Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Bead Previews 12/30/2011 - 1/4/2012

I'm trying something new to kick off 2012. It's a way to save you all a little bit of money. I hope you all like it.
Here's how it works. I will take a group shot of the beads I plan to list a few days in advance and post the prices. If you see something you'd like, comment or email me and it's all yours for 15% off!

How am I able to make such an amazing offer? Every time I list a bead on Ebay or Etsy it costs me a listing fee and a percentage of the sale. It also takes me a lot of time and effort to take multiple pictures of the bead, write a description and title and so forth.

I'm passing the savings on to my friends, family, fans, likers, followers and so forth. All you need to do is let me know you want a bead before I list it. So without further ado, here are my previews for this week.


 These beads will be listed on December 30 2011

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)


10 pink rose sea glass discs with silvered ivory - Retail value $35 to be listed for $31.50
2 lilac pink purple rounds with raised black scrolls - $12
6 raku tiger stripe donut shaped beads (middle bead is bigger) - $24
12 lilac pink purple rounds with raised black scrolls - retail value $72 to be listed for $64.80
1 yellow gold irridecent scales big holed bead for European Charm bracelet copper lined - $9.99
1 large black scrolls over encased raku with copper bead caps and lining - $20 

These beads will be listed on December 31 2011

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)


12 topaz orange sea glass discs with silvered ivory - retail value $42 to be listed for $37.80
13 tropical pink pixie dust discs - retail value $32.50 to be listed for $29.25
6 pearl pixie dust over black discs - 15$
2 dark topaz orange sea glass discs with silvered ivory - $8
2 pink pixie dust with metallic scrolls - $13
2 big holed beads for European charm bracelets lined with copper - $9.99 
Everything in this picture will be listed on January 1st 2012

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)

18 pale emerald sea glass with silvered ivory discs - retail value $63 to be listed for $56.70

14 Blue pixie dust discs - retail value $35 to be listed for 31.50

2 medium blue sea glass with silvered ivory discs - to be listed for 7.99

2 bright yellow sea glass with silvered ivory discs - to be listed for 7.99

2 purple blue swirly big holed beads for European charm bracelets lined with copper - to be listed for 9.99 each
 



Everything in this picture will be listed on January 2 2012

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)


8 Raku tiger stripe discs - $40
1 large blue green metallic stripes with ivory encased lentil - $20
1 big holed bead for European charm bracelets or necklaces in metallic blue green and copper lined - $18
1 purple bicone with metallic scrolls and lines left raised - $22
2 ivory rounds with metallic raised scrollwork - $12
10 earthy raku tiger stripes with metallic lining on black rounds - $60
1 big holed bead for European charm bracelets in dark purple with blue swirls lined with copper - $9.99


Everything in this picture will be listed January 3 2012

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)


4 Chalcedony blue discs with metallic lines - $16
2 Pixie Dust pale emerald green rounds with metallic scrolls -
1 Iridescent gold green pressed focal with aqua blue swirls and jeweling - $15
1 pink purple bicone with white blossoms and a purple butterfly - clear is a little hazy, so it has been further discounted - $12
12 pixie dust pale emerald green rounds with metallic scrolls - Retail value $78 to be listed for $70.20
1 large raku disc big holed bead for European Charm bracelets lined with copper - $20
1 small pale pink with metallic bumps big holed bead for European Charm Bracelet lined with sterling silver - $14.99


These will be listed on January 4 2012

If you see something you like in this picture and jump on it before I list it, I will give you an additional 15% off. First person to post a comment here can buy the item with the 15% off, but it must be BEFORE I list it. I send invoices with paypal and charge 2.25 flat rate for shipping for fans, likers, friends, family and so forth. Thanks so much :)


16 medium blue sea glass discs with silvered ivory - retail value $56 to be listed for $50.40
2 topaz orange sea glass discs with silvered ivory - $8
2 amethyst purple sea glass discs with silvered ivory - $8
8 Jade green discs with metallic lines - $32
1 green blue amber swirls big holed bead for European Charm bracelet - $9.99
1 Purple blue swirls big holed bead for European Charm bracelet - 9.99




Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Some new Beads On the Bay

Just wanted to show off some of my latest bead sets up on Ebay.

Starting with my some of my last Christmasy beads. I have a big set of sparkling pixie dust discs. These ones have a base of clear with sparkling pearl glitter on them. They will go with anything, so I guess they aren't TOO christmasy.
Some classic black and white scroll beads. This one is a huge set of twelve beads.

 Lastly, I have another chunky bicone. I've been making a lot of these since I got my giant brass marver. This one is pretty big
That's about it for now. Hoping everyone is having a good holiday season and not getting too overwhelmed with shopping and planning.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Play Time!

In November I bought quite a bit of tools and tutorials, but I was so swamped with custom orders that everything just collected dust for a few weeks. I'm really not complaining about the custom orders or anything, but I'm finally getting a chance to "play" more than "work." As I say that, I have two gladware containers of beads to photograph and list. Eeeek! Let's just ignore those for now and play :)

I went to a free demonstration by Trey Cornette, and it was awesome! I always love watching others work, but it's really neat to be able to watch someone who specializes in stringerwork. Did you know that I like stringerwork?

While it was neat to see the stringer being applied, I really feel like I got the most out of the way he shapes his beads. Bicones are one of those shapes that I've always struggled with. I've gotten better over the years, but when I haven't made them in a while, I feel like a newbie.

This video is pretty helpful too

So after seeing him make a long bicone bead with this benchtop marver, I had to buy one :) I still struggle a little bit, but the brass marver is very helpful. It's huge too! Comparing the size of the benchtop to my handheld graphite marver is kinda funny almost.




Here's a little bit of eyecandy of beads that I shaped with this marver.