Hi There from Canada......

Hi Heather!

-kalera

Heather wrote:
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on this
group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing things that you
do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I decided
to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was getting a tad
boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have been running as fast
as I can to learn even 25% of what you all know. There is so MUCH to
learn. I still find it hard to visualize metric sized beads....tell me
1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in the
process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I know how
much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is getting the
inspiration when working on something, but I just lay it out and adjust
here and there and eventually I have a "eureka" moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also
learned quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like Nicole, I
am building up my inventory and did buy several interesting strands over
in Portugal in June in a tiny little chinese store. We are still not
sure (my helpful bead store owner and myself) if I have jade or
aventurine, for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic questions
I suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I am. I am
constantly pouring over magazines and all of your websites for
inspiration and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather

I've bought from BeadFx online and have been happy with them.

--
Karleen Page
Member International Jewelry Designers Guild (IJDG)
Vibrant Jewels web sto http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/welcome.htm
Vibrant Jewels JustBeads Auctions:
http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=21770
CLICK HERE to join myYahoo Group:
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Barbara.....you surprised me with this tidbit. We live on the
western outskirts of Toronto and happened to be very close to Markham
yesterday for a doctor's appt. It does have a very big Chinese
population.

There are quite a few bead stores in Toronto proper that I haven't had a
chance to get to yet. One is Beadfx which has a huge website and is
further east than Markham. We have 3 (including Michael's) here in my
city so have access to 3 quite different types of gems, beads and
findings.

Cheers.....Heather


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Welcome Heather!

I know there are a few Chinese gem bead stores up in the Markham area.

Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave
Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on this
group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing things that you
do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I decided
to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was getting a tad
boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have been running as fast
as I can to learn even 25% of what you all know. There is so MUCH to
learn. I still find it hard to visualize metric sized beads....tell me
1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in the
process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I know how
much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is getting the
inspiration when working on something, but I just lay it out and adjust
here and there and eventually I have a "eureka" moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also
learned quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like Nicole, I
am building up my inventory and did buy several interesting strands over
in Portugal in June in a tiny little chinese store. We are still not
sure (my helpful bead store owner and myself) if I have jade or
aventurine, for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic questions
I suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I am. I am
constantly pouring over magazines and all of your websites for
inspiration and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather

for my last job, I spent 3 separate weeks in the Markham area at the
corporate hq, so i got to poke around the area quite abit.
Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Thanks Barbara.....you surprised me with this tidbit. We live on the
western outskirts of Toronto and happened to be very close to Markham
yesterday for a doctor's appt. It does have a very big Chinese
population.

There are quite a few bead stores in Toronto proper that I haven't had a
chance to get to yet. One is Beadfx which has a huge website and is
further east than Markham. We have 3 (including Michael's) here in my
city so have access to 3 quite different types of gems, beads and
findings.

Cheers.....Heather


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Welcome Heather!

I know there are a few Chinese gem bead stores up in the Markham area.

Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave
Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on
this group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing things
that you do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I
decided to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was
getting a tad boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have
been running as fast as I can to learn even 25% of what you all know.
There is so MUCH to learn. I still find it hard to visualize metric
sized beads....tell me 1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in
the process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I
know how much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is getting
the inspiration when working on something, but I just lay it out and
adjust here and there and eventually I have a "eureka" moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also
learned quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like Nicole,
I am building up my inventory and did buy several interesting strands
over in Portugal in June in a tiny little chinese store. We are
still not sure (my helpful bead store owner and myself) if I have
jade or aventurine, for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic
questions I suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I
am. I am constantly pouring over magazines and all of your websites
for inspiration and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather

Good to hear that, Karleen. I haven't bought anything online so far,
but do get all of their *flyer* emails, etc. They seem to be well
thought of. I am toying with trying something with copper findings, so
was looking for them on their website.

Heather

"Vibrant Jewels" wrote in message
...
I've bought from BeadFx online and have been happy with them.

--
Karleen Page
Member International Jewelry Designers Guild (IJDG)
Vibrant Jewels web sto
http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/welcome.htm
Vibrant Jewels JustBeads Auctions:
http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=21770
CLICK HERE to join myYahoo Group:

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Barbara.....you surprised me with this tidbit. We live on the
western outskirts of Toronto and happened to be very close to Markham
yesterday for a doctor's appt. It does have a very big Chinese
population.

