Dumb Question

Do most of the people here make beads?

Hmmm - no, I think there are a good handful that do. There are also bead
stringers, beadweavers, people who collect beads, and people who just love
them. Why do you ask?

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Kandice Seeber
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Do most of the people here make beads?

Kandice Seeber wrote:
Hmmm - no, I think there are a good handful that do. There are also bead
stringers, beadweavers, people who collect beads, and people who just love
them. Why do you ask?

I like beads but don't make them. I think I would fall into the
category of collector, but I am
new at it. It seemed like the posts I read here were from people who
made their own beads and I wondered if I was out of place.

I got interested in beads about a year ago when a friend of mine ran
into some other bead collectors and I over heard them talk 'bout them
for over an hour. It was fascinating to me. I never knew there was so
much interest in beads, and it made since to me hearing about it. Oh
and then it didn't end there, another person who heard them talking
chimed in because she also collected beads. It shocked me that I never
knew about all this. You hear about stamps and cards, but at least in
my case, beads were never thought of as something people seriously
collected.

The idea of trading beads is especially interesting. I heard that
beads are not meant to stay put but they like to move around. And that
is like me. I don't like to stay put.

And what a fun way to learn about cultures and history!

I am sold. So is my paradigm accurate in your world of beads, or did I
just hear a couple of people who don't represent the bead world?

--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net
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Do most of the people here make beads?



~ Dan Barker

In message .com, Loki
writes
Do most of the people here make beads?

I do not make beads but use them to make things.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk

Hi, Dan,

I don't make beads but I use them and was introduced to the addiction
that is lampwork here. (Thanks, guys!). My husband makes beads and I
use them.

It may seem that there is a preponderance of lampworkers here but it's
mostly because they're a chatty lot, and when their work is for sale
they like to announce it to all the people who love to look or buy.

People who do jewellery or beadwork in other forms may not post as much
about their work which is a shame but they're out there in the
newsgroup and read regularly.

If we use beads, buy them, make them, make things from them or simply
love to look at them we 'represent the bead world'.

-Su

www.tillermanbeads.co.uk
www.britishlampwork.co.uk

Hi,

I do not make beads.
I love to make jewelry with lampwork beads.
I read the posts everyday.

Darla
www.designsbydarla.com

Hi,

I do not make beads. I love making jewelry with lampwork beads.
I do read the posts everyday.

Darla
http://www.designsbydarla.com

OMTP.

- and I grow beads. I do have some Job's Tears for sale, see
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~maren/pl...obs_tears.html -
- that's the AD part -.

Aloha,

Maren
Palms, Etc.: Tropical Plant Seeds - Hand-made Jewelry - Plants &
Lilikoi
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~maren/palms_etc/

darlasdesigns wrote:
Hi,

I do not make beads.
I love to make jewelry with lampwork beads.
I read the posts everyday.

Darla
www.designsbydarla.com

You're not out of place at all! We're all bead lovers here. Feel free to
hang out!
It's great to hear your story. Beads have been around since time
immemorial - they're universal.
WELCOME!
--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net
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Kandice Seeber wrote:
Hmmm - no, I think there are a good handful that do. There are also bead
stringers, beadweavers, people who collect beads, and people who just
love
them. Why do you ask?

I like beads but don't make them. I think I would fall into the
category of collector, but I am
new at it. It seemed like the posts I read here were from people who
made their own beads and I wondered if I was out of place.

I got interested in beads about a year ago when a friend of mine ran
into some other bead collectors and I over heard them talk 'bout them
for over an hour. It was fascinating to me. I never knew there was so
much interest in beads, and it made since to me hearing about it. Oh
and then it didn't end there, another person who heard them talking
chimed in because she also collected beads. It shocked me that I never
knew about all this. You hear about stamps and cards, but at least in
my case, beads were never thought of as something people seriously
collected.

The idea of trading beads is especially interesting. I heard that
beads are not meant to stay put but they like to move around. And that
is like me. I don't like to stay put.

And what a fun way to learn about cultures and history!

I am sold. So is my paradigm accurate in your world of beads, or did I
just hear a couple of people who don't represent the bead world?

--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net
Vote for my site!
http://tinyurl.com/bbcon

Do most of the people here make beads?



~ Dan Barker

"Loki" wrote in message
oups.com...
Do most of the people here make beads?

I don't make beads; I collect and sell gemstone beads, but I read these
posts every day...I have learned so much about beads(and the individuals who
post) in this newsgroup...found resources for findings I needed to make
jewelry....bought lampwork beads from several of the artists and hopefully
will continue to do so...and made some wonderful friends! I hope your
association with this group will be as rewarding for you as it has been for
me and many others! gmcarolyn