The Gracelet
TM
I am...I am blessed and grateful...I am
alive...I am brave and strong and
capable...I am loving...I am creative...I
am responsible...I am intelligent...I am
worthy of both love and forgiveness...I
am giving...I am learning and growing
every day...I am kind...I am confident
and hopeful...I am good enough...

I have...I have choices...I have respect
for myself and others...I have overcome
indescribable loss...I have precious
family and friends...I have learned from
my mistakes...I have forgiveness in my
heart...I have dreams...I have many
wonderful memories...I have
compassion...I have survived moments
of shame and embarrassment...I have
wisdom to share...I have faith ...I have
integrity...

I will..I will practice gratitude...I will let
go of my past and triumph over my
fears...I will survive moments of grief,
pain, and doubt...I will heal...I will feed
my strengths and starve my
weaknesses...I will make time for those I
love...I will strive for balance...I will be
gentle with myself...I will trust my
instincts...I will treasure people before
treasures...I will laugh freely ...I will never
forget to pay it forward..."

 The Answers You
Seek Are All Within
Are you interested in purchasing a "Gracelet"?
 If so, just  click on the Paypal button below,
and purchase yours!    They are available
though Lapis Lane for only $25.00.
The "Gracelet" was created by and is a trademarked design  of
Lora-Jean Gorecki, owner of  "Be the Bead" Jewelry Designs.  
Lora -Jean is one of the Artistic Austinites that exhibit their work
in the Gallery at Lapis Lane!

The beautiful "Gracelet" thoughts to the left are included on a bookmark
with each purchase.
Lora Jean Gorecki ~ Be the Bead

"Jewelry for the Soul, Crafted from the Heart" ~ Creator of the "Gracelet" TM

Lora-Jean was born and raised in central Connecticut. One very blustery February day in 1997, when
she read that Austin had sunshine an average of 300 out of 365 days, she moved here in less than a
month's time.

Since then, she has found work in both the field of finance and computers, providing technical support
for a non-profit accounting software package. Having a career that requires a tremendous amount of
left-brain thinking has made her a very strong believer that all women, especially moms, need a creative
outlet. She discovered beading one day in 2005 while shopping at Hobby Lobby. She says, "I walked up
to the cashier desk, put my things down, looked up and saw the prettiest bracelet I'd ever seen on the
wrist of the cashier checking my purchases. I asked her if she would teach me how to make that
bracelet, and afterward, she became my mentor, my business partner, and one of my closest friends."

Lora-Jean considers herself to be a bead addict; she loves to purchase, design, research, and create
bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and anklets. She draws her inspiration from magazines such as InStyle,
Vogue, and More, and spends hours pouring through beading books, magazines, and websites. Her
passion drives her to bead almost daily, and she dreams of opening up her own bead and artisan shop
someday. She especially gravitates toward anything that sparkles, including Swarovski crystals, spinel,
precious gemstones, and silver-lined seed beads. Her latest addiction is the square stitch, using cubes,
seed beads, hex beads, pearls or triangles to create very unique cuff bracelets. Almost no two pieces
are the same, and she tries to create each piece with the person in mind. Her business is called
"Be The Bead" and as her card says, she makes "jewelry for the soul, crafted from the heart".

You can see Lora-Jean's work in several ways:

~ In the Gallery on the Lapis Lane website
~ In the Lapis Lane storefront @ 4520 Burnet Road  
~ On the Be The Bead website