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	<title>Isabel Designs &#187; ocean</title>
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		<title>Ocean Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artisan Jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity and Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cape breton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love to work with my hands to create things I feel with my heart. Jewelry has been a relatively new &#8216;craft&#8217; for me, especially the pieces that can be seen at Isabeldesigns.com. I first experimented with necklace making when I was on tour with my band and choir on the East Coast of Canada [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love to work with my hands to create things I feel with my heart. Jewelry has been a relatively new &#8216;craft&#8217; for me, especially the pieces that can be seen at <a href="http://www.isabeldesigns.com" target="_blank">Isabeldesigns.com</a>. I first experimented with necklace making when I was on tour with my band and choir on the East Coast of Canada in 1998. Between gigs, we spent time at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=Cape+Breton+Island,+Nova+Scotia,+Canada&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=30.268266,70.048828&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;cd=1&amp;geocode=Fe2ywQIdl3lf_A&amp;split=0&amp;ll=45.587855,-60.675774&amp;spn=0.104274,0.273628&amp;t=h&amp;z=12" target="_blank">&#8216;Point Michaud Beach&#8217;</a> on Cape Breton Island. The shore was lined with ocean tossed stones; their beautiful colours and markings exposed as waves curled to shore and washed over them.</p>
<p>I left the beach that day with my pockets full of precious treasure. Treasures that were then fashioned into &#8220;Crossrocks&#8221;. I have since made over a hundred of these necklaces, and sold them at concerts and online for the next few years. They are still a popular gift for confirmations and other special spiritual occasions. I am always moved when I see someone wearing one, and they continue to remind me that no matter how small an object, or how tiny a deed, who we are and what we do matters. </p>
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