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Bangle Blanks Wanted

AmyA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:57 GMT

Hi. Does anyone know where to get inexpensive metallic bangle blanks to bead around? I have tried the craft stores and the rings they have are very large; some store do not even carry such a thing. Thank you!

Good and Bad News, folks!

nu2thisiniowa — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:17 GMT

Hello, everyone! I do apologize for the long absence that yall have experienced with me. However, I do have some good and some bad news, and as a result i am looking for some wire gauge guides? You see, I have made myself a Pride bracelet (I'm gay), and I am somewhat successful with it except for one thing: It broke on me! My partner took a look at it and said that I was using too thin of wire. What other materials are there that are strong and doesn't wear and tear and break easy? Does anyone have any ideas of how to find a wire gauge guide so I can avoid this time-consuming, cost-inaffective, and heart breaking experience in the future? PLEASE HELP?!?

P.S. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MYSELF A COMPLETE SET OF THIS JEWLERY, BUT I'D LIKE TO BE PERMENANTLY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE BRACELET FIRST.

Sincerely,

NU2THISINIOWA

earring swap

sellersj — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:33:35 GMT

I am so excited, just got the earrings today and Maryann Draper did a gorgeous job with coin pearls and crystals. Can't wait to do it again! Also received an email from her about the earrings she got from me and I am so glad she let me know that she got them.

Add a signature

butterfly — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:36:48 GMT

I have been trying to add a signature to my post, but I don't knwo how to do it, Can someone please help. Thank you.

How to Post Photos

Pam — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:05:26 GMT

First, the photo has to be online somewhere. There are several sites that host photos for free, Photobucket, Flickr and others. These directions are for photos up on Photobucket because for unknown reasons when photos are posted from Flickr some members can't see them. The process here is similar no matter what site is hosting the photos, the direct link is the one that needs to be used.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask if you have more questions.

Pam

Neat Display Stand for Beadwork Screens

huntress — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:30:21 GMT

I love to do peyote beadwork with images worked into the pattern and I wanted a way to show it. I came up with a great solution (for me at least). I manipulate a plate stand and it works!

I have some free Halloween beadwork screen patterns and a full description and pictures of the stand on www.debrisdecollette.com. I'll have more free beadwork screens soon. Right now I have a 'flying bats', and a 'ghost'. I have the photo for 'Cranky Franky' but the instructions aren't completed yet. I have a REAL cute young witch on a broom flying across the moon, but I don't have a picture or the instructions yet. I'll try to get to that in the next few days.

Happy Halloween!

Collette

Search the forums?

Nolikey — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:02:43 GMT

I'm almost embarrassed to ask this because I'm certain I'm missing something but here goes - is there some way to search the forums? For instance, I am learning right angle weave and I was looking to see if someone had already asked my question before I post, but I have no way to search the very long "How do I..." forum, as far as I can tell.

Any help appreciated, thanks!!

How do you keep fabric beads from fraying?

nlevine@unf.edu — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:44:20 GMT

I've bought the book by Kristal Wick, Fabulous Fabric Beads, and made several necklaces using Kristal's crystal-clear (hee hee) directions. But there is one problem I'm having that I'd love to get help with. How do you keep the ends of the fabric beads from unraveling, after you roll up the fabric (on its piece of double-stick backing)? I've tried applying jeweler's glue to the ends of the pieces before rolling them up, but that resulted in an unsightly bump. Same deal with a commercial product I found in the sewing department called "Frey Check." This problem has stopped me from trying to make any more fabric beads. But I still collect the fabric. Batik "gently used " men's ties from Good Will are my latest find.

If anyone has had this problem and found the solution, I'd be really grateful to hear how you do it.

Nancy

Single or Double thread- Bead's wax or no beadswax ( beadhaven )

MONA LISAS — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:49:38 GMT

Hi,

I hope everyone is having a good summer as hot as it is.

This may sound strange or silly but its a real concern I'm having with the various threads.

Most of the patterns I've read in various bead books and magazines do not say to use single or double thread. Correction when they want you to use "double thread " they usually say it.

I've always used double thread because I wanted the outlook of the bracelet to be supported. They always say leave a thread tail of 5-8 inches etc. for the clasp or beaded opening. If you have a double thread then how would you use the tail on a needle? ( You start a new thread! ) Or should the thread be uneven, maybe?

I've found that waxing- no matter how little I use, wiping off the access, it always ends up on the bead making it look , well you know, ugly. The only plus side of waxing is that the bead can't move, it can't get loose. I've noticed that on a ring I made the thread began to show, after wearing and banging it around in and out of drawers and pocketbooks, I figured it was because I didn't wax it.

I always try to follow the instructions of the beadmaker and I have found that no matter what thread they recommend when I pull tight, it always breaks. And I'm not trying to break the thread. It happened to me with nymo , fireline and with the glossmar elastic thread and power pro. Is this because I didn't wax the thread?.

There's a bracelet called "bumps in the road " where you are using 3 different sizes of beads and the center one is the largest and the sides are to be pulled in order for the center to pop out. Well the first bracelet I made was wonderful, then the second one kept breaking. Could this be because I didn't wax?

I read of only one beadmaker who said she never waxes so I thought I too could use this method. Am I wrong not to wax?

I appreciate any and all feedback.

