hi everyone..I'm new to this group. I figured I'd post a bit of an introduction before replying to threads here. anyways, my name is Amber, and I'm 22 years old. I live in Kentucky, and I've been interested in beadwork since I was a little girl. I started getting really serious about it last year,...

While on a mad hunt for a ring I recently lost, I stumbled across part of my gemstone collection that I packed away ages ago due to lack of space. I was a rockhound as a child, and crystals were the first thing I ever really collected, and collect them I did quite extensively. When we first moved...

I've done two pieces of very silver work this week. Both of them took me hours to do, but were well worth it, I think. I'm going to make more ID bags, and possibly another bracelet like this one and sell them, but I need to work out prices, which is something I'm generally awful...

amethyst wine amulet bag: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4906344862&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 silver pearls ID bag: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4906321526&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 -amber.

my latest finished piece..a freeform peyote bracelet. I just wish I could get better pictures of it, cause the colors are really hard to capture. http://www.serpentsdance.com/thisweekswork.htm -amber.

I finished a sun catcher the other day. The geode piece came from my boyfriend's driveway. It cracked when I ran over it one night, and I thought the pieces were pretty, and figured I could use them for something. http://www.serpentsdance.com/thisweekswork.htm -Amber.

I've been working on a series of "mermaid" jewelry lately..I just finished a bracelet a few days ago. I've been working on a matching necklace, but it's on hold till I get some more pearls..I ran out when I was halfway through with it. http://www.serpentsdance.com/thisweekswork.htm -Amber.

sitting here at my other job with little to do, I end up doing a lot of ebay surfing just to look at beads. what I've found so far: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34070&item=4935210388&rd=1 and another one from that same...

Now that I've mastered flat round peyote stitch, I've made two little boxes. I love tiny bottles and boxes, so it was only a matter of time before I started making them myself. I'm really pleased with how they turned out..I'm planning on making a few more for christmas gifts this year, and am...

pretty tangerine garden bracelet is now up on ebay..I wish I could get a better pic of it, but ah well. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34050&item=4112207467&ssPageName=STRK:MESSE:IT -amber.

well, I finally decided it was high time to actually use some of my little lampwork hoard in my jewelry making. I've been collecting beads for a few months now, but hadn't actually made anything with them yet. The focal in the necklace was actually made by someone on this group..Karen_AZ, I do...

I went to the mercantile bead show today in louisville, KY. I swear, I could have spent all of my extra cash that I took as well as my entire bank account there. I limited myself to just the extra cash ($100) though..I only had a few dollars left of it by the time I left. I mostly bought pearls...

in addition to beadwork, I dabble a bit in crochet. I mostly make little teeny tiny dolls, but decided to try my hand at a cell phone bag. I was going to make one entirely of beadwork, using peyote stitch..but..well..my usually endless patience copped out on me at the thought of that much work....

I've found that since I've started reading more books, magazines, and groups like this about beadwork, the range of materials I've used has vastly expanded. See, for a while I didn't pay much attention to glass or lampworked beads. Until very recently, there was only one craft store in my town, and...

wow. just...wow. amazing. the picture in the auction of the mermaid was beautiful, but nothing compares to actually holding it in my hand and looking at it. it's absolutely jaw droppingly stunning. I can forsee myself buying many, many more beads like this. I think I'm just going to string her on...

just a few days more to go on this amulet bag: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4104791361&category=12519&sspagename=STRK%3AMESSE%3AIT&rd=1 -amber

starlia sent me four absolutely lovely lampwork beads. I just got them today. I'll be taking these to work with me this weekend, as I have a boring, boring desk job where I'm allowed to play with my beads all I want when I'm not busy. thank you so much, starlia..I'm going to be mesmerized by these...

I've been busy rebuilding my website, and took the time to throw together a very simple sale page. I only have one thing up at the moment, which is a nice, summery amulet bag. it can be found he http://www.serpentsdance.com/latest.htm -amber. www.serpentsdance.com

a new doll design, and my first completed freeform peyote piece. also an amulet bag that I posted an ad for here already. I went ahead and pulled it from my site and put it on ebay. mermaid and bracelet pics: http://www.serpentsdance.com/thisweekswork.htm amulet bag auction:

I made a very similar bracelet a while back, and was told to up the price on it when it sold. well, I decided to try it again, this time with what is hopefully a price more suited to the piece, yet still isn't too terribly high. I also have a few little crocheted dolls up, but that's not...