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Shining Sea, Boston Globe Magazine, July 16th, 2006
“Every shard of sea glass that washes up on the shore is the result of chemistry and chance. A bottle or bowl, lost at sea, is buffeted by waves and scrubbed by sand for decades, even centuries. Eventually, a crystalline surface develops on the glass and the edges of the pottery turn smooth as bone, a reminder of humanity’s ability to create and nature’s power to erode. Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco gathers these jewels and, at her Cape Ann Designs studio in Gloucester, arranges pieces of beer-bottle amber against the elusive ship-light red to produce tableaus on brooches and hair accessories. While “mechanically assisted” sea glass is widely manufactured, Ganim-DeFalco uses only material that has gained its beauty on the ocean floor.”   Joe Ann Hart, for the Boston Globe Magazine (July 16th 2006)

Cape Ann Designs Spring 2008 Collection includes elegant & colorful earrings.  Choose from artisan-made elongated ear-hooks or classic sterling & 14k gold French hooks. 

Our Mother’s Day special design features a combination pin/pendant on colorful leather chord or silver cable wire.

We are also introducing a series of monochromatic designs – white pins with a black accent and all green or brown brooches and barrettes.

New Shops Added:
Please welcome Dahlia’s in Newton Centre and Back Room gifts in Needham to locations to purchase Cape Ann Designs Hair Accessories.  Treat yourself to a rich experience in fiber arts at Dahlia’s & see our unique Hair Forks.  Meet Diane at Back Room gifts and join her fundraising efforts for children’s charities.

New Work Added:
Over the winter, we added new work to the collection at Classic Touch in Medfield, The Designers in Boston, Tugboat Alley in Portsmouth, Sansar in Bethesda, MD, and Ashwood Artisans in Buffalo, New York.  Please stay in touch with these wonderful shop owners and support them as they support local artisans

January 2006 Jackie Ganim-DeFalco elected President of the Board of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts on Cape Ann. http://www.searts.org/gdt11-7-05.html

April 2005 "Revisiting the world of Sea Glass", published by Coastal Decor Shop.

February 2005 Women’s Business: Article – Jacqueline was featured in the February issue as one of three entrepreneurs who broke out of the “corporate” world to start new ventures. Her consulting business, her husband’s painting company, and her jewelry business were profiled.