Bead it! For Johnna Snell, her hobby's a charm.As your market director for the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. , Johnna Snell Snell , George 1903-1996. American geneticist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning cell structure that enhanced understanding of the immunological system, resulting in higher success rates in organ transplantation. supervises a range of programs to help kids adopt healthy habits healthy habit Good habit, see there . By night, she makes bracelets. "I do it whenever [the spirit] hits me--and it actually hits me quite a lot," says Snell, 36. The idea to create jewelry came gift wrapped Gift Wrapped is a greatest hits compilation by the Canadian Comedy Music group The Arrogant Worms, released in 2002 under the Oglio Records label. It is significant in that it marks their official debut release in the United States. one Christmas about four years ago when her brother in-law gave her, his wife, and his two daughters custom-made bracelets--each one personalized for the recipient. "Every time I wore it, I got compliments," she recalls. "I find myself studying it. I thought, "I've got to find a way to make these.'" Approximately one year later, she took a private class at a local bead shop. The session was scheduled to last an hour or two, but she ended up staying all day. With roughly $250, additional beads heavy gauge wire to string them, and tiny "spacer" beads and toggles to close off the bracelets, Snell was launched. Today Snell goes to "open torch night" one evening a week She pays $10 an hour to use an oxygen propane torch A propane torch is a tool for burning the flammable gas propane. The maximum adiabatic flame temperature a propane torch can achieve with air is 2268 kelvins (1995 °C/3623 °F). to transform imported Italian colored glass rods (about $3 each) into pretty baubles. Snell first gave her bracelets away as presents, but it wasn't long before her hobby became a business. Now, clients pay between $75 and $400 for her custom creations. Her designs sell via word of mouth and on www.originalzbyjohnna.com She hasn't made a mint yet, but the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, North Carolina, has invited Snell to sell her wares there. Getting Started * TAKE A CLASS Check with local craft shops and colleges. * PAY LESS. Use less expensive beads and stringing wire to begin. Snell suggests several magazines: BeadStyle (www.beadstyle.com) Bead & Button www.beadandbutton.com) Lucky (www.luckymag.com), for color trends. |
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