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u003cbu003e Little Mysteries – a short story u003c/bu003e u003ciu003e Little Mysteries u003c/iu003e is a fictional short story that takes place around Halloween 2002. It''s about the little mysteries that take place in the lives of regular folks. Other information about u003ciu003e Little Mysteries u003c/iu003e Genre -- Fiction/family life/short stories Tags -- a short story, short mysteries, short mystery stories, short short fiction, mystery fiction, mystery story, family life Excerpt from the book: . . . "Hey, Brian. Wait up," shouted Blazer. He was running to catch up so they could walk up the front steps of the school together. "Did you hear about Amy Sterling?" Blazer was excited and out of breath, but he had a good little bit of gossip and wanted to share it quickly. "She put out for Dusty last night! Do you believe it? She did him in the bathroom. Wow!" "Amy Sterling? Straight-lace Amy? You got to be... No. I... no. Somebody’s pulling your leg." "Yah. Really. That’s what Dusty told Ralph, and Ralph told me," he added. "Dusty? Really? ...no. You can’t trust him to tell you the truth. Why is he doing this? She’s a nice girl. He shouldn’t go around saying stuff like that." Amy Sterling was a quiet girl with a delicate and sensitive disposition. Amy Sterling was one of Cathy’s best friends. Brian told Cathy what Blazer had said, and Cathy told Amy. Of course, Amy denied everything. She said that Dusty had been bothering her for weeks, but she didn’t want anything to do with him. He got angry at her. That’s why he started spreading rumors. Nobody was going to treat him like that and get away with it, he had told her. He was going to get even. She was mortified. ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ was a hack-kneed phrase that was seeing a new revival. The damage had been done. People, especially young people, generally prefer to believe the worst. It’s so much more exciting. Amy didn’t want to go to school any more. A few people even started wondering about Cathy and Brian. ‘Birds of a feather,’ you know. u003cbu003eEnd of Excerpt Author''s Biou003c/bu003e -- Joyce Zborower graduated from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, in 1965 with a B.S. degree and in 1969 with an M.A. in clinical psychology. Her undergraduate minors were English, biology, and sociology. Her writing career began in 1980 with a gem cutting article published in The Lapidary Journal. Her original step-by-step jewelry articles have appeared in various international trade publications such as Jewelry Artist, Step-by-Step Beads, Wire Jewelry Magazine, and others. Joyce currently has 56 books in English and Spanish on Amazon.com in downloadable digital format as well as in print-on-demand paperback.

THE TRUST – a cautionary tale -- Family Trust Series -- Do you trust the person you’ve chosen to write the legal documents governing your estate? THE TRUST is a fictional slice of life centered around a traumatic series of events related to securing a family''s estate planning for the benefit of their children after their deaths. Everyone wants to make sure their children are the recipients of the parents estate. It''s important to be careful who you choose to make that happen for you while you''re alive because whatever legal papers you sign will become the governing body of directives. THE TRUST is a cautionary tale. . . Take heed! Other information about The Trust: Genre = fiction/legal/short story Tags = Family trust, family trusts, the trust, estate planning, what is a trust, trusted adviser, revocable trust Excerpt from The Trust: . . . I woke up at 3:32 A.M. in a cold sweat. . . . FEAR . . . ! What had I done? What papers that we signed did he actually take? I didn’t know! I didn’t know. I woke Stephen, babbling incoherently about losing the house and “what did I do?” . . . what did I do. I tried to be so careful, but I’m so stupid. What did I do?” "You’re getting all upset about nothing," Steve said. "Maybe you should start taking you’re pills again for a while." "Why? I’m not getting sick. I’m just afraid." "You’re obsessing." "Oh, shut up. I am not obsessing. I’m concerned! Damn... Normal people get ‘concerned’, right? People with labels ‘obsess’! Can’t I just be concerned about something?" "Okay, you’re concerned. But it’s 3 o’clock in the morning. We can’t do anything about it now. In the morning – we’ll call him." "No. Don’t call him. He’ll have time to take out whatever he wants. Just go there and get the papers." "Just show up ... at his office ... And what if he’s not there? Do I go away and just show up again? How many times should I do this?" "Oh, come on. I don’t know. Just do it." "Okay. Okay. I know you’re afraid and I’ll try to do everything that I can to make you feel more comfortable about this, but can I please get some sleep now? I have to go to work in the morning." "Okay. But you’ll go get the papers, right? ... Well, you had to pee, anyway. ... What?... What are you laughing at." "You’re funny." "I’m not funny. Stop laughing." "Don’t do this to me." "Do what? ... So, you’ll get the papers, right?" "Right. I’ll get the papers. ...if I can," he added. "Why don’t you roll over and I’ll rub your back for a while." "Okay." "Harder." "You know, I can call the Bar Association tomorrow and check on him if you want me to." "Yeah. That’s a good idea. I did it already – numbers of months ago. I guess we can do it again though. Yeah, that would make me feel better. ...I’m sure he’s okay. I mean, they said he was okay when I called the last time. But you could call again. Thank you." "Okay. I’ll call tomorrow." "Scratch..." 7:15 found Steve rushing to get out the door. He was in the kitchen making his lunch. I was remembering Sara’s very good advice: “Once I’ve chosen a stone, I never let it out of my hands,” she had said. This sent another shiver down my back. “I know how he did it,” I said. Steve looked at me sternly. “Did what?” he said. He obviously didn’t want to have this conversation. And he especially didn’t want to have it now, but he stopped and gave me his full undivided attention. "Switched the papers," I said. "I can tell you how he did it. If he did it," I added. End of Excerpt About the Author Joyce Zborower graduated from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois: B.S. 1965, M.A. 1969. Her majors were in clinical psychology with undergraduate minors in English, biology, and sociology. Her writing career began in 1980 with a gem cutting article published in The Lapidary Journal. She currently has over 50 books (digital and paperback, English and Spanish) available on Amazon.com.

