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Posted by Snaggeltooth on Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:55 PM Post subject: Re: Question on buying 2 earrings for each ear.
How about a pearl stud for one hole and a dangle pearl for the other hole? You could even get them in slightly
different colors like a traditional white pearl for the dangle and make the stud pearl mauve in color. That way, she
always has a fancy traditional pair of earrings to wear and a stud pearl earring that's colorful and could be paired
with another different earring type like all silver or all gold hoops. Pearls happen to be my favorite too and
that's what I would want..... especially the dangle pearl... those are fabulous!! ST "Chiefhero"
<chiefhero@gmail.com> wrote in message news:549th2tlplfcmqmdrlvbhp4ae81fqunn9v@4ax.com... My girlfirend like
pearls, should I get two pearl studs that are the same size or should I get one that is slightly smaller than the other.
What would look better, two that are the same size or one that is smaller than the other so it creates a tier. What are
your thoughts? Thanks.
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Posted by Peggy on Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:25 AM Post subject: Re: Just started my own jewelry business...
Hi, Stacy. Congrats on taking the plunge and starting your own business. I'm not a jeweler. I just love beaded
jewelry (pearls in particular), and I recently found this newsgroup. I have, however, been self-employed for the past
decade. From that perspective, I'd like to offer you the following advice: The best way to promote a small business
web site is to "get out there" in the community. By that I mean, look for opportunities to promote your web
site along with your jewelry in the town or neighborhood where you live. Is there a local charity that is having a
fund raiser? Perhaps you could donate a piece of jewelry. Many local charities are small enough that they understand
the need to help new business owners. Often, it's a "you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours"
arrangement. For example, the charity could auction a piece of SimpleyStacy.com jewelry, and you would get free
advertising in return for your donation ("Necklace donated by..."). Another idea: How about writing an
article for your local paper? You don't have to tell people how to string beaded necklaces or wirewrap earrings (and
thus give away your market). Instead, you might write an article about current fashions in jewelry. Just make sure
that you check with the editor of the paper first to be certain that there is interest in your topic and that you can
include your URL as part of your byline. And don't expect to be paid for this effort. Remember, your goal is to sell
jewelry, not change careers and become a writer. Most local newspaper editors are left with "blank space"
every now and then and would welcome an extra article that can run anytime in the next couple of months. (I know; I've
done it.) Those are just a couple of ideas for "starting small." I'm sure that you can think of many
others. And while you are at it, please do pay attention to Sarit's comments about your photos. I believe that they
do not show off your jewelry to its best advantage. For example, the photo of earrings and what appears to be a
beaded basket above your logo on the first page of your web site is very unclear and a bit crowded. I'd suggest that
you choose your very best piece to display above the name of your web site. Then look at photos that you like in
jewelry books and magazines, and try to come as close as you can to replicating that type of photo for your piece.
When you are satisfied that you have photographed your best work to the best of your current abilities, use that photo
above your name. As you make more complex pieces and learn more about photography, go ahead and replace your current
photo with something new. Don't feel that you have to stick with your initial photo just because that's what your
current customer's recognize. What you want is name recognition--Simple Stacy. The photo above your name can--and
should--change as you develop new jewelry-making skills. Remember: You are starting small in order to grow. And
growth means change. Best of luck to you in your new venture!
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Posted by Benjamin Mark on Sun May 21, 2006 4:30 PM Post subject: TIDBITS 05/21/06
If any of you want Tidbits emailed directly, let me know and I'll take care of it. Tidbits may be reprinted without
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====================================== The Sun An Ojibwas Indian stands silhouetted against a North American sky. He
lights the tip of his arrow with fire. He takes careful aim toward the heavens ... draws back the string ... and shoots.
The blazing missile heads upwards. The sky is dark. This will soon change. The sun will soon be re-kindled by his flame.
Daylight and warmth will once again envelope the earth. The Indian's vocabulary is weak. He does not understand the word
"eclipse". He does not understand what has caused the sun to lose its flame. They were once married ... the
Sun to the Moon ... and they had offspring ... and these were the stars. The myths surrounding the sun abound. Norse
myth has it that the wolf Fenrir and/or his descendants will one day eat the sun and when that happens the Fimbulwinter
will arrive and will last three years before the arrival of Ragnorak: The final terrible battle in which all of creation
--including the gods--will perish. I guess the moral of this tale is to always try to keep the wolf at bay ... lest he
swallows your sun ... kills your gods ... and ends creation. Of course ... this may all well happen without Fenrir's
help ... but that's another story. The Aztecs understood most thoroughly the need to appease the great Sun God. The
continual desire for flayed corpses and ripped out hearts were not only necessary requirements to keep the sun-god happy
... but--it is said--it also reflected their own dietary penchants. Hello ... waiter. We would like to order. Two
roasted human hearts for my wife and I. If you don't mind. Medium rare. A little blood sauce on the side. Mashed
potatoes and ketchup. Ah ... bless them Aztecs. The knew civilized when they saw it. He is born and is young in the
morning as he begins his trek leaving the eastern palace to climb the sky in his golden chariot. He reaches maturity at
his zenith ... and then plunges into old age in the west. He is the sun. He is he who is swallowed by the chaotic dragon
at night and who then swims back to the east via the underworld to be reborn the next morning ... a young again god
ready to set out on his daily trek. Clearly ... monotony did not begin with a commuter trip to work every morning. He
is many things. He is Horus ... the rising sun. He is Ra ... the noon sun. He is Osirus ... the setting , dying, god of
the dead sun. Horus ... Ra ... Osirus: Father ... Son ... Holy Ghost. It is all daily ... monthly ... annual symbolism.
And as the sun shines strong against an azure sky ... beaming at lovers gamboling through golden meadows (has anyone
out there ever gamboled I wonder) ... as the sun beams at the trysting duo ... he suddenly metamorphoses ... his light
dims ... his shell hardens .... he takes on a metallic pallor ... and he becomes ... he becomes .... yes ... a pair of
silver earrings. So what did you think ... maybe he becomes the moon or something? Is it a wonder ... once knowing the
versatility of the Hot God ... is it a wonder then that jewelers through time immemorial have made suns and more suns.
Better than making bananas I say. For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I direct you to my
home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
Current Tidbits ... and then click on it in order to view a pair of 18 karat gold and silver Donatella Earrings signed
Marinab, 1979. Value ... $3000.00 as of 1997. And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next
week. Benjamin Mark All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our home page. All rights reserved.
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Posted by Benjamin Mark on Sun May 21, 2006 7:59 PM Post subject: TIDBITS 05/21/06
If any of you want Tidbits emailed directly, let me know and I'll take care of it. Tidbits may be reprinted without
charge -- with attribution. Additionally, if you know of anyone who you think would enjoy Tidbits, please make them
aware of us. URL (http://www.tyler-adam.com). We encourage you to forward this email to friends and colleagues.
====================================== If any of you want Tidbits emailed directly, let me know and I'll take care of
it. Tidbits may be reprinted without charge -- with attribution. Additionally, if you know of anyone who you think
would enjoy Tidbits, please make them aware of us. URL (http://www.tyler-adam.com). We encourage you to forward this
email to friends and colleagues. ====================================== The Sun An Ojibwas Indian stands silhouetted
against a North American sky. He lights the tip of his arrow with fire. He takes careful aim toward the heavens ...
draws back the string ... and shoots. The blazing missile heads upwards. The sky is dark. This will soon change. The sun
will soon be re-kindled by his flame. Daylight and warmth will once again envelope the earth. The Indian's vocabulary is
weak. He does not understand the word "eclipse". He does not understand what has caused the sun to lose its
flame. They were once married ... the Sun to the Moon ... and they had offspring ... and these were the stars. The
myths surrounding the sun abound. Norse myth has it that the wolf Fenrir and/or his descendants will one day eat the sun
and when that happens the Fimbulwinter will arrive and will last three years before the arrival of Ragnorak: The final
terrible battle in which all of creation--including the gods--will perish. I guess the moral of this tale is to always
try to keep the wolf at bay ... lest he swallows your sun ... kills your gods ... and ends creation. Of course ... this
may all well happen without Fenrir's help ... but that's another story. The Aztecs understood most thoroughly the need
to appease the great Sun God. The continual desire for flayed corpses and ripped out hearts were not only necessary
requirements to keep the sun-god happy ... but--it is said--it also reflected their own dietary penchants. Hello ...
waiter. We would like to order. Two roasted human hearts for my wife and I. If you don't mind. Medium rare. A little
blood sauce on the side. Mashed potatoes and ketchup. Ah ... bless them Aztecs. The knew civilized when they saw it.
He is born and is young in the morning as he begins his trek leaving the eastern palace to climb the sky in his golden
chariot. He reaches maturity at his zenith ... and then plunges into old age in the west. He is the sun. He is he who is
swallowed by the chaotic dragon at night and who then swims back to the east via the underworld to be reborn the next
morning ... a young again god ready to set out on his daily trek. Clearly ... monotony did not begin with a commuter
trip to work every morning. He is many things. He is Horus ... the rising sun. He is Ra ... the noon sun. He is Osirus
... the setting , dying, god of the dead sun. Horus ... Ra ... Osirus: Father ... Son ... Holy Ghost. It is all daily
... monthly ... annual symbolism. And as the sun shines strong against an azure sky ... beaming at lovers gamboling
through golden meadows (has anyone out there ever gamboled I wonder) ... as the sun beams at the trysting duo ... he
suddenly metamorphoses ... his light dims ... his shell hardens .... he takes on a metallic pallor ... and he becomes
... he becomes .... yes ... a pair of silver earrings. So what did you think ... maybe he becomes the moon or something?
Is it a wonder ... once knowing the versatility of the Hot God ... is it a wonder then that jewelers through time
immemorial have made suns and more suns. Better than making bananas I say. For those of you who are new to this thing
called Tidbits...may I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will scroll down the left side menu
till you get to the area that says Current Tidbits ... and then click on it in order to view a pair of 18 karat gold
and silver Donatella Earrings signed Marinab, 1979. Value ... $3000.00 as of 1997. And there ya have it. That's it for
this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our
home page. All rights reserved.