There are quite a few bead stores in Toronto proper that I haven't
had a chance to get to yet. One is Beadfx which has a huge website
and is further east than Markham. We have 3 (including Michael's)
here in my city so have access to 3 quite different types of gems,
beads and findings.

Cheers.....Heather


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Welcome Heather!

I know there are a few Chinese gem bead stores up in the Markham
area.

Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave
Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on
this group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing
things that you do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I
decided to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was
getting a tad boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have
been running as fast as I can to learn even 25% of what you all
know. There is so MUCH to learn. I still find it hard to visualize
metric sized beads....tell me 1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in
the process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I
know how much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is
getting the inspiration when working on something, but I just lay
it out and adjust here and there and eventually I have a "eureka"
moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also
learned quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like
Nicole, I am building up my inventory and did buy several
interesting strands over in Portugal in June in a tiny little
chinese store. We are still not sure (my helpful bead store owner
and myself) if I have jade or aventurine, for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic
questions I suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I
am. I am constantly pouring over magazines and all of your
websites for inspiration and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather

That explains it. I am in Brampton, about a half hour west of Markham.
We will be heading back into the same area on Thursday and maybe I can
talk him into poking around as well.....but somehow I think not. (G)

Cheers....Heather

"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
for my last job, I spent 3 separate weeks in the Markham area at the
corporate hq, so i got to poke around the area quite abit.
Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave
Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Thanks Barbara.....you surprised me with this tidbit. We live on the
western outskirts of Toronto and happened to be very close to Markham
yesterday for a doctor's appt. It does have a very big Chinese
population.

There are quite a few bead stores in Toronto proper that I haven't
had a chance to get to yet. One is Beadfx which has a huge website
and is further east than Markham. We have 3 (including Michael's)
here in my city so have access to 3 quite different types of gems,
beads and findings.

Cheers.....Heather


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Welcome Heather!

I know there are a few Chinese gem bead stores up in the Markham
area.

Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Habitué

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave
Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com
http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



Heather wrote:
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on
this group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing
things that you do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I
decided to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was
getting a tad boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have
been running as fast as I can to learn even 25% of what you all
know. There is so MUCH to learn. I still find it hard to visualize
metric sized beads....tell me 1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in
the process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I
know how much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is
getting the inspiration when working on something, but I just lay
it out and adjust here and there and eventually I have a "eureka"
moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also
learned quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like
Nicole, I am building up my inventory and did buy several
interesting strands over in Portugal in June in a tiny little
chinese store. We are still not sure (my helpful bead store owner
and myself) if I have jade or aventurine, for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic
questions I suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I
am. I am constantly pouring over magazines and all of your
websites for inspiration and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather

Welcome Heather!

--
Valerie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.valeriebeads.com
http://valeriebeads.etsy.com

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
-Michelangelo Buonarroti
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Like Nicole, I am pretty new to beading, but I have been lurking on this
group for months and am constantly in awe of the amazing things that you
do. I live in Toronto, btw.

I have never done beading before, but have done other crafts. I decided
to take a few classes at Michael's because retirement was getting a tad
boring. By the second class, I was hooked and have been running as fast
as I can to learn even 25% of what you all know. There is so MUCH to
learn. I still find it hard to visualize metric sized beads....tell me
1/2" and I can, but not 10 mm.

I am doing strictly beading, both stringing and wirework. I am in the
process of buying gemstones and sterling findings, now that I know how
much I love doing this. The hardest part for me is getting the
inspiration when working on something, but I just lay it out and adjust
here and there and eventually I have a "eureka" moment.

I have enjoyed the friendly banter amongst the group and have also learned
quite a lot by seeing the things you make, etc. Like Nicole, I am
building up my inventory and did buy several interesting strands over in
Portugal in June in a tiny little chinese store. We are still not sure
(my helpful bead store owner and myself) if I have jade or aventurine,
for instance.

So I am looking forward to being able to ask some fairly basic questions I
suppose, and I imagine Nicole is in the same boat as I am. I am
constantly pouring over magazines and all of your websites for inspiration
and knowledge.

Cheers.....Heather