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If you make your own beads, and are interested in renting ad space on my blog for June, please email me and I will send you more information. I have lots of availability available!
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Because I love having your ads, if you purchase ad space for June, I’ll throw in July for free! That’s buy one get one- what a super deal!! Mention this offer in your email so I remember to alter your invoice.
I have one more day off from work. It’s been nice being away from the office for over a week now. Last week I was away in Florida and then the long 4 day holiday weekend after that. I wish I didn’t have to go back. I’ll have to be sure to make it count, tomorrow.
I really have been enjoying my time in the studio making pretty things. Here is a photo of one of the necklaces I created this morning. An asymmetrical, this and that necklace with some art beads, some stones, so of this, some of that.
My mind is blank for an appropriate title!
Check out this nice little slide show I created with the pictures from our day on Wednesday. Lisa Petrillo of Lucid Moon Studio, and Layne Dasher of Layne Dasher Jewelry, came over to my B&B and we jetted off to a few of the local bead shops in Orlando. The first one, was not so great. The second one, The Bead Bar, was a real gem!! I got some great stuff, as you’ll see if some of the last photos in the slide show. They had a nice selection of semi precious stone strands, and lots of Czech glass that was all 20% off that day! I loved that the shop didn’t have a million “loose” beads. I would much rather buy a strand, and I think it’s probably a lot cheaper to do it this way.
From there we went to this huge Millenia Mall, did a small amount of shopping, and then went for dinner at this cool restuarant called Crave. You’ll see my Macaroni and Truffle/Gruyere Sauce entre that I had. It was so decadent!! We enjoyed some really awesome conversation about everything Beads, Etsy, Family, IN-laws!, Copycatters, art beads, techniques, our favorite bead shopping sites, you name it! We covered every topic!!
If you ever have a chance to travel and get to meet someone you know in this nice friendly beading community, like I did this past week- I definitely recommend it. There is jusxt nothing better than getting together with women that share your own interests! I come to find out, that all three of us, don’t really have local beading friends- and so we really relished the fact that we were able to spend some time together. It would have been nice if we had even been able to go to each of their studios and maybe do some beading too. Hopefully, on the next trip!!
See pictures from slide show here in my picasa web album.
I am looking forward to my beady date this afternoon with Lisa and Layne. I think we’ll have a blast- I will absolutely photograph the occasion.
Hope you’re all having a great and creative week! Stay Cool!
Go give Heather Wynn some Etsy love!
Good Morning!!
I had listed these lovely Lavender earrings last week, and sold them the day I listed them. The buyer never paid for them, so I had to cancel the sale and I am relisting them in the shop today. I made some similar to this back for the earring swap. I think Rosanne picked them. I wonder how she’s liking them….
Got a full day of work ahead of me. Looking forward to this evening, I think if it works out, I’ll be getting together with lampwork artist Laurie Whitney of Mermaid Glass! She lives about 20 minutes from Orlando! Laurie makes beautiful glass beads, I would love to see her studio and the places that influence her work!
Then tomorrow, I am getting together with Layne Dasher and Lisa Petrillo for some bead shopping, and dinner. Can’t wait for that! I hope that we can find some good bead shops that carry some unique goodies.
Hope you’re having a great week! Stay Cool!
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