I am reposting this in honor of my Aunt Edy, who died this weekend. When she was 87, she started making jewelry. She decided she wanted to learn, so took some individual classes at a bead store. Here designs were beautiful. She had jewelry sales to celebrate her 100th birthday, and taught her grandchildren how to make jewelry. Anyway, here's what I wrote when I posted this back in 2016: "The guest artist is my Aunt Edy who is 97 years young. She started making jewelry about 10 years ago, after cataract surgery improved her vision. During my recent trip to Denver, I helped Aunt Edy get ready for her move to Baltimore. We ran errands all over Denver, we packed boxes, and suitcases, but somehow we managed to make time to look at over 100 necklaces she has been making. She gave me a few of them, and I wore them during my trip. While I was unpacking today, I decided to photograph my new necklaces and post them here. Aunt Edy not only designed this necklace and earring set, she also made the beads by winding wire into tiny coils, using on a device called a gizmo."
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