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About Deborah Long-Shirley |
| Deborah Long-Shirley is one of San Antonio's leading designers of creative jewelry. She has always lived by what she calls the Cinderella Syndrome. She loves to transform plain and simple to simply beautiful. From decorating her home with exotic colors and furnishings to hosting elaborate theme parties, Deborah touches everything with a professional flair for the creative. Actually, her sentimental personality thrust her into creating special and original jewelry. | |
Her mother bequeathed to her an antique blush branch coral necklace which
eventually broke after years of wear. Deborah longed to wear it once again but
with an updated look. She learned to string the delicate coral branches, adding
more strands filled with white pearls and other semi-precious stones. This
inspired her to recreate other pieces in her jewelry cache, transforming raw
stones into an art form.
Having created unusual pieces for her family and friends, she has gained notice from jewelry connoisseurs in New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Michigan, Illinois, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. In March 2007, Deborah was featured on Southern Living ’s website: “…Deborah Long-Shirley, a leading designer in San Antonio…strings delicate coral branches, pearls, and other semi-precious stones into Southwest, Ethnic, Couture, and elegant but easy designs for the beach.” Deborah also uses her jewelry to help others, having donated necklaces to the Air Force Charity Ball, Pentagon Federal Credit Unions “Night of Heroes,” and Junior League in DC, the Air Force’s Fischer House and Jr. League in San Antonio. Deborah is shown here sporting one of her own creations, "Your Inner Beach Bum." |
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