Beaded Jewelry

One of those hand held dust busters works as well and you can keep a
separate little bag for getting up beads.

I was beading a tassel and had got a long length of beads. I was sat in
my recliner chair with DH alongside of me in his chair watching TV. I
had a tray of beads on my lap, several thousands of beads in it but
only enough of some of the beads to finish the job.
Unthinkingly I pushed the tray down my legs and then proceeded to cross
my ankles.
I made a grab for the sliding tray but just caught the corner of it. It
flipped it up and a shower of beads descended on my DH. The look on his
face was one of sheer astonishment. I yelled don't move.
Then like a gorilla grooming its mate I started to pick the beads off
him. They had gone in his shirt pocket and down his neck. When I picked
up the largest, precious ones I then ran the dust buster over him and
then the chair.

I was happy that I got the ones that I only have enough off.

I laughed for days afterwards remembering the look on his face. It still
raises a few giggles.
Shirley



In message , C. Gates
writes


Douglas Bond wrote:

I have been in the jewellery industry for twenty plus years, have lost
stones, and found again, most of the time.
But never heard of such a good idea, to take it further you would need
a container for the article to fall into, a bit like what people use
to suck up insects but it falls into a jar.
I do hope this makes sence?
www.bondsthejewellers.co.uk

That would be an excellent way to go, and I'll bet it would be a good
item for a jewelry supply place to offer. The beauty of the fine mesh
fabric is that it's cheap and easy. All you have to do is shut the
vacuum off and shake out the lost stone. My shop and store is in an old
barn with deep cracks between the floorboards, so if anybody does any
rebuilding some hundred years from now, they are going to find some
interesting treasures.

Of course, getting the piece of fabric might raise some interesting
situations for some jewelers if they ask something like:

"Honey, do you have an old pair of pantyhose that I can use?"

"Yes... and what do you want them for, dear?"

"Well, I just dropped a 3 mm sapphire on the blue carpet under my
workbench, and I read on RCJ that if I .....

You're right, Douglas. A container could make recovery easier -- and
maybe save a lot of explanations.



--
Shirley Shone

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:34:11 GMT,
(Douglas Bond) wrote:

(Raane) wrote in message
...
Glad it worked

C.

"C. Gates" wrote in message
. ..
Raane wrote:
After reading these suggestions, it occurred to be that if you put a
piece of pantyhose or gauze over the end of the vacuum hose - with a
rubber band - you may be able to vacuum up runaway beads and findings
without vacuuming UP runaway beads and findings. I haven't actually
tried it, but it seems reasonable.

Never dreamed that a little humor would lead to such a good suggestion.

No longer do I have to install a new bag in the vacuum cleaner every
time a stone goes bounce and then into hiding. Sometimes the obvious is
soooo obvious.

I have been in the jewellery industry for twenty plus years, have lost
stones, and found again, most of the time.
But never heard of such a good idea, to take it further you would need
a container for the article to fall into, a bit like what people use
to suck up insects but it falls into a jar.
I do hope this makes sence?

You don't just put the pantyhose over the end of the vacuum, you tuck
it in a bit. That way what you pick up stays in the pantyhose and you
can pull the pantyhose off inside-out and everything that wouldn't go
through the mesh will be in the pantyhose.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:23:16 GMT, "C. Gates"
wrote:



Douglas Bond wrote:

I have been in the jewellery industry for twenty plus years, have lost
stones, and found again, most of the time.
But never heard of such a good idea, to take it further you would need
a container for the article to fall into, a bit like what people use
to suck up insects but it falls into a jar.
I do hope this makes sence?
www.bondsthejewellers.co.uk

I've been following this string since it first came up, and I'm amazed
at the time it takes for good ideas to get around. I first came across
it 15 or 20 years ago in a woodcraft magazine, and it popped up a few
years back in a "Household Hints" program on public television. And
now it finally turns up in a forum where it should have been common
long ago!
Blessed be, for sure...