When I first started reading and posting here in rec-crafts-beads, I was delighted to find people who share many of my own passions and also some troubles and ways of dealing with them. I made friends, many of whom I have never seen in the flesh. We share our love of beads, creativity, family and...

I can't seem to find any posts since Wed. I think...has she posted an update that I missed, of do any of you know how she is doing?? I worry about her when we don't hear from the infection fighting front!! Arleen -- Arleen Black Independent Close to my Heart Consultant Beautiful products for all...

I have only recently realized what awesome beads you can make from poly clay (by reading this newsgroup and following links). So it's on my I gotta do next list. Then Candace just goes and gets clay and starts to make BEADS! Just like that! So now I am obsessing. I am going through more and more...

Ude Ale's du Jardin de Monet - http://snipurl.com/a6o4 Crystal Falls - http://snipurl.com/a6o8 Let me have it. Do you like the colors in the Monet beads? What about the crystal beads?

Finally got this set done last night. :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4932365099 Yule Flowers Sampler - focals and accent beads, red and green with lots of sparkle! I'd love to hear what you all think. :) Thanks for looking! --

I put the Drilled Paua and the Sea - Beach Glass on Ebay this morning. I hope this doesn't cause any hard feelings, but I got so confused that I thought this would be best. I will have tons more in about a month? or so. Depends on me finding glass in all colors and when the Paua gets done. :) I do...

This has nothing to do with beads, but is a page my sister and I put together. Since many here have had employment issues, I thought you might enjoy it. My sister and I have this odd opinion that prospective employers might wish to look at the work potential employees do, rather than their bodily...

VJ, those are beautiful !!! How big are they? Does it make you feel absolutely fabu to know you made those?? whohooooo.. those rock! Diana -- Weird people need beads, too "vj" wrote in message ... ...

Not really an ad because I am just asking for thoughts.....here are a few pics of necklaces I made for my show on Friday. The designs are very simple. The show is just for Costco main office employees, so I am targetting that type of buyer - nothing too complicated and more geared towards women...

If you are a jewelry designer or a bead buyer.... Do these beads appeal to you? http://www.loribeads.com/spinners.jpg I've made quite a few of them in the past couple days but I am unsure if I should continue. I can picture fantastic jewelry made from them but, alas, a jewelry designer I am not. Am...

When posting *political rants/links/opinions/etc., could we please start to have some sort of OT-type of _code word_ in the subject line? Maybe something like the initials " PR "... for Political Rant? Poll anyone? Yea or Nay to add PR to subject lines? -- Linda

With much trepidition, we went to see Oncologist yesterday. His recommendation is to change the chemo - get rid of the one that causes the cold sensitivity and throat closing - and add one with rather more severe side effects including hair loss and the dreaded diarrhea. I can handle that,...

So, Sooz, this isnt quite what you had in mind I'm sure, but there are new beads in my clay folder. Someone on the clay group asked for the tutorial on Desiree's site and I had to try them. It took some playing around till I got the knack of making them swirl, and the shape just comes...

Dunno if it would make a difference with metal. With glass the only difference I've noticed is that natural gas is significantly cleaner. KarenK

With some new people here introducing themselves, I think it would be good for us to reintroduce ourselves. I'm Tina, Christina Peterson, aged 54. I have Depression which effects my mental energy, but no longer effects my mood per se. I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, in a log cabin. Outside my...

This has been in the works for some time - it's gone through many changes and been put on hold many times... but I now have a new computer (my old one died last week) and I had to get all new software... and my new graphics program ROCKS (Photoshop Elements 2.0 - about $120) so finally my photos...

As of 7:30 PM PST, she's in Flagstaff, AZ. Plans to stop near there for the night, then on to California.... Sounds very chipper-- she said she hasn't been able to sleep, so she's kept driving, but is now starting to be able to relax. I'll be going up to "the Ranch" Saturday-- I'll print out any...

Artist/participants received an identical, miniature wooden box (31/2"x2"x 2") as a point of departure. Absolutely incredible! Those women give new meaning to the phrase, "thinking outside the box." WOW!!!! Carol in...

Yeah, I'm on the phone with my parents in NY who *just* got home from work! (I guess it takes a while longer when you have to WALK!) ____________________________ angelfish handcrafted baubles http://thehalsteds.com/angelfish "Kandice Seeber" wrote ... Something like 9000 square miles and 50...

Is there any reason one would use gold filled findings instead of 14, 18 or 24k gold? TIA Christy