500 Necklaces for Hungry Kids

Welcome to the new blog!

Since we last saw you all, we made a few changes. First, we have changed the challenge to 500 necklaces rather than 1,000. This was done for a variety of reasons, but most of all it's an attempt to keep the quality of the necklaces high. I would rather see us sell 500 awesome necklaces than 1,000 that were just ok. We have a lot of new necklaces to show you, so let's get this show on the road!

I am lucky enough to have some wonderful women around me. These friends came together from different parts of the US to help out with the project. Over the course of five days, these amazing ladies made over 100 necklaces for the project! HOLY COW, that's a lot of jewelry making in less than one week! I cannot thank them enough for their generosity and show of support. Susan, Jane, Patsy, and Joella, along with my Mom, Kristine Buchanan, you ladies are really the best!
(I'm only posting 30 pictures tonight, you'll have to check back in the next day or so for more new fun pictures!)

Gorgeous Toni Lutman Lampwork focal bead!