Seven years ago I was on a vacation with some friends and one of my friends mentioned that for some fun the girls would be making jewelry that evening. To be perfectly honest I had no idea that you could make your own jewelry! Being a plus sized gal I seldom if ever found bracelets that fit me so I just wore basic earrings and hardly ever changed them. That evening, I found that I not only caught on to the art of making simple wire loops but I actually had fun doing it. I had caught the bug for sure. After that vacation I could hardly wait to find out if there was anyone teaching more jewelry techniques. I scoured the net looking for teachers and found Ania Kyte. I took her wire wrapped loops class, loved making my pretty little blue glass bracelet and the rest is history.
Over the years I've kept in touch with Ania through other jewelry friends and have admired her lovely lampwork artistry. This week she brought me a box full of her beautiful beads which are now proudly displayed in my lampwork case. Ania has made up some great little bead sets which are very moderately priced and color coordinated for you. Ania has a few different styles with my favorite being her adorable little glass turtles - hence her business name "Turtle Beads"!
