Tag: design

• More beaded baubles to list !!!

  

  I have been busy creating new pretties for my Etsy store today !! I love making the key chain/ purse hooks, and love coming up with unique and one of a kind pieces !! Here are some I am about to list !! I love this kind of Tiffany blue green glass bead and I…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  April 24, 2014

  Studio stuff

  antique brass, bead shop, beading, beads, beadwork, charms, created, creating, design, etsy, fluer de lis charms, glass beads, glass faceted beads, keychains, listing, online store, peacock, posting, projects, purse charms, wine charms, working, working on new pieces, zebra print

• My new inventory, very excited !!

  

  I am very excited to be introducing new inventory for my shop. Iwill be phasing out most of my jewelry and concentrating on my wine charms, along with purse charms, keychains, cell phone charms and book ends. Here is my new stash of raw materials , just got here today, so exciting !!!  book marks !!!…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  April 2, 2014

  Studio stuff

  beading, beads, bookmarks, cell phone charms, charms, creating, design, keychains, list, make, new things, online store, sell, studio, work bench, working

• Celtic knot , NOT !!!

  

  Well, I learned a lesson in fact checking and not assuming the other night. I had listed these jewelry items I made as celtic knots   I have had them both listed for a couple of years, never thought twice about it. UNTIL….. We were watching a tv show about cars …. Lord of the…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  March 23, 2014

  Just stuff

  Buddist Thread of Life, Celtic knot, charms, design, flowers, jewelry, listing, made, make, mistaken, spring, symbols, wrong names

• Figuring it all out or Jack of all trades, master of none ?

  This was our dining room table not too long ago a wonderful creative mess . this is our table today , no mess, no creativity !!! We had our daughter and her family for breakfast last Sunday and had to clean it off, and I have not gotten anything out yet to play with. My…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  January 24, 2014

  Just stuff

  beading block, beads, beadwork, choices, crafting, creating, creativity, dedicated studio, dedicated work space, design, how to decide what to do, jack of all trades, jewelry, make, making things, seed beads, sequins, trying new things, what do I want to do ?, what do make, working

• How I create a special order bracelet !!!

  I made a special order bracelet for a dear friend, she has bought two premade ones from me before and then we designed this one together so I figured I would share the process and the finished product !! I start with getting the right color beads together and then I start making up enough…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  January 3, 2014

  Bead lessons or tutorials

  beading, beads, beadwork, bracelet, charms, created, design, designing jewelry, glass beads, how I design, jewelry, listing, made, make, making custom orders, pink, projects

• Amazing finds !!!

  Wow, I got some great deals today !! Our town had a Junk in the trunk sale and the high school had students there trying to earn a trip so they had donated items to sell. I saw some beaded jewelry and the prices were ten to twenty bucks but she told me, oh no,…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  November 30, 2013

  Studio stuff

  bargains, beads, beadwork, created, creating, design, glass beads, jewelry, made, make, necklaces, pendants, plans, projects, sell, stone beads, stone pendants

• Wine glasses without wine , wine charms and earrings

  I decided to have some fun with the strange sequin beads I found at the craft store on clearance earlier this year. They are very weird, but I had to have them !! I had no clue what I would do them when I bought them, and decided to pull them out and make some…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  October 28, 2013

  Projects I am working on, Uncategorized

  beading, beads, beadwork, charms, created, creating, design, drinking wine, earrings, etsy, glass beads, glass faceted beads, holidays, sequin beads, sequins, store, using wine glasses, wine charms, wine glasses, working

• Moving and creativity do not mix !!!

  I am packing up our house for our move in a few weeks and what a mess !! I am excited about our new house and moving back close to family and friends, but moving is such a drag !! It is not easy to stay creative in any way while you are moving. I…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  July 23, 2013

  Projects I am working on, Uncategorized

  beads, being creative during a move, blogging, chaning plans, creating, design, felt, follow your passion, frustration, moving, not working, ornaments, packing, seed beads, sequins, thread, time to walk away

• Shipping delays, big discount and other things

  I had orginally closed the shop while I was taking care of some things regarding our move in a couple of months and then decided to let my customers decide what they wanted. I am giving a 25 percent discount on all orders, big or small, no limit, through June 15 because I cannot ship…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  June 7, 2013

  My online bead store, Studio stuff

  bead shop, beads, created, creating, design, discount, earrings, etsy, jewelry, listing, made, make, pictures, projects, sale, sell, store, working

• Studio mess,ADD, and unrelated project ramblings !!

  Here is where my life long ADD( yes, diagnoised and treated as a kid, but it never went away as anyone who knows me well will agree with, lol !!! ) gets the best of me, my studio. Argghhh. I have no idea how to best organize all those little odds and ends. I need to…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  May 19, 2013

  Studio stuff, Uncategorized

  ADD, beading, beads, beadwork, charms, cluttered studio, created, creating, creative mess, design, fimo clay, how to organize my space, how to organize my stuff, jewelry, lots of misc stuff, made, make, messy work area, messy work space, messy work table, organized shelves, organizing my stuff, plans, polymer clay, projects, ramblings, seed beads, sequins, studio, trays, trying new things, what a mess, wine charms, work bench, working