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Tina

2009-07-13 00:05:06 UTC

Gorgeous
http://cgi.ebay.com/MruMru-lampwork-beads-SUMMERS-HERE-Boro_W0QQitemZ170354110975QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27a9e571ff&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Love Brendan Blake's beads
http://cgi.ebay.com/BBGLASSART-Lampwork-Boro-Beads-Rainy-Kaleidoscope_W0QQitemZ110410603212QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b4fc1acc&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200

Kalera's
http://cgi.ebay.com/Spring-Owl-8-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_W0QQitemZ120445565577QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0b1d7a89&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cats-Eye-Cove-10-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_W0QQitemZ120445566874QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0b1d7f9a&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200

Icarus Beads
http://cgi.ebay.com/Icarus-Beads-Electric-Stones-Handmade-Lampwork-Beads_W0QQitemZ220449061703QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3353c9bb47&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A4|39%3A1|293%3A3|294%3A200

Tina

Shirley Shone

2009-07-13 05:59:45 UTC

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Lovely beads. I especially like the bead of Love Brendan Blakes.

They remind me of the sea around Cuba. It is 10 years this year since I
went there. It is also 10 years since I visited my sewing e-mail pal in
NJ. Alas she stopped communicating with me about four years ago. For
what reason I will never know. No birthday and Christmas cards. I left
messages on her answer phone. I hoped she was not sick.
I did a USA people search and found out she stilled lived at the same
address but had changed the phone number.
If she had said she no longer wanted to keep the friendship up due to
other things I would have understood. I felt very sad about it.

Shirley

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Post by Tina
Gorgeous
http://cgi.ebay.com/MruMru-lampwork-beads-SUMMERS-HERE-Boro_W0QQitemZ170
354110975QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27a9e571ff&_trks
id=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
Love Brendan Blake's beads
http://cgi.ebay.com/BBGLASSART-Lampwork-Boro-Beads-Rainy-Kaleidoscope_W0
QQitemZ110410603212QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b4fc
1acc&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%
3A1|294%3A200
Kalera's
http://cgi.ebay.com/Spring-Owl-8-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_W0QQ
itemZ120445565577QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0b1d7a
89&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A
1|294%3A200
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cats-Eye-Cove-10-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_
W0QQitemZ120445566874QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0b
1d7f9a&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|29
3A1|294%3A200
Icarus Beads
http://cgi.ebay.com/Icarus-Beads-Electric-Stones-Handmade-Lampwork-Beads
_W0QQitemZ220449061703QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335
3c9bb47&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A4|39%3A1|293%3A3|294%
3A200
Tina

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http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Tina

2009-07-14 04:59:57 UTC

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I wonder if she had a health crisis that interferes with her thinking,
or maybe has pain issues that leave her exhausted to correspond. I
don't hear from Sooz anymore, even when I email or phone, and I miss
her terribly. I do usually get a quick visit in to see her when I get
to Calif -- usually.

Tina

On Jul 12, 9:59 pm, Shirley Shone

Post by Shirley Shone
Lovely beads. I especially like the bead of Love Brendan Blakes.
They remind me of the sea around Cuba. It is 10 years this year since I
went there. It is also 10 years since I visited my sewing e-mail pal in
NJ. Alas she stopped communicating with me about four years ago. For
what reason I will never know. No birthday and Christmas cards. I left
messages on her answer phone. I hoped she was not sick.
I did a USA people search and found out she stilled lived at the same
address but had changed the phone number.
If she had said she no longer wanted to keep the friendship up due to
other things I would have understood. I felt very sad about it.
Shirley
In message

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Shirley Shone

Shirley Shone

2009-07-14 06:03:53 UTC

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The last I heard of her she was still working. I would have thought her
DH would have let me know if she was really ill.
Up until last year I sent her birthday greetings.

I also miss Sooz. She is no longer in contact with me.
We are like ships that pass in the night.
Hugs
Shirley

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Post by Tina
I wonder if she had a health crisis that interferes with her thinking,
or maybe has pain issues that leave her exhausted to correspond. I
don't hear from Sooz anymore, even when I email or phone, and I miss
her terribly. I do usually get a quick visit in to see her when I get
to Calif -- usually.
Tina
On Jul 12, 9:59 pm, Shirley Shone

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http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

2009-07-13 09:41:13 UTC

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On Jul 12, 2:05 pm, Tina <***@yahoo.com> wrote:

[snip]

Kalera'shttp://cgi.ebay.com/Spring-Owl-8-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_W...66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cats-Eye-Cove-10-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-S...66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200

Tina, I think what Kalera puts on Ebay are 'leftovers'.
I'm pretty sure I 'd seen those owls before.

