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probably won't be able to afford a new pair of earrings,
and there's no way I'll be able to go to a movie, no matter how super it is . .
. or how educational, " she added, hoping to tip the scale.
"Well," said Mr. Barry, and Beth saw a twinkle in
his eye as he looked at her mother, "I think that if we require you to
save half of what you earn, it's appropriate that we increase your allowance a
bit."
Beth brightened. "Really?" she said. She wondered
how much "a bit" was, but she knew this was definitely not the
time to ask!
"Really," her dad answered. Then he pointed at
her. "But we expect you to watch your money and your spending more
carefully from now on."
"I will," Beth said sincerely. "I don't ever
want to get into this mess again!" She shivered.
"Good," said her mother.
Beth sighed with relief. Her talk with her parents hadn't
been fun, but it could have been worse. Much worse. After all, she wasn't
grounded until she was twenty-one or anything.
But it was going to take a very long time— months ! —to
pay off her parents, and during that time, she wouldn't be able to order snacks
at Bumpers or go shopping with her friends at the mall, or go to the movies,
or—oh, it seemed too awful to think about.
Beth put her face in her hands, and her mother stroked her
hair. "You're going to have a tough couple of months, honey," her
mother said. Beth looked up at her and smiled a little. "But you'll live."
Beth groaned and put her face back down into her hands.
Maybe, she thought. Just maybe.
CHAPTER 12
Paul finished his part of the ecology segment and smiled
into the camera. "And now Beth Barry will share an idea with you for
making something out of practically nothing. I think you're going to like this!"
Jon shifted the camera to Beth. She looked into the lens and
smiled.
"I have something exciting to show you this morning,"
she said. "It's distinctive and attractive, and it makes a definite
fashion statement. I call it Junque Jewelry. Jon, can we get a close-up of
this?"
Beth saw Jon tilt the camera down to focus on the jewelry
items with the little sign she'd made saying JUNQUE JEWELRY behind them.
She was proud of how her creations looked. She had spent the
rest of the week working on them, and now her jewelry was displayed on top of a
board she had covered with blue velvet. The jewelry shone and glistened under
the bright TV lights.
Beth centered the board in front of her and pointed to each
item. "This pair of earrings was made from fishing line, paint, and
colorful buttons." She slid her hand along the display. "This pair
was made of thin wire and a couple of bus tokens. I used old luggage keys to
make the next pair."
Then she pointed to the other side of the blue velvet tray,
where some of her more unusual creations were. "To make this necklace, I
tied a lot of knots and loops in a long piece of fishing line and then sprayed
it with gold paint," she continued. "For the matching earrings, I
used shorter line and fewer tangles."
Out of the corner of her eye Beth could see admiring glances
from Funny and Shawnie. They seemed to really like her jewelry.
Beth pointed to the last item on the tray. "I made this
necklace by cutting out the individual circles from a plastic six-pack holder
and painting each circle a different color. Then I strung them together. You
can use the individual circles from the six-pack holder for earrings, too."
Beth looked up into the camera. "The best thing about
Junque Jewelry is that it's unique and you can make it from whatever you
find around the house. All it takes is a little imagination!" She looked
to her left. "Shawnie?"
Jon shifted the video camera back to Shawnie, who was
dressed in a stunning ice-blue suit. A large ribbon of the same shade of blue
held back her hair. With a tiny stab of jealousy, Beth thought about the
gorgeous blue blazer she'd returned to Tanninger's. It was true that she'd like
to be wearing the blazer, but she really didn't need it. Actually, her
and there's no way I'll be able to go to a movie, no matter how super it is . .
. or how educational, " she added, hoping to tip the scale.
"Well," said Mr. Barry, and Beth saw a twinkle in
his eye as he looked at her mother, "I think that if we require you to
save half of what you earn, it's appropriate that we increase your allowance a
bit."
Beth brightened. "Really?" she said. She wondered
how much "a bit" was, but she knew this was definitely not the
time to ask!
"Really," her dad answered. Then he pointed at
her. "But we expect you to watch your money and your spending more
carefully from now on."
"I will," Beth said sincerely. "I don't ever
want to get into this mess again!" She shivered.
"Good," said her mother.
Beth sighed with relief. Her talk with her parents hadn't
been fun, but it could have been worse. Much worse. After all, she wasn't
grounded until she was twenty-one or anything.
But it was going to take a very long time— months ! —to
pay off her parents, and during that time, she wouldn't be able to order snacks
at Bumpers or go shopping with her friends at the mall, or go to the movies,
or—oh, it seemed too awful to think about.
Beth put her face in her hands, and her mother stroked her
hair. "You're going to have a tough couple of months, honey," her
mother said. Beth looked up at her and smiled a little. "But you'll live."
Beth groaned and put her face back down into her hands.
Maybe, she thought. Just maybe.
CHAPTER 12
Paul finished his part of the ecology segment and smiled
into the camera. "And now Beth Barry will share an idea with you for
making something out of practically nothing. I think you're going to like this!"
Jon shifted the camera to Beth. She looked into the lens and
smiled.
"I have something exciting to show you this morning,"
she said. "It's distinctive and attractive, and it makes a definite
fashion statement. I call it Junque Jewelry. Jon, can we get a close-up of
this?"
Beth saw Jon tilt the camera down to focus on the jewelry
items with the little sign she'd made saying JUNQUE JEWELRY behind them.
She was proud of how her creations looked. She had spent the
rest of the week working on them, and now her jewelry was displayed on top of a
board she had covered with blue velvet. The jewelry shone and glistened under
the bright TV lights.
Beth centered the board in front of her and pointed to each
item. "This pair of earrings was made from fishing line, paint, and
colorful buttons." She slid her hand along the display. "This pair
was made of thin wire and a couple of bus tokens. I used old luggage keys to
make the next pair."
Then she pointed to the other side of the blue velvet tray,
where some of her more unusual creations were. "To make this necklace, I
tied a lot of knots and loops in a long piece of fishing line and then sprayed
it with gold paint," she continued. "For the matching earrings, I
used shorter line and fewer tangles."
Out of the corner of her eye Beth could see admiring glances
from Funny and Shawnie. They seemed to really like her jewelry.
Beth pointed to the last item on the tray. "I made this
necklace by cutting out the individual circles from a plastic six-pack holder
and painting each circle a different color. Then I strung them together. You
can use the individual circles from the six-pack holder for earrings, too."
Beth looked up into the camera. "The best thing about
Junque Jewelry is that it's unique and you can make it from whatever you
find around the house. All it takes is a little imagination!" She looked
to her left. "Shawnie?"
Jon shifted the video camera back to Shawnie, who was
dressed in a stunning ice-blue suit. A large ribbon of the same shade of blue
held back her hair. With a tiny stab of jealousy, Beth thought about the
gorgeous blue blazer she'd returned to Tanninger's. It was true that she'd like
to be wearing the blazer, but she really didn't need it. Actually, her
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