Ms Bijoux was an idea born in Prague, Czech Republic where I lived for 2 years. Immersed in beads and the
beading culture I became a bead junkie, prowling Europe for new, old and unusual beads. My favorite place to
shop was a bi-montly flee market just outside of Prague held in an old blasting field. There I would find vintage
un-circulated pre cold war beads and costume beaded jewelry. My favorite beading town is called Jablonec, a
small town in Northern Bohemia. There I met many bead makers and visited numerous factories.

Before living in Prague I lived for two years in SE Asia, home of Bali beads and the popular Thai HIlltribe Silver.
I will be returning to SE Asia after Thanksgiving for the holidays and will keep a watchful eye out for any new
bead designs.

       

I get inspiration from traveling the world over with my husband. Often times I will come home from a trip
and design a bracelet that contains the hues of the area I just visited. On a recent trip to Egypt we traveled
deep down the Nile River to Lake Nassar, almost to the Sudan border. One evening at dusk, the stars
twinkled and the dusky desert colors were steaming with pinks, orange, black, grey and gold shimmers.
The evening before, some young Nubian dancers came on board our boat and danced, beating on drums,
their wrist and ankles flashing as the silver they wore reflected the evening light.This was the inspiration for
the bracelet Nubian Night Sky .
I Hope you enjoy my pages,

Cathy
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