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View entire thread: Closing jump-rings effectively
Posted by Daisy on Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:26 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:15:32 GMT, "Kathy" <mkahogan@imeplace.com> wrote: [quote:e2bb4e3814]I agree that
wire wrapping may be the solution. You can also buy something called split rings. Split rings are like miniture key
ring structures. Kathy H Good Luck. [/quote:e2bb4e3814] Thank you Kathy - I have a collection of split rings but these
won't work with the very thin and fragile plastic comets I am using. I have found a temporary solution by using a spot
of clear craft glue, but hope to get a more permanent solution soon! Cheers to you [quote:e2bb4e3814]"Daisy"
<DaisyL@emailaccount.com> wrote in message news:heqgc293qv6nfa54vabavv3qqudbihmdt2@4ax.com... I am attempting to
make some earrings using irridescent plastic or acrylic comets threaded onto jump rings. I am having a dreadful time
trying to close the jump rings sufficiently so that the very thin plastic does not fall through. I have varying
thicknesses of jump rings in various sizes, but am having very little success with this project. I am not using
sterling silver. Should I perhaps look at some sort of soldering technique to achieve what I want? I would be
grateful for any help. Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence! [/quote:e2bb4e3814] Daisy Carthage
demands an explanation for this insolence!
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Posted by Daisy on Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:46 AM Post subject: Closing jump-rings effectively
I am attempting to make some earrings using irridescent plastic or acrylic comets threaded onto jump rings. I am having
a dreadful time trying to close the jump rings sufficiently so that the very thin plastic does not fall through. I have
varying thicknesses of jump rings in various sizes, but am having very little success with this project. I am not using
sterling silver. Should I perhaps look at some sort of soldering technique to achieve what I want? I would be
grateful for any help. Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence!
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Posted by Georgia on Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:27 PM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
Have you considered wire-wrapping? (Soldering Sterling silver with silver solder would melt the plastic.) Georgia
www.georgiamorgan.net "Daisy" <DaisyL@emailaccount.com> wrote in message
news:heqgc293qv6nfa54vabavv3qqudbihmdt2@4ax.com... [quote:1f163a1145]I am attempting to make some earrings using
irridescent plastic or acrylic comets threaded onto jump rings. I am having a dreadful time trying to close the jump
rings sufficiently so that the very thin plastic does not fall through. I have varying thicknesses of jump rings in
various sizes, but am having very little success with this project. I am not using sterling silver. Should I perhaps
look at some sort of soldering technique to achieve what I want? I would be grateful for any help. Daisy Carthage
demands an explanation for this insolence![/quote:1f163a1145]
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Posted by Kathy on Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:15 PM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
I agree that wire wrapping may be the solution. You can also buy something called split rings. Split rings are like
miniture key ring structures. Kathy H Good Luck. "Daisy" <DaisyL@emailaccount.com> wrote in message
news:heqgc293qv6nfa54vabavv3qqudbihmdt2@4ax.com... [quote:021b7221e6]I am attempting to make some earrings using
irridescent plastic or acrylic comets threaded onto jump rings. I am having a dreadful time trying to close the jump
rings sufficiently so that the very thin plastic does not fall through. I have varying thicknesses of jump rings in
various sizes, but am having very little success with this project. I am not using sterling silver. Should I perhaps
look at some sort of soldering technique to achieve what I want? I would be grateful for any help. Daisy Carthage
demands an explanation for this insolence![/quote:021b7221e6]
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Posted by Daisy on Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:33 PM Post subject: Closing jump-rings effectively
I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been provided with a model. I have
all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in closing the jump rings effectively
enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I haven't had any problems before as I
use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be using some sort of soldering
technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am working from is just plain old
silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a machine-generated pair of
earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me? Cheers Daisy Carthage
demands an explanation for this insolence!
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Posted by Carl on Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:11 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
Daisy wrote: [quote:db2aee7d82]I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been
provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in
closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be
using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me?
[/quote:db2aee7d82] You're dealing with plastic, heat is not your friend. no soldering. If your links are half-hard or
hard that'll help a lot. While the ring ends are offset, bend them so they pass each other ----------- |
----------- --------------- | --------------- then close by 'over' bending them the other way
--------------- -----------| |--------------- ----------- until they line up when you let go
----------------------- || ----------------------- This leaves a bit of spring tension holding the ends
together. You must practice this well. - Carl
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Posted by Judy Shaw on Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:11 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
If you can, use oval jump rings. Its a lot harder for them to then slide thru since the "opening" is midway
up the side. Judy Shaw Jasco Minerals "Daisy" <DaisyL@emailaccount.com> wrote in message
news:o4nhc2hbgb45bgam024c5ffeah70le7ujq@4ax.com... [quote:e8a7db9ee6]I have been asked to make some earrings using
acrylic irridescent comets and I have been provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am
experiencing tremendous difficulty in closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or
acrylic) comets from sliding through. I haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open
and close the rings. Should I perhaps be using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver
rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly.
I think, however, that the model is from a machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of
fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me? Cheers Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence!
[/quote:e8a7db9ee6]
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Posted by Carl 1 Lucky Texan on Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:11 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
Daisy wrote: [quote:6d190692c1]I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been
provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in
closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be
using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me?
Cheers Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence! [/quote:6d190692c1] Well, the normal technique of
bending the 2 'sides' of the ring 'sideways' as opposed to pulling them apart, does lend itself to closing them back
again with a very small gap indeed. But suppose if the 'comets' are thin pieces of mylar film or something, they could
still be problematic. Maybe you could investigate 'split rings' (think a tiny version of the typical key ring) though,
purchasing the special pliers made for opening them will greatly ease their installation. Carl -- to reply, change
( .not) to ( .net)
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Posted by Marilee J. Layman on Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:11 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:33:14 GMT, Daisy <DaisyL@emailaccount.com> wrote: [quote:f54531ad1d]I have been asked to
make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been provided with a model. I have all the ingredients
for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the
very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of
jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be using some sort of soldering technique? I am not
using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am working from is just plain old silver chain and they
are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an
entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me? [/quote:f54531ad1d] Are you doing these for a
work-at-home company? Run! -- Marilee J. Layman http://mjlayman.livejournal.com/ "a lengthy 'signature'
consisting of the contributor's name, net address, workplace, some tacky pseudo-graphics made up from keyboard
characters, extended quotations from prose or verse the writer happens to like, etc." --
Dave Langford, 1994
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Posted by FlameNwind on Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:46 PM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
I absolutely loved Judy's suggestion of oval rings and second it. However, if your prototype demands a round jump ring
and if you are opening and closing the rings properly (out to the side...one side coming in toward you and one side
going away from you...as oppose to pulling open like a 3 ring binder...eek!) and the wee tiny gap is still a problem,
you might want to use a tiny drop of either a clear hard glue like epoxy...or cheaper yet, some clear nail polish.
Lori "Marilee J. Layman" <marilee@mjlayman.com> wrote in message
news:n1pic2huds0ab8t7ro2t3cbhr0vs5ah8u7@4ax.com... [quote:fe6e406fa2]On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:33:14 GMT, Daisy
<DaisyL@emailaccount.com wrote: I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have
been provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in
closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be
using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me?
Are you doing these for a work-at-home company? Run! -- Marilee J. Layman http://mjlayman.livejournal.com/ "a
lengthy 'signature' consisting of the contributor's name, net address, workplace, some tacky pseudo-graphics made up
from keyboard characters, extended quotations from prose or verse the writer happens to like, etc." -- Dave
Langford, 1994 [/quote:fe6e406fa2]
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Posted by ted frater on Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:27 PM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
Daisy wrote: [quote:e0fdc194c3]I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been
provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in
closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be
using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me?
Cheers Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence! No one as really given you the tips you need to do
this.[/quote:e0fdc194c3] Lets start right at the beginning. jump rings are usually wound on a mandrel smaller than the
finished size you want, from wire thats half hard or hard drawn. . then they are sawn!! off the coil either by
machine or by hand so that the cut is SQUARE across the wire. this is vital. If they have been cut off with snips or
wire cutters they wont work properly as the ends are distorted. Next you then close the jump ring so that the ends are
past each other usually a wire diameter's length. you then put on what ever you plan to use, in this case thin
plastic. then you hold the 2 ends in your pliers, preferably with parallel jaws polished on the inside to prevent
tool marks, then pull slightly apart so the ends are just clear of each other, and twist PAST the lining up point to
line up the ends. the springy nature of the ring will then bring the ends tight together. run trials first to get the
technique right BEFORE you start the assembly proper. theres another additional way to tighten up rings when you done
the above. you need to to squeeze the ring across the diameter from the open end to the other side. each side
alternately one side at a time not together!.. Try out the above and get back to us here.
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Posted by Carl 1 Lucky Texan on Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:14 AM Post subject: Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
Daisy wrote: [quote:f64b5d4d8f]I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent comets and I have been
provided with a model. I have all the ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous difficulty in
closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers to open and close the rings. Should I perhaps be
using some sort of soldering technique? I am not using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can of fish!!! Can someone please help/advise me?
Cheers Daisy Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence! [/quote:f64b5d4d8f] While I'm surprised at the
number of approaches to the problem and the lenght the discussion has continued, on review I see no reason not to
choose the oval jump rings as the best solution to the problem. It has 'elegance'. Carl -- to reply, change ( .not)
to ( .net)
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Posted by Carolyn McCarty on Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:41 AM Post subject: Re: OT and a little more
Oooooohhhhhhh! What a card he is! But if he was mine I would have smacked him after we got home, LOL! (Just kidding,
of course, but it will make him think you're a saint compared to me) <BEG> -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it
ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't
succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty
"polly esther" <misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:7KfXg.5956$Lv3.4031@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [quote:1cfad89380]DH and I are antique redheads and have
been battling skin cancer for decades. One time he had to have a spot on his nose removed which included grafting skin
from his ear to patch up the nose. After he was sedated, they called me in to sign papers to permit them to remove
another spot on his mouth that looked suspicious. This was out-patient surgery so the next day I had to drive him to the
dr's office to be checked on. DH had a huge bandage across his nose, what looked like a soup bowl taped over his ear to
prevent the graft removal area from being disturbed and (!) some ugly black threads hanging from his lip stitching.
