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		<title>Fresh Start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having tried on this whole New Year thing for a couple weeks now, I&#8217;ve decided to keep it.  It&#8217;s a pretty good fit, all things considered.  In fact, it actually looks to be an improvement on the 2011 model so far, what with that whole New Beginning going for it.  Refreshing, really.
Seriously, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2012/01/19/fresh-start/</link>
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		<title>Heirlooms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The glorious property surrounding my studio used to be part of acres and acres of orchards, but over time it was divided into smaller parcels of land.  As with so many other properties in this county, much of it was replaced with vineyards, but lichen-covered relics of heirloom apple and pear trees still dot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/10/10/heirlooms/</link>
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		<title>Questions, questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer, as everyone knows, is wedding season.  Not surprisingly, this summer has been chock-full of ring orders for us.  So many people in love&#8230; with our earthy, organic vineyard rings especially.  We get all kinds of requests for customizations, too:  
Can you add another couple &#8220;nodes&#8221; to the vine on my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/08/10/questions-questions/</link>
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		<title>Happily Ever After (and After)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?&#8221; asks designer Ryan Novelline.  His incredible one-of-a-kind dress takes the recycling of &#8220;golden&#8221; materials to a whole new level of fantasy.

Constructed entirely of the charming little Golden Books you&#8217;ll recall from childhood, this fairytale concoction is at once enchanting and thought-provoking.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/05/31/happily-ever-after-and-after/</link>
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		<title>Wanderlust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been at least six years since my husband and I took a vacation together, and since I seem to be finding fewer and fewer opportunities for leisure as time goes by, it probably would have been another six years before we actually made it happen if it weren&#8217;t for the clever scheming of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/05/26/wanderlust/</link>
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		<title>Token of Affection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading one of my favorite children&#8217;s books to my son a few nights ago, and I realized how appropriate the sentiment is for this time of year.  Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present is not actually about Mother&#8217;s Day, but it is about a little girl&#8217;s quest to find the perfect gift [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/05/05/token-of-affection/</link>
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		<title>Local Color</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most adorable small-town features of this area is the Apple Blossom Parade and Festival every spring.  You know I&#8217;m fond of this gorgeous time of year in Sonoma County, when the rolling hills have just been furred with green and acres of heirloom Gravenstein apple orchards are adrift in white blossoms, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/04/17/local-color/</link>
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		<title>Sweet Tooth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, Valentine&#8217;s Day is tomorrow, and my family has already been &#8220;celebrating&#8221; all weekend.  No, not breakfast in bed for mom and dad prepared by the kids, not time set aside early for a romantic date night.  No, I&#8217;m talking about the boxes delivered last week from the annual candy fundraisers for school.

Isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/02/13/sweet-tooth/</link>
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		<title>Conscience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sometimes get asked why it&#8217;s so important that all the metals we use at okomido are completely recycled.  Does it really matter that much?
The truth is that I&#8217;m not really interested in finger-wagging, and there is so much beautiful jewelry out there that I can appreciate and covet as much as the next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2011/02/02/conscience/</link>
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		<title>Shakudo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is that unusual brown metal used throughout the okomido line?  It is our version of an ancient alloy of gold and copper called shakudo, which has been adapted specifically to achieve that luscious chocolate color.  Since it is an alloy, it would not be called either gold or copper but is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.okomido.com/2010/11/09/shakudo/</link>
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