Hi everyone,<\/p>\n
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My name is Teresa, but all my friends call me Tree, because at age 11 I stood 5\u201910\u201d, now I\u2019m 6\u2019 2\u201d and not thin.<\/p>\n
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I got into making jewelry as a hobby in September 2013. I was diagnosed in October of 2012 with colon cancer and duodenal cancer. Had surgery November 2nd<\/sup>, 2012. I got one round of chemo, but by August of 2013, it had spread throughout my body. Then additional Chemotherapy started, and continued every 3 weeks for 5 years, then a year of Keytruda. I did have five years of remission, but in 2022 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Had surgery, 30 days of radiation and I\u2019m doing good so far. Then this last year, I was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer but fortunately they did catch it early. So, I have done one year of Keytruda every 6 weeks. Have one year to go. Oh my, back to jewelry making. Sometimes I get carried away.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0I taught myself to sew with beads. With help from You Tube artists like Jill Wiseman from whom I learned many stitches. Then there is Potomac beads. I took 5th<\/sup> place in a jewelry design contest they did and the cute owl earrings that are in my shop are a design of the artist Sonysree creations on You Tube. There are so many other artists I have watched for additional inspiration while teaching myself to design jewelry with beads. All of this really helped to keep me distracted from reality\/health, so my craft room is my happy place, my own little world. While working, I listen to rock and roll classics, some heavy too. I can zone out smiling with lots of love in my heart because I know there is a reason I\u2019m still here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I really enjoy creating and sharing my jewelry with everyone who crosses my path. I\u2019ve been in a few bazaars and craft fairs and had a great time. I\u2019ve also sold some jewelry online through my Facebook page. So, I have decided to take it the next level and start a website. I\u2019m not a professional photographer or writer, but I do make beautiful jewelry, ornaments, and other nick nacks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Every item in my shop has been made with love, because it was made in my happy crafty place.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for your support<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teresa Hurley<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi everyone, My name is Teresa, but all my friends call me Tree, because at age 11 I stood 5\u201910\u201d, now I\u2019m 6\u2019 2\u201d and not thin. I got into making jewelry as a hobby in September 2013. I was diagnosed in October of 2012 with colon cancer and duodenal cancer. Had surgery November 2nd, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Hi everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n My name is Teresa, but all my friends call me Tree, because at age 11 I stood 5\u201910\u201d, now I\u2019m 6\u2019 2\u201d and not thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I got into making jewelry as a hobby in September 2013. I was diagnosed in October of 2012 with colon cancer and duodenal cancer. Had surgery November 2nd<\/sup>, 2012. I got one round of chemo, but by August of 2013, it had spread throughout my body. Then additional Chemotherapy started, and continued every 3 weeks for 5 years, then a year of Keytruda. I did have five years of remission, but in 2022 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Had surgery, 30 days of radiation and I\u2019m doing good so far. Then this last year, I was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer but fortunately they did catch it early. So, I have done one year of Keytruda every 6 weeks. Have one year to go. Oh my, back to jewelry making. Sometimes I get carried away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I taught myself to sew with beads. With help from You Tube artists like Jill Wiseman from whom I learned many stitches. Then there is Potomac beads. I took 5th<\/sup> place in a jewelry design contest they did and the cute owl earrings that are in my shop are a design of the artist Sonysree creations on You Tube. There are so many other artists I have watched for additional inspiration while teaching myself to design jewelry with beads. All of this really helped to keep me distracted from reality\/health, so my craft room is my happy place, my own little world. While working, I listen to rock and roll classics, some heavy too. I can zone out smiling with lots of love in my heart because I know there is a reason I\u2019m still here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I really enjoy creating and sharing my jewelry with everyone who crosses my path. I\u2019ve been in a few bazaars and craft fairs and had a great time. I\u2019ve also sold some jewelry online through my Facebook page. So, I have decided to take it the next level and start a website. I\u2019m not a professional photographer or writer, but I do make beautiful jewelry, ornaments, and other nick nacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every item in my shop has been made with love, because it was made in my happy crafty place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for your support<\/p>\n\n\n\n Teresa Hurley<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-welcome"],"yoast_head":"\n