Recent content by linda.wald

The problem with eBay is that it is eBay, if you see what I mean. For something like this, I would buy from a trusted seller. I don't know anything about the ones you mention. On eBay, I know vivianwill (theGemBee on Etsy), DruzyDesign, Agustes-collection, PearlSociety, and YakotaPearls. I've...

Hello, I am lucky that I have a bead store (Bead Source, also on Etsy) and can actually go look. They do sell individual beads, but I don't know about online. Mostly I buy strands, except for the fancy "focus beads" that are probably not what you want. I've gotten some magnificent beads at the...

Oh wow, my jaw is on the floor! Thank you jeg!

To avoid tangling, I keep my excess thread (the needle end, not the end I'm working on) wound on a card. Kleenex box things work great, although I also have some wooden ones.

Thank you Cathy and A Breaker! And Cathy, have you strung yours yet? It's such lovely stuff.

Thank you, Pattye and Douglas! And also thanks to Marianne and Jeremy. And oh, good old Radio Shack!

Here's some of the malachite I got from Sarah at PbtB. It reminds me of the resistors I used to make electronics projects way back in high school. These beads are lovely material! My apologies, I forgot the penny for scale; the clasp is about 16mm X 6mm.

I'd love to see a picture. Could Care Ehret be Caroline Ehret? I think she's on eBay with the shop name druzydesign. She used to come to the Intergem shows, but I haven't seen her in quite a while. I'm not at all sure, but you might give it a try.

I finished the second amethyst and citrine necklace. It is almost the same, so I will put a closeup of near the clasp, where I used 3mm gold filled beads to make it easier to do the doubling back: Next up, I will string some of the marvelous malachite I got from Sarah at the Kojima studio!

Nice job! And oh wow, that clasp! I love Pattye's store too. I often use different beads, like 3mm gold filled beads, for the first and last 3. I don't think it detracts from the necklace, at least not much.

At the risk of sounding redundant: jeg your posts bring sunshine to a gray day! And Bweaves, La Perlagrina is lovely to look at however many times I see it. Some day I hope to see it in person!

Thank you Katbran and pattye! I'm working now on the second one. By the way, Lilibet picked out the fan focal point and the rose clasp! The citrines and amethysts are exceptional quality.

I got some wonderful citrine and amethyst beads, and decided to make mother/daughter necklaces, because my daughter's favorite stone is citrine and mine is amethyst. I added some small but lustrous pearls and some silver and gold beads. I've finished one of them, and it looks wonderful:

Me too! And it will come just in time for my birthday...

Thank you, BWeaves and A Breaker! Yes, I definitely like the idea of pearls and turquoise! My reamer is, well, OK. I have a hand set and an electric one. If you have a Dremel or similar tool you can probably get reaming tips for it.