STEPHIE'S BEADS AND BAUBLES

Creativity versus profit ?

Making money kills creativity, sometimes. I believe that is what happened to me. I used to just play and have fun and was so creative. Then I decided I need to create to sell and that is the end of my true creativity. Well, it WAS. I had a chat with a fellow beader on…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

February 13, 2015

Uncategorized

being creative, creating for fun, creating for profit, creativity, creativity vs money, creativity vs profit, designing jewelry, losing creativity, where did the creativity go ?, working on jewelry

Recyling jewelry is a lot of fun !!

Today I created a new necklace and earring set from old pieces I had and took apart and new beads, including one of my favorite new scalloped beads, so nice !! This was the piece I started with !!! I took it completely apart and added in the sections of blue…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

February 10, 2015

Studio stuff, Uncategorized

aqua necklace, chain, crystal bead, glass beads, metal beads, recycled, recyling jewelry, tasstle necklace, tasstle necklacemetal beads, upcycled, using old jewelry to make new jewelry, vintage, vintage necklace, vintage necklaces

Bead, small and large !!!

I have been busy shopping lately and I have to stop, lol !! I love my beads and I have done a bit of online bead shopping the last couple of weeks. I am gearing up for some major work, and excited to get started and have a few th ings left to come, but…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

February 9, 2015

Uncategorized

African paper beads, Aunties bead store, bead order, bead stores, beads, Chinese Crystsal scalloped beads, getting new beads, Lima Beads, quality beads, seed beads

Creating in Chaos !!

I am supposed to be cleaning but as I was putting stuff away I kept finding really cool stuff I forgot I had and started to play a bit !! I am addicted to these new scalloped beads I found on Aunties Beads and I keep going back and ordering a few more and I…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

February 5, 2015

Studio stuff

glass bead pendants, glass beads, glass scalloped beads, glassed bead connectors, heart beads, playing instead of working, purple beads, wire wrap, wire wrapped beads, wire wrapping, working in chaos, working in clutter

Confessions of a messy beader !!!

I shared a picture of my beads with a new beader I met and her comment was , you are organized. I am not. I am a messy beader. I had to come clean with her. I am a very messy beader too. I look good at a glance. All the beads I am not…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 24, 2015

Studio stuff

bead trays, beader, beads, creating in mess, creative mess, Mess, messy artist, messy bead trays, messy beader, messy studio, orgainzing projects., projects, studio, trays, what a mess

A new jewelry adventure starting soon !!!

I have wanted to work with copper foil for jewelry for years and years !! I just never found the lead free solder and it just sat on the back burner !! My friend I am making the dangles for, loves to challenge me and she had tried to buy a pendant, that she wanted…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 23, 2015

Studio stuff

copper foil, copper foil pendants, lead free solder, learning copper foil, microscope slides, pendants, stain glass

New bead goodies in the mail today !!

I got in a bunch of new goodies, and I am so excited. Most of them were bought with my friend and customers projects in mind, but I would have bought them anyway even without a reason !! I did not spend much. On Ebay you can buy from venders in China, no shipping and…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 23, 2015

Studio stuff

bead order, beading, beads, blue beads, brown beads, buying beads, glass beads, glass faceted beads, gold beads, stone beads

Lots of glitter and finished bead, and oh, lots of chocolate too !!!

I am having so much fun with this new medium and had to get some new glitter to give me more options !! My hubby and I ran to Michaels and I found a great set, thier brand, was 29.99 but I got 40 percent off . I got 24 colors and I just love…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 17, 2015

Uncategorized

Barbie, Barbie bead, beads, candy wrapper beads, chocolate, glitter, hand made beads, making recycled beads, modge podge beads, recycled beads, upcycling beads

Trying something new !!

I had decided by the end of last year that I wanted to try new things. Branch out a bit. Have more fun playing in the studio !! I have a project to start soon with my friend /customer who I made all the fancy dangles for. She loves vintage Barbies and we thought it…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 17, 2015

Projects I am working on

Barbie, Barbie bead, beads, candy wrapper jewelry, glitter, hand made, handmade beads, Modge Podge, modge podge creations, out of my box, tin foil, trying new things

Back in business for the new year !!!

I just wanted to let everyone know my shop is back open. I have to check my inventory and see what has expired and probably relist some expired listings , but the shop is back open and I can take orders again. I had to close down over the holidays due to a family emergency…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 7, 2015

Just stuff

creating in the new year, creative new year, great year, my etsy store, new year, open for business, shop, shop open, update