If you want to get to Kalera's beads just after she posts them you
have to
subscribe to her email updates. Being 3 hours (we don't have daylight
savings time here) behind at the moment, I find that a lot of the
really
good ones are snapped up before I see them (not that I'm really in the
market for lampwork at the moment - I have several pounds of glass
here
waiting to be turned into beads - but of course they're going to be
nowhere as good as hers) - you can look at the "past sets" and
such on her website and find what's already gone.

So, if you like Kalera's beads go to her website (beadwife.com) and
subscribe to her mailing list (and you can tell her I sent you if you
find
a way of telling her :) ).

Aloha,
Maren

HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry
http://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at: http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/

Tina

2009-07-14 05:09:34 UTC

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I have several sets of Kalera's beads, and yes, I got them when they
first were posted on her site. And for more than what she lists on
eBay for. Her (ex-)apprentice, Breezy, also makes gorgeous beads.
http://harvestbeads.com/

It's too hot, and busy, in summer for you to make beads, isn't it?

Tina

On Jul 13, 1:41 am, Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

Post by Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc
[snip]

Kalera'shttp://cgi.ebay.com/Spring-Owl-8-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-SRA_W...39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cats-Eye-Cove-10-Lampwork-beads-Kalera-Stratton-S...39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A200

Tina, I think what Kalera puts on Ebay are 'leftovers'.
I'm pretty sure I 'd seen those owls before.
If you want to get to Kalera's beads just after she posts them you
have to
subscribe to her email updates. Being 3 hours (we don't have daylight
savings time here) behind at the moment, I find that a lot of the
really
good ones are snapped up before I see them (not that I'm really in the
market for lampwork at the moment - I have several pounds of glass
here
waiting to be turned into beads - but of course they're going to be
nowhere as good as hers) - you can look at the "past sets" and
such on her website and find what's already gone.
So, if you like Kalera's beads go to her website (beadwife.com) and
subscribe to her mailing list (and you can tell her I sent you if you
find
a way of telling her :) ).
Aloha,
Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelryhttp://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at:http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/

Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

2009-07-14 07:41:57 UTC

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Post by Tina
I have several sets of Kalera's beads, and yes, I got them when they
first were posted on her site. And for more than what she lists on
eBay for. Her (ex-)apprentice, Breezy, also makes gorgeous beads.http://harvestbeads.com/
It's too hot, and busy, in summer for you to make beads, isn't it?

Not really too hot, but at the moment it's raining cats and dogs
again, and we have lots of mosquitoes then (yeah, in Hawaii too).
And I've had some health issues (infected spider bites to
be exact) that slowed me down immensely, so I have a lot
of catching up to do (there's always all those "have tos"
before you can get to the fun stuff - I should be working on
putting together an Etsy store so that people who need shopping
cart like features don't get turned off by having to email me
first).

I've looked at Breezy's beads too, not in a while though.
Did you see Kalera's sister's: http://www.skyisland.com/ ?

Kalera gets everybody hooked on glass (me included) :)
- and I have a few of her sets myself too.

Aloha,
Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry
http://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at: http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/

Dwyn

2009-07-15 21:14:05 UTC

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Post by Tina
It's too hot, and busy, in summer for you to make beads, isn't it?
Tina

Don't know about anyone else - but it's never too hot to make beads.
It's a drrrrryyy heat. ;-) Seriously - it's a different kind of heat.

Sometimes - however - there is something of an issue with it is so hot
there isn't enough power left for the kiln w everyone running their
air conditioners!

Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

2009-07-16 07:14:47 UTC

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Post by Dwyn

Post by Tina
It's too hot, and busy, in summer for you to make beads, isn't it?

Don't know about anyone else - but it's never too hot to make beads.
It's a drrrrryyy heat. ;-) Seriously - it's a different kind of heat.
Sometimes - however - there is something of an issue with it is so hot
there isn't enough power left for the kiln w everyone running their
air conditioners!

That's a problem we don't have here. Most people have neither
heating nor air conditioning.

But, we usually have over 70% relative humidity here.

Aloha,
Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry
http://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at: http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/

Dwyn

2009-07-16 13:49:46 UTC

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On Jul 16, 3:14 am, Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

Post by Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

Post by Dwyn

Post by Tina
It's too hot, and busy, in summer for you to make beads, isn't it?

Don't know about anyone else - but it's never too hot to make beads.
It's a drrrrryyy heat. ;-) Seriously - it's a different kind of heat.
Sometimes - however - there is something of an issue with it is so hot
there isn't enough power left for the kiln w everyone running their
air conditioners!

That's a problem we don't have here. Most people have neither
heating nor air conditioning.
But, we usually have over 70% relative humidity here.
Aloha,
Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelryhttp://www.hilobeads.com/
Blog at:http://hilobeads.blogspot.com/

That would do me in. We have wicked humidity here in the summer - this
one hasn't been bad - but traditionally have high heat and humidity in
July and August.