Bead Talk

to say I’m coming back! Check back in the next few weeks for news on where to find my beads! I’ve still got lots of dusting to do to excavate my torch and tools.

The Red Bead

Take a look at a piece done by the wonderfully talented Rachel Giarrizzo that Jill Symons that has just posted on her website. Rachel has definitely used her magic touch in combining glass and metal! Yes, if you have forgotten what my beads look like during my absence here is a reminder . The gorgeous silver rings are made by Jill’s son Matt. Aren’t they wonderful? What a clever young entrepeneur!

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

and again….

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

and again….

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

and so on….

A small clue as to what has been keeping me so busy.

A couple of years ago I bought Billy a Roombafor his birthday (I know, a vacuum for a present???). He had really been wanting one for sometime and it was an extravagance (and a silliness I felt at the time) beyond what I was willing to just casually buy. I have to admit it has become a useful tool around the house. While it doesn’t take the place of a thorough vacuuming, it does do a good job at keeping the dirt and dust down to a manageable level with no effort on my part. To top it off we have had excellent customer service from the company. I bought Billy’s from Amazon but the manufacturer has been great when we’ve needed them. Ours is actually a dinosaur compared with what the new models can do. They even have one now that will scrub your kitchen floor. Now THAT is progress. After today, though, I’ve found the best reason to like and support this company:

Roomba in the Field

Still no ‘real’ beads on the site, but how about some in 2D? I have a few copies of the newly released Bead Review 2005 available for preorder. They will be arriving soon. You can find them here:Bead Review 2005

I know, I know, I said I was going to put some new bead sets up this week but my current project has taken much more time than anticipated and to make matters worse we’re on our way out the door to speak with someone, and yes, it’s about the ‘project’. I will leave you with a cute sign (though totally unbead-related, that I saw at the end of the driveway belonging to a house in the country. Made me smile.

One Old Dog
One Young Dog…
Lots of Stupid Dogs…
Please Drive Carefully

I buy a lot of items from Amazonand I have to say I haven’t had any problems with them. Of course, with many businesses the service is superb as long as everything goes right. Well, I had my first problem with Amazon. They had sent me an old model of a tool I use to clean my beads and when I went to purchase a back-up battery it didn’t work and the old batteries were unavailable. When I emailed them to tell them how unhappy I was, they wrote a nice email apologizing and refunded the entire purchase price! Now THAT is customer service.

I’ve been playing around with this color combo for my pinwheel beads. Yes?

You would think with all of the dramatic changes in our weather over the course of a day, rain-sun-rain-sun-rain, that we would have at least one little rainbow to delight in. Alas, no such luck so I had to make my own!