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Lauren share not only a mother- daughter relationship and a close friendship, but also a business partnership. The talented twosome started Just Beachie, Inc., a home-based enterprise specializing in unique hand-beaded jewelry and other nature-inspired items, in January 2007. It would seem an unusual undertaking for Ginger, a former georgie Ames legal secretary, and Lauren, 24, who has a degree in psychology. But the mother-daughter team had two important interests in common: a longtime love of crafts and a desire for true professional fulfillment. Ginger Zuckerman decided to tap into her creative side after sending her last of five children off to college and retiring as legal secretary for her husband, tax attorney Ira L. Zuckerman. Brianna Briley Ginger took her very first Pictured left to right: lauren zuckerman and her mother ginger. art class at Weston Community Center just five years ago and later joined the Jean Leighton Studio in experience. Hollywood. Some of her watercolor “We’ve never had this kind of paintings will be displayed at relationship before,” said Lauren. Hollywood City Hall beginning in “It’s really good, actually. We get to July. Ginger currently is creating fish spend a lot of time together.” tank-style art pieces and collages Ginger said her legal background that incorporate her watercolors with has given her a strong business found beach objects. white german Knot Necklace ($250) sense, while Lauren, like so many Lauren Zuckerman, who did available at www.justbeachie.com of her generation, is extremely some serious soul-searching after computer technology-savvy. Alex Mosquera graduating from Florida State made more than 300 jewelry pieces “Her skills and my skills are University, also has thrown herself in a two-month period. so different,” Ginger said. “The wholeheartedly into the business. “We have sat around the table combination of the both of us As Ginger put it, “When you have for 12, 14 hours at a time,” Ginger together makes one helluva team.” creative spirits in life, you’ve got to said. “We didn’t even realize we For more information on Just go with it.” were still in our pajamas at 7 o’clock Beachie, call 954-547-5144 or visit Just Beachie’s online store in the evening.” www.justbeachie.com. features Ginger’s artwork, as well as She said the response to Just The online store also features sarongs inspired by her watercolors, Beachie’s jewelry collection – which specialty wedding jewelry, as well as Lauren’s photo greeting cards and is featured at art shows, private Foundation Heart Pendants that help the pair’s one-of-a-kind jewelry parties and a friend’s South Beach support various causes, including designs.