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Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Mocha...those are great! Well done! They'll love 'em.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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Thx Bee!!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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I love them. I'm a big reader and I'd love something like that.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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Thx!!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
oh very cool, you sisters are gonna love them!
<secretly wishes she was a sister getting cool bead thong>

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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Somehow I think you want a different type of thong

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL you know me oh so well

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Beaded thongs might be a bit uncomfortable..I'm just saying...

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
hee hee!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I was thinking bout this earlier and some of the things I've seen in my bead books and with some patience and lots of practice, it probably could be done, a beaded thong I mean. Though as Mamie points out, it probably wouldn't be the least bit comfy!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
uh, I was trying to be clean but there is a type of beaded thong thingy out there....

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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Yep Fredericks of Hollywood but it's more rhinestone.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Argh, had my bead tray set up all nice and neat. Seed beads in one little spot, spacers in another, crystals and pearly beads all lined up and ya'll know what happened, right? I caught a corner of the tray and sent beads flying across the den!

I am working on a project I'm pretty much making up as I go. Sis bought a 10" gazing ball a couple years ago that she never even took out of the box. It ended up in her basement and when they moved, into a box that she just unpacked. Sis asked if I wanted it and I said no, then said, ya know what, I bet we could decorate it and aunt would love it for Christmas (she loves having things outside her windows she can look at.)

a

It's just a clear ball and needs to be washed.

b

c

Right now I'm just stranding beads and trying to come up with some kind of pattern. I'm using silver seed beads, aqua crystals, aqua beads (round, not sure what size,) silver lt. grey pearls, and silver spacer beads. I may eventually throw in a different color or two depending on how I like what I come out with.

Eventually, I'll glue the beads onto the ball. It has a black rubber cap that I'll also decorate somehow, haven't decided yet. We're not sure yet if we're going to hang it from the eaves of her house or if bil will build a stand for it.

I got the idea from one of my bead books, though this is close to what I'd seen: Christmas dec

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
War you know I know the pain of knocking over your bead tray.

That looks nice so far. On one of the bead sites they have a pencil holder decorated with beads. I think it's on the auntie'sbeads.com site.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Oy, I haven't done that in a long time, lol. Forgot the pain of having to get down on my hands and knees to search them all out.

I'll check auntie's beads...I love that site, but never remember it til someone mentions it!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Shoot, btw, Mocha...Michaels is having a big sale on all their beads and stuff. Lots of 2 for $5's and half off's.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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Woo hoo!

Tess
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04-13-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
I got Sarah a set from some children's catalog last year and it has 55,000 beads and I just looked at it again a few minutes ago and decided there is just no way.

When I've made projects, I always used a muffin tin to separate my beads but that sure doesn't prevent me from dumping it over. The question is, do I want to risk myself dumping 55,000 beads?
aaaaaack!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 4:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
OMG, you'd never find all 55,000 beads! 30+ years from now you'd still be stepping on them and cursing under your breath, lol.

I'd just take out the ones you want to use and put the rest safely away.

I needed some more seed beads (different color than I had) and asked Darren to drive by the bead store when we picked Caleb and the two neighbor girls up from school. The girls went in with me, Caleb and Darren went to the guitar store next door...I told Darren I'd be quick and cheap. Took a $5 bill and ran in.

I really did mean to just get the one tube of seed beads, but well, it wasn't my fault! They got a bunch of new stuff in since last week and the neighbor girls kept pointing out pretty things. I looked down and realized I didn't have enough cash for what was in my tray, plus I was gonna get busted by Darren on a mini splurge (knew there was a reason I don't take him with me!) I ran up to the counter and told the woman to hurry up and ring me up, lol, my hubby would be there any minute. She laughed and then took her sweet time, was only about half way through ringing me up when Darren walked in and caught me spending a wee bit over $20.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
More ball pics:

heart

bird

I think I'm about done on the ball itself (might even take off a strand or two. I added some purple and aqua seed beads and the little heart (there's two of them) and little birds (also two of them.) Still need to work on the rubber cap, but I don't want to do it til we figure out if we're hanging this or getting/building a stand for it.

Dakota loves the gazing ball. I think for one of our Christmas crafts, I'll let the kids do the ornament balls. Or else make her one she can hang in her room.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 5:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Nice

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Something like that would also be lovely with a string of those battery-operated little flashing holiday light sets and some greenery inside...my mom has a wine bottle like that and it is lovely...she puts potpourri in it and the heat of the lights makes the bathroom smell like cinnamon.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Roxip...I thought about something like little twinkly lights inside but I'm not sure I could get them in without having them a big mess. THe opening is pretty small.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 12:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I need suggestions.

For my nieces (9 and the two 5 year olds) I am making them jewelry boxes and filling them with beaded jewelry. My oldest niece loves girly jewelry, pretty, dress up type stuff, plus stuff she can wear every day. Younger two girls like dressy and everyday stuff too but also like play dress up jewelry.

So far I have a few necklaces, book thongs, and zipper pulls for them. i am planning on a few bracelets, maybe a watch for the older one while the younger two get play dressup jewelry.

Any other suggestions for adding to their jewelry boxes? All three have pierced ears, but only wear studs and I can't do beaded rings.