By Eri Attebery

I am a native of Japan and have been making jewelry for over 10 years.

I became interested in bead jewelry making while I was in my native Japan where there was a beading boom that happened in the 90's.

I enjoy making jewelry so much that I sometimes spend many hours straight working on new designs. This doesn't always make my husband too happy, but he has learned to live with it. OK, I've got him trained.

I began teaching jewelry making about 5 years ago and through that experience discovered the effectiveness of video instruction.

I love to search around to see what is going on in the jewelry making world, both online and offline.

I have written many articles about jewelry making and published many jewelry making classes on video.

On the more personal side, I am married with three children and one beautiful golden retriever.

I have lived in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania for the past 10 years, but make it a point to go back to visit Japan every summer.

I love to play tennis, almost as much as I love making jewelry!

I also am a Breast Cancer survivor, and that experience while traumatic has had a huge positive impact on my life.

Thank you!