Did you wear your bracelet??? Marisa and I had a blast learning how to do a chevron stitch necklace which she turned into a bracelet. I think we had enough time to do the necklace but I think we talked more than beaded! g She and her husband are gracious hosts and her husband made us vegetable...

I know they have micro crimpers for the little crimp beads, but will regular crimpers work? Since my bead store doesn't carry the micro crimp beads, I don't think they carry the micro crimpers. I saw them at Art beads for $15, but didn't want to have to take that much out of my Paypal account. I...

Here's my latest Byzantine creation. The prices are a little lower than usual as I need the money lots (and I wanted to see if the design is liked). I've also got a nice 3-in-3 piece going up soon, when I get time to take the photos! Anyway, I'll stop rambling, here they...

We just got some ZOTS(long seed beads) from bead501.com. We ordered the 4 "Iris" colors and they are wonderful. They have tiny bugles(1/4" long) to match some of the colors and they look great as well. Any way I wanted to update the group on ZOTS since there was a thread of interest earlier. Armand...

Hi, everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I have marked down some of my dichroic glass pendants to make room for new ones going up. These savings are substantial and should be up later today.Regular shipping of $2.00 will apply. I also will be posting some of my latest work. I need to raise...

I'm having the worse luck getting the crimping beads to crimp and I'm worried about the knots coming out... I have tried the nymo thread and it's not worked.... and I'm getting ready to go get the wire!! I'm wanting this to be strong and not come undone.... especially I'm hoping she will wear...

I made this bracelet from a kit I bought from Foxden Designs. I know, I know, many of you don't like kits. I do and am glad I bought this one. I learned a lot from doing it, it was a lot of fun and now I want one too! I hope my mother-in-law likes it. Take a...

What was the verdict? I don't remember. As much as I dislike frames, it's becoming obvious that the pop-ups I've been using in my gallery are not going to work well with angelfire's customized ads, forcing me to try another tack. Re-doing my website is going to be a pain, but if it's too much of...

Hello all! I haven't been around RCB much lately and I miss you all! :-) There just isn't enough time in the day to get much RCB time in these days. But I did get a chance to relist some beads from my last set of auctions, thankfully that doesn't take much time, just a couple clicks of the...

Hi Beady Buddies, Looks like Spring is FINALLY here... We had a frost warning last night and I hope it's the last! But everything is greening up, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming... and you're probably outside enjoying it all, which is wonderful! But don't forget to bead! As always I...

Okay I have to announce to the world that Jerri's bracelets are absolutely gorgeous. The pics do not do it justice at all. She is definitely not a beginner at all!!!!!! Thanks so much Jerri -- Debbie (New Mexico) Life is too short

Has anyone ever been to one of these shows? Turns out they will be in town this weekend. I'm going to have to pop in even tho I suspect it's more for jewelers than beaders but you never can tell. -- JoAnn

I know Valentine Glass auctions get posted periodically, but for sheer drool-power, nothing beats the WEBSITE: http://www.valentineglass.com/gallery.htm Oh, my. I could while away hours in a drooling trance. -- -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

As suggested to me on another thread (thank you, person who's name I can't recall right now), I got some finishing nails today to use for making my own wire jig. ( DH bought me some cheap craft wire to play with.) I already had a decent piece of wood from my decoupage forays. I've also been...

A fellow RCBer just let me know that my website is loading REAAAALLLY slow for her, on a T1 line no less! I was wondering if anyone else here has a T1 line, and if you would mind checking for me and seeing how fast it loads... the main page should only take a few seconds, and even the pages of...

Hi , Anybody interested in beads necklaces ??? Recently I came across a website 'www.gemsandcrafts.com' . It deals with semiprecious stone jewelry , healing crystals like wands, pyramids, pendulums etc. They have a very wide range of variety in semiprecious stone jewelry.WebSite is really cool!...

Has anyone else seen this? Auntie's Beads is goin' onna cruise! Mannnnnnnnn would I love to go! http://www.auntiesbeads.com/beadcruise/ ~Candace~ your local hemp goddess :)

We are the only factory in the world that can mfg. the "smartbeads" in 14K,sterling silver and gold filled ask me for free samples for your inspection: Irv Vederman at Ronald Pratt Co. Cumberland RI 800 537 3067 or 401 333 6000 Thank you

Okay, another question for everyone. Since I have all this enforced non-beading time, I thought I'd put it to good use and work on my marketing skills (which need a LOT of work!). Are there any recommendations for good books appropriate for website marketing in the artistic arena? I plan on surfing...

They have several sets of these "silvered ocean" style beads. Love them. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34070&item=4108023034