[Welcome] New Members for October 8, 2008

Please welcome our newest members!

Erica Roberts
CEK Custom Designs
Westminster, MD. USA

Erica Roberts is a local jewelry artist in Westminster, MD. She is
the mother of three young daughters who are the namesake of her
business CEK Custom Designs; Caroline (6yrs), Ella (4yrs) and Kate
(2yrs). She has a passion for sterling and fine silver jewelry which
began in high school when she started making jewelry. So far the
metal smith skills that she has are self taught. She is a level one
certified PMC artisan through PMC Connections. She loves to
incorporate dichroic glass cabochons into her PMC which she has
recently started fusing herself. In addition to being a mother of
three girls she is also the mother to one very large American
Bulldog named Tosha! She has also been married to her high school
sweetheart, Derek, for eight years and recently quit her day job of
14 years as a secretary at Aerotek to stay home with her children
and focus on her jewelry business.

Susan Tobey
Lexington, MA. USA

I am a painter, mostly watercolors, who discovered jewelry making
just a few years ago. my skills are not great as a silversmith, but
I do have a good design sense, and I bring a painterly approach to
jewelry. eager to learn.

Melinda Downey
Melinda Downey Jewelry
Jackson, Mississippi. USA

Simply put, I make jewelry - one-of-a-kind usually, but sometimes
limited edition - most often sterling; sometimes gold. Most of my
work is free-form and organic, with a nod to ancient Celtic and
Scandinavian motifs. I’ve been doing art fairs for the last ten
years or so. I enjoy making jewelry like I enjoy breathing… (I also
hate talking about myself). looking forward to learning something
new… md

Jim Smith
Binghamton, NY. USA

I design and manufacture my own jewelry mostly based on traditional
design from late 1800’s until 1970’s. I am always looking for a new
reason to buy another tool as you can never have to many.

Sarah Congmon
Cebu, Philippines

We are manufacturer exporter of natural beads from the Philippines