STEPHIE'S BEADS AND BAUBLES

Working hard to stay motiviated

Some items I have been working on. Have not gotten anything listed either on here or Etsy in a week or more. Designed some things to match my outfits, this bracet was one, but I ended up not wearing it. I had bought a really lovely peasant blouse with these colors, they look great with…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 27, 2013

Studio stuff

beading, beads, beadwork, blogging, confused, created, creating, design, earrings, etsy, frustrated, glass faceted beads, hardly any sales, how to be successful, jewelry, list, listing, made, make, no sales, not sure what to do, online selling, pictures, plans, posting, projects, sell, store, studio, when to quit, work

MY 100TH POST TODAY !! Baubles to beads to baubles

This is my 100th post on this blog, whooo hooo !! That is a big milestone !! I am very excited !! Thanks for being part of me getting to 100 !!! Well, yesterday, I found some treasures at Catherines when we were there returning some items I had ordered online, and they had a…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 20, 2013

Studio stuff

beading, beads, beadwork, bracelet, cleaance jewelry, created, creating, design, earrings, glass faceted beads, jewelry, made, make, making jewely, new creations, photos, pictures, plans, projects, recycling, remaking, taking apart old jewelry, treasures on sale, wine charms, work bench, working

My nice clean studio !!

after posting some pictures of my not so clean studio on my stephies beads and baubles face book page today, I decided that I needed to clean this place up , so I did !! As much as a creative person can clean up, lol !! here is the before, got to show that I…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 19, 2013

Studio stuff

beads, big mess, clean, clean studio, cleaning up my studio, desk, materials, Mess, messy studio, messy work area, pictures of clean studio, pictures of mess, projects, studio, tools, work bench

Working on stuff today

Despite my gonna take a break post, lol, here I am again. I love to bead and blog way too much to let things get me down !! I played in the beads today and here is what I came up with, such a pretty piece !! started with these lovely square glass beads I…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 17, 2013

Projects I am working on

beading, beads, beadwork, black, blogging, blue, bracelet, created, creating, design, gift, glass beads, glass faceted beads, jewelry, list, listing, made, make, photos, pictures, plans, posting, projects, seed beads, sequins, studio, work

working to get more visable

A smart lady suggested I get a facebook page for my business, and luckily I already had. I was just not using it. I got on there today and posted some stuff and loaded up pictures and shared on my personal face book page. I have 23 followers and need 30 to track the visitors…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 16, 2013

Just some thoughts on stuff

beading, beads, blogging, building my business, building up new customers, Facebook Etsy, jewelry, listing, making jewelry, never give up, photos, successful business, trying hard, trying new things, working hard, writing

Regrouping

I have been taking a bit of a break from my blog simply because I am trying to figure out where to go with my business. I have been a bit frustrated and not sure what I should do. I make and list and see lots of views, but even after all t his time,…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 16, 2013

Just some thoughts on stuff, Uncategorized

disapointed, frustrated, hard work, my studio, need a break, not selling, not sure what to do, questions, rethinkiing things, taking a break from my work, what to do

Wine and roses…..and skulls !

More stepping outside my box today !! I love roses and recently got some skull beads. I have wanted to do some of the skull jewelry but was not sure how to start. I thought that I would try combining the roses and the skulls and see how that came out, I see a lot…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 9, 2013

My online bead store, Studio stuff

beading, beads, beadwork, blogging, charms, created, creating, day of the dead, design, etsy, glass faceted beads, jewelry, list, listing, made, make, photos, pictures, plans, polymer clay, posting, projects, rose and skull, sell, skull charms, store, studio, wine, wine charms, work, working

Making custom orders, long distance

I rarely get a custom order locally !! Usually they are from people who live in other areas of the country so I had to come up with a system to design but still give them input like I would some one who was in my studio looking at all the beads with me !!…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 8, 2013

Projects I am working on

bead shop, beading, beads, beadwork, bracelet, charms, clear, custom order, customers, design, designing, jewelry, list, listing, long distance orders, made, make, photos, pink, plans, posting, projects, white, work, work bench, working

I am in a big giant rut and want to get out !!

I have been beading for a very long time, over twenty years !! I decided tonight to look for some other beading blogs to follow, for the fun of connecting to other beaders and maybe to learn a thing or two. I learned that I am in a big fat rut, a huge one !!…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 8, 2013

Just stuff

balancing my life, balancing my responsibilities, bead shop, bead wearving, beading, beads, beadwork, blogging, copper foil, creating, design, jewelry, listing, made, make, photos, pictures, plans, polymer clay, projects, resin, seed beads, sell, sequins, stain glass, store, studio, trying new things, wire wrapping, work bench, working

New Baubles to list !!!

I have been playing with my new pretties today and came up with a few new baubles to list !! I will share them here, and then go list them right after that !! I got such a wonderful variety , it made it so much fun !! this necklace was pretty but I took…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

April 7, 2013

Projects I am working on

baubles, bead shop, beading, beads, beadwork, blogging, blue, bracelet, charms, creating, crosses, design, earrings, etsy, glass beads, glass faceted beads, jewelry, list, listing, made, make, new pieces., posting, projects, recycling, stone beads, taking apart old jewelry, treasures, working, working on jewelry