The nippy weather has made
us stay inside and gaze at all the gorgeous beads and findings that we have
accumulated over the last 10 years of jewelry making. So many beautiful designs
created and even more to come, but the reality of it all is that we have way too
much stuff! The pictures our just a very, small part of Kathy’s stash, so you
get an idea of how bad it has gotten!!!
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| Just a small part of the shelves of beads, findings, and tools at Kathy's house. |
We adore lampwork beads – but
hundreds of them kind of puts us into the realm of hoarders. Vintaj and Nunn Design
marvelous metals are now taking up about 10 boxes between us! We won’t even
tell you how many seed bead tubes we have because it is rather embarrassing.
The truth is we have never met a bead we didn’t love; but before they come to
film us for the reality show, Hoarders, we have to get organized and let some
of our darlings go to other good homes. So – drum roll, please – we have opened
a second Etsy site called Partners In Charms Stash at http://www.etsy.com/shop/PICstash.
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| A peak inside the boxes! Top row, left to right: Red Czech glass flowers, Vintaj Arte Metal charms and findings, Lucite white and green flowers and leaves. Bottom row left to right: Gunmetal beads and findings, shades of blue Swarovski crystals. |
PIC Stash will be stocked
with all kinds of fabulous beads and findings, most of which we have used in one
or more of our creations. Better yet, you can get inspiration on how to use them
by checking out our Partners In Charms Etsy shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PartnersinCharms or on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/partnersincharms.
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Okay, this is where it really gets
scary - boxes of bags of beads that need
to be sorted. There are a lot of them! Please
help us with our addiction!!!
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Happy beading!
Kathy and Stefanie
Partners In Charms
