Gems, Glass n'Glitz

Debbie DeCosta -

My husband retired early, so we moved to North Carolina with my parents. This is the first time in our life where we picked the place to live - this beautiful state is now our home. Traveling all over in the Air Force, I grew up in a family of collectors, artist and crafters in one form or another. For me, I started with drawing, ceramics, painting, sculpting, and with the dawn of computers, writing and graphic arts. As a collector, I have always loved semiprecious gemstones and crystals, and began with rock collecting when I was younger, and then, when older, collecting Zuni hand-carved animal fetishes. Today, my knowledge and love of stones has come full circle to inspire me in jewelry-making. A wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, I managed to find the time to set off on this new venture - handcrafted jewelry.

	About Me
	Debbie DeCosta - My husband retired early, so we moved to North Carolina with my parents. This is the first time in our life where we picked the place to live - this beautiful state is now our home. Traveling all over in the Air Force, I grew up in a family of collectors, artist and crafters in one form or another. For me, I started with drawing, ceramics, painting, sculpting, and with the dawn of computers, writing and graphic arts. As a collector, I have always loved semiprecious gemstones and crystals, and began with rock collecting when I was younger, and then, when older, collecting Zuni hand-carved animal fetishes. Today, my knowledge and love of stones has come full circle to inspire me in jewelry-making. A wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, I managed to find the time to set off on this new venture - handcrafted jewelry.
	Clubs: Rutherford County Bead Society (member) Silver Prize Winner for Turquoise Category in Fire Mountain's 2007/2008 Jewelry Contest - Navajo Springs Contest Finalist in Fire Mountain's 2006/2007 Jewelry Contest - Siren's Song My Other Passion - Writing fiction. Please visit Coltonbooks.com
	News - December 8, 2008: I am going to work part-time on my jewelry for the next few years, because I am currently working on gaining admittance to the Isothermal Community College RN Nursing Program. March 23, 2007 - Worked hard this last two weeks to get out twenty new necklaces. I will be starting some silver projects for the rest of March into April. October 15, 2006 -My husband and I took a concentrated week-long course on the basics of jewelry making and silversmithing to broaden our ability to work with and create jewelry, chains and pendants using wire and sheet metal in sterling, gold and copper. Shows (2007) - Kiwanis Autumn Festival (Arts and Crafts Festival Weekend) October 20 - 21, 2007 Lake Lure Beach, NC
	My best friend - Winston Scott (wistfully watching me photograph my jewelry)
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