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Be sure to pick up the September/October 2006 Issue of GlassCraftsman Magazine featuring my ORGANIX article demonstrating how to make the beads shown on the right.

October 2007 - Here are some of the more recent beads I've had on eBay. I'll be in New Orleans on travel for a week, so I won't have any new bead auctions until early November. Check back then! :) ~Juliet

Mid September Update - This weekend I've been in a beadmaking and eBay listing frenzy. Here are some photos of current beadsets up and ready for bidding! There will be more coming later this weekend too! Click for eBay Link

September 2007 - Well, after a crazy summer, I'm finally getting back in the groove.... beadmaking and eBay selling groove that is! Hopefully you all haven't totally forgotten about me during my long haitus from eBay. Here are some photos of new beadsets. Be sure to check out my auctions for more closeup photos. Click for eBay Link

Now I'll tell you a bit about these beads. The first set "All Decked Out" uses a neat odd-lot glass from Frantz that's halfway between periwinkle and cobalt. It's a really neat medium blue and looks fabulous coupled with Raku stringer. The set called "Candied Ginger" is one of the new ASK glasses. It's a neat luster that shimmers and shines when reduced. "Tranquility" is a set of round spherical beads. I shape them using a marble mold - it's really a bunch of fun! This is the first of four beadsets I've made over the past few days. The other 3 sets have different color palettes, but similar designs and patterns on the beads. I can see me making a whole lot more of the spherical beads, they're such a nice change from the usual donut beads and pressed beads.

The last gorgeous weather weekend in April 2007 - I've temporarily removed all the inventory from my online store. In response to requests, I'm adding 1/4 and 1/2 pound bundles of glass. New colors going online will include SuperNova, a gorgeous dark purple, a light amethyst and a beautiful transparent peach. I'll be on a biz trip the first week of May, so I won't have anything until Friday May 4th. With luck, I'll list the remainder of my clearance beads to eBay auctions before I head out and time the auctions so that they end upon my return. ~Juliet

Late April 2007 - OK, Things are just about setup at the new host! Yay! Now to get a pile of new beads up on eBay! Also as a heads up - I'll be on travel to Italy for the last 2 - 1/2 weeks in May so I won't be able to ship any glass or beads during that time. If you need some Lauscha Glass, be sure to order by Thursday May 17th! ~Juliet

April 2007 - Well March just flew by with nary a bead on eBay! I have a full new inventory of beads at Bead Bungalow in Annapolis, so if you're local to the Chesapeake Bay area, be sure to swing by and check them out! I've recently received 200+ pounds of Luscious Lauscha glass from Germany, including Super Nova, a gorgeous dark purple, a light amethyst and a beautiful transparent peach! I had some of that glass for sale last weekend at the SGBMA meeting, and I'll be listing in 1/4 and 1/2 pound increments on my website soon. Unfortunately first I'm going to have to move my website over to a new host because I had a host of problems with unsendable e-mails. Many big name domains were blocking e-mail from JulietPage.com claiming spam. Ack. Anyways, within the next 2 week's my eCommerce will be intermittently available. So please have patience during the transition!

Alexanna has a new set of beads too - photographs are done, now for getting her to sit down long enough to write a description! ;-) I've also done some serious spring cleaning in the studio and will be listing quite a few heavily discounted beadsets - many starting at just $5! I'll also be posting some vessels. I took a class with Tink last fall and finally am comfortable with blowing glass. It's quite a change from making beads!

Mid February 2007 - Here's a beadset which didn't sell last time I had it on eBay... so I'll just have to reduce the price and try again! I've been pretty busy at the torch the past week, working on new stock for Bead Bungalow! Alexanna has also completed a new spring color beadset... we just have to get her focused enough to photograph the beads now! I ordered her a set of her very own business cards from VistaPrint. She's jazzed and giving them out to school friends... according to Alexanna "some of them just don't get it." :-) Ah the family tradition of being 'different' continues. Alexanna accused me (embarassingly loudly) in Michaels one day of doing "really weird and different crafts, not the boring things they have here." I've often wondered if the weird thing is due to genetics or environment.... Probably a bit of both... ;-)

Valentine's Day 2007 We had a crazy ice storm on the East coast over Valentine's... lost power and the whole nine yards! The bedrooms upstairs got down to a chilly 48 degrees! So we all hung out in the family room... between the fireplace and the little portable heater we kept the room in the balmy mid-60s! Here are a few ice photos.

Still Almost February 2007 <grin> - Gee, I go so long without updating I figured I'd just mention early middle or late month. Now here I am back in full swing running out of adjectives. Guess maybe I'd better switch back to dates again. OK, starting in Feb I will - if I remember. Anyways it's late but I wanted to put up a sneak preview of what's coming to eBay & Bead Bungalow soon! For the month of February, my entire inventory of beads at Bead Bungalow in Annapolis, Md are on sale 50% off! Get them before they're gone! March will bring an entire new inventory of beads. In the meantime I'm busy at the torch... BTW those caramel iridescent beads shown below were made with one of the new ASK luster glasses that just came on the market recently. YUM YUM YUM!

Almost February 2007 - Yeah! Alexanna is bouncing off the walls (no soda to blame!) because we just listed her very first bead auction on eBay. :) Aren't they cute? :) Alexanna named the beadset Orange Passion - Click on the photos to go tot he auctions. She took the photos (I showed her how to use my good Nikon) and she cropped & resized them herself. She wrote the auction and we listed them under my eBay ID. - Do you see an ulterior motive for me teaching her photography and PaintShopPro? Ha Ha Ha. Only problem is that now when she helps me in my studio she wants enough torch time to make whole bead sets not just onesies and twosies and isn't just willing to sort glass and clean beads anymore. <grin> Next thing I know she'll be asking to use some of my Double Helix glass! At $100 a pound I think .....not!!! The second photo below is my "New Southwest" set. That auction ends Monday evening. Thanks for visiting! ~Juliet & Alexanna

Late-January 2007 - Yes, That's my 11 year old daughter Alexanna making beads. We have a new AUR92 face shield that she's looking through. We both just love it - no more hassles with torch glasses. I'm so proud of her!! She's going to start selling beads on eBay sometime next week! These beads looked really cute going into the kiln. She's been making beads on an off for a few years now (she started at age 9). I think she's finally got the nice puckered ends and rounding up down well enough to sell! Her beads are better formed than some of beads I've seen listed on eBay. We'll see in the morning if the kiln faries came for a visit overnight.

And here is a new beadset that I made from one of the new USA made reactive boutique glasses on the market. This beadset is up on eBay now!

Mid-January 2007 - I'm finally back in the groove and have added some listings to eBay! Here is the link to my current auctions And here are some photos to get you clicking & bidding! :-) Thanks!

January 2007 - I can't hardly believe the new year is already here! 2006 has flashed by in a whirlwind blur of activity. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year with enough quality time to spend with family and doing the things you want to do - instead of the things you have to do. :-) Here's some new eye candy for you to see. All the items shown below were gifts or special order items. The mechanical pencils I'm particularly proud of! Each of those single (nearly 4 inch long) beads takes about an hour to make - plus there is prep time preparing the twisties and components plus time for finishing and assembly afterwards. As you're finishing the bead making part, it gets quite stressful to make sure you keep the whole bead warm so it doesn't crack. It took quite a bit of practice to work up to these and my family has been trained to check the bead size before they dare interrupt me at the torch! LOL! The morning ritual of checking to see if the 'kiln fairies' visited the glowing beads during the overnight annealing cycle makes it all worthwhile. :-) ~Juliet

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