Both eyes were purple baggy and his glasses were at a tilt because of the soup bowl. He was quite a sight. We had one
heck of a storm that day so I had to deposit him at the door, find a parking spot and get myself to the waiting room
without drowning.When I walked in the waiting room, everybody laughed as DH said, "Look out, there she is
now." When DH had entered the waiting room alone and certain his appearance scared the pants off everybody there,
in a loud voice, he had asked the nice nurse, "Can you give me directions to the Battered Husbands Shelter?"
Polly "Pat in Virginia" <pat.quilts@cox.net> wrote in message news:jWbXg.8703$vC3.4091@dukeread02...
Funny, especially number three, about Mrs. Johnson. I like some jokes, like yours, that are not mean ... I like a light
and positive news group. Also like the quilting posts, of course!! Thanks, PAT KJ wrote: OK, I must admit that I miss
Snig's jokes of the day. I got a couple jokes in the mail today that made me smile even though I'd read them before.
Here goes.....read at your own risk. Remember....I did put OT!!! <g
------------------------------------------------ Mrs. Johnson decided to have her portrait painted by a famous artist.
She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby
pendant." "But you are not wearing any of those things." "I know," said Mrs. Johnson.
"My health is not good and my husband is having an affair with his secretary. "When I die I'm sure he will
marry her, and I want the b***h to go nuts looking for the jewelry." [/quote:1cfad89380]
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:37 PM Post subject: Re: 1980s Re: OT why I'm a pack rat
Never did the punk thing, but I will confess to having owned and LIKED two pairs of leg warmers in the late '70s.
Wasn't wearing them in the '80s, though. :) -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply
"Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C107861C.8D99%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:444f17684f]Howdy! Less glitz, more punk, for me. Back then in the "skinny '80s" I had my head shaved
in one patch over my left ear. Just because. ;-P Perms were for the later '80s, when Big Hair came back into Vogue,
esp. in Tx. where we've always done Big Hair. Obviously much of the local population hasn't yet let go of the Big Hair,
squiggly perms, or that rooster tail swathe of hair over the forehead. Yikes! The '80s live on. And on. ... Yeah,
we wore it, all of it, but I never saw the need for leg warmers in this part of Tx. <g Shoulder pads. Looked like
women were going out to the football field in high heels and full make-up with those shoulder pads. Meanwhile, my mom
was embroidering quilt tops and sending them to me to Finish. The boys wore out their Granny quilts; I still have the
red & white cats quilt in good shape. Ragmop/Sandy--not sorry to have left the 1980s ;-) On 8/15/06 8:06 AM, in
article 4FjEg.899490$084.884786@attbi_s22, "KJ" KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote: You wouldn't BELIEVE the
glitzy stuff we made! AND wore! The sparklier the better! Of course, when we came back to Iowa on vacation it didn't
quite fit in, but at the time I just figured they were behind times.....now, I think perhaps they had better taste!!
Though I did sell some items when I came back, come to think of it. I never had the crimped/curly hair, but I did have
DD get a perm...and she was in early grade school! Oh dear.....the things we did. KJ "Donna973"
<donna973@MAYBEcomcast.net> wrote in message news:gZKdnWVJWL5Aq3zZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com... Oh my! Did you
actually WEAR that stuff back then? <vbg Donna "KJ" <KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote in message
news:IW6Eg.897624$084.250237@attbi_s22... But not a good enough one! DD just called to ask me to look for old clothes
for "Totally 80's Day" at band camp. (She's the director.) A friend and I had a business back in the 80's in
Scottsdale. We decorated clothes (think long T-shirts with rhinestones and appliques and "clips" to pull the
t-shirt through paired with cotton leggings). Over the years, as I've gotten much pudgier, I've thinned out my carry
overs figuring I'm just wasting closet space. THEN someone comes along and wants a costume! Never throw out
anything!!! I still had a pair of cotton leggings in the bottom drawer of the armoire.....but when I pulled on the
waist....it disintegrated! I found a tunic that's like brand new that has rhinestones and silver and gold appliqued
fish! Also still had some wild fish earrings (I had to get out the glue gun and put some stones back on them) and some
gold flats with rhinestone and stars. That should do it, shouldn't it??? I never owned any leg warmers. Any other
suggestions? KJ [/quote:444f17684f]
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Posted by KJ on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:16 PM Post subject: Re: 1980s Re: OT why I'm a pack rat
Yes! Shoulder pads! I should have sent a pair with DD's outfit. I haven't heard back from her yet to see how it went
over. Ahhhh the "skinny '80's"....that's one part of that decade I WOULD like to see return! High heels
and leggings.....that was a sight! Could never do the high heels part....even in my younger, more agile and skinny
days. Nope, couldn't do it. We rarely saw leg warmers in Arizona either, unless it was in a dance studio or Jane
Fonda video....hummm wonder if I still have my video. Belts on leotards was always a good look too! <g> KJ
"Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C107861C.8D99%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:f72e01b82d]Howdy! Less glitz, more punk, for me. Back then in the "skinny '80s" I had my head shaved
in one patch over my left ear. Just because. ;-P Perms were for the later '80s, when Big Hair came back into Vogue,
esp. in Tx. where we've always done Big Hair. Obviously much of the local population hasn't yet let go of the Big Hair,
squiggly perms, or that rooster tail swathe of hair over the forehead. Yikes! The '80s live on. And on. ... Yeah,
we wore it, all of it, but I never saw the need for leg warmers in this part of Tx. <g Shoulder pads. Looked like
women were going out to the football field in high heels and full make-up with those shoulder pads. Meanwhile, my mom
was embroidering quilt tops and sending them to me to Finish. The boys wore out their Granny quilts; I still have the
red & white cats quilt in good shape. Ragmop/Sandy--not sorry to have left the 1980s ;-) On 8/15/06 8:06 AM, in
article 4FjEg.899490$084.884786@attbi_s22, "KJ" KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote: You wouldn't BELIEVE the
glitzy stuff we made! AND wore! The sparklier the better! Of course, when we came back to Iowa on vacation it didn't
quite fit in, but at the time I just figured they were behind times.....now, I think perhaps they had better taste!!
Though I did sell some items when I came back, come to think of it. I never had the crimped/curly hair, but I did have
DD get a perm...and she was in early grade school! Oh dear.....the things we did. KJ "Donna973"
<donna973@MAYBEcomcast.net> wrote in message news:gZKdnWVJWL5Aq3zZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com... Oh my! Did you
actually WEAR that stuff back then? <vbg Donna "KJ" <KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote in message
news:IW6Eg.897624$084.250237@attbi_s22... But not a good enough one! DD just called to ask me to look for old clothes
for "Totally 80's Day" at band camp. (She's the director.) A friend and I had a business back in the 80's in
Scottsdale. We decorated clothes (think long T-shirts with rhinestones and appliques and "clips" to pull the
t-shirt through paired with cotton leggings). Over the years, as I've gotten much pudgier, I've thinned out my carry
overs figuring I'm just wasting closet space. THEN someone comes along and wants a costume! Never throw out
anything!!! I still had a pair of cotton leggings in the bottom drawer of the armoire.....but when I pulled on the
waist....it disintegrated! I found a tunic that's like brand new that has rhinestones and silver and gold appliqued
fish! Also still had some wild fish earrings (I had to get out the glue gun and put some stones back on them) and some
gold flats with rhinestone and stars. That should do it, shouldn't it??? I never owned any leg warmers. Any other
suggestions? KJ [/quote:f72e01b82d]
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:09 PM Post subject: 1980s Re: OT why I'm a pack rat
Howdy! Less glitz, more punk, for me. Back then in the "skinny '80s" I had my head shaved in one patch over
my left ear. Just because. ;-P Perms were for the later '80s, when Big Hair came back into Vogue, esp. in Tx. where
we've always done Big Hair. Obviously much of the local population hasn't yet let go of the Big Hair, squiggly perms,
or that rooster tail swathe of hair over the forehead. Yikes! The '80s live on. And on. ... Yeah, we wore it, all
of it, but I never saw the need for leg warmers in this part of Tx. <g> Shoulder pads. Looked like women were
going out to the football field in high heels and full make-up with those shoulder pads. Meanwhile, my mom was
embroidering quilt tops and sending them to me to Finish. The boys wore out their Granny quilts; I still have the red
& white cats quilt in good shape. Ragmop/Sandy--not sorry to have left the 1980s ;-) On 8/15/06 8:06 AM, in
article 4FjEg.899490$084.884786@attbi_s22, "KJ" <KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote: [quote:b450801621]You
wouldn't BELIEVE the glitzy stuff we made! AND wore! The sparklier the better! Of course, when we came back to Iowa
on vacation it didn't quite fit in, but at the time I just figured they were behind times.....now, I think perhaps they
had better taste!! Though I did sell some items when I came back, come to think of it. I never had the crimped/curly
hair, but I did have DD get a perm...and she was in early grade school! Oh dear.....the things we did. KJ
"Donna973" <donna973@MAYBEcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:gZKdnWVJWL5Aq3zZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com... Oh my! Did you actually WEAR that stuff back then? <vbg Donna
"KJ" <KJoger@NOSPAMmchsi.com> wrote in message news:IW6Eg.897624$084.250237@attbi_s22... But not a good
enough one! DD just called to ask me to look for old clothes for "Totally 80's Day" at band camp. (She's the
director.) A friend and I had a business back in the 80's in Scottsdale. We decorated clothes (think long T-shirts with
rhinestones and appliques and "clips" to pull the t-shirt through paired with cotton leggings). Over the
years, as I've gotten much pudgier, I've thinned out my carry overs figuring I'm just wasting closet space. THEN
someone comes along and wants a costume! Never throw out anything!!! I still had a pair of cotton leggings in the
bottom drawer of the armoire.....but when I pulled on the waist....it disintegrated! I found a tunic that's like brand
new that has rhinestones and silver and gold appliqued fish! Also still had some wild fish earrings (I had to get out
the glue gun and put some stones back on them) and some gold flats with rhinestone and stars. That should do it,
shouldn't it??? I never owned any leg warmers. Any other suggestions? KJ [/quote:b450801621]
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Posted by Don T on Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:17 AM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
I got all the pages -after being insulted about my browser "not" being firefox- and nary a price to be seen
anywhere. It didn't create any burning desire to return either. Just another blah site. -- Don Thompson There is
nothing more frightening than active ignorance. ~Goethe It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is
another sight finer to fight for another man's. ~Mark Twain "Peter W.. Rowe,"
<rec.crafts.jewelry@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:vch3b2dimdr95s32acdmkrtdnu794jh6ng@4ax.com...