No Work Vegetable Gardening The Easiest Way To Get Fresh Tasty Veggies For Your Whole Family -- How to Start a Garden Series -- Want great tasting veggies from your own garden but cringe at the thought of doing all that back-breaking work of maintaining your garden? Don’t know how to start a garden? or If you''re currently gardening with chemicals and have decided that gardening organically would give you plants with better nutrition and better taste but you don''t want to hang up your tools for 7 years waiting for your soil to heal. GREAT NEWS! NO WORK VEGETABLE GARDENING by Joyce Zborower provides simple, easy-to-follow instructions for building and planting a new organic gardening bed right over an old chemical bed, a grassy spot that''s never been planted before, a rocky area or even in a raised planting bed so you won''t have to bend over to harvest your goodies. And once the bed is ready and planted, any further work on your part is very minimal. And there are full-color photos to show you exactly what to do. Is it really "no work?" . . . No, but it''s as close as you''ll ever get without hiring someone to take care of it for you. Other information about No Work Vegetable Gardening Genre -- Gardening/vegetables Tags -- How to start a garden, raised vegetable garden, square foot gardening, planting a vegetable garden, backyard garden, home vegetable garden, vegetable gardening Here is an excerpt from No Work Vegetable Gardening . . . Many years ago when I was just beginning to learn about organic gardening, I read Ruth Stout’s classic No Work Garden Book in which she recommended 9-or-so inches of hay as a year-round mulch. I busted my you-know-what dragging home 80-90# bales of hay two at a time in the trunk of my car, somehow maneuvering them into my backyard and spreading the hay in my garden, only to find several months later that I had weeds in my yard that I had never seen before in my whole entire life! It took years to get rid of those weeds. In my opinion, in rural areas, hay is fantastic; it’s great for the plants. I just don’t want to have to deal with those field-weed-seeds again. There are other ways to get the “browns” needed for the beds. One of our best sources for good, clean “browns” is that mountain of junk-mail that comes to your house every day. Discard the colored and/or glossy pages (possibly toxic ink), get yourself a quality paper shredder – the smaller the pieces, the quicker they will decompose – and simply run it through the shredder every day instead of throwing it into the garbage or recycling bin. In effect, it is being recycled – into your vegetables. Same with newspapers. You’ll soon have more “browns” than you’ll know what to do with! Mix them with other organic matter when adding them to your bed as they tend to ‘mat’ when clumped together and may form a barrier for plant root growth. Or, use them on top as a final mulch. Another is leaves. Gather them in the fall and store them in those large, black plastic bags somewhere hidden from view in the back yard until they’re needed. Neighbors may even offer to give you theirs. End of Excerpt

