On 9/30/12 10:49 AM, Shirley wrote: On 30/09/2012 12:22, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 9/25/12 6:16 AM, Shirley wrote: seeing if this works waving! I've recently hit several "new to me" bead shops - All Beads Considered in Exeter NH and Bush Bead Studios in Deerfield NH. Very...

I need diamond beads for a project. Any supplier names and addresses are greatly appreciated. Kevin

hello all - I've been reading, trying to learn a new craft. Apparently I've picked a more obscure part of beadwork or you all are not a group who practice it. I have a question or two. I've been trying to find seedbeads sized 15/0 locally. I've tried a couple shops that I thought would have a...

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Ok, WTF did you say to these beaders to get their gotchies all wadded up ? -- SS~ :) If ya feel like dancin', dance nekkid ! . .

When I first started reading and posting here in rec-crafts-beads, I was delighted to find people who share many of my own passions and also some troubles and ways of dealing with them. I made friends, many of whom I have never seen in the flesh. We share our love of beads, creativity, family and...

Hello All - Does anyone have an idea where I maybe able to find some of these beads? I am looking for at least a 16" strand... Black Diamond Beads (no crystal) 3mm-4mm faceted Feel free to email me directly at

My wife has created a bunch of patterns using Micro Macrame. She was looking for patterns online and found that she couldn't find hardly any. So she decided to start creating her own. I'm good at building websites, so I helped her post her new patterns online. You can find them at a...

Latest challenge - lots of eye candy: http://snipurl.com/8rfz The auction that closed for over $1000: http://snipurl.com/8rg1 (to do her site and read about her reaction to it) And 2 current auctions that are already over $300 with days to go: http://snipurl.com/8rg2 http://snipurl.com/8rg4

All the advice on the other post was wonderful! Thanks for posting your thoughts and experences. Well, I DID email the bead shop owner and tell her that I couldn't do the demo because of lack of supply (beads) and and some other minor reasons. Here is what she replied: (I had a feeling no...

I ask this question in total ignorance of the processes you go thru to make lampworked beads. Almost total. I know there is melted glass involved, and mandrels, and release stuff....and flame.. My question is, what are the most labor intensive type of beads? I see florals, and stripes that appear...

This'll interest KDK -- I got one of those pieces we saw at Rose Quartz in SF! The Plum necklace down at the bottom left picture on the page (#7818) is the one I now own with glee. I love this guy's jewelry! And it's not something I can make...

Now, you guys know I'm pretty even tempered and pretty easy to get along with. Right? Well someone emailed me today. A lampwork artist. The content of the email was a tirade/rant about my web and auction prices being low and how I'm wrecking the industry and blah blah blah. Well, I don't think...

I was just wondering (since the time is here again) what sells best at craft shows for you guys. I'm talking local craft shows. For me it seems to be handmade bead rings from either brass, plated wire or copper using czech fire polish beads or glow in the dark beads. Inexpensive but cute and...

There's a store at the mall near us called Pink World. Mostly it's full of frilly stuff that I wouldn't be caught dead in, although they have some great little handbags (beaded), and necklaces and barrettes. It's more of a teen store. Yesterday, I took my daughter in there (joke is she hates...

Anyone have any experience straightening memory wire? I'm working on some projects where I'm making some tiny Abacus using glass beads. My first models used floral wire, but I've found that it's too bendable for my purposes. I looked at memory wire, and it seems to be a very thin spring...

Linda asked us old timers to call in and say hi. The death of my beloved Sooz prompts me to do so. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm still beading and selling my jewelry. My focus this year is a bit more on writing. I've been published quite a lot and am currently studying at the Hagley Writers'...

I want to explain something. I know I don't need to, but I need to. I need to ask some things too. I have a bad reaction to people coming here and asking us to do their legwork for them, and displaying other bad manners. By that I don't mean someone like Pam, who asks what we think about...

A seller we have been talking about lately who has some beads they are insisting as handmade by their own hands..... he's being busted by me for copyright violation - for copying *text from my website*. In every auction, he has the first paragraph of this page of my...