[quote:984daea7d2]On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry gamenutt@comcast.net wrote: I just had a
site set up for my earrings so wanted to know what ppl thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link:
http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :) Well, to start with, you may wish to use a different hosting service.
I managed, when I first clicked your link, to load the page, and see the first two pages of designs. Then the site
stopped sending anything. I closed my browser and tried again. No luck. Tried again this time with internet explorer
instead of firefox. Still, no response from your site's hosting server. couldn't connect. Now, maybe it's my own ISP
(comcast) holding things up, but I'll bet, since other sites loaded quickly enough, that your hosting service has too
low a bandwidth. The pages which did load also seemed somewhat less that speedy in doing so. That could be either the
size of your files, or again, your hosting service. About the only other thing I had time to notice was that if you're
trying to sell things, you might make things like price more visible. Never saw a price listed next to any of the
designs, even when clicked to bring up more detail. So far, though I didn't see more than the first few pages and could
be wrong, all I saw was a showcase site, not an e-commerce one. If you've got an e-commerce site in mind(you want to
sell your earrings, not just show them), then you may wish to include things like the price, and shopping cart icons
easily available along with the images. A whole seperate page for a price list might have been there (didn't get that
far into the site), but that's making people work harder to buy your work. As to the earrings, I won't comment too
much. Nice colors, and I'm sure they'll sell well, if your prices are reasonable and you can market them successfully..
Personally, I'm not so drawn to whole lines of earrings that basically only string various interesting beads on wire.
But that's just me. I'm a jeweler who works metal to a greater degree than just bending wire around, so I've got a bit
of a bias about the simpler methods your work requires. That doesn't, of course, invalidate your work, and I'm sure it
will sell OK. I just can't say I'm terribly excited or inspired... And I'm sure you already know that with this level
of technology in your work, you've got a LOT of competition from commercial producers, as well as a lot of hobbyists and
just slightly more than hobbyist level jewelers. If you can elevate the technical and aesthetic sophistication of your
work a bit, you could do more to create a line of work that would have some more in the way of a personal identity
(yours), rather than being just one more of a large pack of jewelry producers buying fun and inexpensive glass or
semiprecious beads, and hanging them, in some form or another, from pretty commercial looking plain ear wires... Again,
the problem with doing this is simply that you've got so very much competition, from beginner level craftspeople, all
the way to the mass manufacturers in asia producing costume level jewelry in very large quantities for pennies per
earring pair. If you can compete with these folks, my hats off to ya. Otherwise, I'd suggest finding a way to make
your work more unique, so it stands out from the crowd. Usually this means you'll have to make more of the work than
just the wires connecting commercially purchased parts, and it may require you to do a bit more metalsmithing too... My
two cents. Use it if useful to you. Otherwise, ignore... :-) Peter Rowe[/quote:984daea7d2]
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Posted by Peter W.. Rowe, on Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:29 AM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry gamenutt@comcast.net wrote: [quote:b0bbebab31]I just had a
site set up for my earrings so wanted to know what ppl thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link:
http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :) [/quote:b0bbebab31] Well, to start with, you may wish to use a
different hosting service. I managed, when I first clicked your link, to load the page, and see the first two pages of
designs. Then the site stopped sending anything. I closed my browser and tried again. No luck. Tried again this time
with internet explorer instead of firefox. Still, no response from your site's hosting server. couldn't connect. Now,
maybe it's my own ISP (comcast) holding things up, but I'll bet, since other sites loaded quickly enough, that your
hosting service has too low a bandwidth. The pages which did load also seemed somewhat less that speedy in doing so.
That could be either the size of your files, or again, your hosting service. About the only other thing I had time to
notice was that if you're trying to sell things, you might make things like price more visible. Never saw a price
listed next to any of the designs, even when clicked to bring up more detail. So far, though I didn't see more than the
first few pages and could be wrong, all I saw was a showcase site, not an e-commerce one. If you've got an e-commerce
site in mind(you want to sell your earrings, not just show them), then you may wish to include things like the price,
and shopping cart icons easily available along with the images. A whole seperate page for a price list might have been
there (didn't get that far into the site), but that's making people work harder to buy your work. As to the earrings, I
won't comment too much. Nice colors, and I'm sure they'll sell well, if your prices are reasonable and you can market
them successfully.. Personally, I'm not so drawn to whole lines of earrings that basically only string various
interesting beads on wire. But that's just me. I'm a jeweler who works metal to a greater degree than just bending
wire around, so I've got a bit of a bias about the simpler methods your work requires. That doesn't, of course,
invalidate your work, and I'm sure it will sell OK. I just can't say I'm terribly excited or inspired... And I'm sure
you already know that with this level of technology in your work, you've got a LOT of competition from commercial
producers, as well as a lot of hobbyists and just slightly more than hobbyist level jewelers. If you can elevate the
technical and aesthetic sophistication of your work a bit, you could do more to create a line of work that would have
some more in the way of a personal identity (yours), rather than being just one more of a large pack of jewelry
producers buying fun and inexpensive glass or semiprecious beads, and hanging them, in some form or another, from pretty
commercial looking plain ear wires... Again, the problem with doing this is simply that you've got so very much
competition, from beginner level craftspeople, all the way to the mass manufacturers in asia producing costume level
jewelry in very large quantities for pennies per earring pair. If you can compete with these folks, my hats off to
ya. Otherwise, I'd suggest finding a way to make your work more unique, so it stands out from the crowd. Usually this
means you'll have to make more of the work than just the wires connecting commercially purchased parts, and it may
require you to do a bit more metalsmithing too... My two cents. Use it if useful to you. Otherwise, ignore... :-)
Peter Rowe
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Posted by Peter W.. Rowe, on Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:27 AM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:29:57 GMT, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Peter W.. Rowe,"
<rec.crafts.jewelry@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:bfe352f23b]On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0700, in
rec.crafts.jewelry gamenutt@comcast.net wrote: I just had a site set up for my earrings so wanted to know what ppl
thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link: http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :) Well, to
start with, you may wish to use a different hosting service. I managed, when I first clicked your link, to load the
page, and see the first two pages of designs. Then the site stopped sending anything. I closed my browser and tried
again. No luck. Tried again this time with internet explorer instead of firefox. Still, no response from your site's
hosting server. couldn't connect. Now, maybe it's my own ISP (comcast) holding things up, but I'll bet, since other
sites loaded quickly enough, that your hosting service has too low a bandwidth. The pages which did load also seemed
somewhat less that speedy in doing so. That could be either the size of your files, or again, your hosting service.
[/quote:bfe352f23b] Just out of curiosity, I tried it again (a few hours later). This time, the front page loaded, and
this time I tried viewing the pages from the last one, forward. Again, after the third page had been viewed, clicking
another (this time, page four. might have been that same one that locked up last time), just plain stopped in mid
page. Was just starting to load an image, then jammed. As I write this, it's still locked up. Wondering if you have a
problem with HTML code on page four, or something. Also, I noticed on your first page you specifically call this a
showcase for your jewelry, not a sales site. Good enough then. Please forget my prior suggestions about missing sales
info, since I now see you had not intended that purpose for your site. And that modifies, somewhat, my comments about
your designs too. If you're not trying to sell these and compete with others selling earrings, then you're much more
free to make whatever you like (presumably for your own use?) cheers Peter Rowe
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Posted by Frosty on Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:24 PM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
On or about Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:27:21 GMT, an entity identified as "Peter W.. Rowe,"
<rec.crafts.jewelry@earthlink.net> proudly proclaimed: [quote:9305e69dde]On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:29:57 GMT, in
rec.crafts.jewelry "Peter W.. Rowe," rec.crafts.jewelry@earthlink.net> wrote: On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:10:19
-0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry gamenutt@comcast.net wrote: I just had a site set up for my earrings so wanted to know
what ppl thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link: http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :)
Well, to start with, you may wish to use a different hosting service. I managed, when I first clicked your link, to
load the page, and see the first two pages of designs. Then the site stopped sending anything. I closed my browser and
tried again. No luck. Tried again this time with internet explorer instead of firefox. Still, no response from your
site's hosting server. couldn't connect. Now, maybe it's my own ISP (comcast) holding things up, but I'll bet, since
other sites loaded quickly enough, that your hosting service has too low a bandwidth. The pages which did load also
seemed somewhat less that speedy in doing so. That could be either the size of your files, or again, your hosting
service. Just out of curiosity, I tried it again (a few hours later). This time, the front page loaded, and this time
I tried viewing the pages from the last one, forward. Again, after the third page had been viewed, clicking another
(this time, page four. might have been that same one that locked up last time), just plain stopped in mid page. Was
just starting to load an image, then jammed. As I write this, it's still locked up. Wondering if you have a problem
with HTML code on page four, or something. Also, I noticed on your first page you specifically call this a showcase for
your jewelry, not a sales site. Good enough then. Please forget my prior suggestions about missing sales info, since I
now see you had not intended that purpose for your site. And that modifies, somewhat, my comments about your designs
too. If you're not trying to sell these and compete with others selling earrings, then you're much more free to make
whatever you like (presumably for your own use?) cheers Peter Rowe [/quote:9305e69dde] I have Comcast too and Firefox.
I was able to view all 7 pages. I agree with your assessment. Frosty -- Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit!
