Friday, August 31, 2007

Still down.

Hope everyone is feeling better than I am today.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Back from the dead...

Or so it feels. I have been sick for the past two weeks. Asthma they are saying but this has been bad. Just got back to my 9 to 5 job today. And if I'm home sick and still too sick to make beads then I am REALLY sick, lol. I don't have any new things up on Ebay but I did want to give you a link for the Grapevine Beadmakers auction on Ebay. They found my beads btw! So glad they were not taken. Here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=120155615947&Category=34070 . There are some really beautiful beads here by some really great artists! Check them out! I still have some beads on Etsy.com and several coldworked beads in the BeadArtists.org market place. Look under focals. I am working on some new pendants for Vetro Glass Gallery in downtown Grapevine. Grapevine is having their biggest festival of the year the weekend of September 15th. Lots of food, wine and great art. Vetro is enclosed in the festival area so go by if you get a chance. They have glass blowing demos all weekend. What kid doesn't love to watch glass blowing?

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

New items up on Etsy

Check out Sacred Art Beads on http://www.etsy.com/. I have a couple small items I just put up. A really cool focal I found in my stash. Artsy design on a transparent red base. I made a couple of matching red spacers to make this mini focal set. A steal at $15.00. I also put up a small floral button set. OK. I admit it. I don't like making florals but this little set turned out nice. Turquoise flowers on a shiny black based button. Six good sized buttons in this set. Check them out!

It looks like the heavily populated areas of Mexico have been spared from the hurricane. Hope their luck continues.

On a really weird note. I belong to a local bead group. Great and supportive people. I am just getting to know them and enjoy every meeting I can get to. We have a group auction on Ebay going up every month to help raise money for the group. There are some really great beadmakers here including Donna Felkner. She lists her beads under cgbeads so be sure to check out her auctions and the auctions listed under her ID for the group. The weird thing is my donation for the group disappeared. I hope they just fell behind something and show up soon. If you happen to see five saphire blue pillows with lots of silver and yellow dots, they are mine!

My focals on www.beadartists.org have been classified in the focals section of the marketplace. These are very cool cold-worked beads so check them out!

See ya guys!

Patricia

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Back in the nick of time!

I'm came back from my cruise just days before Hurricane Dean hit the Yucatan penninsula! We visited Cozumel and Progresso Yucatan and the weather was pretty nice. It looks like the storm is going to wind down a little before hitting the resorts. I hope they don't get too much damage. Cancun is just getting back from the last hurricane that nearly wiped them out. Those poor people. I feel for the people boarding the ship as we were getting off. I saw a wedding party board. I wonder where they were diverted to? Maybe Florida.

Anyway, bead talk. I have a couple new auctions on Ebay. One set of really nice Terra frit on Berry is up. I got carried away making spacers so it's a pretty large set. The other is a really pretty silvered set with Berry on a black base. No bids on that yet but lots of people watching. I also have a Terra leaf focal up complete with matching hand painted silk cord. Take a look!

Also, new for me, a new BeadArtists.org marketplace for me! I have four really cool cold-worked beads. You might have a little trouble finding them because they show up uncategorized even though I listed them under focals. Got to get that fixed.

Mandrels are back up too!

Happy beading!

Patricia

Friday, August 10, 2007

One More Day!

One more day until our cruise! And honestly all I keep thinking of, besides ALL that water, is a whole week without making beads! Stupid huh? I'm sure I'll forget all that once the trip starts. I have some more new glass to play with when I get back and I have a few finished sets so I'll be back on the bay next weekend. I also still have a couple of orphan sets left that I'll put up again at a reduced price. I've got some more Terra so I hope to have a set of those up. I also have some new Caliente glass that looks very cool and wispy. I'm going to try some sculptural beads with those. Also, keep an eye out on Ebay for a Grapevine Beadmakers auction to help fund the organization. There are some fantastic beadmakers in that group so I'm sure there will be some awesome beads in this auction! Yellow is the theme.

And I warned you Seattle! Ryan and Sylvester are on their way today!

Bye! And I'll try to post from the ship. I'll have my laptop and they have WIFI.

Patricia

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

A little vacation from Ebay, and for me too!

My auctions are going to take a little break from Ebay for the next week. I am going on vacation! I am taking my first full week vacation ever. Seriously, in my 30 year career I have never taken an entire week off, not even for either of my (two) honeymoons. I guess taking off four weeks after each child might be counted but those did not "feel" like vacations. This is also another first for me, a cruise! We are going to Mexico. I love Mexico. I will be back on the 16th of August and hope to get my mandrel auctions back up on the 17th. I have made some more bead sets that I hope to put up by the 18th. See you then with pictures from Mexico!