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beads but no findings, findings but no beads.
Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from
Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! I guess I will hold off on ordering any more beads for the moment because we're moving soon and things are in a bit of a stressful state of disarray as we search for our dream house with, like, next to money, and get ready to vacate this one. It's terribly hard to discipline myself in this way, lol. I want more beads! Laura |
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laura wrote in message ...
Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! I guess I will hold off on ordering any more beads for the moment because we're moving soon and things are in a bit of a stressful state of disarray as we search for our dream house with, like, next to money, and get ready to vacate this one. It's terribly hard to discipline myself in this way, lol. I want more beads! Hi Laura, What happens to me is, I'll order a bunch of beads or findings, start working, and find there's just one shape or color I don't have. For instance, I didn't realize how big the hole was on some bead caps - they needed a tiny disc shape on top to hold them straight. Then I have to put my piece aside until I have enough stuff on my list to make another minimum order. Do you have a beading board, so you can visualize combinations before stringing? Maybe keep an open mind and play with what you have. You might surprise yourself. * TL * |
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I used to visit the LBS with a strung strand of 'samples' of things I
already had in my pocket, so I could hold things close together before making a purchase. It really is amazing how many truly gorgeous beads that seem to have the potential to be 'coordinating colors' actually don't look right once they are side-by-side... Deirdre On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 09:13:58 -0400, "laura" wrote: Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! |
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Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from
Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Haw haw haw -- yes. All the time. It's terrible! Haw haw! ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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There are some things that seems to help me with this.
A big thing is to keep buying the colors I like best in lots of variations, and not get too tempted to get other colors for other preferences. I also am more likely to leave less preferred colors languishing for years. I also have shapes I much prefer. I work best with roundish beads, and beads of certain sizes. As I'm doing some stringing, I'm finding I need more beads in the 6 to 8 mm size. As I'm beginning to use silver and Bali, I'm noticing that bead caps are often hard for me to use, especially with lampwork. They often have flat sides, so I need to use a flat disk somewhere between 7 and 10 mm. I hadn't expected that. I prefer using only the clasps that are easy for me to use. And the very simplest toggles look very nice and clean. I'm using up old coated wire (tiger tail) by using it for preliminary stringing. I can leave it strung like that until I get a finding etc, if I need to. Or leave it for a few days (or more) and come back to it, if it just feels incomplete. At times when I feel indecisive, I can still work, that way. Tina "laura" wrote in message ... Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! I guess I will hold off on ordering any more beads for the moment because we're moving soon and things are in a bit of a stressful state of disarray as we search for our dream house with, like, next to money, and get ready to vacate this one. It's terribly hard to discipline myself in this way, lol. I want more beads! Laura |
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"Christina Peterson" wrote in message news:1062880453.606602@prawn... As I'm beginning to use silver and Bali, I'm noticing that bead caps are often hard for me to use, especially with lampwork. They often have flat sides, so I need to use a flat disk somewhere between 7 and 10 mm. I hadn't expected that. Yeah, I have this problem, too. I'm finding that the caps don't really work very well the way I envisioned using them. I'm getting a bit creative, though... and that has its up side--maybe I prefer using only the clasps that are easy for me to use. And the very simplest toggles look very nice and clean. I'm using up old coated wire (tiger tail) by using it for preliminary stringing. I can leave it strung like that until I get a finding etc, if I need to. Or leave it for a few days (or more) and come back to it, if it just feels incomplete. At times when I feel indecisive, I can still work, that way. Thanks for these tips (even the ones I snipped). It's helpful to know that all of this is sort of normal Laura |
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I read somewhere that you should let friends and children play with your
beads to come up with new combinations. I have twin two year old neighbors. When they come over they love to play with the beads and I give them each a beadboard. Sometimes their combinations don't work, but they always come up with something I would never think of. Their mom is great and helps me too, when she has time. Starlia "Tante Lina" wrote in message k.net... laura wrote in message ... Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! I guess I will hold off on ordering any more beads for the moment because we're moving soon and things are in a bit of a stressful state of disarray as we search for our dream house with, like, next to money, and get ready to vacate this one. It's terribly hard to discipline myself in this way, lol. I want more beads! Hi Laura, What happens to me is, I'll order a bunch of beads or findings, start working, and find there's just one shape or color I don't have. For instance, I didn't realize how big the hole was on some bead caps - they needed a tiny disc shape on top to hold them straight. Then I have to put my piece aside until I have enough stuff on my list to make another minimum order. Do you have a beading board, so you can visualize combinations before stringing? Maybe keep an open mind and play with what you have. You might surprise yourself. * TL * |
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"Tante Lina" wrote in message k.net... laura wrote in message ... Does anyone else do this? I just ordered a bunch of silver from Monsterslayer. It came in yesterday's mail. I sat down to do some beading yesterday and-- gee whiz-- it looks like I don't have any beads now. Nothing goes with anything else. But the reason I ordered all that silver was because I didn't have anything to go with the beads I have. Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! I guess I will hold off on ordering any more beads for the moment because we're moving soon and things are in a bit of a stressful state of disarray as we search for our dream house with, like, next to money, and get ready to vacate this one. It's terribly hard to discipline myself in this way, lol. I want more beads! Hi Laura, What happens to me is, I'll order a bunch of beads or findings, start working, and find there's just one shape or color I don't have. For instance, I didn't realize how big the hole was on some bead caps - they needed a tiny disc shape on top to hold them straight. Then I have to put my piece aside until I have enough stuff on my list to make another minimum order. Do you have a beading board, so you can visualize combinations before stringing? Maybe keep an open mind and play with what you have. You might surprise yourself. I do have a beading board, but I don't use it much. It's become another holding area for beads that are ripening. Right now most of my beads are in boxes stacked on top of each other, and it's getting harder and harder to move the boxes around to get to different ones. I think after we move I will try to set things up to make it more convenient. I imagine that knowing my work area is about to be deconstructed isn't helping my motivation right now. Laura |
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Laura wrote: Now I'm really confused. I guess the point is to just keep
buying stuff until there's so much here that something has to work with something else! See? You're not confused at all! ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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I can leave it strung like that until I get a finding etc, if I
need to. Or leave it for a few days (or more) Or months. Or more. Haw haw haw! Haw! ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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