One last AD: We are All Cracked Vessels

My favorite bead title for ages and the beads are cool too. My cousin
sent me this story of the cracked vessel and this popped hollow (
http://snipurl.com/92t3 ) was the outcome of thinking through the
story. I do believe that if we all do deserve lovingkindness and
compassion. I also listed a matching set of beads, my only gardening
for the summer ( http://snipurl.com/92t5 ). Thanks for looking.

Tomorrow it's back into the studio to make fauxpals - I have studio
renos to pay for. I'm so excited to finally have a good idea and a firm
quote on heating and custom ventilation for my studio. I will need to
do about 8 beadmaking classes to get the return on my investment - not
too bad.

susan in canada

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I have always loved this story of the cracked pot. So now if I am ever
called a crackpot I don't mind at all. LOL
Roxan
"Susan B." wrote in message
...
My favorite bead title for ages and the beads are cool too. My cousin
sent me this story of the cracked vessel and this popped hollow (
http://snipurl.com/92t3 ) was the outcome of thinking through the
story. I do believe that if we all do deserve lovingkindness and
compassion. I also listed a matching set of beads, my only gardening
for the summer ( http://snipurl.com/92t5 ). Thanks for looking.

Tomorrow it's back into the studio to make fauxpals - I have studio
renos to pay for. I'm so excited to finally have a good idea and a firm
quote on heating and custom ventilation for my studio. I will need to
do about 8 beadmaking classes to get the return on my investment - not
too bad.

susan in canada

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http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=65191

This is so funny, because we are in the middle of getting financing for
my studio/Moxley's office! We have the quote, we have the plans, and
we're booked to start remodeling in December! I wanted it to happen
earlier, but I refused to do the financial stuff this time (I've dealt
with that for the refinance, and again when we bought this house, and
NEVER AGAIN!) and it took lighting a fire under Moxley's butt (AKA
pitching a hissy fit) to get him to make some phone calls and find out
how to make it happen.

We can be new studio twins!

I, too, calculated that it would be possible to pay for the studio with
classes... except it will take a lot more than 8 classes. The garage
will essentially have to become a whole new structure, with a second
story. Eeek. I am petrified that the bank will look at us and go, "Uh,
right. No."

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

Susan B. wrote:
My favorite bead title for ages and the beads are cool too. My cousin
sent me this story of the cracked vessel and this popped hollow (
http://snipurl.com/92t3 ) was the outcome of thinking through the
story. I do believe that if we all do deserve lovingkindness and
compassion. I also listed a matching set of beads, my only gardening
for the summer ( http://snipurl.com/92t5 ). Thanks for looking.

Tomorrow it's back into the studio to make fauxpals - I have studio
renos to pay for. I'm so excited to finally have a good idea and a firm
quote on heating and custom ventilation for my studio. I will need to
do about 8 beadmaking classes to get the return on my investment - not
too bad.

susan in canada

In article , Kalera Stratton
wrote:

This is so funny, because we are in the middle of getting financing for
my studio/Moxley's office! We have the quote, we have the plans, and
we're booked to start remodeling in December! I wanted it to happen
earlier, but I refused to do the financial stuff this time (I've dealt
with that for the refinance, and again when we bought this house, and
NEVER AGAIN!) and it took lighting a fire under Moxley's butt (AKA
pitching a hissy fit) to get him to make some phone calls and find out
how to make it happen.

We can be new studio twins!

I, too, calculated that it would be possible to pay for the studio with
classes... except it will take a lot more than 8 classes. The garage
will essentially have to become a whole new structure, with a second
story. Eeek. I am petrified that the bank will look at us and go, "Uh,
right. No."

I'd love to be your new studio twin!

This is sort of Phase 1.5 for me in the birthing of my studio, so it's
much less involved than what you're planning. Still freaks me out
though. I've never really been in the position before of knowing that I
have to spend money to make money - well other than when I bought my
tools, etc but that was a gradual accumulation not 1000's of bucks at
one time. My long term dream - tear this down and build a small
strawbale that looks like a little northern New Mexico house - with
solar power. Some day!

But I'm a happy girl today - working for a friend who owns a very large
jewelers supply/bead store, has just gotten hooked big-time by the
bead-making bug, and has ordered several hundred lbs. of Moretti,
dichro, reduction frit, leaf/foils, tools, etc. It arrived yesterday
and I'm so excited. I'm helping to get it ready to hit the store next
week. It is going to be cool to have an enthusiast as my local glass
supplier. And very cool to act as a sort of unofficial advisor. I told
her about "Raku Jitterbug frit", and poof, 2 hours later she'd ordered
several kg's of it and a swack of other Reichenbach frit. So off to
work for me - today I work for glass - visions of silver plum and the
new lavender are calling me.

susan in canada

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Turns out I don't get to build a studio yet... we were turned down for
the loan today, because we're self-employed. We're stuck in this
catch-22 of home-based business, where we can't get a business loan
because it improves our home and we can't get a home equity loan because
we're self employed... I'm feeling very much like the system is
specifically designed to prevent people from being self-employed.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Susan B. wrote:
In article , Kalera Stratton
wrote:


This is so funny, because we are in the middle of getting financing for
my studio/Moxley's office! We have the quote, we have the plans, and
we're booked to start remodeling in December! I wanted it to happen
earlier, but I refused to do the financial stuff this time (I've dealt
with that for the refinance, and again when we bought this house, and
NEVER AGAIN!) and it took lighting a fire under Moxley's butt (AKA
pitching a hissy fit) to get him to make some phone calls and find out
how to make it happen.

