-Besides taking the opportunity to tell you how
much I love your jewelry, I have a cool story to
share with you.
Last weekend Michelle Obama made a surprise stop at
the campaign office in Eugene before she met up
with Barack's motorcade to head up to the
history-making Portland Waterfront rally.
Meeting her in person was a gift I'll always
remember. Anyway, I had been wearing my "HOPE"
earrings daily for about a month in advance of the
Oregon primary, so of course I was wearing them
when I spoke with Michelle. After I introduced
myself to her, she noticed my earrings, looked at
them closely and commented that they were
beautiful, and that she hadn't seen them before!
We then got to talking about the importance of
quality early childhood programs (I'm a preschool
teacher) and she signed my copy of Dreams From My
Father.
I then moved back to allow another volunteer to
speak with her and approached one of her staff
about how to send gifts to Michelle. I got the info
and came home and ordered some earrings from you,
which arrived promptly.
Thanks for that, by the way. You are awesome!
I'm planning to send her a pair of "HOPE" earrings,
with one of the cards you included with my order,
placed in the package. I just wanted to let you
know.
- Jeanne
Here's
a beautiful picture from Mary, if you look closely
you can see the Hope Necklace around her neck!
Many of my customers
have e-mailed me to tell me how much they loved my
jewelry. Here are a few of the comments I've
received:
I received my wonderful earrings and necklace and
am very pleased with the quality and style. Thank
you so much for using your talents for good. I will
be ordering the bracelet for Mothers Day since my
daughter gave me the money to buy it after seeing
it on your page.
- Tatsue
River! Wow! That was SO fast!
Beautiful jewelry, and you've helped me be able to
make my "statement" in a subtle way. I work with
the public, and my employer doesn't encourage
political discussions. Most people will recognize
the symbols, and the ones who don't will comment on
my gorgeous new jewelry. Either way, the
conversation will be opened, and the campaigning
will begin! Thanks for sharing your talent and
support with the community here
- Verna
I had so
many comments on the necklace and passed out the
extra cards you sent! One of my friends just
grabbed the camera and took that shot and I love
it--the necklace, my son--it seems to capture the
whole essence of HOPE wrapped up in this campaign.
Thank you for making such a beautiful thing!
- Robin

Hi - I received the earrings on Saturday and they
are wonderful! I cannot wait to give my sister her
earrings for her birthday.
I had just returned from a morning of canvassing
for Obama when I opened the mailbox and there they
were!
Thanks for all you do. Together, Yes We Can!
- Gladys
From Ann -
P.S. I don't know if I told you that I was elected
Delegate to the National Convention committed
to Obama. I plan to wear my jewelry to the
convention in Denver and I have two of your
cards. If you would like me to have more to
hand out as people admire my jewelry, please send
me some . If not, I can just give them your contact
info. I think a lot of people will be
interested.
She also sent in a picture of a fist bump with
Obama bling !!