Not just another weekend with a show, but a vastly successful weekend for the International Gem & Jewelry Show here in West Palm Beach.

Dealers with a great variety of gemstones, beads, jewelry and more came together to offer some spectacular assortment of merchandise, and there was nothing left to wish for.

For those of you who came to Oakland Park as well as to West Palm Beach, you know there was a conglomerate of variety like never before, and surely you were able to cover your needs of sparkly things. For most of the year here in South Florida, we are without many choices if we were looking for jewelry making material or the newest trends of adornments.

For the Love & Peace Project it meant double duty, and it was done seamlessly in every way.

But I would like to remind everybody that without the ability to exhibit at shows and events, there would not be a Love & Peace Project. Without the generosity of event organizers as here the Intergem, the Necklace would barely be there and nobody would ever see it.

By the end of the year, there will be approximately 60 panels filled with the Neverending Necklace, and it is because of these events. You will be able to stand in awe and see all the beads and the different people they represent, and my wish is to lend your support by attending those shows who help the Project grow and give it a space to display.