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Posted by minkiemink on Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:25 AM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
Hi Vickie, Unlike the others, I had no trouble viewing your site. It loaded quickly, and I was easily able to browse
with little or no delay between pages. I have a Mac G4. I use Tiger, OSX version10.4.7. I found your site to be set
up very simply and cleanly. It is attractive and easy to navigate. What I noticed: Opening page. This was a little
confusing. I thought that this couldn't be a jewelry site, as the distant couple on the beach in the sunset (?), had no
relationship whatsoever to jewelry, and that threw me a little. Just a suggestion... opening your site with jewelry
showing somewhere or some way might be a clearer message to your customer base. You also might think about geting
some photography pointers or take a class. The photos of your work don't look as good as they might in the lighting and
the setting departments. A lamp pointed at a piece of work sitting on a rug, is not the optimal way to show off jewelry
that you have taken the time to hand make one by one. Other than that, your earrings are seen clearly and there is a
nice variety in the styles. Hope that helps. Best, Lisa "the single biggest problem with communication, is the
illusion that it has taken place" -George Bernard Shaw gamenutt@comcast.net wrote: [quote:1bb6cab686]I just had a
site set up for my earrings so wanted to know what ppl thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link:
http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :)[/quote:1bb6cab686]
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Posted by ted frater on Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:11 PM Post subject: Re: I just had a site set up for my earrings
vickie402 wrote: [quote:9104c0cabc]Don Thompson, I am not the author of the site, but I am the artist it portrays. It
is sad that anyone would even bother to post a negative and insulting reply like this when this post only asks for
comments to help the site, not your degrading opinion. The website is not asking you to buy these earrings, not does it
specifically say that there are prices listed anywhere. This site was set up for friends and acquiantances to be able
to look at my earrings and then get in touch with me at a later date about them. I just started this as a fun hobby
while I'm in school and am not intending on mainlining these products. Not that I should even have to explain myself to
you because I think if you actually took the time to read the home page you would realize all of this on your own. Next
time, please keep your insults to yourself. I do not want to hear them. If you have nothing constructive to say,
please say nothing at all. Thanks, Vickie Don T wrote: On reflection one wonders if the site is not narcissism in
action. "Oh look at how pretty I am." kind of a thing. No prices. No link to prices. Just exhibits of ear
baubles. And, so far, no replies. -- Don Thompson Well Vickie,[/quote:9104c0cabc] Im afraid the world out here is a
tough old place. If you stick your head up above the wall of your own place you run ther risk of being shot at,
metaprically speaking. you may think that the responses are not to your liking, and also not as constructive as you
expected. Dont take offence at the responses you had, but try and learn from them. Many folk that started out making
things as a hobby have become successful businesses. In the beginning of any skill its always an uphill struggle. If
you have the passion to make beautiful things, dont let any adverse comments hold you back. If your angry, use it to
power yourself through the adversities.. In other words dont give up. Ted.
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Posted by Patti on Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:41 AM Post subject: Re: AD - Anyone going to the Innovative Bead Show in NJ?
[quote:e6c64d0d3f] Hi, Nolly![/quote:e6c64d0d3f] It's OK about the buried treasure beads. I'll stop by your booth
first thing, I need to buy some beads to make earrings. I'm wafting lots of good wishes your way for great sales!!
It will be great to see you. Patti
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Posted by Cheryl on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:46 AM Post subject: Re: Need some advice please
The angels you are looking at are very tiny - they are for earrings or charms.... They can't be made in a 2-3 inch size.
If you are looking for bead angels - for ornaments you probably need to look along this style -
http://www.bolekscrafts.com/bead_kits_page_6.htm or this http://www.artcove.com/Beads/Angels/birthstone_angels.shtml
Cheryl cheyjohn wrote: [quote:41c7e06ece]I am very new to using beads. I know about Ebay but was wondering if there is
another store that anyone here would recommend. What I want to do is to make angel ornaments for Christmas. Here is a
link: http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/projects/angel/angel.htm I am also not sure of the sizes to use. I guess I really
don't know anything at all and could use some help. I just fell in love with these little angels and want to make them
for my annual Christmas ornament gift. Thanks so much! Chey[/quote:41c7e06ece]
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Posted by Beadbimbo on Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:46 AM Post subject: Re: Need some advice please
Hi Chey, I've made those! They make cute Christmas earrings. I got the beads for them from Halsey Trading, too. I
just used some little GF or sterling beads for the heads. Jerri www.beadbimbo.com "cheyjohn"
<mommasmail@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1162166944.689988.103150@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
[quote:589ca095fc]I am very new to using beads. I know about Ebay but was wondering if there is another store that
anyone here would recommend. What I want to do is to make angel ornaments for Christmas. Here is a link:
http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/projects/angel/angel.htm I am also not sure of the sizes to use. I guess I really don't
know anything at all and could use some help. I just fell in love with these little angels and want to make them for my
annual Christmas ornament gift. Thanks so much! Chey [/quote:589ca095fc]
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Posted by Kandice Seeber on Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:01 PM Post subject: Re: Fun at a bead show
LOL eeek! I didn't go, but it sounds like you had fun. :) -- Kandice Seeber www.lampwork.net Vote for my site!
http://tinyurl.com/bbcon <rucker.lindsey@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1161036977.885310.230350@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... [quote:f918500919]On Saturday I went to the West Michigan
Bead Expo in Grand Rapids. It's a consumer oriented show with a lot of lampworkers. I had a lot of fun and stocked up
on colors of seed beads that the LBS doesn't offer at Osiris Beads' booth. I also picked up a couple dichroic glass
leaves as my fun beads for the show. There were a few embarrassing moments because I went to the show with my mother
and grandmother. I had given them a quick craft show etiquette lecture beforehand, since they're the "oh, you
could make that" types. Unfortunately, I forgot the uneducated consumer sticker shock lecture and ended up kicking
mom in the shin in front of a booth offering gorgeous boro beads after she started exclaiming at the price
disparagingly. Over the course of our time there she started to see the light a bit and ended up purchasing a pair of
lampworked beads for me to turn into earrings for her. I was wearing the necklace I made from a focal bead I purchased
at the last show and received a lot of compliments on it. One fellow did a complete doubletake at the necklace, it was
quite funny. Did anyone else go? -- Lindsey http://artwork-by-lindsey.blogspot.com [/quote:f918500919]
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Posted by rucker.lindsey@googlemail on Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:16 PM Post subject: Fun at a bead show
On Saturday I went to the West Michigan Bead Expo in Grand Rapids. It's a consumer oriented show with a lot of
lampworkers. I had a lot of fun and stocked up on colors of seed beads that the LBS doesn't offer at Osiris Beads'
booth. I also picked up a couple dichroic glass leaves as my fun beads for the show. There were a few embarrassing
moments because I went to the show with my mother and grandmother. I had given them a quick craft show etiquette
lecture beforehand, since they're the "oh, you could make that" types. Unfortunately, I forgot the uneducated
consumer sticker shock lecture and ended up kicking mom in the shin in front of a booth offering gorgeous boro beads
after she started exclaiming at the price disparagingly. Over the course of our time there she started to see the light
a bit and ended up purchasing a pair of lampworked beads for me to turn into earrings for her. I was wearing the
necklace I made from a focal bead I purchased at the last show and received a lot of compliments on it. One fellow did
a complete doubletake at the necklace, it was quite funny. Did anyone else go? -- Lindsey http://artwork-by-
lindsey.blogspot.com
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Posted by Shirley Shone on Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:34 AM Post subject: Re: What are you working on now?
Lovely beads and earrings Marisa. Hugs Shirley In message
<1159566996.684059.188740@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, artymorris@yahoo.com writes [quote:4703f9decb]Lots of
things, I'm getting ready to sell at a large out door market. Earrings and bracelets mainly. But I did find time to
make myself a pair of earrings to wear to a party: http://www.galleryvittoria.co.nz/bead4.shtml Marisa
www.galleryvittoria.co.nz Vibrant Jewels wrote: Always a cool topic... what are you working on now? Karleen Page
[/quote:4703f9decb] -- Shirley Shone shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk
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Posted by Anonymous on Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:56 PM Post subject: Re: What are you working on now?
Lots of things, I'm getting ready to sell at a large out door market. Earrings and bracelets mainly. But I did find
time to make myself a pair of earrings to wear to a party: http://www.galleryvittoria.co.nz/bead4.shtml Marisa
www.galleryvittoria.co.nz Vibrant Jewels wrote: [quote:94cc29a8b2]Always a cool topic... what are you working on now?
Karleen Page[/quote:94cc29a8b2]
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Posted by Kathy on Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:58 PM Post subject: Re: What are you working on now?
OMG!!!!! I Love those. LOVE. KathyH <artymorris@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1159566996.684059.188740@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:7e791da08d]Lots of things, I'm getting ready to
sell at a large out door market. Earrings and bracelets mainly. But I did find time to make myself a pair of earrings
to wear to a party: http://www.galleryvittoria.co.nz/bead4.shtml Marisa www.galleryvittoria.co.nz Vibrant Jewels
wrote: Always a cool topic... what are you working on now? Karleen Page [/quote:7e791da08d]
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Posted by Kalera on Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:41 AM Post subject: Re: What are you working on now?
Girl. Those are deee-vine! artymorris@yahoo.com wrote: [quote:6137f0c096]Lots of things, I'm getting ready to sell at a
large out door market. Earrings and bracelets mainly. But I did find time to make myself a pair of earrings to wear to
a party: http://www.galleryvittoria.co.nz/bead4.shtml Marisa www.galleryvittoria.co.nz [/quote:6137f0c096] --
-Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.bridgetownglass.com On eBay: http://www.snurl.com/1sfe
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Posted by Vibrant Jewels on Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:10 AM Post subject: Re: Changing tastes - natural gems vs. dyed
I agree re:the bakelite. Most of it I've seen is just ugly. I'm not sure why it's so popular! Reminds me of avocado
green and harvest gold appliances! Glad that craze is OVER.... -- Karleen Page Member International Jewelry Designers
Guild (IJDG) Vibrant Jewels: http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/welcome.htm JustBeads:
http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=21770 Join our Yahoo Group: vibrantjewels-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
"Patti" <DichroArtist@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1158502528.539308.281960@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:5890e40796]Karleen and Becki, I agree with you about
the lucite beads. Though I must admit, I'm tempted by the flower shapes, especially the long tubular ones. I find
myself looking at them (haven't bought any yet) at this one LBS I go to. They would make great earrings and lightweight
earrings are always a plus for me. Not to mention the gorgeous shades of hot pink, deep purple and orange they feature.
I'll let you know if I succumb to temptation!! One of my fellow designers has made a fortune re-designing with vintage
Bakelite. I don't like Bakelite either, it just looks cheap to me, I can't believe the prices they are getting for it.
