A few quick words and Etsy shop update!

Hello friends!

A few words before I get into my posting about what's new in the shop today....

Ok so I am not the best blog follower so please, PLEASE don't take it personally.  It's not that I don't care, I just don't have the time :( I am still working on balance for my business and as it is now I need to find a way to cut down on internet time and find more ways to spend more time creating. I want to give each and everyone one of you my special attention so I do my best to respond back to you. If you wrote to me and didn't get a response I must have missed it. Please know I would never ignore your messages, or posts to me intentionally.

Also wanted to share Rebecca's post about her latest bead purchases and some glass headpins she ordered from me like the ones I used in my and Mary's Bead Soup swap. Hop on over to her blog and see all of the pretties she picked up :)

NEW IN THE SHOP....

Ok so excuse the mass loading of items in the shop. It is terribly over due so to make up for it, I tried to stock it full today. I seriously have piles of beads and jewelry to load into my shop, including my jewelry from the Bead Soup Blog!

 

Tornado Candies-Twirly Raindrops- "Sea Spirals"

 

"Moonstone Dew Drops"

"Spring Opals"

Wing Dings "Berrylicious" Ok peeps this is it. That really pretty transparent pinkish purple on the left and the one purply one in the middle. I don't have much of that glass left. If you love it, don't wait too long!  When it says odd lot I may only have a few rods of colors and when it's gone, it's GONE. Sad for both of us :(

Wing Dings "Sea Sparkle"

Wing Dings "Juicy Watermelon" Same thing here. The pretty streaky pink glass is almost gone. I'm down to ONE rod :(

*Whew* and I'm off! I've worked my little tush off this week and I am taking the next 3 days off!(If you make a purchase I will send it out the same day. It just means other work related stuff). Have a wonderful weekend!

Much love,

Genea

My HAUL from my bead soup patner, Mary Harding!

Hello friends!

I am just now getting to tell you all about the amazing things I got in the mail from Mary just a few days ago! I even took photos while I opened the box so even though you weren't here with me you could feel like you were opening the box :)

 

Here was what the box looked like after opening up the envelope :) Sweet! Bonus charm on the outside ribbon!!

 

The box with the lid open. Oh a teaser! A card with her pretties on it. I am not sure if the paper in here is some sort of eco paper towel or what, but I was excited my box came in an eco envelope I could recycle :D

 

 The first layer! WOW! Look at all these goodies!! But, wait there is MORE...

 

Oh sweet! Some MORE bead sets!! :D

 

Oooo What a pretty pendant and ANOTHER  bead set!...

 

HOLY CRAP! Look at all of the AWESOME stuff on the bottom!! A Raku bead, ANOTHER bead set, one of Mary's AWESOME clay flower patterned toggles, and PERSONALIZED stamped copper bead caps with my NAME  :D:D:D

 

 Here is a shot of the loot all out on a bamboo mat! Wow! What a collection huh?! Where does one start with all of this amazing stuff???!

  

Here is another shot so you can see things at a different angle.

 

Here is a close up of that flower clasp! Sweet huh?! I love the hand stamped "Art" bar and the green coated one! So cool! You can also see one of Mary's lovely glass pendants and MY bead caps!!

Here is a close up of my bead caps! They are stamped with: lotus flowers?, swirly hearts, doves, "art", "GB" and "Genea" :D Isn't that SO sweet? Growing up with an unusual name it's so awesome to have something with your name on it :D

So what are my plans for my awesome new stash from Mary?  Well here is the "creative mess" on my bead table. You may have seen it over on the Bead Table Wednesday Flickr pool :)

 

I noticed my super sweet yellow clay beads from Mary would match the pendant that Tracee Dock, of The Classic Bead made for me awhile back! I jumped out of bed and started laying beads out on my table. I even was dreaming about the designs I was going to make to match them!

Here is some other stuff I have laid out on my table. Not sure what I am going to design yet. I am leaving the beads out so they can "talk" to me :)

See you soon!

Much love,

Genea