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	<title>Adventures of An Aspiring Silversmith</title>
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	<description>Blogging for those of us who aspire to be a silversmith</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Helpful People</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/03/02/helpful-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My journey continues and along the way I am finding some very helpful people.
Deb continues to answer my many emails with advice and feedback on my progress.  I have connected with other metal smiths - I read their blogs, only to find out they read mine too!
Then, after my NMC chasing and repousse class, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ONE Year!</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/21/one-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OMG!
My husband has reminded me that it was one year ago that I took my first silver class. Actually the first class was in January of 2009. This class was learning to solder and we made a simple bracelet with o-rings that we formed into hearts.
BUT it was in February that I took the class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts &#38; Crafts Style Trinket Tray</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/20/arts-crafts-style-trinket-tray/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/20/arts-crafts-style-trinket-tray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually I think it might be more Art Nouveau  but I will let you decided.
This tray was requested by Elisa of Scotland a few weeks ago. She wanted another tray to put her bling in, when she is washing dishes. Personally I don&#8217;t think a person of her lineage should be doing dishes but maybe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yin and Yang</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/14/yin-and-yang/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how I missed it but I never posted this.  I think that when I smashed my thumb my brain went numb too!
But here it is now.
This is my Yin-Yang Medal. I decided to do this at the beginning of January as a good project for repousse. This is part of what I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl Challenge 2010 - Forfeiting the Game</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/07/super-bowl-challenge-2010-forfeiting-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/07/super-bowl-challenge-2010-forfeiting-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was all set to work on my bowl this morning when over our coffee I was told &#8220;Take A Day OFF!!
I goofed off a bit of the morning but at around noon I went back to the copper and stakes but holding the copper with my right hand (with the hurt thumb) was hard. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl Challenge 2010 @ Halftime the Quarterback is Hurt</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/06/super-bowl-challenge-2010-half-time-the-quarterback-is-hurt/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/06/super-bowl-challenge-2010-half-time-the-quarterback-is-hurt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past week or more I  have been pondering my Super Bowl Challenge 2010 designed. While taking a breather from do analysis at work or while driving home, the ideas have been running through the brain.
One night this week, while watching the TV, I found my self playing with paper. I am folding, curving, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wanton Wonton Cup</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/03/the-wanton-wonton-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/03/the-wanton-wonton-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday night I felt that I had to get back into the garage and raise some more copper. I could not do this in my office/studio as I still had some stuff on the floor. But since the forecast for Sunday was going to be warm, I could open the garage door and enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Work (new workbench part 2)</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/31/back-to-work-new-workbench-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/31/back-to-work-new-workbench-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It took a week but I am back up and running.
During the week I broke down the sewing table and just piled everything on the floor. I was able to then fold up the sewing table and roll it over to another wall. I then had to clean the floor as it had not been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to a Work Bench</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/23/ode-to-a-work-bench/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/23/ode-to-a-work-bench/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, workbench -
Oh, workbench!
My new love and joy
Thats all I have so far and my *new* workbench is still un-assembled, in its box, in the living room (which does not have any furniture but that is another story).
I have been pondering for months about what type of workbench to get. As I wrote in April, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swirl-O-Rama IS Done!!!</title>
		<link>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/17/swirl-o-rama-is-done/</link>
		<comments>http://lauriejanekern.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/17/swirl-o-rama-is-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Jane Kern</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The swirl bowl is done, I took it out of the vibra-ora-tori-um this morning. It is amazing!
I did send (another) email to NMC asking about how to finish the inside surface. I thought I would texture it similar to the outside, and she responded that it would be a good idea. BUT once I sat [...]]]></description>
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