I've worn many creative hats in the past including costume designer, photographer, and graphic designer. Around three years ago I fell in love with jewelry design and dove in. I've since spent a lot of time (and money!) gathering equipment, materials and taking classes in fabrication and other aspects of jewelry making. I've made a lot of progress, but I'm still quite a beginner. I've recently moved to France with my (French) husband and Weimarner dogs. I'm slowly discovering new resources here. I work with semi-precious stones and pearls. I've been mostly working with Sterling Silver, Gold fill, and 14K gold, but my aspirations are with higher karat gold. Leslie; http://leslienicole.com Leslie Nicole Design