~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please visit my website~ www.norlighcreations.com.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hello! Welcome to my little space on the web! As you can see, I have many of hobbies and interests that keep me very busy. I'm a lampwork bead artist and a writer. For those of you who don't know what "lampworking" is but would like to know, I'll explain. Lampworking is an age old practice dating back to ancient times. Glass is heated in a flame and then wound onto a metal mandrel to create a bead which is then in turn decorated with different colors to create an elaborate small piece of art. Glass bead making, AKA lampworking, is a trade and art form that is highly valued throughout the world. Now, a few years after I melted my first rod of glass, I am thoroughly addicted to making glass beads and jewelry. So yes, whenever I get a free minute I'm in front of the flame, getting my face way too close~making my already "rosy" cheeks even more pink~and I try not to burn my eyebrows off my face! It's elemental and amazing to create with glass and fire! **If you are interested in owning your own unique one-of-a-kind wearable piece of art, contact me! I love creating custom order work.**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~I have ONE major personal goals for my life. To write a book and get it published. I've written the book, now I just have to finish editing it, find an agent and get my book published!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Th e inspiration for my beads comes from the beauty of nature, especially the Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights. I've had the awesome opportunity to experience the northern lights while visiting northern Minnesota, and watching the lights is an unforgettable, unexplainable experience. On father's day 2002 my family and I saw a show of lights that amazed even the locals, and I would list it as one of the top five best experiences in my life. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of that night, but I've listed some of my favorite photos from the 'Net below.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~If you are interested in seeing the northern lights for yourself, make sure to visit www.spaceweather.com for northern lights alerts. Two years ago we saw a very strong show right here in Northwest Indiana, a half hour from Chicago!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~This is a picture of Ely, Minnesota, the area where I have seen the northern lights. I visit Ely almost every year, and there is a reason why they call it "God's Country." I never feel more peaceful, calm and content than when I am up north. Shagawa Lake is amazingly gorgeous. I'm drawn to water in all forms~ lakes, streams, rivers, oceans- even a good bath! So the more I can be surrounded by water, the happier and more content I am!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some of my other interests are reading, writing, cooking/baking and spending time with my wonderful husband and our two cats~ and yeah, I like to fish too. I have a full-time job too so everything keeps me very busy! I am a hopeful "author to be," and I have two manuscripts I work on when the mood strikes. Now I just need to get one of them finished! *smile* I have always been interested in the paranormal and all things that go "bump in the night."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It should go without saying then that Halloween is my favorite holiday! I am drawn to the ethereal, and I believe in concepts others find unbelievable. I refuse to live my life with a limited imagination or stunted system of beliefs so I am very open-minded. For me, living any other way would make for an unproductive and boring life.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Can't forget the "black cat!"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Heartb reaker"~ Ryan Kelly of "Celtic Thunder"
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