Patricia's beading designs

Patricia sent me these great beading projects. The bags are really cute, and apparently the foot thongs are very popular with young girls. So perhaps you can get some gift ideas! These also sell very well, apparently.
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Felicity 8-)

:::::Kate::::: - Beads are addictive

:::::Kate::::: - Beads are addictive: "I was talking into going to a beading class. I think I'm now officially addicted. I figure if I can go to one class and end up dreaming of beads and all the things I can do with them, I guess that's a sign I'm getting obsessive.

On the plus sign, after getting comments from everyone who saw my very first pair of earrings, I could start selling them, and in terms of income, it makes perfect sense. The cost of putting a pair of earrings together is less than $1, and I can easily sell them for $5 a pair. I've also learned to make charm bracelets and necklaces and all sorts of professional looking things. I had had ideas of perhaps selling some of my knitting, but selling jewellery looks like it can be much more lucrative. So I might see what happens. Even if I don't sell them, I have birthday, Christmas and just-because presents for people that can be unique and yet not cost me a fortune - depending of course on what sort of beads I use."

I love to read posts like this - partially because it's nice to know there's another addicted beader out there, but also because it's great when people can do something they love and get paid for it.
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Felicity 8-)

Summer Bouquet Pins

Liz posted this in the forum recently, and it was so gorgeous I had to add it here!
These are her comments:

"Just a way to use up any extra beads you have lying around.
Make a "Summer Bouquet" pin... Ps...Mine sold three hours after it was made."

Even better, she chose my favorite colours!
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Felicity 8-)

Stitch Markers

Rachel Knits: Stitch Markers: "Behold my stitch markers (and blurry picture)! Yep, these beaded stitch markers are functional quality artfully created beaded alright. Actually, if you pretend not to see the wire coming off the side of one of them, they aren't too bad for my first try. Especially if you consider that I have no idea what I'm doing. The closest I've ever come to beading is picking out pretty beads at the bead store/head shop and having someone else string them into a pretty necklace."

I think these are a great first effort!
Maybe there's a market out there for stitch markers, if you're keen to find an untapped niche market!
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Felicity 8-)

Beading Frenzy

Beading Frenzy: "Another part of the extravaganza consisted of a beading workshop. Dolores, my aunt Lynn's mother, is 82 and still as spunky as ever. She told my family bead experts Mimi and Ann that she'd like to learn how to bead, so that turned on the green light for a beading frenzy. Dolores definitely looks like she enjoyed herself."

What a great photo! And wonderful to see this 82yo lady enjoying herself so hugely.
Of course I'm also drooling at the site of the blue box holding all the beads - that looks like a very handy way to have all your beads at your fingertips!
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Felicity 8-)

Flight of Fancy

Copper Moon Studios: "I made this last year for one of my sisters for Christmas... A girl recently saw it and wanted a set for her wedding this Saturday (as well as a copy of a bracelet I did for her earlier this year in sterling and peridot). "

This is gorgeous - such lovely colours and a very elegant design too.
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Felicity 8-)