Hi Y'all, I've listed 3 new auctions tonight. Two sets of squeezed beads and a set of very cool seashells. The shells, I think, are the most realistic looking ones I've done so far. They are ivory with just a few tan accents, and have been etched to a nice smooth matt finish. As with real shells,...

I loved the idea of making more beads like the one in my Rosebud necklace. So I spent yesterday making some of those, and ended up making a really cute focal to go with them. So.....here's a smallish set of those for your bead buying pleasure. ...

I'm going to put this out here because I am not sure what else to do. Apparently, some things that I have said in a couple of other threads have caused a couple of people to decide to leave the group. I am at a loss about this. I was arguing a point that I feel strongly about. I certainly didn't...

I have had so much fun designing and making the embellished brick stitch I have made one for sale. Here is the description I have provided on Ebay: This bracelet is hand made and hand woven with dandyline 20 # test thread. This thread is water resistant and does not stretch. Most beads have...

I...just did....my first.......load...of...LAUNDRY! In my OWN home! happy dance -- ~Candace~ Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader~ http://snipurl.com/6s4t

I just wanted to say that I am reading "Angels and Demons" and remembered what some of you said about The Da Vinci Code. Can't WAIT to get my hands on that book. This is some of the most fascinating stuff I have read in a long time. Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better...

Hi Y'all, Okay...so the insurance adjuster came out today to access the damage from hurricane Jeanne. I'm guessing that we can have a REALLY tall Christmas tree this year, cause we won't have that pesky thing called a ceiling to give us our usual twelve foot limit! Yep...the ceiling has to be...

I hate winter. I hate living where it's cold. I hate freezing my butt off to take my puppy out. I hate wearing layers. I hate slush. We are moving to Florida. Did I mention that? It will take a couple of years, probably, to get the house ready to sell. Then we are OUT OF HERE. So there. Tink

Okay. It's time to fess up. We are all beadaholics and we proudly proclaim it to all. However, I want to know your beading pleasures. What do you hoard, want, lust for, and sometimes use? Since I started all this I'll go first. 1. Delicas - can't have enough 2. Sterling wire 3. Bali beads...

Let's get a few things straight here, shall we? 1. To those of you who have contributed anything towards Bekah, a big thank you. The family is grateful for everything. She does exist, and if you'd like to know anything more, feel free to email me. 2. I never left. I simply did not post. For all...

Hi, Polly. I'm swamped with two very high-stress projects right now, so I've been bad about keeping up with RCB. But I did want to take a moment to tell you: Your package arrived today--perfect timing. Of course I opened it right away, and I **love** it! I couldn't have asked for a better...

I just went to Corina's site, thinking I'd better hurry up and get my vote in...hadn't been there in a while, strolled around the new entries, decided I was going with my first choice anyways...then BAM--I can't vote! She changed it to entree voting only, at the request of some of the...

I suppose they'd be classified as beads. When I was a kid we lived in Downer's Grove, IL. It was a great place to live, much like being inside a Ray Bradbury story without the scary bits. I was only five when this happened, and today playing with my son who is almost 5 now, it made me remember...

I've been lurking here for a while.. use to make beaded jewelry.. got out of it.. now starting to get back into it.... but right now I need a question answered real fast!! I'm making a :"mother's" bracelet for my daughter for her first mother's day.... I'm going to be using 6mm square...

I posted this to my website this morning: "Due to recent overwhelming demand, I have decided to cut back on accepting custom orders for awhile. This includes email orders as well as orders from my gallery pages. Unfortunately, I really have exhausted myself making the same sets over and over, and...

We had this thread a couple of years ago, and it was interesting. We discovered, for instance, that Tink collects every single thing on earth. But, anyway...... ~ What do YOU collect? And, for the sake of bandwidth, please do not get *too* terribly longwinded -- but longwinded anough to enjoy...

I finally finished the valentine bracelet I mentioned. I love the way it turned out. I am trying to decide whether I want to put it on ebay or just put it on my website. Ebay would likely get more visitors, even though it's slow in the jewelry section right now. Thoughts? Here are some...

Including 2 sets with no bids - including one with 24K gold leaf over pink/light carnelian, and another turquoise and black ocean-themed set with waves under a crescent moon. Thanks as always for looking. Hey - it's warmed up here - only -26 now ;-) susan in canada --

*grin* There's lots more where *that* came from. LOL! Try to think of them as "battle scars". -- Tink www.blackswampglassworks.com Sign Up Now For Fall Workshops! Hollows, Vessels & Florals...

Hello everyone! I just discovered this NG and wanted to see if there was an FAQ or any major no-nos I should know about. I caught the bead bug about a year and a half ago and have been keeping my wife in new stuff since (although her list is non-ending). The ladies at the bead shop I get most of...