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Hello there. My name is Karen Landis and I make jewelry. I primarily design and handcraft sterling silver pieces that can be worn in more than one way. I incorporate a variety of techniques and materials to feed my love for “mixing things up”. My jewelry is available at Etsy.

I’m very excited to have been accepted as a teacher at JewelryLessons.com. I have published my first tutorial there on how to create a Beaded Kumihimo Focal Piece.

Looking for local beaders? Why not join the Charlotte Beadaholics? It’s a Meetup group founded by Traci Withrow in 2008. I am their current Meetup organizer. We get together once a month at the fabulous On A String Bead Shop (who generously donate a meeting space for our group) to share what we’re working on, chat, shop and learn new techniques.

My wild but adorable dogs, Jackson (a Shih Tzu/Cairn Terrier mix I refer to as my “Chinese Toto” – that’s him in the photo above) and Isabelle (a 6 pound Papillon) share a home with me in Charlotte, North Carolina.

I hold a MFA degree in Fine Art from Syracuse University and a BFA from the University of Toledo. I have been studying metalsmithing by taking classes with Dan Haga when I can. I’m also learning to work with metal clay.

Thank you for spending a little time learning about me. Feel free to contact me here or catch up with me on Twitter.

Visit my store at Etsy.com to view jewelry available for purchase. Follow me on Twitter

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  • Just had the nicest email from an @Etsy customer! Making something that makes someone else happy is just plain good fun. January 14, 2012 02:35 PM from Mobile Web

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