Yesterday when I woke up, there was an e-mail waiting for me saying I had made an Etsy sale. A total stranger bought the beads pictured here. It was my first sale of just beads. I was so excited and happy!
We spent most of the weekend working on the basement – preparing it to be [...]
The last couple of days have been real good. Tuesday, the air conditioning people came to give an estimate for the hood installation and ventilation work. The estimate was a bit more than we had thought it would be. But, my mother decided to go forward with it. I’ve ordered the hood which will ship [...]
Happy Easter!
Friday, my mother and I went to Your Dekalb Farmers Market in the Atlanta area. Since we were headed that way already, I suggested a stop by Beads By Design and Flame Tree Glass. We got off to a bit of a late start since we had a leisurely morning. By the time we [...]
I made these Sunday. I was so thrilled about the colors that I just made some simple beads to show off the glass. I’m going to make a necklace for my mother for Mother’s day. That’s still quite a ways off and it won’t be a surprise, but oh well. I think she’ll like it [...]
Well, this wasn’t the greatest week for bead making. Monday I only got an hour in because I had to go to the Doctor in Birmingham and run some errands for my mother. Thursday I went to Atlanta – Flame Tree Glass in Roswell, and dinner and a movie with a friend. Actually, it was [...]
I just got my sample pack of Satake glass. I played with the glass today (Friday) and it’s still in the kiln. This glass has a long kiln annealing schedule – of course that means I had to add a program to my kiln. I started work after I got back from Curves. It was [...]
This is the first set of beads that I listed on Etsy. I just listed them today. I had set a goal to get several sets listed by the end of this week, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Oh well. I do have a couple of earrings that I made awhile ago [...]
This is what my mother and I built out of pvc pipe, glue, and duct tape. We’re still working on it. More layers and a stand are coming soon – well they’re coming anyway! Last weekend we got all the pipes cut and today we glued these together. The pipe is glued in rows – [...]
I said I’d post this bead from March fourth, so I am. I haven’t made any flower beads in the last few days. I’ve been focusing on rounding out series of beads that I can sell on www.etsy.com . I’ve been playing with my glass too. I tried making a hollow bead and it came [...]
These are from Monday, March 3rd. When I was showing my mother these and a couple other failed flower beads she made the comment that it was a good thing that I enjoyed making beads. I realize now that she meant it was a good thing that I enjoy the activity enough to practice and [...]
