Submitted by Susan Vallee on 09/21/10
When I caught up with Allison Craft in her home studio, she was intensely stringing rows of gleaming white freshwater pearls onto a thin leather cord. Every few minutes or so she?d sit back, purse her lips and start stringing more. She was on a tight deadline ? she had exactly 22 hours to create two necklaces for a Nashville socialite.
But days like this don?t seem to faze her. The busy mother of three described her life as, ?wake up, work on the pearls, run after kids, put them to bed and string more pearls. I want people to become addicted to my work,? she said. ?Have fun with it. Wear it, layer it, stack it! Enjoy it.?
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