[Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Sat Jun 26 17:37:51 UTC 2010


Yes, I do buy a lot from FM, but I like to buy at the gem shows, too. My 
grand daughter who is 30 years old, takes me and we spend a couple hours 
there touching all the beads. (smile)

For this dragon necklace, I bought just about everything I am workin on it 
with, in New York City, when I was there three years ago with my daughter 
and her family. I could SEE then, just 2 months after that I could not see 
then.  So I could not enter this in the FM show. But, I will keep it in 
mind, now that you mention it, and aim to do a piece with only beads I have 
bought from FM. I will develop a couple of encrusted beadwork pieces just 
for that purpose...great idea. If I have it in my mind now, then I can begin 
to work on it and take my time doing it. I could write down every kind of 
bead, as I am working on it, and that way it would not be so overwhelming. 
Thanks.

Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda


> It really is hard work.  I did it once, and some of my pieces are on their 
> Website.  It was just much, and I haven't done it since they began their 
> contests--I think in 2004.  I buy 98% of my beads from them.  I find their 
> prices fabulous and their customer service top notch.  No, they don't have 
> everything, but they have a lot.
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com
> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: River Woman
>  To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 9:50 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>
>
>  Thanks. I have looked over the forms for the Fire Mountain requirements
>  several times. The problem is, you have to list every single bead in your
>  piece...and I would not be able to do that without a ton of work. The 
> woman
>  I took the workshop with, Sherry Serafini, has her work in this catalogue
>  all the time. I buy most of my gemstones at the Rings and Things show 
> that
>  comes to Pittsburgh every fall. And, the seed beads, well, I hav them 
> from
>  most everywhere, but most from Janes Beads, which I get at another Gem 
> Show.
>  I have printed out the fourms a couple of times, but then just did not 
> put
>  the effort into doing them. Maybe I will some time in the future...I 
> guess I
>  would have to limit myself to working mostly with FM stuff, which I could
>  easily do. Have you entered anything there? Anyone else on the list?
>
>  Lynda
>  Lynda Lambert
>  River Road Studio, Since 1976
>  www.lyndalambert.com
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>  To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 9:09 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>
>
>  > Oh, but they sound awesome!  As you might already know, people pay lots
>  > for that sort of thing.  It's amazing stuff.  I bet you can enter the 
> Fire
>  > Mountain Gems and Beads contest.  The only thing about them is you have 
> to
>  > have used their beads, but they do have awesome deals.  Sometimes, 
> people
>  > mix things they made with the company's beads, and that works, too, but
>  > you can't buy from another company and enter their contest  Wow, I 
> don't
>  > know if that made sense.  I'm trying to say that if you use seed beads,
>  > they want to know the item number so they know you bought the beads 
> from
>  > them.  I need to go drink some more coffee; I can't make more sense.
>  > *lol*
>  > Warm regards,
>  > Sahar Husseini
>  > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, Please visit my Website at
>  > www.saharscreations.com
>  > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>  > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>  > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>  > Michael Jordan
>  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >  From: River Woman
>  >  To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  >  Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:19 PM
>  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>  >
>  >
>  >  I do them for myself, and for juried fine art exhibitions. I never 
> offer
>  >  them for sale.
>  >  I am happily working on the piece I thought I could never do again. I 
> am
>  >  soooo happy. I would like to enter this in a juried exhibition in the
>  >  future.
>  >  Lynda Lambert
>  >  River Road Studio, Since 1976
>  >  www.lyndalambert.com
>  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >  From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
>  >  To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>  > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  >  Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:18 PM
>  >  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>  >
>  >
>  >  > do you sell these items?
>  >  > --le
>  >  >
>  >  > ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >  > From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>  >  > To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>  >  > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:27 PM
>  >  > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a note from Linda
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > Linda sent this from another of her email addresses, so only I 
> received
>  >  > it.
>  >  >
>  >  > The material I do my encrusted beadworking on is:  Lacy's Stiff 
> Stuff.
>  > I
>  >  > dye it dark gray or black before working on it so that the white 
> does
>  > not
>  >  > shine
>  >  > through the beads. That is my preserence, you may want to leave it
>  > white
>  >  > but I don't want any of the white surface to peek through.
>  >  >
>  >  > After the beadworking is completed on the surface, then I glue it
>  > directly
>  >  > onto the brass bracelet or necklace, or pendant form. On the back of
>  > the
>  >  > form,
>  >  > I put suede. The three are sandwiched together. Then, the three are
>  >  > trimmed all together to only about 1/8 of an inch. and Beadworking 
> is
>  > then
>  >  > done  to
>  >  > secure them all together and to make the decorative edging.
>  >  > I do  believe I WILL be able to do this again...have not been able 
> to
>  > do
>  >  > it
>  >  > since  sight loss 2 1/2 years ago. Have not even tried to do it 
> because
>  > I
>  >  > thought
>  >  > I  never could do it again, but after meeting you all here, I 
> believe I
>  >  > CAN
>  >  > do it  again. :)
>  >  >
>  >  > Does anyone else here work in this technique, in this way?
>  >  > Lynda
>  >  > "I  drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods."
>  >  > _Georg Trakl, Austrian  poet
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > Joyce  Kane
>  >  > www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>  >  > Blindhands at AOL.com
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