I asked my FIL to make me a bead rack when he got a chance. Since my MIL was coming for a visit he hopped to and made this one for me. He didn't paint it so I could chose any colors. I think I'm going to make it pretty colorful. I need to go get some paints since all I have is oil and it...

Ahhh...it's been tooo long! Well, as some of you may remember, my family and I decided to move up to the Pacific Northwest. We moved, but ended up closer to San Diego ;o) DH had been out of work since November, but he promised to get a job before the kids' birthdays. Sure enough, he did,...

I just found out that here in the US, we're not supposed to ship more than $500 worth of stuff overseas per year without a special license! If you go over the fine is $10,000 PER INSTANCE! Oh lordy. http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/ -- -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

No, really, you can tell me the truth (I know you will ;o) I headed out to my *new* LBS on Monday. New area, new beadstore, whole new freaking ballgame *sigh* It was a huge store, with a lot of shoppers, but it's not laid out very well, and I think I probably spent three hours in there, trying...

I've been wanting to do a silver core bead ever since I saw Susan Silvy's work for the first time. With Donna's help, I've been gathering the necessary stuff and reading up on things like annealing and pickling (remember the question I asked here recently?). If you get a chance, take a peek at my...

Got carried away with the pink and black!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4901583339 Some new designs there (well, new to me) - I would love some feedback on what designs you all like or don't like! Thanks for looking. :) --

I recently ended up acquiring a stash of old costume jewelry. Mixed in amoung the plastic beads and tarnished chains, there is a ton of various color/size/shape Mardi Gras style beads, the kind that are molded onto the string. My question--aside from cutting the string and making a whacky...

I finally finished the "coral" necklace from the Coraling Techniques book. http://home.gate.net/~tabbysgal/coral.jpg The scan is horrible, it's coral-colored (salmon) not pink, but at least you can see the finished project. And for those interested, I have some photos up from my trip to...

If so, you might be interested in this thread on Wetcanvas: http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193229&page=1&pp=15 -- -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

Woke up at 5 am. with a smell that would wake the dead. Did my hubby wake up, no. My golden retriever had piles of diarrhea all over the bedroom rug. He usually tells me when he has to go out, but he didn't this morning. Thought I had cleaned it all up and still smelled something I couldn't...

Yes, the new Swarovski cantaloupe beads are starting to arrive. First to arrive are the 4mm bicones: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3807&item=4108194510 I would recommend viewing these in a variety of different light sources before planning or working up a design as the...

Welcome to rec.crafts.beads! DO YOU NEED INFO? Go here for any bead info links, from shopping to information to tutorials and MORE! Dr. Sooz's Links List: table of contents http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html Or here!!!! Bead Notes: Beading information A through Z

I just put a bunch of my best sets *ever* up for auction... including "Swept Away". I started the bidding on that on at .95... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34070&item=4101319026 Thanks for looking! -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay

I have this same problem with products. It seems that if I find a product I REALLY like, it's the kiss of death! Let's see: Seldane, Hismanal, Brannola bread (they still sell it, just has preservatives now), Breyer's Vanilla Yogurt, my sports bras (K-Mart used to carry them pre-Martha, all the...

Thanks to a thread on WC and to Tink who brought it to the current page so that saw it (I missed it the when it was originally posted) I learned about the Art Glass Invitational. They said they were looking for all levels of glass workers - yeah right I thought :). So I emailed them just to...

Howdy Beady ones! Lately I feel like a rubber band about to snap. I am constantly edgey. Is anyone else going through menopause and if so is that how you feel? I am already treated for other wonderful things like depression and anxiety. This is different. It is like being completely wound and...

Here is an announcement you will all enjoy -- I know most of you are tooooo far away -- but - if you are local the invitation is open to all! http://www.dragonbeads.com/announcement.jpg (assuming I pass four finals of course! LOL) Cheryl last semester of lawschool! yipee!

Passion of the Flame and Night Passion.....they are STUNNING! Thank you Tink!! Since I am officially out of lurk mode here is a little about me: My name is Lise and I live in south Florida. I have been beading for about 6 months, and a month ago I took a lampwork class with John Winter and now...

did I miss the link??? Beth "tatercat" wrote in message ... ...Lost innocence? 2nd in series. I'll make the pics even larger next listing but you can see this one

We're going to the Monday matinee. Can't wait!!!! Funny, it's not a school night here anymore (kids got out the 26th) but I have a MAJOR aversion to crowds, even if many of them are only elbow high. We're going to be listening to book 5 on tape on our road trip next month. THAT will be fun,...