[Jewelry making - Article 00686] - Re: [Orchid] SoCal Orchid Dinner Update

[Beth & Brad]

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    Hi All,  Two and a half weeks and counting down!  It is not too late
    to get in on the action.  All you have to do is ante up $36 per
    person and show up on November 1st at the Monsoon Cafe in Santa
    Monica around 6:30 pm.  All the details, including where to send
    checks and how to find the restaurant, can be found at
    <http://www.ganoksin.com/events/SoCal-info.htm>. 

    There are a whole bunch of new Silent Auction donations to tell you
    about, so here goes and THANK YOU ALL for your generosity: 

    -- Microstamp (<http://www.microstampusa.com/>) has donated $150
    towards the purchase of their great stamp products, courtesy of Bill
    Divine. 

    -- Donna Schultze at Lasco Diamond Products
    (<http://www.lascodiamond.com/products/>) has chipped in with a $259
    Deluxe Set of diamond burs (44 pieces in assorted grits). 

    -- Armik Malekian of Armix Computer and Laser Art
    (<http://www.armixart.com/>) has offered $100 towards the cost of
    developing a jewelry model on his Computer Aided Design equipment or
    producing a rapid prototype wax copy. 

    -- Bella Findings (<www.bellafindings.com>) has come through with
    $100 worth of black cultured pearls, thanks to David Nemani. 

    -- Larry McCoy has donated a 3.38 ct natural African zircon cut by
    Gerry Galarneau and valued at $250. 

    -- Another Gerry Galarneau-cut stone, an Arizona Verde Garden Agate
    valued at $150, was donated by Linda & Bob Woods. 

    -- Charles Lewton-Brain is donating TWO items for the auction.  One
    is a wall-mounted, copper, fold-formed sculpture valued at $400 and
    the other is a set of four of his books!  An image of the sculpture
    was just posted on the Auction site. 

    --  And finally, we're awaiting the details, but a donation from
    Alan Revere of the Revere Academy (<http://www.revereacademy.com/>)
    is forthcoming! 

    We're posting the new contributions on the auction site
    (<http://www.gembiz.com/auction/>) as fast as we can so check it
    often.  An image of Nancy Jo Stroud's charming "Pearl Girl" necklace
    is now available. Also, special thanks to Rick Martin.  Last week we
    announced that Rick had donated a custom cut "Royal Rhodolite"
    octagon-shaped stone.  Well ... it "took a walk" in the grass outside
    his home, where he was set up to shoot a picture for us, and hasn't
    been seen since.  Despite this (hopefully temporary) loss, Rick has
    donated another gorgeous stone (image now posted): a modified
    diamond-shaped beauty of the same material. 

    That's it for now.  As always, if you have any questions, contact
    either of us. 

Beth Rosengard <bethrosengard AT earthlink.net>
Brad Smith <brad AT greenheart.com>


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