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My workspace
AKA the cats window seat. Glasses and jars empty or full of beads, oddities, a dead bumblebee in a tiny metal coffin. Rocks and stones. Bird...
Seed bead storage
My husband built behind tbe door seed bead storage shelves, floor to ceiling.
Components: Lots and lots of 4 oz. Plastic containers, and 1 oz.baby food bowls for my 15/0.
Tiny Bead Display Wall
My husband is a carpenter, and he has made me many shelves for my vast bead collection. I set this one up as an old time apothecary shop. The sign...
Components: Tiny jars, odds and ends, vintage knick-knacks, animal bones and a selection of skullies. The sectional ceramic trays hold current and future projects.
Light box #2
So here is a light box my husband bought on eBay. It has LED lights. You have to plug it in to a USB port on your computer. It’s 8x9. Has a...
Example of a light box for pictures
I don’t know if anyone is interested in how to make a light box. I’m not an expert by any means , but this is working good for me. I made my box...
Components: Poster board- 2 pieces, foam poster board- I used 4 pieces and cut my 5 -22inch squares. packing tape or duck tape, interfacing, they are very easy to make. If you have a thin old sheer curtain, that would work instead of interfacing. I would guess it cost about 20.00.
Market Day
How crazy looking is this? I had a great day . It took 4 hours to set up and one hour to break it all down. From 9-1 it was so busy- so many...
Components: Lots and lots and lots of beads and yes I again think I need to downsize my stash
Advise please
Hi y’all- I need some advise and constructive criticism is welcome. So I had my first show. The second picture is an earring display- it was...
Components: A bunch of earrings, a wreath frame, tie dye silk scarves and pearl lanyard for good measure. FYI the show was very successful. My next one is November.
Holiday shows
The 2 holiday shows that I participated in were successful and exhausting. They were great fun! To my surprise some of the best sellers were the...
Components: A multitude of parts and pieces. Ideas and encouraging words from y’all and of course Lima Beads! Love this store and allowing us to blog!
Show prep
Hi ladies! I’ve been a beading fool for the last couple of months- preparing for a couple of fall craft shows. The above pictures are a sample of...
Components: The crates will have hand painted earrings, lamp work earrings. The deer heads have casual necklaces. The jute trees have dagger earrings. The white tree has garden earrings. The dark tree has Christmas earrings. The bird house will have misc. earrings. Necklaces and bracelets here and there. I’ll have 3 8ft tables. One dedicated to the jewelry chest my husband makes. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Any ideas on how to tie up the corners of the tablecloths?
Protect the investment
My husband made this for me for Christmas
Components: Poplar wood and holding of Lima Beads😊
Awesome earring display
My husband came up with this super cool way to display my earrings: Different lengths of twine are tied directly to my tent frame and weighed with...
ConStellation8
Some of the jewelry I sold at ConStellation Nebraska this year. It is the sci fi convention I help with. The theme this year was "Octopus' garden"...
Components: Lots of items made by me and my daughter. Hemp cord, African beads, red creek jasper, brass octopus, triangle pendents all from Lima.
strange new worlds
I had a booth at ConStellation. Our local Sci.Fi. convention. It was great fun. My first time back in two years. I think I did pretty good!
Jewelry Holder for the Wall
This is not my deisgn. I followed a DYI from a cool blog.
http://whatsurhomestory.com/diy-jewelry-organizer/
This was a gift for my niece for...
http://whatsurhomestory.com/diy-jewelry-organizer/
This was a gift for my niece for...
Components: Wood cut at Home Depot. Hardware.
Christmas Fair Display
The pictures turned out terrible, as I feared: lousy lightning, and me in too much of a hurry to get out of the way to try hard enough. But maybe I...
Some order, please!
Here's a bit of inspiration for those that have slightly too much jewelry, and don't know how to store it (but I'm probably the only one here ;-D...
Components: Weathered plank, twigs, nails (drilled holes for the nails first).
Waiting to be sold :-)
I was cleaning up on the table my jewelry was lying on - and had to remove my pieces. So I put them all on a mannequin.
It looks kinda cool :-)
It looks kinda cool :-)
Dollar Store Earring Display
I needed some inexpensive displays for my earring for a bunch of sales coming up in the next few weeks. I found most of the supplies at the dollar...
Components: Dollar store frames, either stand alone or wall hanging. .5 yards linen look fabric, thin leather lace, mini clothes pins.
Set up at Multi Vendor Store
Jewelry and Suncatchers
Components: Lots of copper!!! :D
Gemstones and Glass
Lots of pretty beads :D
Spring 2013 Home Show
This was my first home show, held the weekend before Mother's Day. I invited neighbors and friends who have been interested in my jewelry. It was...
New background for my jewelry
OK, so this is not about the jewelry. Today My Husband sourced me a new background to take pictures of my jewelry. What do you think?
I love...
I love...
Components: A rock
Some Moss
Some pebbles
A large quartz stone from the lake where we got engaged!
A log
Bad Girl Mystic
Inspiration: Yoga Practice & chakra healing
Love: Color . stones . charms . all of it!
Love: Color . stones . charms . all of it!
Components: sari ribbon
charms
semi precious gemstones
upcycled beads
mixed metals
joy . love . light
Bead Dangle Design Display
This is my display for all my shows. I love doing indoor shows but in the Spring/Summer I love being out there talking to people and showing them...
My shop display
I was invited to display my jewelry in a store in Waynesville Oh. It's one of those towns known for antiques and hand made items. A huge craft show...
