i was thinking *edit*

and after thinking for about a good half hour, i had to stop. i was burning nose hair.

• the first time i went to arizona with lolly and hannah and we brought ben back, we stopped at an indian art/souvenir store.  i feel like i can safely say it was apache tribe because we were in or about to go into apache sitgraves national joshua tree country. 
• this store was having a clearance sale on sterling silver jewelry.  everything was 60 percent off and this was when silver was 50 percent of what we are paying for it now.  needles to say i made a hundred dollar purchase.  and i came away with a lot of jewelry to take apart and use the beads in my own designs. 
• i did NOT buy artistic handworked stuff.  just strings of beads.  my bead stash was now phatt and happy with a great selection of sterling silver beads.
• it’s too bad i didn’t buy more wire back then too.  le-sigh.
• i used to wear this particular bead strand, mostly layered with another something.  that multiple look….. i got some great coral branches.  i knew i could only get away with wearing one, not more.  so i attached a simple interesting branch on the chain and a decorated it with a crystal.  and a tiny silver fish.
• this length of beads was 26 inches long.  it was too long for the coral pendant and i quit wearing it.
• i decided to redo the necklace and sell it.  i took it down and put it in my work basket.  i was looking it over and saw how dirty and tired looking it was, so the next step was to go into the kitchen, dump some salt and baking soda in a foil lined plastic bowl and dropped the necklace in after i filled enough hot water in the bowl to cover the necklace. 
• i crossed my fingers that the dye in the coral would hold.  i couldn’t help it if it didn’t.  i also knew i didn’t want to use anymore of it if people couldn’t clean their jewelry made out of it.
• i let it sit for about 20 minutes.  because if forgot it, okay?  normally, 5 or so minutes is long enough.  sure enough, you could see a grayish substance in the leftover salt and baking soda residue.  i rinsed the necklace in cold water and noticed that no more dye was coming off the coral and there was no residue on the towel.  i was happy.  i buffed the beads with a soft rag and sat down to tear up my necklace.
• the beading wire was nasty.  not the best quality stuff.  i was glad i decided to restring them before selling them on to someone else.
• this is what i came up with.  twice.  i didn’t like the way it laid the first time.  it was kind of hard ripping out what i had done, but it needed to be done.  it looks much nicer now.

i don’t know what to call it.  the technique for the stitching is called anemone.  i’ve been calling it red coral anemone. 
red coral anemone flowers? 

and about that exaustable shop banner……..
i have to learn how to manage photoshop.  the instructions assume i understand something.  i can’t imagine what it is that i am supposed to know.