The Truth about Olive Oil Benefits – Curing Methods -- Remedies Forward by Jim Henry President Texas Olive Ranch Executive Director Texas Olive Oil Council The Truth about Olive Oil is NOT a cook book. There are no recipes for cooking in the Mediterranean style. There are no pizza recipes. If anything, you could say this book is about a celebration of the benefits the lowly little olive showers on those who embrace its many flavors and colors by using it – both internally (by eating it) and externally (by rubbing it on their skin and in their hair). Its health giving benefits (anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties) are legendary and can be traced back to its earliest uses well before the time of Christ. In the pages of this book, I hope to stimulate further interest in the use of olives and olive oil by presenting various “how to do it” scenarios that are practical and fun. For instance, making table olives is an easy and fun thing to do that takes very little actual “doing” on your part. Most of the curing time can be spent by your doing other things while the curing medium does the job of making the fruit edible. I provide specific instructions on how to do this. And what about getting olives from your own tree(s) pressed so you can enjoy home-grown olive oil? You might think that only commercial growers can do this. Well, I found two commercial olive oil processors who will accept your smaller loads of olives, combine them with other small loads, do the pressing and the bottling and return the resultant oil to you on a prorated basis. In addition, I tell you about the various grades of olive oil and what they mean to you in terms of their nutritional value. I think you’ll be quite surprised at what you discover. The external uses of olive oil (and some internal uses as well) all involve using this liquid as a form of folk remedy. It’s a skin lotion to soothe rough chapped elbows or lips; it’s a diaper rash cure; it’s a massage oil for easing aches and pains; it’s a lot of things and we’ve only just scratched the surface. There are more inside the book. What you’ll get out of reading this book is a greater appreciation for this elixir that can enhance your life and health in ways you may never even have thought of. Other information about The Truth About Olive Oil Genre – cooking, Mediterranean, low cholesterol Tags -- olive oil nutrition, benefits of olive oil, curing olives, olive oil benefits, does olive oil go bad, olive oil for skin, extra virgin olive oil Reviews -- The Truth About Olive Oil was originally published in August of 2012. Since then it has accrued many wonderful reviews by its Amazon purchasers and currently (Dec. 7, 2013) sports an overall 4 stars from 12 reviews. Here is an excerpt from inside this book (not the same as the “Look Inside This Book” excerpt: . . . Nothing in Nature is “pure”! Ordinarily we automatically think of “pure” as a good thing, so when discussing “pure” in relation to things we put in our mouths and swallow, it may be difficult to turn our thinking 180° and realize that, if we need edibles to be as close to Nature as possible, and we do, we don’t want “pure”. “Pure” = no health benefits – no enzymes – no phytochemicals – no micro-nutrients. In other words, to borrow a concept from my other book (How to Eat Healthy), “pure” = pica, a non-nutritious edible that may change how the cells use food. -- End of Excerpt --

Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiencies Who’s at Risk – Why – What Can Be Done -- Strict Vegans -- Newborns of Strict Vegans -- The Elderly -- Dialysis Patients -- Pregnant Women Are you or any of your loved ones among the above groups? If so, then you/they are in danger of suffering the effects of a serious vitamin B12 deficiency. These “effects” can take various forms such as anemia where you feel tired all the time and that your strength has absolutely vanished to real neurological damage as in newborn babies of strict vegan mothers to mental disorders in the elderly mimicking Alzheimer’s disease. Without proper testing, even doctors can be fooled into providing inaccurate diagnoses. Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiencies is written in straight-forward, easy-to-understand language so anyone with an interest in the subject matter can quickly grasp the concepts. However, self-diagnosis and treatment is highly discouraged. To peek inside the book and read the first few pages, scroll up the page and click on the book’s cover (different excerpt below). You’ll get a sense of the writing style and be able to decide if it’s for you. To purchase, click the purchase button on the upper right. Other information about u003ciu003eu003cbu003e Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiencies u003c/bu003eu003c/iu003e: Genre – Health & Fitness/diet & nutrition/vitamins ---- Medical – Nutrition Tags –b12 deficiencies, vitamin b12 deficiency, strict vegan diet, vitamin B12 shots, vitamin b12 side effects, vitamin B12 deficiency treatment, vegan b12 Excerpt from Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiencies: . . . Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Neurological Symptoms One of the most important functions of vitamin B12 in the body is helping to form the protective coating, called the myelin sheath (i.e. Schwann cells), around the nerves. They make the nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) look like a string of pearls. Schwann cells are one of two supporting cells in the PNS. The other is called a satellite cell and surrounds cell bodies within the ganglia (cell bodies that lie along the nerves in the PNS). It is believed that both types of supporting cells provide insulation for the electrical current that flows through the nerves, but their function is still largely unknown. When vitamin B12 is deficient, this protective covering does not develop properly. One of the conditions caused by B12 deficiency is neuropathy in the feet and lower limbs. The definition of neuropathy is: Any disease of nervous tissue, but particularly a degenerative disease of nerves. Accompanying symptoms include: -- tingling -- numbness -- loss of sensation (heat/cold) -- and sometimes a burning sensation Since vitamin B12 can be stored in the liver for between 3 – 5 years to provide tiny amounts for the body’s use, the symptoms of deficiency can take a long time before becoming noticeable. Also, the pernicious anemia that also accompanies B12 deficiency can be hidden by the ingestion of folic acid. If the anemia is hidden and the deficiency symptoms are not treated, permanent neurological damage occurs. --End of Excerpt –

