When Kaylee Battiste started making a necklace to enter in the Junior Beta Convention contest, she didn?t know how significant it would become.
Rather than just a collection of beads on a wire, Kaylee designed her necklace to wish ?happy birthday to all the people who survived breast cancer because they were able to live another year, celebrating another birthday.?
The idea came after the 13-year-old looked at the completed piece of pink and blue jewelry made from Swarovski crystal and rose wire. As she took in the colors, which reminded her of birthdays and remembered her Junior Beta Club?s emphasis on breast cancer awareness, inspiration struck.
The judges at the 20th annual Florida Junior Beta Convention in Orlando last month liked her work and awarded her first place in the jewelry division.
It?s not the first time Kaylee has won a competition for her jewelry.
She discovered she liked making necklaces last year after she submitted one for judging during the Junior Beta Convention. That necklace, which was designed with local beaches in mind, won second place, so making another necklace this year was an easy decision.
?I had a feeling I might get placed,? Kaylee said of this year?s competition.
Awards aside, the latest necklace also has a significant personal meaning for Kaylee and her family.
Her mother, Kim, lost her grandmother to breast cancer, and her grandmother, Pat, won a battle against breast cancer and has a sister recently diagnosed with it. Thus, the necklace and accompanying booklet packed a powerful message.
?It brought tears to my eyes,? Kim said of the necklace. ?It just kind of hit home.?
Kim was with her daughter when the idea to honor breast cancer survivors struck, and she was amazed how quickly Kaylee went to work on fleshing out the idea.
?She ran to her room and started typing something,? Kim said.
In the end, Kaylee described her necklace and what it was for in a booklet made to look like a birthday card.
Pat said she was touched by the necklace and proud of her granddaughter?s insight.
?After you?ve had breast cancer, to survive, it?s a birthday,? said Pat who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987.
Source: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/necklace-46361-battiste-teen.html
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