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RED CORAL BEADS : I have been a bead fetishist for a loooong time, and I do have a stash, though not a huge one. I got the bug back in college - ahem - a few years ago, at places like Ells and Farrar, and The Beadshop in Covent Garden. I wish I had some of those beads now. Mostly now I just use seed beads for sewing, rather than lampwork stuff.To add to your sufferings, let me point you in these directions:Slobber, slobber; drool, drool. Oh, pardon my palpitations, Cea! Sounds like a natural high to me! Glad you shared it with us; one does love agood vicarious thrill. LOLAre you by any chance a writer by profession? Your bead entry was evocativeenough to be a valuable entry in any periodical. A magazine would be luckyto have a contributor with the ability to capture that level of descriptionand mood. Nicely done!
RED CORAL BEADS : Re: Beads/to go with a new outfit thank you for the lovely compliment. Let's just say Ihope to be a paid writer before I die. All of you here--my fellow partners in stash collecting--inspire me,and are kind with your encouragements. CeaRe: Beads/to go with a new outfit (Melanie?O'Byrne) Cea, How did your friend find out about this bead sale? I live in Hampton, and regularly find myself driving in circles aroundWilliamsburg, but I didn't spot this sale. Perhaps that's a good thingfor the bank balance :-) It sounds like you had a great time! Mel--- You know, I'm not real sure how she knew about the sale, Mel. I willask her tomorrow. I do know that she used to booth-sit for a vendor,and, although he wasn't set up at this sale, maybe she has a pipelinefor the info. Our local paper runs ads for such shows, but often you have to use amagnifying glass to locate the ads. My wallet had a swell time! ;) Cea
RED CORAL BEADS : I am currently living in Germany, not far from Frankfurt. I am having difficulty finding supplies for beading here locally as well as mail order. If you are aware of any good LBS or mail order outlets in Germany, I'd really appreciate it. I will be visiting Italy in a couple of weeks and would like to look for supplies there as well. We'll be in Rome, Florence, Orvieto and Venice. Thanks!So far Suzanne I could only find LBS's in Hamburg, which would be quite aEurorail trip. I'll list them for you anyway - you could always ring themand find out if they know of any local stores in Frankfurt. The second oneis an online source though - perhaps that would be helpful. These all camefrom "Guide to Beadwork" online: Hub, FritzKiefernweg 21Allenbach, DE 55758496-786-2563Fax: 786-2724Beads, cabochons, semi-precious stones, supplies.
RED CORAL BEADS : BeadreamingSuckweg 114Hamburg, DE 22419Tel. / Fax: ++49(0)40-532-44-42Hours: 24/7 onlineWe supply high quality Czech glass beads (Fire-polished beads and drops,2-cuts, Bugle beads, Seed beads), Japanese Delica Beads, nickel-freefindings, accesoires and accent beads from Germany. Our online catalog isalways showing our actual offers. A Special offer is changing every month.We have no storefront, but visitors are always welcome prior tel. call.Beside from our products we are offering beading lessons.You can e-mail them at Everglaze bead-shopGrindelallee 164Hamburg, DE 2????0049-40-45-84-61Fax: 0040-40-45-005-30Hours: Mon-Fri 10.00 - 18.30, Sat 10.00 - 15.00Beads and all items to make your own jewellery (classic bead-shop) jewelleryDawn, you sure found a lot of German and Italian listings. How did yousearch?And Suzanne, it sounds like a great trip. May you harvest many beadsalong your way.
RED CORAL BEADS : What makes a good quality bead? Can things like plastic beads, buglebeads, rocialle beads and seed beads be used in quality pieces? Howabout glass beads? Polymer clay beads? Freshwater pearls? Can thesebe considered quality beads?The answer to this one is "everything is relative". The "better quality" atWalmart is not the same as the "better quality" at Bloomingdales! Plastic can be new and cheap, or vintage (or Bakelite!) and actually worth agood bit. Seed beads and bugles come in all sorts of quality levels - if youare doing something very structured and formal, you probably want the bestquality, to get consistency, for "freeform" things, you may be able to use alower quality.Some people only want "cultured" i.e. ocean pearls (South Sea ones, usually). Others are happy with real freshwater pearls, as opposed to glass imitations. And (MHO) the best polymer clay work rivals good lampwork in quality. Thisdoes NOT include dolphins or ying-yangs on pyschedelic backgrounds! ;-) If you are planning to sell your work, most of these decisions will becontrolled by the market you plan to target - if your selected audience canonly afford to spend $20 for a necklace, don't offer them 14KT gold.
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