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Counting Beads

November 7, 2012

The other day K and I went to a beads store, and this pretty stone caught my eye (on sale!). The brass Japanese seed beads seemed like a natural fit, and a few minutes later I had a necklace. I might have discovered a new hobby…

 

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  1. Venus

    November 7, 2012 at 11:05 am

    A new hobby, ay? Beautiful necklace… I use to make jewelry and have LOTS of loose stones. If you’re interested Sanae, shoot me an email and I’m more than happy to send you some! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    • sanae

      November 7, 2012 at 12:04 pm

      So sweet of you, Venus!

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  2. Alison

    November 7, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    beautiful simple and elegant – love it!

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