Beader's Challenge Swap #2-the JSmaz version

Pam I am wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 3:02 AM

Jsmaz:

I did get your emails Pam & Kelly!

Pam

ps:  I have a great time finding these little smileys, they are fun!

Kokopelli wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 4:07 AM

Jsmaz:

He got about an inch or two strung to get his point across and told me I could keep beading all to myself.  At least he tried...

OK, so that's work sharing at its best!

LYILHA wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 6:11 AM

 *laugh*  Yeah, I think the most frequent thing people say to me is, "I could never do that, I don't have the patience."  It kinda makes me laugh 'cause I don't have the patience either...I just love it...so I MAKE the patience. 

Kokopelli wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 6:55 AM

LYILHA:

 *laugh*  Yeah, I think the most frequent thing people say to me is, "I could never do that, I don't have the patience."  It kinda makes me laugh 'cause I don't have the patience either...I just love it...so I MAKE the patience. 

Second after the patience quote is: "What do you do if spill those tiny beads?" or "How often did you spill those tiny beads?"

I have a lot of patience (in most cases), but sometimes even I wonder that I didn't go nuts during a project, especially when working with seedbeads. Did you ever count the beads in a woven project? Don't do it or you start giggling histerically afterwards!

LYILHA wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:03 AM

 LOL...and the answer to "What do you do if you spill those tiny beads?"  is...Pick them all up and if needed sort them back out into seperate colors.  Yeah, I think we are nuts.  lol!!! 

wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:06 AM

No joke Dagmar!  I think Kelly has a point:  if you enjoy something, it's easier to have the patience for it vs. something you're not into.  You couldn't pay me to do hand quilting, but my mom loves it.  She won't touch beads other than to wear what I make her though.

Kokopelli wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:17 AM

Jeni, it's the same with my mom and me. She is a fabulous knitter and can sew almost everything and I am more in beadwork and embroidery. We are both able to do the other things, but we are not into it. I learnt to knit socks and can do some quilting and patchwork and she embroidered some beautiful tablecloths, but it is no addiction like beading for me and knitting for her. And if you love doing something, you don't need to have patience. It is just inside of you.

Kokopelli wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:19 AM

We? Nuts? Of course we are! *laughz*

Oh, I forgot! Beads are packed, sealed and mailed. Maybe you get them this week or at the beginning of next week.

wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:22 AM

Good deal-so I need to look for yours and Inca's both.  That might actually feel like work for my postman-the only mail we get here is either things from you two or bills for the landlords. ;)

LoisB@23 wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:50 AM

 Ok, things have been a bit crazy for me, but I'm off to the post office with beads for your swap Jeni, AND for Inca's wedding set.... how do the days fly by so blasted fast!

Lois

LYILHA wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 7:52 AM

 Yep, thats exactly my point, JSmaz!  Some of us learn our patience by loving what we work on.  I don't have kids but I feel like maybe you can compare it there too.  Sometimes you just don't have the patience for their antics but you deal with it because you love them and patience grows from that.

My mom is the same way, she is a BIG knitter.  She has closets...yes, CLOSETS of yarn.  I am always getting after her about all the storage in the house having yarn in them and she says that her hobby just happens to take up more space than my many little beads.  LOL...we both have a guilty passion for our hobbies. 

Pam I am wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 9:02 AM

Jeni, I mailed the package to you this morning...thumbs together that it gets there soon!!! 

I love those seed bead comment quotes...funny!!!  Another one I like is "You can see those???" or "How can you see those!!!" and "Doesn't that take a long time?" 

Pam

LYILHA wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 9:46 AM

 AH!  PAM!  Thats hilarious!  Oh yeah and "How do you do that?"  -- that one just annoys me...'cause, first of all, they don't REALLY want to know HOW I did that and number two, 'cause how in the world do you answer that question if they really don't want to know how you do it.  LOL...rediculous!! 

CrystalCubeBead. wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 10:12 AM

LYILHA:

"How do you do that?"

My response is: " very    carefully".

LYILHA wrote

on Jul 1, 2009 11:11 AM

 LOL...Stan, I might have to steal that from now on.