A16 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 29, 2000 Arts & Entertainment Oakville Beaver A&E Editor: Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Ext. 254); Fax: 337-5567; E-mail: baldwin@haltonsearch.com Designing Si Siblings tu rn fun pastim e into a job J episode seemed almost like an omen. Add to that a friend who wanted to ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR buy a pair of those first earrings, and it was definitely a sign, says Theurer. oy Deonarine and Barb Theurer This friend also happened to know are not only designing women, the manager of The Gallery Shop at they're designing sisters. In Gairloch Gardens and suggested the fact, that's the name of their new jewelry business - Designing sisters showcase their earrings at the shop's annual Christmas Open House. Sisters. And for a business that's less Even though the women weren't than a year old, it's blossoming into thinking in terms of marketing at that something that not only makes time, and are still only making their money, it's fun for the owners. creations on a part-time basis, Oddly enough the sisters' jewelry Deonarine says she took some of making venture started out as a their stock into the shop. March break project that mom and "I took everything we'd made, auntie could do with Theurer's two which was about three dozen pair of daughters. earrings, and she liked them, and she "We were just going to do girl took everything I had. So, Gairloch stuff and hang out. We started doing was basically our first client." earrings, and within an hour the girls "It just kind of mushroomed from were kind of bored and off playing there," adds Theurer. "Things just fell Nintendo," says Theurer. "Five hours into place." later, we were still there having a Right from the beginning the sis ball. We were really enjoying it, hav ters were creating their jewelry with ing a good time." gem stones - rose quartz and Since the sisters had been search turquoise that first day with Theurer's ing for a craft that they would not daughters. Then they began to only enjoy doing but could earn money at as well, the earring-making (See `Earrings' on page A15) By Carol Baldwin Photo by Riziero Vertolli Joy Deonarine, left, and B arbara Theurer are Designing Sisters. Faster, easier, smarter. The re-designed thestar.com is a big hit. Chorus seeks m ale singers Do you like to sing? Not just in the shower, but do you like to hum along with the oldies on the radio? If you do, there's a place in the Oakville Barbershop Har mony chorus for you. The chorus will begin in the new year meeting every Monday at 7:45 p.m. in St. Volodymyr's Cultural Centre (Fourth Line and Hwy. 5). You don't have to be a soloist and you don't have to read music. You just have to be able to hold a tune. Tapes for tenors, leads, baritones and basses are pro vided. The barbershoppers will be sharpening their four-part harmo ny talents for their annual per formance at the Oakville Centre for the Perform ing Arts on March 10th. The show. Colonel Barker' s Harmonious Fair and Per forming Exhibi tion, will feature one of Ontario's top quartets Bob's Your Uncle. Show chair Brian Dodds promises "songs introducing and combining with various perform ers or buskers for your listen ing pleasure." 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