Jean's Top 4 Bead Trends for 2009

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Pam I am — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:49:34 GMT

Gario, what is Plastic Luster? Where?

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Sharongirouard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:26:36 GMT

i believe i may de addicted to swarovsky crystals!!! i think people are getting more and more creative with their desings the possibiliies are endless!

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Pat K.T — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:56:07 GMT

Took a "REAL" jewelry class at Arrowmont in Gatlinburg & the running joke was "it's not gluing--it's chemical bonding!" At any level, especially with mixed media jewelry, whatever works is a viable option! So, Jean, semantics go a long way in renaming words that can be problematic for some people!

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Hugie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:17:29 GMT

If you coat your pewter, nickel, copper,etc. with Plastic Luster the allergy effects would be reduced. Gario

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Hugie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:12:19 GMT

You seem like a good person.....drop the terms mod, hip and hot from your vocabulary... too elitist. Thanks Gario

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SandraG@34 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:19:09 GMT

There is a beading group that meets at the Lutz Florida Public Library(Tampa Area) every other month. WE charge NO fees, and meet on Sundays, so even working people can attend. There is no pressure to buy anything(the library prohibits any money from changing hands) and we don't teach projects, you just bring a project of YOUR choice and work on it in a clean, bright room with people who also enjoy beading. We also have a Polymer Clay Group that meets on opposite months as the Bead Club. We are not Fancy/Schmantsy, or call ourselves a Bead Guild, we are just a bunch of beaders who have fun when we get together for 5 hours on a Sunday afternoon. Please contact : Sandybeadnut@verizon.net for more info on either club...use the Beadclub or Clayclub as the topic of your email, so I know to open it. I hope to see some new members from the Tampa area. Thanks...Sandy

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Tammy L Sexton — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:37:35 GMT

Jean! That is so funny, I could have swore they were talking about the 80's. Thanks for the link.

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melaniesilver — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:53:11 GMT

hi, i agree about bead societies. im fact i run 2, 1 in illinois and 1 in nw indiana with my mom. we meet several times a month to bead and have a blast. plus im a member of several other bead groups. beading is a fun way to make friends and do something i love. melanie silver

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Regina@29 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:52:39 GMT

I work in the Tampa Bay area and responding to MiriamG. Check out the Tampa Bay Beadwork Meet Group at 1543 S Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa 33629,. phone 258-3900. This group has been meeting since October 2006. I am not a member so I am not sure what they do at their meetings. The group was founded by Holly Hancock who also runs a bead store at that location and can also be contacted at: beads@ebeads.com. I hope you find this information useful. Happy Beading.

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jan@3 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:52:10 GMT

Is there any beading daily here in Australia I can contact or similar

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Maddie McEwan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:44:59 GMT

I see a huge trend AWAY from sterling sliver. I am sure it's a direct result of the economy. Sterling silver has become prohibitively expensive. There are more and more plated findings and beads, as well as copper, brass, and composite metals that previously were avoided by the beaders in my area.

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CorneliaB@3 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:17:56 GMT

I am part of a Beading Club of the Expat group in Nanjing China, and we experiment with everything. Also, because we all travel a lot, we travel with everything we find and like, starting from the markets in Laos to a Fleamarket in Beijing and Bangkok and Tokyo or a little shop in Bhutan. or Bali. It is amazing what you can incorporate in your beading work, and what you find if you keep your eyes open!! I love it!!

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Jean Campbell — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:02:02 GMT

Hi Tammy- Check out this description of "mod", a 1950/60s hip cat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(lifestyle) Then imagine beads thrown in there. I guess that's what we all are, eh? Bead mods?

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DeborahB@67 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:26:33 GMT

I'm glad to see copper is still in, since I work mostly in copper and want to expand into brass. I just love some of the vintage look brass charms! I'd love to be in beading group, what fun place to swap techniques and leftovers!

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ALICES@28 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:59:23 GMT

I am having trouble logging in to preorder the Beads for 2009. Can you help?