Yee-haw - I did some beading today!

Kathy,

That sounds really beautiful. I love alexandrite. I hope we can see a
pic some time soon.

Do you feel you can give yourself a break tomorrow after having achieved
this?

marisa2

Kathy N-V wrote:

It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

I hope you post photos soon. I've missed your bead works but totally
understand your pain. I was in so much pain today I just wanted someone to
take a sledge hammer to my head. Poor Candice had to try and understand me
with a pillow over my face last night.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

I understood you just fine, hon
My Mom got a laugh when I told her my "support staff" had conked out on
methadone, though. LOL. (She of course had no idea about your head)

"starlia" wrote in message
...
I hope you post photos soon. I've missed your bead works but totally
understand your pain. I was in so much pain today I just wanted someone
to
take a sledge hammer to my head. Poor Candice had to try and understand
me
with a pillow over my face last night.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

The phenergan is what wipes me out. I had to take that before the methadone
just to keep from getting sick.

Now I'm still feeling the effects but at least nasty headache is at bay. I
hate those days when I almost ask to go to the ER (which is the very last
thing I want to do.)

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
I understood you just fine, hon
My Mom got a laugh when I told her my "support staff" had conked out on
methadone, though. LOL. (She of course had no idea about your head)

"starlia" wrote in message
...
I hope you post photos soon. I've missed your bead works but totally
understand your pain. I was in so much pain today I just wanted someone
to
take a sledge hammer to my head. Poor Candice had to try and understand
me
with a pillow over my face last night.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

I hope you're not holding a torch when you're feeling that bad. Or
when you're wierd from the medications.

marisa2

starlia wrote:

The phenergan is what wipes me out. I had to take that before the methadone
just to keep from getting sick.

Now I'm still feeling the effects but at least nasty headache is at bay. I
hate those days when I almost ask to go to the ER (which is the very last
thing I want to do.)

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...

I understood you just fine, hon
My Mom got a laugh when I told her my "support staff" had conked out on
methadone, though. LOL. (She of course had no idea about your head)

"starlia" wrote in message
...

I hope you post photos soon. I've missed your bead works but totally
understand your pain. I was in so much pain today I just wanted someone
to
take a sledge hammer to my head. Poor Candice had to try and understand
me
with a pillow over my face last night.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
st.giganews.com...

It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

I do work on meds but I don't get near the torch when I'm that bad. Any
light whatsoever nearly kills me. The sounds alone from the concentrator
would have my head throbbing. Plus I know I could set the house or myself
on fire. That's never a very good idea. If I start getting nauseated I
know I'm in for a bad time. I'm still sleeping off the effects of all those
meds and hopefully will be back to normal tomorrow.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Marisa2" wrote in message
om...
I hope you're not holding a torch when you're feeling that bad. Or
when you're wierd from the medications.

marisa2

starlia wrote:

The phenergan is what wipes me out. I had to take that before the
methadone
just to keep from getting sick.

Now I'm still feeling the effects but at least nasty headache is at bay.
I
hate those days when I almost ask to go to the ER (which is the very
last
thing I want to do.)

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...

I understood you just fine, hon
My Mom got a laugh when I told her my "support staff" had conked out on
methadone, though. LOL. (She of course had no idea about your head)

"starlia" wrote in message
...

I hope you post photos soon. I've missed your bead works but totally
understand your pain. I was in so much pain today I just wanted
someone
to
take a sledge hammer to my head. Poor Candice had to try and
understand
me
with a pillow over my face last night.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
st.giganews.com...

It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

((((((hugs)))))))

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

The necklace sounds lovely. Glad you got to bead some.

Kathy K
"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
. giganews.com...
It's been a long while since I've beaded anything, because of the
increasing uselessness of my left hand. (You should see how my
typing has deteriorated. I used to type well over 100 WPM, with no
errors - it's nowhere near that now) But the inability to bead has
really bothered me.

Today, I decided to finish the beadwoven necklace that's been looking
at me with disdain for months. Each day, I've done a couple of rows,
but it never seemed to get any longer. So today, despite the pain I
finished the dratted thing. And I love it - it looks like purple ice.
(it's all alexandite teardrop beads in a spiral where you cannot see
the core - which happens to be matching seed beads)

The I figured I was already in pain, so what the heck. I started to
get things together for a matching bracelet, when the child showed me
the new watch I had made her for school. I used double strands of 49
ply SoftTouch 0.24, double crimped everything, and the kid still
manages to break it.

Oh no, she didn't exactly break it - "It broke all by itself."
Oddly, it was the SoftTouch that let go, so the bracelet was intact
except for where it connected to the watch head. I didn't have the
hand strength to do crimping, so I used elastic thread and made her a
clown fish watch. It came out really well, although I don't expect
it will last very long. Thank G*d there are $4 watch heads.

I hurt like crazy, but man, did it feel good to actually make
something again.

Kathy N-V

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Starlia}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Poor sweetie. :-(

I do work on meds but I don't get near the torch when I'm that bad. Any
light whatsoever nearly kills me. The sounds alone from the concentrator
would have my head throbbing. Plus I know I could set the house or myself
on fire. That's never a very good idea. If I start getting nauseated I
know I'm in for a bad time. I'm still sleeping off the effects of all those
meds and hopefully will be back to normal tomorrow.


~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

I'm back to normal somewhat. The head pain is getting worse daily and that
sucks big time.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Starlia}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Poor sweetie. :-(

I do work on meds but I don't get near the torch when I'm that bad. Any
light whatsoever nearly kills me. The sounds alone from the concentrator
would have my head throbbing. Plus I know I could set the house or
myself
on fire. That's never a very good idea. If I start getting nauseated I
know I'm in for a bad time. I'm still sleeping off the effects of all
those
meds and hopefully will be back to normal tomorrow.


~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph
Chilton
Pearce