I am so ready for a visit from Shelly from Nirvana Beads. This will be fun! On Friday, October 31 - Halloween - she will be in my bead shop from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm! It is always overwhelming to look through all the bins of beads. Not all bead shops open this type of event to their customers but I know there are not lots of opportunities like this in our area! So I hope to see as many of you who can come. I was unable to secure a Saturday time which would have been more convenient for many of you. If you are looking for something in particular - Czech glass beads, fire polished crystals, Czech glass buttons - please let me know and I will try to obtain those items and in colors you want. Not all colors and types are available, but I'll make my best effort for you!
Also, if you come to this event in Halloween costume, you will receive 30% off any purchase of merchandise from my shop (not including trunk show items). Great way to pick up a few necessities you may have on your shopping list!
Keep reading below for some more extra goodies!
I found the most wonderful couple tutorials - both are things that I'm pretty interested in and thought I would share them with you.
Beadinggem.com has a good tutorial for a Shamballa style bracelet. This site shared the tutorial of Carolyn of Bijoux By Me. You can see the finished result below. Give it a try!
One of my all time favorite sites is Marion Jewels in Fiber. Her blog has a tutorial for a Turkish Flat Bead Crochet Bracelet which uses C-Lon Tex 400 cord and size 6 seed beads. Definitely on my to-do list! I love all the possibilities of color, considering all the color choices you have with C-Lon cord!
We were going to attend the Saturday, October 25 Sustainable Living Expo at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center but due to a change in plans, we will be open as usual 10 am until 5 pm. This is an interesting Expo if you are out and about tomorrow. Hoping you can swing by to visit us at the shop, too, while you enjoy this awesome autumn weather!
I am mystified how to blog better or get more followers. True, I should post more often. Perhaps make things more interesting.
One - I love to hear from you - so make comments about what I post. It will help me figure out what you like to see. I could post more about cats....or cat videos...Here's a pic of Walter J. Cat. Does he look like some other tabby you know?
Two - Here's an upcoming event! Beginning Feb. 22, trunk show with semi precious stones.
These should be different from the last trunk show, so anyone in the area will hopefully stop by. Pictures of the stones will be posted on our Facebook page with prices. It would be okay for you to message me if something looks interesting. People in the area would have the option to have their orders shipped to them or they could pick it up @ the shop. These stones will not be listed on Etsy, but I will do reserve listings if you want to pay online. Confused yet?
Three - I like to bake but try not to do this too often....I found a recipe for a banana chocolate chip cake from Grandmother's Kitchen. Gramma is on Facebook and she tweets too.
Four - and now I have a Twitter page....not completely sure exactly how to tweet, but will give it a try. Check out my page and if you are a Twitter tweeter, follow my page!
Look for my blue butterfly pendant.
Five - New seed beads are arriving today - totally new selection. You will find size 11/0 Delicas and 8/0 Miyuki. These will be listed on Etsy, but if you live in the southern Illinois area and cannot wait to see them, stop by this weekend.
Okay, that's it for today. Hope to hear from you soon!