Signos de deficiencia de vitamina B12 Quén esta en riesgo – Por qué – Qué puede hacerse Vegetarianos estrictos Hijos recién nacidos de madres vegetarianas estrictas Personas de la tercera edad Pacientes en diálisis Mujeres embarazadas ¿Está Ud. mismo, o alguien de su familia dentro de esos grupos? Si lo están, entonces corren riesgo de sufrir una deficiencia severa de vitamina B12 . Los signos de deficiencia pueden tomar distintas formas, desde la anemia, que lo/a hace sentir cansado/a todo el tiempo y absolutamente sin energía, pasando por daño neurológico en los bebés de vegetarianas estrictas, hasta trastornos mentales en los ancianos que se asemejan a la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Sin los exámenes apropiados, hasta los médicos pueden engañarse y dar un diagnóstico equivocado. Los signos de deficiencia de vitamina están escritos en un lenguaje directo y fácil de entender, por lo que cualquiera con interés en el tema puede rápidamente comprender los conceptos. Sin embargo, se desaconseja el auto-diagnóstico y auto-tratamiento. Para echar un vistazo al libro y leer las primeras páginas, vaya a la parte superior de la página y haga click en la cubierta del libro. Podrá hacerse una idea del estilo de escritura y decidir si es para Ud. Para comprarlo, haga click en el botón de comprar arriba a la derecha. Tags: deficiencia , déficit o carencia de B12, deficiencia, déficit o carencia de vitamina B12, dieta vegetariana estricta, inyecciones de vitamina B12 , efectos secundarios de la B12, tratamiento de la deficiencia, déficit o carencia de B12, vitamina B12,vegetariana

Handcrafted Jewelry Step by Step 6 Original Advanced Designs THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS This book is not for you if you are not already well versed in hard soldering and using oxyacetylene equipment. Are you looking for Advanced Jewelry Design Projects? Well, then you''ve come to the right place. We''re offering five - count them - five step-by-step projects designed with the advanced jewelry worker in mind and one project for the intermediate level. I originally thought these designs could be for beginners or advanced beginners, but several buyer reviews have proven this thought wrong. Beginners should not purchase this book. And these are not just ordinary, ho hum, anybody can make ''em but nobody would want to wear ''em beginner projects. Four of these are projects that were chosen for publication in some of the best step-by-step jewelry magazines in America as well as internationally including Jewelry Artist, Jewelry Arts & Lapidary Journal, Wire Jewelry, and Step-by-Step Beads to name a few. You''ll also get one step-by-step design that was shown in Jewelry Artist only as a photo, not a completed how to do it design, and one step-by-step that is totally exclusive to this publication. We hope you have fun creating and wearing these truly distinctive and original designs by Joyce Zborower, a 40 year veteran in the field of jewelry design and creation.

