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More on bead magazines (vent)
GRR! Went through this month's issues of the usuals, and I am SO ticked
off. I mean, I KNEW there were a lot of ads, but seriously, I found myself flipping through four or five pages of JUST ADS in a row! There's only about 15 pages of content in those things, and the rest are ads.....what do they expect us to buy, if they aren't teaching anything??? And what's up with the same company having three of four ads per magazine? And this kimono madness thing is annoying, too. Nothing lives up to what I've already seen HERE ;o) Anyway, all I can say is I am angry for anyone that has paid for a subscription. Even in just the past 6 months have I seen a difference in the magazines, and it's quite disturbing! Can't wait for my WAJ to get here; they may only have a handful of projects, but at least it's in proportion to all the crap. -- Kyla http://KylaNicole.estore.wahmchicks.com http://www.Hippobottomus.com "Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off." |
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Lol. Here's mine:
http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/wirering.jpg -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: "vj" wrote in message ... vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Beadbimbo" : ]I Love that magazine! I got mine two days ago and made the ring that's on ]the cover: ] ]http://www.wag.on.ca/ ] ]It was pretty easy! DD liked it, so I made here one too. I guess we have ]matching mother-daughter rings now. so . . . the pictures are . . . ??? ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com newest creations: http://www.vickijean.com/newest.html ----------- The measure of the menace of a man is not what hardware he carries, but what ideas he believes.-- Jeff Jordan |
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That is really gorgeous.
Roxan "Beadbimbo" wrote in message ... Lol. Here's mine: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/wirering.jpg -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: "vj" wrote in message ... vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Beadbimbo" : ]I Love that magazine! I got mine two days ago and made the ring that's on ]the cover: ] ]http://www.wag.on.ca/ ] ]It was pretty easy! DD liked it, so I made here one too. I guess we have ]matching mother-daughter rings now. so . . . the pictures are . . . ??? ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com newest creations: http://www.vickijean.com/newest.html ----------- The measure of the menace of a man is not what hardware he carries, but what ideas he believes.-- Jeff Jordan |
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Which magazines are you talking about. Button and bead has so far lived up
to good projects and info. Lately I have been disappointed with Lapidary Journal. It used to have a lot more content in it but has been reduced to half of what it used to have. Roxan "Kyla" wrote in message m... GRR! Went through this month's issues of the usuals, and I am SO ticked off. I mean, I KNEW there were a lot of ads, but seriously, I found myself flipping through four or five pages of JUST ADS in a row! There's only about 15 pages of content in those things, and the rest are ads.....what do they expect us to buy, if they aren't teaching anything??? And what's up with the same company having three of four ads per magazine? And this kimono madness thing is annoying, too. Nothing lives up to what I've already seen HERE ;o) Anyway, all I can say is I am angry for anyone that has paid for a subscription. Even in just the past 6 months have I seen a difference in the magazines, and it's quite disturbing! Can't wait for my WAJ to get here; they may only have a handful of projects, but at least it's in proportion to all the crap. -- Kyla http://KylaNicole.estore.wahmchicks.com http://www.Hippobottomus.com "Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off." |
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And that is the direct result of diminished advertising. As part of my
journalism degree (years ago!), I developed a mock herb magazine as a class project. There is a correlation between content and ad space sold - without one, the other has to be reduced because of costs and the limitations of the printing and binding process. I seem to remember that the magazine had to have its number of pages divisible by eight (or possibly another amount, but I think this is correct). So content was adjusted to fit the space available. And if I'm not mistaken, the multiple pages of ads was a special part of Bead & Button to advertise businesses at the Tucson shows, and is not a normal part of the magazine. FWIW - I appreciate the ads. Gives me even more inspiration for my own creations as well as giving me an idea of what other businesses are selling. And given the size and content of B&B #1, you really wouldn't want to return to the "good old days," believe me. LOL!! Mj -- ================================= Marjean Cline Halsey Trading Company eBay ID: ladymorgause http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=1146230?refid=store http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ladymor gause ================================= "roxan" wrote in message ... Which magazines are you talking about. Button and bead has so far lived up to good projects and info. Lately I have been disappointed with Lapidary Journal. It used to have a lot more content in it but has been reduced to half of what it used to have. Roxan |
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Yeah, that's my stupid ISP @@
I can be reached he Kyla "at" Hippobottomus.com ) -- Kyla http://KylaNicole.estore.wahmchicks.com http://www.Hippobottomus.com "Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off." "vj" wrote in message ... tried to e-mail you and got: ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- (reason: 554 delivery error: dd Sorry, your message to cannot be delivered. This account is over quota. - mta824.mail.sc5.yahoo.com) ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] |
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Very nice. I just got my first WAJ, and am anxious to try that one
out. But I can't find any half round half hard wire in town, and my pin vise refuses to hold on to my square wire... Maybe I should go back to rubberstamping... :-) Karin Beadbimbo wrote: Lol. Here's mine: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/wirering.jpg -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: "vj" wrote in message ... vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Beadbimbo" : ]I Love that magazine! I got mine two days ago and made the ring that's on ]the cover: ] ]http://www.wag.on.ca/ ] ]It was pretty easy! DD liked it, so I made here one too. I guess we have ]matching mother-daughter rings now. so . . . the pictures are . . . ??? ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com newest creations: http://www.vickijean.com/newest.html ----------- The measure of the menace of a man is not what hardware he carries, but what ideas he believes.-- Jeff Jordan |
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GRR! Went through this month's issues of the usuals, and I am SO ticked
off. I mean, I KNEW there were a lot of ads, but seriously, I found myself flipping through four or five pages of JUST ADS in a row! There's only about 15 pages of content in those things, and the rest are ads.....what do they expect us to buy, if they aren't teaching anything??? And what's up with the same company having three of four ads per magazine? And if they're going to advertise, why don't they change the look of the ad once in a while????????????????? This drives me crazy. Many of the lampwork artists, in particular, have the same ad photo and copy they had two years ago. It's not smart, and it's not interesting. When I see that *boring* monotony, I wonder about their beads, too. When I had my stamp company, I made up a different ad for each issue of the magazine. I'm not saying they need to DO THIS.....I'm saying change it once every few issues. Come ON. This is a visual field. These people are selling to other artists. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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And if I'm not mistaken, the multiple pages of ads was a special part of
Bead & Button to advertise businesses at the Tucson shows, and is not a normal part of the magazine. This is true. FWIW - I appreciate the ads. Gives me even more inspiration for my own creations as well as giving me an idea of what other businesses are selling. I agree. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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