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I adore how this turned out and totally screams SPRING!! The soft colors of aqua, pink, lime and baby blue give you a vision of children searching for Easter eggs in the grass. How sweet...

Each bracelet had a lot of lampwork beads. I kept a simple yet elegant theme, using large (11mm) sterling rounds (shiny) and large (10mm) crystals with a hammered Karen Hill Tribe toggle and sterling rain drop charm. Rain is easy and will be a perfect addition to your spring wardrobe. :) Thank you to all who purchased!

People have written and asked me "why" I'm doing the Unseen bracelets? Two reasons...I know how much fun it is to get something in the mail that's a total surprise, and two, to give back to the lampwork community I love so much. There are artists out there that should get more recognition for the amazing work they do. I've been fortunate enough to meet and get to know many of these lampworkers. Yes, I can do beads on the torch, but it is not a passion. I love to 'zone' out when I'm on the torch but it is more of a therapeutic release more than anything. It isn't a draw, something that I MUST do everyday like it is for those who design beads day after day. They do it because it is their passion. Each has a different style that's worth mentioning and as long as I can, I will do the Unseen bracelets.

My passion is design. Almost instinctively I can see a completed work. There are times when I have looked at beads and thought? What? What do I do with those?? But nine times out of ten I can see the finished work and build it in my mind first and then put it into action. That is my passion.

So, together, the glass creators and me, the designer, can come together and make a piece of art that you can enjoy for years to come. I just wanted to tell you how much I've enjoyed making these bracelets... I hope you've enjoyed them too.

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For more information on UNSEEN, click the photo below.

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Song, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Someone told me long ago theres a calm before the storm,
I know; its been comin for some time.
When its over, so they say, itll rain a sunny day,
I know; shinin down like water.

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I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know; been that way for all my time.
til forever, on it goes through the circle, fast and slow,
I know; it cant stop, I wonder.

Chorus
Yeah!
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