Huerto Sin Esfuerzo La manera más fácil de tener verduras frescas y sabrosas para toda su familia ¿Quiere verduras deliciosas de su propio huerto, pero le espanta la idea del trabajo extenuante que requiere mantenerlo? o, si Ud. está actualmente usando químicos en su huerto y ha decidido que con agricultura orgánica lograría hortalizas con mayor valor alimenticio y mejor sabor, pero no quiere colgar sus herramientas por 7 años hasta que sane la tierra, ¡FANTÁSTICAS NOTICIAS! HUERTO SIN ESFUERZO, por Joyce Zborower, provee instrucciones simples y fáciles de seguir para construir y plantar una nueva cama orgánica sobre la vieja tierra con químicos, o en un lugar con malezas donde nunca se ha sembrado antes, o un terreno pedregoso, o incluso en una cama alta, donde no tendrá que agacharse para cosechar sus exquisiteces. Y, una vez que la cama esté lista y sembrada, solo requerirá un trabajo mínimo por su parte. Y hay fotos a todo color para mostrarle exactamente lo que debe hacer. ¿Es verdaderamente sin esfuerzo? No, pero es lo más cercano a eso sin contratar a alguien que lo haga por Ud. Sobre la autora Viviendo en un apartamento de un segundo piso en Chicago se puede plantar flores y hierbas en el alféizar de la ventana, pero Joyce quería un huerto soleado al aire libre donde pudiera plantar tomates y papas, calabaza y alubias. Luego de trasladarse a Arizona, hizo un huerto en el patio de atrás de la casa que arrendaba, pero los libros de agricultura orgánica que tenía en ese tiempo recomendaban hacer surcos y desmalezar, y etc., etc. Ella pensaba que debía existir una manera mejor de hacerlo. Existía. Luego de extensas búsquedas y lecturas, encontró lo que andaba buscando…un método con un mínimo de trabajo y un máximo de placer. Y en su Huerto sin Esfuerzo, está compartiéndolo con Ud. Para descargar instantáneamente su copia y comenzar a disfrutar de la horticultura orgánica, desplácese ahora hasta la parte superior de la página y haga click en “Comprar”.

GRANDMA''S NO WORK VEGETABLE GARDENING The Easiest Way To Get Fresh Tasty Veggies For Your Whole Family Grandma''s No Work Vegetable Gardening by Joyce Zborower provides simple, easy-to-follow instructions for building and planting a new organic gardening bed right over an old chemical bed, a grassy spot that''s never been planted before, a rocky area or even in a raised planting bed so you won''t have to bend over to harvest your goodies. And once the bed is ready and planted, any further work on your part is very minimal. And there are B&W photos to show you exactly what to do. Is it really "no work?" . . . No, but it''s as close as you''ll ever get without hiring someone to take care of it for you. Grandma''s No Work Vegetable Gardening is exactly the same as No Work Vegetable Gardening (paperback edition) except the photos are B&W and the price is lower.

13 Easy Tomato Recipes Nature''s Lycopene Rich Superfood for Heart Health and Cancer Protection Lycopene is a phytochemical (plant chemical) that is also known as a carotenoid which is responsible for the tomato''s red color. Carotenoids are also very powerful antioxidants and are responsible for getting rid of dangerous free radicals in the body. Lycopene is linked to reduced risk of heart attacks and reduced risk of stomach, colon, prostate, and rectal cancers. It is most easily absorbed when tomatoes have been heat treated in some way. Most recipes in this booklet cook the tomatoes. Tomatoes are a useful source of vitamins C and E.

Psychology of Success -- How To Have Success When Trying To Change How You Look How many times have you looked in the mirror and wished that something about what you saw could look differently? How many times have you tried to make that wish a reality only to experience defeat? How many times have you looked at others who succeeded and wondered how they were able to do that? Well, you don''t need to wonder any longer. Psychology of Success -- how to succeed when trying to change how you look takes you by the hand and shows you step-by-step how they did it -- and how you can do it, too. We start with the original decision, examine the pitfalls and how you can avoid them, show you how simple changes to how you think about the problem can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of your journey, and how to deal with a possible relapse and recovering from that relapse. Extensive research went into the creation of this book and all of this research is documented within the body of the text so those who are interested in delving more deeply into a particular aspect of success may do so. Having access to this documentation makes it easier for others interested in this topic to do further independent research of their own.

HOW TO EAT HEALTHY Discover what to eat . . . and which foods to avoid What this book is NOT. -- It is not a weight-loss/dieting book -- It is not a re-hash of somebody else''s theories about what constitutes healthy eating -- It is not a series of done-for-you menus -- It is not a recipe book What this book is -- is a set of guidelines for what to eat and which foods to avoid in order to enjoy abundant energy, stable body weight, and better over-all health. Here''s what you''ll find inside the pages of HOW TO EAT HEALTHY. . . -- Discover the secrets to a healthy body, improved muscle tone, and abundant energy. -- When food is plentiful, what constitutes CONTEMPORARY MALNUTRITION? What causes malnutrition? What are its symptoms? What are its consequences? What WE can do to alleviate them. -- My theory about which nutrients are most important in terms of health. In my opinion, ALL the major nutrition gurus are focused on the WRONG nutrients! FIND OUT which nutrients I believe they SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON and WHY. -- Discover what happens in your body when you focus on increasing the RIGHT nutrients. HINT: Counting calories and weighing food are things of the past. -- You''ll get an extensive Foods List that''s been color coded so you can see at a glance which foods to eat most of the time (green) – which foods are best eaten with other types of foods (yellow)– and which foods to avoid altogether (or , at least, severely cut back on) (red). -- You''ll get timelines for the ''edibles'' that contribute to a DIRTY diet. -- You''ll meet the ''processes'' that contribute to lowered nutrition. Chemical agriculture Food preservation techniques – refining, irradiation After reading HOW TO EAT HEALTHY, you''ll come away with a better understanding of how to protect yourself from the excesses of food manufacturers; their propensity to perpetuate failed theories and their over abundant use of non-nutrient additions to our foods. You''ll also have a better understanding of how those additions may well be undermining your health as well as the health of the entire population.

