A couple of weekends ago I went to a trunk show held by the "Texas Hot Flashes" (love the name!), a group of lampwork glass artists. I bought some lovely beads to incorporate in my work. Some are large focal beads, but I also got a couple of sets in graduated sizes. I'm really looking forward to seeing what I can come up with to show off the new pretties.
After trolling the message archives for a couple of Yahoo groups, and looking at photos of various jewelry artists' work spaces, I "borrowed" the idea of getting an old desk to use for creating jewelry. I love the idea of not worrying about ruining a costly piece of furniture with clamps and the inevitable mis-strike with a chasing hammer. Our local Junior League chapter hosts a sort of community garage sale every year, and I was able to find a great desk combo for $30! The desk is actually a computer desk, but I can remove the keyboard tray fairly easily. It has drawers to hold tools and materials, and a hutch for extra close-at-hand storage. It's quite sturdy; it didn't shift at all even when I leaned my considerable weight on it!
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