Arlington artist’s can-do spirit leads to one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces

Growing up, Karen Keith's mother used to say, "Don't try, just do it."

It's the kind of life lesson that forged Keith's way as a single parent of three studying to be a math teacher.

And that motto gave her the gumption to master several ways of making wearable art, one of them quite eccentric, indeed.

Last summer, Keith took a workshop on the art of "broom casting" and now she makes and sells one-of-a-kind silver necklaces and pendants.