Sincerely, Mona Lisa

Old Egyptian paste articles

Maggie Abdel Rahman — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:31:14 GMT

Good morning! I'm looking for old articles by Nancy Wright published in the lapidary journal in 1994. The articles are about Egyptian Paste beads and here they are:

Wright, Nancy
Bead-Drying Screen, 83, 9-94
Creating a Necklace, 108, 7-94
Egyptian Paste Beads, Part II, 143, 10-94
Finishing the Paste Beads, Part III, 110, 11-94

If anyone has the articles pls write to me and we can arrange a selling agreement. I actually contacted the publisher and they suggested that I look for the old articles in this forum bec. they don't have a copy. I would appreciate any help.

maybe a dumb question...

mamamia — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:24:15 GMT

Is there a way to be notified if you get a response to a question you post?

Announcement on Bio Page

Evalie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:43:11 GMT

I know someone will have the answer to this....how do you add an announcement to the bio page? I have been over the edit profile section numerous times and still can't figure it out! I know it's probably going to be a "DUH" moment....but I have to ask.

Evalie

Seed Beads

lovinbeadin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:07:16 GMT

Hi everyone and anyone! So I'm new to beading and try to use good quality materials. I usually make my jewelry for gifts but have sold a few pieces. So here's my question: Several years ago my daughter received a seed bead kit for a gift. Are those considered "good" quality seed beads? Is there anything special to consider when choosing seed beads? I know sounds silly, right? Thanks for your replies. Oh one more thing, is there anywhere to have my pieces critiqued? I think they are pretty but would love to get some "honest" and "truthful" feedback. Thanks again. Marlene

Replying on a message

JulineH — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:10:19 GMT

Hi,

Please do not laugh at this request.

I tried to reply on a certain part of someone's post / reply to a post, but can not manage to do it the same way other people do it - taking the part of the message you want to reply to and ? paste it to your reply box. I missed that part of the lesson, and seriously need to get help on this issue, because it helps everybody to know immediately what you are talking about.

Thank you

Juline

Finding Avatars

Jodie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:18:40 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I was just wondering, Where is the best place to find good avatars?

Thanks in advance.

Jodie

Avatar Pics

LYILHA — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:55:29 GMT

Is there a reason my Avatar pic is so blurry? Is there something I can do to correct that?

The Contact Pull-Down Menu on the BD

Sherri S. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:51:23 GMT

What is the purpose of adding someone as a friend on the Contact pull-down menu? Some of us are interested in finding a way to easily find new posts of members we have made friends with. Not sure if maybe adding someone as a friend would help with this, but it is unclear what the purpose of this link is.

Will someone at the BD please clarify this for us? Thanks!

How to Contact Beading Daily

Pam — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:34:28 GMT

I thought it would be a good idea to post this here because it's pretty hard to find on this site:

If you have any further questions, please call our toll free number, 1-800-272-2193, or email us at customerservice@Interweave.com.

Michelle M. or Billy, I used the options tab to make this a no reply post, I don't know how to get it to stay on top of the other posts. Could we? Or make a new one and leave it up? This is very hard to find, it's buried under Terms and Conditions at the bottom of the page.

Trouble changing email address

abgraham85 — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Hello,

I need to change my email address. I logged on and clicked on my user name in the upper right. Then I clicked on edit email subscriptions. Then I get the following message.

Subscriber Information
We were unable to to complete your request because of the following problem: unable to load subscriber - incorrect or insufficient information was provided. We apologize for the inconvenience.

What did I do wrong.

Thanks,

Annette

How do I quote several people in one post?

Cat — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:15:51 GMT

I thought I have seen people quote several others in one post and just want to know how to do this instead of writing three or four different post to answer.

Thanks

Help uploading pictures

Leigh — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:39:00 GMT

OK - I am somewhat computer challenged and cannot seem to figure out how to add pictures from my computer to posts. I have been playing around for the last 30 minutes trying to figure this out with no success - Help.

Leigh

Why does this happen?

Littlebird — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:02:20 GMT

Every once in awhile when I try to post something, it gives me the message, "Pending Moderation" and won't post my message until a moderator has looked at it. It's not like I'm posting anything controversial or anything.....most times, it's just a "welcome" message to a new member or a reply to something.

project photos

valentina — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:47:47 GMT

Hi everyone.What a nice and diverse staff you make! I haven't got my own website and any thing I could link you to where you could see my projects.All I have is some project's photos saved on my computer.I wonder if there is any way I could bring them into my appropriate posts? Anyone could,please,explain step-by-step what I have to do?

With regards from Valentina.

Question to Michelle M

Sue B — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:41:46 GMT

I just noticed that there are two of us that are going by the same user name. I didn't think this could happen. This could get very confusing. I have had over 400 posts and the other SueB hasn't any. At first I thought it was just a qlitch in the site, but looking closer it says we were each in a different section of the site at the same time. I just find this odd. Could you please explain how this is possible. It could be a bad thing, what if one were to post something not very nice and is mistaken for the other. I hope this can be fixed.

How to post an avatar?

Erin Prais-Hintz — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:19:27 GMT

How do you post an avatar? I have tried unsuccessfully to do it. I am not sure what the prefered file size, type and dimension it should be. I have tried to upload my logo file as various types and sizes and it never changes from the cartoon beads. I would appreciat any help or suggestions! Thanks!