Well survived the holidays, had friends over and did a lot of shopping (they come once a year to shop). My girlfriend saw my workshop and went home all excited to try her hand at making jewelry! I hope to find some new pearls in 2009 - have sold some lovely rare coloured pearls lately. I also saw an Hermes bag I wanted, hmmm, how many pearls do I have to sell? lol Cya Amrita