We can be new studio twins!

I, too, calculated that it would be possible to pay for the studio with
classes... except it will take a lot more than 8 classes. The garage
will essentially have to become a whole new structure, with a second
story. Eeek. I am petrified that the bank will look at us and go, "Uh,
right. No."


I'd love to be your new studio twin!

This is sort of Phase 1.5 for me in the birthing of my studio, so it's
much less involved than what you're planning. Still freaks me out
though. I've never really been in the position before of knowing that I
have to spend money to make money - well other than when I bought my
tools, etc but that was a gradual accumulation not 1000's of bucks at
one time. My long term dream - tear this down and build a small
strawbale that looks like a little northern New Mexico house - with
solar power. Some day!

But I'm a happy girl today - working for a friend who owns a very large
jewelers supply/bead store, has just gotten hooked big-time by the
bead-making bug, and has ordered several hundred lbs. of Moretti,
dichro, reduction frit, leaf/foils, tools, etc. It arrived yesterday
and I'm so excited. I'm helping to get it ready to hit the store next
week. It is going to be cool to have an enthusiast as my local glass
supplier. And very cool to act as a sort of unofficial advisor. I told
her about "Raku Jitterbug frit", and poof, 2 hours later she'd ordered
several kg's of it and a swack of other Reichenbach frit. So off to
work for me - today I work for glass - visions of silver plum and the
new lavender are calling me.

susan in canada

In article , Kalera Stratton
wrote:

Turns out I don't get to build a studio yet... we were turned down for
the loan today, because we're self-employed. We're stuck in this
catch-22 of home-based business, where we can't get a business loan
because it improves our home and we can't get a home equity loan because
we're self employed... I'm feeling very much like the system is
specifically designed to prevent people from being self-employed.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

That's crappy!! But I bet there IS someone out there who will give you
the money you need.

susan in canada

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Damn Kalera. That makes me angry for you and Moxley.
I hope you can find another lender who will work with you.

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"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
Turns out I don't get to build a studio yet... we were turned down for the
loan today, because we're self-employed. We're stuck in this catch-22 of
home-based business, where we can't get a business loan because it
improves our home and we can't get a home equity loan because we're self
employed... I'm feeling very much like the system is specifically designed
to prevent people from being self-employed.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Susan B. wrote:
In article , Kalera Stratton
wrote:


This is so funny, because we are in the middle of getting financing for
my studio/Moxley's office! We have the quote, we have the plans, and
we're booked to start remodeling in December! I wanted it to happen
earlier, but I refused to do the financial stuff this time (I've dealt
with that for the refinance, and again when we bought this house, and
NEVER AGAIN!) and it took lighting a fire under Moxley's butt (AKA
pitching a hissy fit) to get him to make some phone calls and find out
how to make it happen.

We can be new studio twins!

I, too, calculated that it would be possible to pay for the studio with
classes... except it will take a lot more than 8 classes. The garage will
essentially have to become a whole new structure, with a second story.
Eeek. I am petrified that the bank will look at us and go, "Uh, right.
No."


I'd love to be your new studio twin!

This is sort of Phase 1.5 for me in the birthing of my studio, so it's
much less involved than what you're planning. Still freaks me out
though. I've never really been in the position before of knowing that I
have to spend money to make money - well other than when I bought my
tools, etc but that was a gradual accumulation not 1000's of bucks at
one time. My long term dream - tear this down and build a small
strawbale that looks like a little northern New Mexico house - with
solar power. Some day!

But I'm a happy girl today - working for a friend who owns a very large
jewelers supply/bead store, has just gotten hooked big-time by the
bead-making bug, and has ordered several hundred lbs. of Moretti,
dichro, reduction frit, leaf/foils, tools, etc. It arrived yesterday
and I'm so excited. I'm helping to get it ready to hit the store next
week. It is going to be cool to have an enthusiast as my local glass
supplier. And very cool to act as a sort of unofficial advisor. I told
her about "Raku Jitterbug frit", and poof, 2 hours later she'd ordered
several kg's of it and a swack of other Reichenbach frit. So off to
work for me - today I work for glass - visions of silver plum and the
new lavender are calling me. susan in canada

I'm thinking that if we wait a year, we'll have better odds. Moxley
changed his business name a year and a half ago, and the banks insist
that it's a new business even though it's not. After we've both been
operating as businesses officially for more than two years, I think
we'll have better luck.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Susan B. wrote:


That's crappy!! But I bet there IS someone out there who will give you
the money you need.

susan in canada

Thanks, Candace! We're going to wait... I think it will work out, just
not this year as I'd hoped.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


~Candace~ wrote:
Damn Kalera. That makes me angry for you and Moxley.
I hope you can find another lender who will work with you.

I'm thinking that if we wait a year, we'll have better odds.

I try and think to myself that in the grand scheme of the universe the time
might not be right for reasons yet unknown to me. It kinda smooths the
disappiontment and is usually true.




..Stephanie..

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes
from within. It is there all the time. Anna Freud