Fall in Connecticut – what a great time of year!
I’ve been through the
state at other times of the year, but I’d never stayed in
any particular city and I’d not spent any time exploring. This year I got to
participate in the Fall Foliage Bead
Retreat in Avon, Connecticut. This event is led by Amy Blevins; each year she brings nationally
known beading instructors in for a few days of playing in the beads. This year
the instructors were Nancy Cain, Laura McCabe, and Melissa Grakowsky-Shippee. We began two
necklaces and a bracelet. I’m still not finished with any of them, but I’m
enjoying the work.
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| Top L to R: Four Seasons Necklace, Autumn Acorn Necklace Bottom: Harvest Moon Bracelet |