Patti www.pattiwhiteley.com [/quote:5890e40796]
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Posted by Patti on Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:15 PM Post subject: Re: Changing tastes - natural gems vs. dyed
Karleen and Becki, I agree with you about the lucite beads. Though I must admit, I'm tempted by the flower shapes,
especially the long tubular ones. I find myself looking at them (haven't bought any yet) at this one LBS I go to. They
would make great earrings and lightweight earrings are always a plus for me. Not to mention the gorgeous shades of hot
pink, deep purple and orange they feature. I'll let you know if I succumb to temptation!! One of my fellow designers
has made a fortune re-designing with vintage Bakelite. I don't like Bakelite either, it just looks cheap to me, I can't
believe the prices they are getting for it. Patti www.pattiwhiteley.com
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Posted by Beadbimbo on Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:32 AM Post subject: Re: well, that'll teach me..
Or, say, "Oops, I forgot to bring some! I'll send some in with the bf later!" -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com
"Dr. Sooz" <penhall98@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1156362200.248589.51530@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:ad022bc487]Amber -- instead of a post-it, you
could've written it on the back of your boyfriend's shop's card...... ```````````````````````````````
fallen_ikon@yahoo.com wrote: Recently the ladies where my boyfriend works have been hounding him to bring in some of my
jewelry. I was meeting him up there last week after I got out of work so we could go get some sushi, so he called me and
begged me to bring some of my jewelry in so they'd leave him alone. Well, I gathered up a five necklaces, three
bracelets, and a four pairs of earrings that showed the range of work I do. Adam is an optician, and the place he works
at is located in the nicer end of the city. The store he works at carries glasses made by Prada and Cartier (which are
ugly as hell, but one pair costs more than I make in a month). While there, as his co-workers were oohing and ahhing
over some of my work, a customer waiting on her glasses saw it and went nuts over it, pretty much. Then she asked me the
dreaded question.. "Can I have your card?? You do have a card, right?" I froze. For I have no cards. I never
bothered making cards once I stopped selling on ebay and my website has been down for over a year. I figured I didn't
really need them, as I pretty much only sell to the women where I work and through word of mouth, now. I offered her a
post-it with my info on it, and told her my site should be up shortly. D'oh! How professional did that look..a post-it!
How stupid was I for not making cards?? I have the software! I even have cardstock, and a printer that's more than
capable of printing up nice looking cards! Stupid, stupid Amber! The woman was already carrying about four bags from
various high-end and very expensive stores. Yeah, I've been kicking myself all week over that. But I'll tell you what,
it sure lit a fire under my rear. I'm getting my website back up within the next few weeks and I will be printing cards
this weekend. Let that be a lesson to everyone who, like me, has ever thought "ah, I don't need cards"
-Amber. [/quote:ad022bc487]
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Posted by Dr. Sooz on Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:43 PM Post subject: Re: well, that'll teach me..
Amber -- instead of a post-it, you could've written it on the back of your boyfriend's shop's card......
``````````````````````````````` fallen_ikon@yahoo.com wrote: [quote:3e569df2fe]Recently the ladies where my boyfriend
works have been hounding him to bring in some of my jewelry. I was meeting him up there last week after I got out of
work so we could go get some sushi, so he called me and begged me to bring some of my jewelry in so they'd leave him
alone. Well, I gathered up a five necklaces, three bracelets, and a four pairs of earrings that showed the range of
work I do. Adam is an optician, and the place he works at is located in the nicer end of the city. The store he works at
carries glasses made by Prada and Cartier (which are ugly as hell, but one pair costs more than I make in a month).
While there, as his co-workers were oohing and ahhing over some of my work, a customer waiting on her glasses saw it and
went nuts over it, pretty much. Then she asked me the dreaded question.. "Can I have your card?? You do have a
card, right?" I froze. For I have no cards. I never bothered making cards once I stopped selling on ebay and my
website has been down for over a year. I figured I didn't really need them, as I pretty much only sell to the women
where I work and through word of mouth, now. I offered her a post-it with my info on it, and told her my site should be
up shortly. D'oh! How professional did that look..a post-it! How stupid was I for not making cards?? I have the
software! I even have cardstock, and a printer that's more than capable of printing up nice looking cards! Stupid,
stupid Amber! The woman was already carrying about four bags from various high-end and very expensive stores. Yeah,
I've been kicking myself all week over that. But I'll tell you what, it sure lit a fire under my rear. I'm getting my
website back up within the next few weeks and I will be printing cards this weekend. Let that be a lesson to everyone
who, like me, has ever thought "ah, I don't need cards" -Amber.[/quote:3e569df2fe]
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Posted by fallen_ikon@yahoo.com on Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:22 PM Post subject: well, that'll teach me..
Recently the ladies where my boyfriend works have been hounding him to bring in some of my jewelry. I was meeting him up
there last week after I got out of work so we could go get some sushi, so he called me and begged me to bring some of my
jewelry in so they'd leave him alone. Well, I gathered up a five necklaces, three bracelets, and a four pairs of
earrings that showed the range of work I do. Adam is an optician, and the place he works at is located in the nicer end
of the city. The store he works at carries glasses made by Prada and Cartier (which are ugly as hell, but one pair costs
more than I make in a month). While there, as his co-workers were oohing and ahhing over some of my work, a customer
waiting on her glasses saw it and went nuts over it, pretty much. Then she asked me the dreaded question.. "Can I
have your card?? You do have a card, right?" I froze. For I have no cards. I never bothered making cards once I
stopped selling on ebay and my website has been down for over a year. I figured I didn't really need them, as I pretty
much only sell to the women where I work and through word of mouth, now. I offered her a post-it with my info on it,
and told her my site should be up shortly. D'oh! How professional did that look..a post-it! How stupid was I for not
making cards?? I have the software! I even have cardstock, and a printer that's more than capable of printing up nice
looking cards! Stupid, stupid Amber! The woman was already carrying about four bags from various high-end and very
expensive stores. Yeah, I've been kicking myself all week over that. But I'll tell you what, it sure lit a fire under
my rear. I'm getting my website back up within the next few weeks and I will be printing cards this weekend. Let that
be a lesson to everyone who, like me, has ever thought "ah, I don't need cards" -Amber.
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Posted by Jenn/Jalynne on Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:12 PM Post subject: Re: well, that'll teach me..
Thanks for reminding me! I gave out the last one in my wallet the other day....and I'm sure to need one while i'm out
and about. Off to print right now! By the way, did you sell any? -- Jenn/Jalynne quilting, beads, scrapbooking,
cross stitch and other 'crafti' obsessions http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jalynne29/my_photos Live!
http://kinneykreations.com <fallen_ikon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1156350154.645898.149520@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:94ebe92c67]Recently the ladies where my boyfriend
works have been hounding him to bring in some of my jewelry. I was meeting him up there last week after I got out of
work so we could go get some sushi, so he called me and begged me to bring some of my jewelry in so they'd leave him
alone. Well, I gathered up a five necklaces, three bracelets, and a four pairs of earrings that showed the range of
work I do. Adam is an optician, and the place he works at is located in the nicer end of the city. The store he works at
carries glasses made by Prada and Cartier (which are ugly as hell, but one pair costs more than I make in a month).
While there, as his co-workers were oohing and ahhing over some of my work, a customer waiting on her glasses saw it and
went nuts over it, pretty much. Then she asked me the dreaded question.. "Can I have your card?? You do have a
card, right?" I froze. For I have no cards. I never bothered making cards once I stopped selling on ebay and my
website has been down for over a year. I figured I didn't really need them, as I pretty much only sell to the women
where I work and through word of mouth, now. I offered her a post-it with my info on it, and told her my site should be
up shortly. D'oh! How professional did that look..a post-it! How stupid was I for not making cards?? I have the
software! I even have cardstock, and a printer that's more than capable of printing up nice looking cards! Stupid,
stupid Amber! The woman was already carrying about four bags from various high-end and very expensive stores. Yeah,
I've been kicking myself all week over that. But I'll tell you what, it sure lit a fire under my rear. I'm getting my
website back up within the next few weeks and I will be printing cards this weekend. Let that be a lesson to everyone
who, like me, has ever thought "ah, I don't need cards" -Amber. [/quote:94ebe92c67]
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Posted by Dr. Sooz on Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:36 PM Post subject: Re: Beaded beads
I guess everyone's beaded beads would be quite different (mine are about 9mm). Suppose you could trade whatever you
make, instead of just one bead being the limit. One could choose. I can't host a swap right now -- I still don't know
where most of my clothes are after moving --- it's insane here. If there's a swap, I have to pass the scepter to
someone else! ````````````````````````````````````` Shirley Shone wrote: [quote:ddebc8100e]That is a good idea of a
beaded bead swap I think these ones maybe a little large for earrings but it is what ever takes your fancy. I thought
they would look good as a decoration on a small Christmas tree or a painted branch. I do like the idea of a swap though.
