| Original Message: Hi, I am Anne |
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actually called Annemarie. I am from Austria and going onto 62.
I have come across my first beads while on posting in the Ivory Coast in the mid 70s. But I was more facinated at the time by the gold weights and African Art. With a four year interim in Persia I returned to Africa (Zaire - today Congo) and then Senegal and really got into collecting beads.
Now - as my husband has retired from his duties in the Foreign Office we are back in Austria since 10 years.
While staying in dakar I started already assembling beads to some sort of jewellery. i have perfected that since.
I do not collect anymore as our daughter is not at all interested in this sort of thing.
I have started doing jewellery on a more professional way and sell it. i use my own teasures and - unfortunately - have to buy more ! i came across this Forum two or three years aago - Joyce will know exactly - and have been an avid reader all the time but have left the front for a while. My latest creation and last one for this ending year (about an hour ago) is enclosed. Dark green Baltic amber, bronze, and an old (?) Bushmen ivory button . I remember there was one shown here once quite some time ago and called a special name but memory is fading with age! As it is the last day in this year I would like to wish you all a very happy new one. Anne All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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