Big Mess o' Beads

I was taking pictures of a big pile of beads and the visual of all these transparent textured beads was so appealing that I took a quick picture. I'll be listing these over the next few days (or weeks, if I get busy) so if one appeals, keep an eye out.

Treasuries

I was excited to be featured in a few treasuries recently, so thought I'd post some screen caps here for posterity.

I've been trying to list things on Etsy with more regularity, so I thought I'd put up some pictures of beads I've listed recently.

In a Pink Mood

I just listed these on Etsy, and with the second set, that's the first time I've ever put the Cherry Blossom frit on transparent glass. It looks so pretty! I will definitely have to make some more.

Etsy beads

My Etsy store has been sadly neglected recently, and it's not because I haven't been making beads. It's more that I've had little patience for the details of listing beads-cleaning them, taking pictures, and all the other small things. I've found my bead making time has been pretty severely curtailed recently so when I can squeeze it in I am less likely to want to sit there with a Dremel for an hour, cleaning.

That said, over the last few days I managed to put some beads up on Etsy! Yay! (I especially love the first set, Prism-that frit is so beautiful!)

New Years, Resolutions, and Beads

I think I do this every year, but I resolve to be better at listing beads regularly, and posting on this blog. I have finally recovered from the craziness of the holidays (and our whirlwind trip to BC to visit my family) and am starting to get into some kind of routine with listing beads. To that end, I just put some beads up on Justbeads!




So, what are these resolutions? Well, I'm going to try to put beads on Justbeads every Thursday. (Why Thursday? I don't know! It's just what I arbitrarily picked when I first started listing beads, and it has become Bead Day at Casa de Erica.) And (more problematic) I'll be trying to put beads up at Etsy most days, like four days of the week. I am still pondering a return to eBay, but I'm not there yet. And unfortunately my website lies fallow-must work on that as well.

Breaking Up

It's official-I'm breaking up with eBay. The fees have become too onerous, the rewards too few. I will be concentrating on Etsy, and will continue to list beads on Justbeads. I am also going to add a made to order segment on my own website, ericabeads.com, so keep an eye out for that.

Incidentally, I changed my username on Justbeads when they reopened a few months ago. If you had been looking for me as ericajpo, it's now just Erica. I had way too many people calling me Erica Jo. No, that is not my name. ericajpo just happens to be a convenient combination of my initials that is almost always available as a username.