Shirley[/quote:ddebc8100e]
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Posted by Shirley Shone on Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:11 PM Post subject: Re: Beaded beads
That is a good idea of a beaded bead swap I think these ones maybe a little large for earrings but it is what ever
takes your fancy. I thought they would look good as a decoration on a small Christmas tree or a painted branch. I do
like the idea of a swap though. Shirley In message <1154717811.899709.317100@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Dr. Sooz <penhall98@sbcglobal.net> writes [quote:02f6fbb110]LOVELY, dolling! I so love beaded beads. They're
like popcorn -- you can't stop at just one. Your brain races thinking up other color combos and textures. SIGHHHHHH I
will unpack soon and have time to BEAD! YAAAYY (I hope) There are so many things I want to bead. It would be fun to
have a beaded bead swap. Maybe a pair, so we could all have earrings. `````````````````````` Shirley Shone wrote: I
liked the beads on the front of the Bead and Button issue number 74. I did not have any felt and could not wait to buy
some then the gluing of the lavender into them. So I asked Dh to make me some wooden ones about the same size of what
the felt ones would be. I have made a few samples and you can see them on my site under beadwork. URL in my sig. line
Shirley -- Shirley Shone shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk [/quote:02f6fbb110] -- Shirley
Shone shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk
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Posted by Dr. Sooz on Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:56 PM Post subject: Re: Beaded beads
LOVELY, dolling! I so love beaded beads. They're like popcorn -- you can't stop at just one. Your brain races
thinking up other color combos and textures. SIGHHHHHH I will unpack soon and have time to BEAD! YAAAYY (I hope)
There are so many things I want to bead. It would be fun to have a beaded bead swap. Maybe a pair, so we could all
have earrings. `````````````````````` Shirley Shone wrote: [quote:a533b7dac0]I liked the beads on the front of the Bead
and Button issue number 74. I did not have any felt and could not wait to buy some then the gluing of the lavender into
them. So I asked Dh to make me some wooden ones about the same size of what the felt ones would be. I have made a few
samples and you can see them on my site under beadwork. URL in my sig. line Shirley -- Shirley Shone
shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk[/quote:a533b7dac0]
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Posted by Beadbimbo on Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:04 PM Post subject: Re: N.Y. Bead shopping and some new earrings
Awwwwww, thanks! I'm just addicted to it all and keep trying different things. I may have to give the beaded collar
idea some thought for my Spikey boy! -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to my mailing list, send an e-mail to:
jerri@beadbimbo.com with "Subscribe" in the subject line. "Dr. Sooz"
<penhall98@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:1153627854.606634.147000@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
[quote:6adc3ed746]I am always in awe of you, Jerri -- there seems to be NOTHING you can't do. And it's not just the
wire and the beads....it's the wigglin' Spike, too. ```````````````````````````````````````````` Beadbimbo wrote: Hi
all, We just got back from visiting my sister in Ct. It was a whirlwind trip, with daytrips every day to N.Y.C.,
Bridgeport beach a couple of times, Block Island, R.I., and Rhinebeck, N.Y. for an air show. (Hubby's part of the
trip.) We took the train in to N.Y.C. for some bead shopping, and since my b-i-l was working, hubby decided to go with
us. Silly Man! He didn't actually believe that we girls could spend about 7 hours bead shopping! (And that was with a
12 yr. old with us!) It was overwhelming, and with the trip, I didn't have a lot to spend, but here's my stash:
http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/stash.jpg Oooooooo, the possibilities. Before I left, I was in the mood to make some
dangly earrings and I cruised the net for ideas. I kept seeing peacocks, so I got out some graph paper and tried to
draw some from some of the ones I looked at. These earrings are 3" long, and I don't usually wear something that
big, but I may have to: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/peacock1a.jpg Then I played with some of the Indian designs and
made this pair. These are much smaller and something I would wear everyday: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/dia1.jpg
And Spike was more than ready for his mom to come home! It took about a day for him to settle down. Every time I'd
look at him, he'd start wiggling all over. Lol. And now to catch up on posts and what's been going on around here! --
Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to my mailing list, send an e-mail to: jerri@beadbimbo.com with
"Subscribe" in the subject line. [/quote:6adc3ed746]
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Posted by Dr. Sooz on Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:10 AM Post subject: Re: N.Y. Bead shopping and some new earrings
I am always in awe of you, Jerri -- there seems to be NOTHING you can't do. And it's not just the wire and the
beads....it's the wigglin' Spike, too. ```````````````````````````````````````````` Beadbimbo wrote:
[quote:126b51c53f]Hi all, We just got back from visiting my sister in Ct. It was a whirlwind trip, with daytrips every
day to N.Y.C., Bridgeport beach a couple of times, Block Island, R.I., and Rhinebeck, N.Y. for an air show. (Hubby's
part of the trip.) We took the train in to N.Y.C. for some bead shopping, and since my b-i-l was working, hubby decided
to go with us. Silly Man! He didn't actually believe that we girls could spend about 7 hours bead shopping! (And that
was with a 12 yr. old with us!) It was overwhelming, and with the trip, I didn't have a lot to spend, but here's my
stash: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/stash.jpg Oooooooo, the possibilities. Before I left, I was in the mood to make
some dangly earrings and I cruised the net for ideas. I kept seeing peacocks, so I got out some graph paper and tried
to draw some from some of the ones I looked at. These earrings are 3" long, and I don't usually wear something
that big, but I may have to: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/peacock1a.jpg Then I played with some of the Indian designs
and made this pair. These are much smaller and something I would wear everyday: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/dia1.jpg
And Spike was more than ready for his mom to come home! It took about a day for him to settle down. Every time I'd
look at him, he'd start wiggling all over. Lol. And now to catch up on posts and what's been going on around here! --
Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to my mailing list, send an e-mail to: jerri@beadbimbo.com with
"Subscribe" in the subject line.[/quote:126b51c53f]
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Posted by Beadbimbo on Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:22 PM Post subject: N.Y. Bead shopping and some new earrings
Hi all, We just got back from visiting my sister in Ct. It was a whirlwind trip, with daytrips every day to
N.Y.C., Bridgeport beach a couple of times, Block Island, R.I., and Rhinebeck, N.Y. for an air show. (Hubby's part of
the trip.) We took the train in to N.Y.C. for some bead shopping, and since my b-i-l was working, hubby decided to
go with us. Silly Man! He didn't actually believe that we girls could spend about 7 hours bead shopping! (And that was
with a 12 yr. old with us!) It was overwhelming, and with the trip, I didn't have a lot to spend, but here's my stash:
http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/stash.jpg Oooooooo, the possibilities. Before I left, I was in the mood to make some
dangly earrings and I cruised the net for ideas. I kept seeing peacocks, so I got out some graph paper and tried to
draw some from some of the ones I looked at. These earrings are 3" long, and I don't usually wear something that
big, but I may have to: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/peacock1a.jpg Then I played with some of the Indian designs and
made this pair. These are much smaller and something I would wear everyday: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/dia1.jpg
And Spike was more than ready for his mom to come home! It took about a day for him to settle down. Every time I'd
look at him, he'd start wiggling all over. Lol. And now to catch up on posts and what's been going on around here! --
Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to my mailing list, send an e-mail to: jerri@beadbimbo.com with
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View entire thread: N.Y. Bead shopping and some new earrings
Posted by Shirley Shone on Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:11 PM Post subject: Re: N.Y. Bead shopping and some new earrings
Just WOW to the shopping trip. Now those earrings would go great with The amulet purse I made with a Barbara Elbe kit.
Peacock from India. Shirley In message <44c0f13b$1@news.bnb-lp.com>, Beadbimbo <jerri@beadbimbo.com>
writes [quote:d8f2c41263]Hi all, We just got back from visiting my sister in Ct. It was a whirlwind trip, with
daytrips every day to N.Y.C., Bridgeport beach a couple of times, Block Island, R.I., and Rhinebeck, N.Y. for an air
show. (Hubby's part of the trip.) We took the train in to N.Y.C. for some bead shopping, and since my b-i-l was
working, hubby decided to go with us. Silly Man! He didn't actually believe that we girls could spend about 7 hours
bead shopping! (And that was with a 12 yr. old with us!) It was overwhelming, and with the trip, I didn't have a lot to
spend, but here's my stash: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/stash.jpg Oooooooo, the possibilities. Before I left, I was
in the mood to make some dangly earrings and I cruised the net for ideas. I kept seeing peacocks, so I got out some
graph paper and tried to draw some from some of the ones I looked at. These earrings are 3" long, and I don't
usually wear something that big, but I may have to: http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/peacock1a.jpg Then I played with
some of the Indian designs and made this pair. These are much smaller and something I would wear everyday:
http://www.beadbimbo.com/ebay/dia1.jpg And Spike was more than ready for his mom to come home! It took about a day
for him to settle down. Every time I'd look at him, he'd start wiggling all over. Lol. And now to catch up on posts
and what's been going on around here! [/quote:d8f2c41263] -- Shirley Shone shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk
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View entire thread: Bead shapes (Or, Am I the only one?)
Posted by Anonymous on Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:35 PM Post subject: Re: Bead shapes (Or, Am I the only one?)
Round beads are great for necklaces and earrings and I sell quite a few of them, especially the smaller ones. For
bracelets, there's nothing like the flat guys--I notice at bead shows that folks pick different shapes in similar
colors, like mix and match. When I'm working in a color series, if I remember to switch out the presses, those beads
are always popular with buyers. Especially when there's something different in the mix, like the Zoozii diamond--that's
a nice non-flat shape that adds to a bracelet design without bulk. Perfectly round beads aren't that easy for me to
make--donuts are one thing, but a really round bead with good holes is something of a challenge. You guys are making me
want to run down and turn on the kiln, but I'm taking a bead crochet class today--and I think I'm behind in my homework!
What's new? Have a good one, Nolly
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View entire thread: H E L L O
Posted by Alison on Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:59 PM Post subject: Re: H E L L O
Are you two aware that you're posting to the entire group, not emailing each other privately? Not that you've said
anything terribly private, it just seems an odd little chat for the whole group, and I thought - maybe they think
they're emailing? Whatever, just thought I'd mention it, Alison "darlasdesigns" <darla2004@gmail.com>
wrote in message news:1146235486.136718.255400@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:9c7bf0f51f]Connie, Yes I take
other peoples talented work and try to make something nice with it. I do not make beads. I would love to learn. Between
my job, my husband, my house, family and friends I just have not been able to find the time. While I was out of work for
awhile my daughter asked me to make her a few earrings. So I started making jewelry. Then I discovered ebay and all the
beautiful creations of beads and started buying. I crochet, sew, and have done lots of different things. Sorry to hear
about your lack of work situation. What kind of work do you do? Darla [/quote:9c7bf0f51f]
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View entire thread: H E L L O
Posted by darlasdesigns on Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:44 PM Post subject: Re: H E L L O
Connie, Yes I take other peoples talented work and try to make something nice with it. I do not make beads. I would
love to learn. Between my job, my husband, my house, family and friends I just have not been able to find the time.
