Nope, and I should before I get overwhelmed. I turned my dining room into
my bead workshop and no longer invite people over for dinner, lol. Method
in my madness, that.
I have small open baskets and I keep everything in those in resealable
plastic bags. DD bought me a fancy case with a gazillion compartments and I
haven't put anything in it yet. From eons of experience (old as dirt too),
I threaten anyone with death if they move one thing.
I know pretty well exactly where stuff is and it would drive me bonkers if I
changed it around. But I am working on it. I really should have kept a
record on here of what I paid and so on. I think Sterling does that.
Me......I just guess. But not into much selling yet. My problem is I
started out with base metals and stuff from Michaels. Now I buy the better
stuff, so have to definitely keep those separate.
Cheers......Heather the Hoarder.
"Shirley Shone" wrote in message
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Now with hind sight I wished I had.
I have just been rummaging behind my beading desk to see if I could find
the wire knitter that I have.
I pulled out a box and in are 31 vintage crystal necklaces with a total of
48 strands. These were antique fair finds. I got to be known as the lady
who was always looking for crystal beads. Stall holders would keep them
for me and I felt compelled to buy. I hated to disappoint them by
refusing. The prices were always good, only a few pounds each. I have not
been to an antique fair now for about 2 years,
In the first instance I started to collect them because I wanted to make a
beaded lampshade. Never did make one apart from putting a beaded fringe
round a plain cream lampshade.
All the other beads I have are in drawers and boxes. I did at one time
have drawers labelled with colours, crystals, delica's and so forth.
Alas though some drawers got too full and other beads were pushed in. It
is a mega search for some of the beads.
How I wished I had kept a record of where and when and how much the beads
cost when I got them. Also where I put them.
Memories plays tricks as one gets older.
There still a lot of beads that were in my BFNR still in the drawers. In
another box are the beads that I bought in Amsterdam when I met Bart
there. He took DH and I to shops that we would never have found If we had
been on our own.
Still think of you Bart if you are reading this.
Hope everyone is okay
Hugs
Shirley
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Shirley Shone
http://www.allcrafts.org.uk