I owned and operated FlowerCrafts, INC. located in Lakewood Shopping Center from 1967- 1979. The shopping ctn. was Durham's first and housed many favorite stores of the City. FlowerCrafts carried ribbons, flowers, beads and handmade rustic furniture. For a few years, the shop was featured on the local PEGGIE MANN Show on WTVD. After closing the shop , I continued in the retail business by being buyer for Belks, attending markets in New York and Atlanta. I held seminars on table settings at various seasons during the year. My hobby was beading and I found myself designing silver fashioned into pieces of wearable Art Jewelry. I learned early on that my clients were not looking for just interesting pieces, they were interested in variety and the challenge of putting together a complete and unusual outfit. I look at my surroundings and find inspiration to work with my own originality.