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About twenty years ago, my husband took me on my first cruise. I was very excited about the opportunity to really "dress up" a couple times and found a lovely Asian-inspired silk jacket to wear one evening. After a week of searching unsuccessfully for jewelry to complement the jacket, I took it back to the small boutique to return it. The sales woman was surprised as she remembered how much I loved the jacket when I purchased it. When I explained that I just could not find the right jewelry to wear with it she said, "Well, you'll just have to make it!"
She directed me to a small bead store where a lovely young woman helped me choose just the right pearls, stones and findings. Although I did the stringing, she did the heavy-lifting resulting in a...