While I was out of work for awhile my daughter asked me to make her a few earrings. So I started making jewelry. Then I
discovered ebay and all the beautiful creations of beads and started buying. I crochet, sew, and have done lots of
different things. Sorry to hear about your lack of work situation. What kind of work do you do? Darla
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View entire thread: kumihimo
Posted by Alison on Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:10 AM Post subject: Re: "ball of yarn" beads
These would also make great stitch markers. I make earrings (for pierced ears) with lever backs. When I need to mark
someplace I now use my earrings. Alison On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:02:10 -0500, "Georgia"
<g-Green@uiuc.eduNOSPAM> wrote: [quote:ba06805fb8]I have sold quite a few lapel pins of that design (but made
with real yarn). Never thought of earrings, but...thanks for the ideas! <brain churning on all 8 cylindersx Georgia
"Leah" <fenton@nowayamigivingitout.com> wrote in message
news:b2a2h2lufo9imb4639b9qi1h1s6688mrff@4ax.com... Georgia, Just wanted to let everyone know that the "ball of
yarn" earrings I wrote about last week have been a real hit, so I've made a bunch more "balls of yarn"
for earrings, or whatever people want: http://www.georgiamorgan.net/assets/PCbeads/ballofyarnbeads.jpg Those are great.
Have you thought about getting some bamboo skewers or toothpicks and cutting them down and shoving 2 through 1 earring
ball before they are dried to make the holes, pull out, cure the clay, then put glue on the skewers and slip them back
in to 1 earring as wooden knitting needles? You'd cross them through the middle of the "yarn ball" like you
see the pewter ball of yarn pendant with needles poked through it. Colored toothpicks might be really cute, and with
both ends pointed 1 pick might make both needles seeing how small those earrings are next to that penny. If they hang
funny on an ear, they could always be made a little larger and worn as a pendant or a lapel pin, like the sock knitters
sometimes make a lapel sock or machine knitters make a tiny sweater pin to wear to ID themselves to others at meetings.
Leah [/quote:ba06805fb8]
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View entire thread: What would you do?
Posted by Jacqueline on Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:08 PM Post subject: Re: What would you do?
Wow this is a wonderful post. Of course I haven't made a quilt yet but I still have a hard time with the word NO.
Funny my sister's do not. But I have a hard time with things like, Will you come work on my computer, which happens
about weekly, will you do this or that at church, when I know I don't have the time, will you make me a meatloaf, mine
just aren't as good as your's. I need to learn NO also. Jacqueline On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:38:07 +0100, M Rimmer
<mel@timelord.org.uk> wrote: [quote:503a32890a]In message <Tb2kUwNGS36EJAg$@quik.clara.co.uk>, Patti
Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> writes There is a paradox in that she is asking you to make these quilts for her bosses (and
her - again) and yet she has told you she thinks it is a 'cheap idea'. She must think highly of your work at some
level. That's interesting, that's not how I read it. I got the impression she thought a quilt was a "cheap"
(her own words) "homemade" gift. She's ready to put hers in a yard sale having owned it less than a year, but
she thinks it'd be a good cheap way to give a gift to her bosses for around £20-£30 each (Debbi's estimate). She has no
appreciation whatever of the cost, time, skill or love involved and I certainly would not give her a "hand-
made" gift again if she were my MIL. I'm sure she'll be much happier with earrings or bubble bath, and Debbi will
be happier too. You have to have an idea of how the person asking will react, but I have had good results with talking
about costs for materials and the time involved. I don't cost my time. This has put off a lot of people who want me to
"run up" a quilt for them when they think it takes me an evening or two and costs maybe a few tens of pounds.
This is a common belief, and I find it also applies to other crafts, such as knitting. Pick a sweater from a pattern
book and chances are the yarn alone will cost upwards of £50 and the time involved could be almost anything as long as
it's a looong looong time. Not that I ever pay that for yarn - I haunt the sales, I recycle old clothes, and I am able
to adjust patterns to suit the yarn I have. If I asked a favour of a neighbour and then found it was a much more
complicated deal than I had thought - e.g. if I asked someone to trim my hedge and it turned out they had broken their
leg, or if I asked to borrow someone's blender and it turned out it was a valuable antique, I would of course withdraw
my request, apologise for not realising the implications, and the only bad feeling would be my own for asking for
something I thought was small but it turned out I was asking for something very large indeed. There would be absolutely
no need for the other person to feel bad, especially if they didn't refuse my request, but simply illuminated my
ignorance. I think we all need to practice saying "No". It's a little word, shouldn't be hard. Everyone,
sitting in front of your computers right no, look straight forward and say in a clear voice "No". And don't
say "sorry" after. [/quote:503a32890a] Jacqueline http://www.mountain-breeze.com Recipes and other fun things
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View entire thread: What would you do?
Posted by M Rimmer on Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:38 AM Post subject: Re: What would you do?
In message <Tb2kUwNGS36EJAg$@quik.clara.co.uk>, Patti <Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> writes [quote:2c14d6ac6f]
There is a paradox in that she is asking you to make these quilts for her bosses (and her - again) and yet she has told
you she thinks it is a 'cheap idea'. She must think highly of your work at some level. That's interesting, that's not
how I read it. I got the impression she[/quote:2c14d6ac6f] thought a quilt was a "cheap" (her own words)
"homemade" gift. She's ready to put hers in a yard sale having owned it less than a year, but she thinks
it'd be a good cheap way to give a gift to her bosses for around £20-£30 each (Debbi's estimate). She has no
appreciation whatever of the cost, time, skill or love involved and I certainly would not give her a "hand-
made" gift again if she were my MIL. I'm sure she'll be much happier with earrings or bubble bath, and Debbi will
be happier too. You have to have an idea of how the person asking will react, but I have had good results with talking
about costs for materials and the time involved. I don't cost my time. This has put off a lot of people who want me to
"run up" a quilt for them when they think it takes me an evening or two and costs maybe a few tens of pounds.
This is a common belief, and I find it also applies to other crafts, such as knitting. Pick a sweater from a pattern
book and chances are the yarn alone will cost upwards of £50 and the time involved could be almost anything as long as
it's a looong looong time. Not that I ever pay that for yarn - I haunt the sales, I recycle old clothes, and I am able
to adjust patterns to suit the yarn I have. If I asked a favour of a neighbour and then found it was a much more
complicated deal than I had thought - e.g. if I asked someone to trim my hedge and it turned out they had broken their
leg, or if I asked to borrow someone's blender and it turned out it was a valuable antique, I would of course withdraw
my request, apologise for not realising the implications, and the only bad feeling would be my own for asking for
something I thought was small but it turned out I was asking for something very large indeed. There would be absolutely
no need for the other person to feel bad, especially if they didn't refuse my request, but simply illuminated my
ignorance. I think we all need to practice saying "No". It's a little word, shouldn't be hard. Everyone,
sitting in front of your computers right no, look straight forward and say in a clear voice "No". And don't
say "sorry" after. -- Mel Rimmer www.bean-sprouts.blogspot.com
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View entire thread: need opinions, not flattery
Posted by Debra on Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:56 PM Post subject: Re: need opinions, not flattery
On 31 Jul 2006 13:40:45 -0700, "Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote: [quote:cad43e08df]Hi, I'm working
on a design for a 24 x 24 quiltlet for my guild round robin, which is about art quilts and which only started in the
past few months. Several of the members are very well known artists and one is a nationally known long arm quilter. Ok,
then there's me. And I decided I could NOT compete with the lovely things I've seen so far that they are contemplating.
So I'm going way, way out on a limb. I need you folks in all your wisdom to tell me if I've gone too far. I'm planning
an anime sort of theme. Japanese animation -- manga -- style. It's "Red Riding Hood in the Big City" and I've
got the first draft of it up on my site where I put photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 and also
two pics of some of my red fabrics. I got soooo lucky the other day and pulled two of those out of a "free
box" at a weird garage sale. Anyway, the rest of the scene will be filled in with more city buildings and in front
of her will be..... i'm not sure. Maybe paving stones or something. And she will change slightly. I'm working on the
drawing now, trying to add an arm poking out of the billowing cape and carrying a little yellow basket. I also might, if
I can manage, put a wolf peeking out the window of Granny's House. May be too hard at this scale. The sky is dark, but
red. The moon will be silver. The whole theme is supposed to be RED. Please comment. Tell me what you really think. I
don't need flattery at this stage, I need real opinions, suggestions, help. Thanks, Sunny
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989612@N00/?saved=1 [/quote:cad43e08df] Well, I can't really see what's going on with
Red's face because of the size of the picture, but the rest of the drawing looks like a good plan to me. The red idea
is a really cool one. That print of the red squares on white would make a great sky scraper, all white with red
windows. Oh, that red dot on white would look cool as a building with all round windows too. Are you going to use the
red fabric with the small dark stars for the sky in a sort of "red sky at night" look? The silver moon is
going to look great. That red/black/teal blue print would be great for the big arch or the clouds, and the big multi
colored flower print as the hillside. About that wolf, I know I saw some embroidered wolf patches in a store
somewhere. Maybe Walmart or JoAnn's. Perhaps you could find one that would work for your project. You could also look
for novelty wolf shaped buttons, or any other animals you might want to add to the quilt. What are you going to use for
Red's hair, fabric or couched yarn/embroidery threads? You could maybe add a jewel on top of that arched building's
spire and/or a dangly earring blowing in the wind hanging from Red's ear, just to add a little sparkle. It is an art
quilt, so you can add whatever embellishments you want to. Raid your jewelry box for earrings that are missing their
mates, the odd stick pin or tie tack with an animal on it, or that necklace or bracelet with the broken clasp you never
got around to fixing but can't bear to part with and see if those can somehow be used in this project. The sky is the
limit. You have not gone too far. Shucks, you haven't even gotten half way to too far yet. By the way, have you
seen any of the animated movies by Hayao Miyazaki? Lovely stuff. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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View entire thread: Gifts for my 40th Birthday!!
Posted by M-C on Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:12 AM Post subject: Re: Gifts for my 40th Birthday!!
Happy belated Birthday Dorothy! I'm sorry I missed it. I'll make sure I don't miss it again!!! Glad to hear you had
such a blessed B-Day! What cartridge did you get? -- M-C Visit the rec.crafts.scrapbooks website: www.r-c-s.info
Looking to save or make money scrapbooking? Independent TLC Director #417572 See my ad in Scrapbook Answers and visit my
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http://community.webshots.com/user/mccplg "Dorothy" <dts66NoSpam@optonline.Dotnet> wrote in message
news:lYYug.312$MU1.97@fe11.lga... [quote:e5005dad0c]Yesterday, Sunday July 16th was my 40th Birthday and my DH got me a
new cartrige for my Cricut!! Whoo Hoo!! and a Beautiful 14kt. ankle bracelet. My Sister in Law got me turquoise and
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