Different Types of Depression - Characteristics and treatments by Joyce Zborower, M.A. and John F. Walsh, M.S. takes a look at 3 major depressive states as well as 10 lesser depressive states such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), postpartum, anxiety, chronic, psychotic and other types of depression. We also look at various free online tests to help determine whether their state is really depression or something else. Mild depressive states can sometimes be successfully treated with herbs. More severe cases are treated medically using SSRIs or perhaps therapy or even electrical brain stimulation. If you had ever wanted to know how you could help a depressed friend or family member, Jack Walsh presents his best recommendations. To get a feel for the writing, scroll up this page and click on the book''s cover to read the first few pages of this book. Amazon Prime members can borrow it for free. Or click the purchase button to begin reading the entire book within the next few minutes. Note: If you own this book, you do not need How to Fight Depression - 9 case studies. Other information about Different Types of Depression Genre ---- Psychology/depression self help Tags ---- depression medication, teenage depression, overcoming depression, medication for depression, treating depression, how to help depression, drugs for depression Excerpt from Different Types of Depression Management of Depression during Pregnancy Exercise, proper nutrition and adequate rest are some of the strategies you can use to relieve the symptoms of depression. Pregnant women are encouraged to get enough exercise and rest in order to manage their moods and prevent the development of chronic depression. Chronic or severe depression requires the intervention of a qualified professional. Psychotherapy is one of the popular treatments for depression. The patient is thoroughly interviewed to determine all the risk factors involved then an appropriate therapy and perhaps some medication is prescribed. The mental health practitioner works hand in hand with the obstetrician to determine the best antidepressant for the patient. This is because antidepressants may have adverse effects on the unborn baby and can even lead to congenital malfunctions. Other maternal complications such as gestational diabetes may also be triggered by the use of antidepressant therapy. It is important while pregnant to watch out for the physical symptoms of depression and take the most appropriate actions in order to prevent further complications for the mother as well as the child. End of Excerpt

Handcrafted Jewery Photo Gallery Handcrafted Jewery Photo Gallery is a collection of my original cast (1975 - 1980) and fabricated (1980 - now) jewelry designs to hopefully give you some ideas for your own work. All of the cast pieces were created from one-of-a-kind wax models that I built drop by drop using molten wax on a re-purposed dental tool. The fabricated pieces were constructed from sheet and/or wire held together in various ways using hard solder and an oxyacetylene torch.

Wire Jewelry Photo Gallery -- OriginalDesigns Wire Jewelry Photo Gallery is a collection of Joyce Zborower''s original wire jewelry designs for the purpose of hopefully giving you some ideas for your own work. Instructions for creating Chinese Lantern2 (the cover design) were originally published in Wire Jewelry Magazine, Winter2006 vol. 1 #4. They are also available here and in Handcrafted Jewelry Step by Step.

Creations in Wood Photo Gallery Creations in Wood Photo Gallery by Joyce Zborower is a collection of photos of original woodworking projects to, hopefully, give you some ideas for your own work. Joyce has been a fine crafts artist since the late 1970s working in metal, wood, and fiber. She delights in incorporation all three media into her pieces, when possible. The cover photo of this book is a 7" x 7" x 7" covered oak jewelry box with semi-precious stone insets and puffy red paisley lining.

Bargello Quilts Photo Gallery is a collection of photos of Joyce Zborower''s work in fiber - bargello quilts (wall hangings, bed quilts), other kinds of quilts, and sewn vests -- over the years (1975 - 2012) to hopefully give you ideas for your own work. The essence of bargello is apparent movement which occurs because of the placement of the various colors and quilt pieces. The photos in this book are B&W which shows the value of the colors rather than the colors themselves.