Jaferian Johnson
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Jennifer Cabic
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Jennifer Reno
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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Jenny Davies-Reazor
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Jenny Kyrlach
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Jenny Robledo
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Jessica Brower
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Jill MacKay
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JJ Jacobs
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Jo-Ann Woolverton
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Joanne Tinley
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Johanna Rhodes Nash
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Judy Robinson
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Juli Cannon
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Julia Gerlach
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Julie Bowen
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Julie Panusis
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K Hutchinson
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Karen Martinez
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Karen Vincent
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Karen Williams
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Karin Slaton
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Karyn Bonfiglio
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Kat Douglas
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Kate Dufour
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Kate Mulligan
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Kate Richbourg
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Kathleen Gallant
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Kathleen Lange Klik
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Katie Nielsen-Nunez
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Kay Bolton
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Kayla Potega
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Kelli Jacobson
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Kelly Patterson
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Kelly Ramstack
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Kiersten Kern
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Kim Sparks
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Klaudete Koon
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Klaudia Tóth
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Krista French
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Kristin Oppold
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Kym Hunter
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Lana Kinney
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Laura Guenther
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Lauren Fenty
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Leah Curtis
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Lennis Carrier
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Linda Murphy
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Lisa Johnson
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Lori Anderson
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Lupe Meter
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Lynn Jobber
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Mandi Effron
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Marcia Dunne
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Margareta Saari
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Marianne Baxter
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Marie Covert
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Mary Ellen Parker
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Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens
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Megan Milliken
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Melissa Meman
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Melissa Mesara
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Michaela Pabeschitz
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Michelle Tucker
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Mimi Gardner
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Mischelle Fanucchi
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Monica Phillips
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Mowse Doyle
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Nancy Boylan
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Nancy Dale
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Pat Haight
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Patina Queen
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Patty Miller
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Pia Kaven
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Rebecca Anderson
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Rose Johnson
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Roxanne Blanc
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Sarah Goode
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Sarah Singer
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Sarah Strover
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Shalini Austin
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Sherri Stokey
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Sherry Baun
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Sheryl Stephens
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Silvia Sernicola
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Solange Collin
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Alderson
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Stephanie Haussler
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Stephanie LaRosa
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Sue Burleigh
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Susan Bowie
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Susan Kelly
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Susan of Libellula Jewelry
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzanne Fragiacomo
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Tammi Sloan
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Tammie Everly
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Tania Hagen
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Tania Spivey
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Tanya Goodwin
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Tanya Wiles
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Tari Kahrs
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Theresa Buchle
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Tiffany Smith
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Tina Holden
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Tracey Nanstad
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Tracie Dean
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Tracy Bell
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Tracy Kruse
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Veralynne Malone
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Veronica Campos-Hallstrom
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