tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post7329349310225306195..comments2024-03-28T12:37:52.778-04:00Comments on Art Bead Scene Blog: Bead Collector or Jewelry Designer?Heather Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555102264780529839noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-23827704770038319862016-01-23T10:07:11.640-05:002016-01-23T10:07:11.640-05:00Great post Heather!! That table is so fab. I too ...Great post Heather!! That table is so fab. I too need a table like that!! Thanks for sharing your stash and your ideas!!<br />Mary Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-63865385123633103562016-01-22T10:17:21.014-05:002016-01-22T10:17:21.014-05:00 Loving those stick beads!! Loving those stick beads!!Rising Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415223820119866137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-7310896739563025092016-01-22T09:09:45.948-05:002016-01-22T09:09:45.948-05:00What a great post! I love all the artists creatio...What a great post! I love all the artists creations and can't part with any beads I buy, even my own! Lol!<br />Always plan to make a necklace, but that's just not ever going to happen unless I just string 'em and tie a knot. ;) OMG, That table would be an awesome wall display! KeRobinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668770159585613150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-34440400423113618392016-01-21T21:51:51.852-05:002016-01-21T21:51:51.852-05:00I love that table with the glass top! That's ...I love that table with the glass top! That's such a great idea..a great place to keep all those little pieces of art! I would even use that table as a workplace so that I could be constantly inspired...tho it would be covered in beadworks-in-process!Carol Briodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302384502269519945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-52971827566737066152016-01-21T19:39:05.586-05:002016-01-21T19:39:05.586-05:00Ditto, Heather. I have a cherished collection as w...Ditto, Heather. I have a cherished collection as well.Heather Wynn Millicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865812548764374647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-22589823871061972642016-01-21T19:16:18.382-05:002016-01-21T19:16:18.382-05:00This is a great post. I do think I've made pe...This is a great post. I do think I've made peace with my bead collection. Yes, I use some but not so many that would justify the amount I buy. However, like you said, they are providing all the beautiful services they are supposed to!Ann Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911194722202501782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-17334234809983553532016-01-21T18:58:53.192-05:002016-01-21T18:58:53.192-05:00Such a great post, Heather! I've been building...Such a great post, Heather! I've been building my collection of lampwork focal beads over the last 15 years. They live in a magical drawer that gets opened whenever I need a little dose of happiness. Once in a while I'll bring one or two out to decorate my creative space for a while. I've never had any intention of using any of these beads, and I love it that way! My collection of other art beads is growing too. And speaking as an art bead maker.... I absolutely adore my collectors and couldn't do what I do without them! xo -- JulieJulie Wong Sontaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291897689458119167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-51563778352175195952016-01-21T15:53:42.858-05:002016-01-21T15:53:42.858-05:00I think I came to terms with my "collection&q...I think I came to terms with my "collection" a long time ago... certainly much quicker than my husband has! LOL. I have embraced the idea that if I see something that I truly love and can swing the purchase price, to just do it. I don't have to know what I'm might do with it or when I might manage to work it into a creation. I know that if I love something, eventually it will speak to me and tell me what it wants to be. Until then, I open the drawers of my art bead storage and gaze fondly on my treasures! P.S. That table is totally amazing!!! I wants it!Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-68664381541202092352016-01-21T13:54:16.028-05:002016-01-21T13:54:16.028-05:00I so relate to this article! What a lovely piece. ...I so relate to this article! What a lovely piece. I enjoyed it thoroughly :-) Melanie LeGrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142031387703252534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-45299222359883442792016-01-21T13:43:59.541-05:002016-01-21T13:43:59.541-05:00You are singing my siren song, Miss Heather! How f...You are singing my siren song, Miss Heather! How funny that you have a picture of my Humblebeads bowl... that was a few years ago now, and it overfloweth even more! I have such a large collection that they don't even fit in my printer's cabinet (that drawer table, by the way, is dynamite and I have just the space for it right outside my studio...if I only had a few hundred dollars to spend on it!). I have not bought much of anything in the past year or two, but that doesn't mean that I have don't still have a hoard. I have started to make peace with it and believe that it needs to be let go, if for nothing more than to make room for new treasures, and to make someone happy in the world who will wear it and treasure it like I do! I find that it is a bit like those that adopt a pet, or even a child... I want to know who will be loving it and if they will see the beauty in each piece and cherish it. If only I could audition those that might wear them! Thank you for the thoughtful meanderings today. Something to think about indeed. Enjoy the day! ErinTesoriTrovatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771359288546654791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-56843343548542754682016-01-21T13:30:23.058-05:002016-01-21T13:30:23.058-05:00what i wouldn't give for a table like THAT! *...what i wouldn't give for a table like THAT! *swooon* =)Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07183441999022088089noreply@blogger.com