Displays for consigned pieces
Some displays I have made or put together for local shops - consignment displays. Currently for sale at Elements in Jasper, IN and Purple Plum in...
Booth Display- RLMerder Designs
This was my booth design at the last craft show un Huntingburg Indiana
why I'm not getting much jewelry made
My work table has been appropriated by my furry friends.
Components: Ramblin' Dan, Nikolai, beads and tools.
At the Fair
Various pictures of my booth and product at the Ren Fair last year. I'm currently gearing up for this year. The sweet young thing is my very own...
Christmas craft show 2012
This is the mock-up of my display for a craft show in November. I used local fossils as display focal points. This prompted very positive...
Open Hous
I had my first Open House, and though not alot of people came ,I did quite well. I'd like to do it again and add 2 or 3 more crafters. A good time...
Christmas Craft Show (1 and only)
This is my set up for a craft show for the Christmas Season. I did'nt do too bad and my spiders were a great hit. I also made alot of great...
New 8 ft Booth Design
I have an event this weekend on an 8 ft table. Trying to put as much out as possible with out it looking over cluttered. Any thoughts?
My new display
I wanted a really unique look for my shows, something that would really stand out. So I used an antique suitcase, crates, vases, antique doilies,...
Cheap displays
I sell my jewelery at our local flea market. I'm lucky, since I can leave all my stuff there, and don't have to drag it home every week. I have two...
Components: Styrofoam, cloth.
Display boards
These are the displays I made for my necklaces etc, that I use at the flea market I go to. Not having much money, I can't afford the pre-made...
Components: Construction styrofoam, tuck tape, cloth and lace.
Cultus Lake Market
This is my first market of the year.It rained all day,and not many vendors.No sales,but alot of complements. The lady in the picture is my friend,...
Chatter
on “A few Necklaces”:“I can tell you that if you put this first necklace in your shop it will…” read »
on “Earring Collection”:“It won't let me comment! These are all really cool.…” read »
on “What's Your Mood Ring”:“Really good stuff. Love em…” read »
on “Cosmic Tulip Earrings”:“Thank you!…” read »
- on “Groovy Blooms Earrings”:
“Thank you all for your kind words!…” read »
on “Earring Collection”:“Oh my! They are all beautiful and unique. The purple hot air balloons would…” read »
on “Purple Bliss”:“Just noticed these. I really like the pendant with all the swirly things at the…” read »
- on “The Earrings & Bracelet in Progress”:
“Nice set. You obviously put a great deal of work into these. I especially like the…” read »
on “Amethyst Clusters”:“I like the soft color of these teardrops.…” read »
- on “Some New Bracelets”:
“Sweetjane bracelets are the best.…” read »
- on “Earring Collection”:
“Beautiful earrings. I'm especially fond of the red ones.…” read »
on “Earring Collection”:“Great use of colors and techniques. I especially like the design of the last pair.…” read »
on “Earring Collection”:“WOW! Absolutely gorgeous earrings! They are all so beautiful it’s hard to pick a favorite but…” read »
on “Some New Bracelets”:“Thanks so much everyone for your comments!! I really love making bracelets!!…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“Delightful & original!…” read »
on “Some New Bracelets”:“These are all beautiful!…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“Thank you Moonshan
…” read » - on “Wildflower Fields Necklace”:
“Gorgeous - I’ld happily wear that one ! (Not OCD enough to make one - maybe…” read »
on “Dragon Necklace”:“I absolutely love The Green Dragon!…” read »
on “Dragon Necklace”:“I absolutely love The Green Dragon!…” read »
on “Dragon Necklace”:“I absolutely love The Green Dragon!…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“I absolutely love The Green Dragon!…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“I absolutely love The Green Dragon!…” read »
on “Some New Bracelets”:“The black and white is my favorite. Its gorgeous.…” read »
on “Some New Bracelets”:“Gorgeous bracelets! Each bracelet has its own character, color scheme and outstanding colors.…” read »
on “Some New Bracelets”:“Fine collection of bracelets. You make so many of them ... do you do it…” read »
- on “Amethyst Clusters”:
“Ooooh so pretty! These colors play so well together! Of course they are my favorite…” read »
- on “Amethyst Clusters”:
“Very versatile ear rings for Spring! The color reminds me of the spring flowers that…” read »
- on “The Earrings & Bracelet in Progress”:
“I agree with Althea, but you are the person seeing it right in front of you…” read »
on “The Earrings & Bracelet in Progress”:“I love the earrings and necklace set. I don’t really think that the eye pins are…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“I guess it is 'semi' original? I browse thru sites with handcrafted jewelry to get…” read »
on “Dragon Necklace”:“I was born in the year of the Dragon so I've always been fond of them.…” read »
- on “Easter Set”:
“What a wonderful whimsical set of bunnies and a novel use of ribbon crimps. I…” read »
- on “Dragon Necklace”:
“This green Dragon will be a great attention grabber!…” read »
- on “Very Green Bracelet”:
“Gorgeous greens. The large nugget could be emerald. It looks very similar to some raw emerald…” read »
on “Very Green Bracelet”:“Thanks to everyone for your comments!! It is a lot of fun making bracelets.…” read »
on “Czech Glass Medley”:“Thank you, nutkitten. This is the bracelet that was featured on the Lima Beads homepage. …” read »
on “Czech Glass Medley”:“Was looking thru and you have some really nice bracelets, this is one of my favorites!…” read »
on “Easter Set”:“Very creative and a unique way to use ribbon clamps.…” read »
- on “Easter Set”:
“Love these bunnies! The ear folded down makes it really whimsical. It would be fun to…” read »
