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Alina de Albergaria Designs by Alina W WRITTEN BY While visiting Santa Barbara on a recent research trip, I had the pleasure of meeting talented jewelry designer Alina de Albergaria. After a tour of her lovely home and garden, she shared the inspiration behind her passion for jewelry making. Showing us pictures of her mother and grandmother, Alina explained, “ my As 12 PEACHYTHEMAGAZINE.COM Blair Farris grandmother taught my mother and my mother passed on to me, an article of clothing is only as good as the fabric and level of workmanship involved in its construction. My obsession with all things creative began at a very young age when I made purses and scarves with my weaving set and my mother's sewing machine.”