tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39361355612345117052025-07-11T07:39:53.875-07:00Veda's BeadsHandmade Lampwork BeadsVeda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-64373022801637597312023-10-06T16:34:00.001-07:002023-10-06T16:34:38.333-07:00Who's having fun on Tik Tok? I am!! I've been trying to post videos that you might find interesting :) So far, I have a couple of tutorials, and I just uploaded a new tool video. Hop on over and follow me there! And be sure to let me know what you'd like to see more of! New Tool: vedasbeads (@vedasbeads) | TikTokEarring Drops Part 1: Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-65449815570777934862023-08-09T15:42:00.000-07:002023-08-09T15:42:26.559-07:00New Website!It's Here! VedasBeads.coA website to make it even easier for you to find the beads you need for your designs!I'm excited about this π As always, it's a work in progress, but I'm working on it! πThe really great thing about this website is that it's hosted on a platform called GOIMAGINE, which is a marketplace strictly for handmade, U.S. goods, and the best part is that they donate Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-9383038635313522872013-03-01T10:51:00.001-08:002023-08-10T13:02:01.546-07:00Tool Talk ~ Zoozii's Charm Box
Let's talk tools!
I'm kind of a tool junky ~ I have a LOT of them!
Today's tool talk will focus on
Zoozii's
Charm Box
First, let me say that Zooziis are my favorite tools! They're high
quality, excellent value, great customer service, easy to use, and I like the
pegs for making sure you get a straight press. This one is really
openingVeda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-35604541911347426542013-02-27T17:44:00.001-08:002023-08-10T13:04:08.345-07:00DONE!!I'm completely finished with the studio organizing project!! (Finally!) Whew, that took a while. I promise myself I will never have to do that again!
View from the door
Torch Bench
After ~ All set and ready for beadmaking!
Before ~ ughh!
Jewelry Bench
After ~ And I can find everything!
Before ~ but actually after I got most of the glass off of it.
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-70289552652609850272013-02-25T19:28:00.001-08:002013-02-25T19:28:22.329-08:00Studio UpdateSo I've been organizing in my studio AGAIN! I'm getting the glass done this time though, so hopefully, this is the last full on studio re-do I'll ever have to do. I have made a big dent in the glass storage going from this:
Before
To this:
After
WHEW! That was a bigger project than I anticipated! In all honesty, I'm still not finished (I will NOT show you Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-20008246451540835702013-01-22T05:00:00.000-08:002013-01-22T05:00:13.245-08:00Rebranding
New Year ~ New Look!
I've been giving this a lot of thought lately, and I think it's time for a change. I've been using the same images to represent my business since practically the very beginning. However, those images really no longer represent what I do, or can do. My work and my business have evolved and it's time my brand reflected that. I think it's time for a fresh Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-48447338461777057082013-01-21T20:30:00.002-08:002013-01-21T20:30:31.838-08:00New Contest
WIN FREE BEADS!
I'm running a quick and easy contest on my Veda's Beads Fan Page
Under this box are 4 chunky squares ~ all you have to do is pop over to the fan page and guess what color they are and they could be yours! Oh, and just a hint: they are all the same color. Winner announced Sunday January 27th.
GOOD LUCK!!
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-28111229375813074732013-01-01T15:18:00.000-08:002013-01-01T15:18:37.776-08:00Happy New Year!
Well, we have survived yet another appocolypse ~ it was a close one this time!
Since we're still here, I guess I better start setting my goals for the coming year. I've never been a fan of New Year's resolutions since they're really more a to do list for the first week of January. By the second week you feel like you're falling behind and by the end of the month you feel like Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-77647179202534691342012-11-05T05:30:00.000-08:002012-11-05T05:30:04.269-08:00One Fish Two Fish
One Fish ~ Two Fish
Okay, I don't actually have any red fish or blue fish, but there is a whole school of them in my studio right now!
So let's give one away!!
Go to my Facebook Page, like the page and guess how many fish are currently in my school.
This winner will recieve this fish:
If more than one person has the same guess we'll do a random drawing from among the Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-84852404520413161852012-11-01T04:00:00.000-07:002012-11-01T04:00:06.764-07:00A Pirate Looks At 40
40!?!
I can't believe I'm turning 40 this month ~
I can't do anything to stop it, so I'm going to celebrate with a sale!
For the entire month of November
40/4/40
that second one isn't a 40 for a reason :)
So, what is the 40/4/40 sale?
40 cents off every item all month long!
Buy 4 items (see, aren't you glad it's not 40!) and get 40% off
the highest Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-7998687078950341992012-10-25T06:00:00.000-07:002012-10-25T06:00:05.812-07:00October
Apple harvest should only last a few more days, then it's back to full time bead making!
This morning we picked apples in the rain.
And it really made me want to be warm and cozy in my studio!
Okay, so I'll have to do a LOT of cleaning before it looks like that again. But first, more beads!
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-77492357829620120572012-10-18T22:59:00.000-07:002012-10-18T22:59:17.093-07:00The best part of being a beadmaker
Do you know what the best part of being a bead maker is?
Even if it's October, and raining, and 11pm ~ I can still pick a bouquet of flowers out of my kiln!
I LOVE MY JOB!!
Watch for some of them in my Etsy shop tomorrow :)
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-79741419300419683922012-10-16T09:12:00.000-07:002012-10-16T09:12:21.814-07:00Artist Spotlight
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
SparkleJunkie
I have this customer....
okay she started as a customer, but she's turned into that fun, crazy friend that you know you'll eventually wind up in jail with!
Anyway ~ she makes some absolutely beautiful and incredibly affordable jewelry and I want to make sure everybody knows about her!
First, she makes these great barefoot sandals! &Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-46624163729557559312012-10-15T06:00:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:52:04.531-07:00RINGS!I've been wanting to make rings out of my beads for a long time, and I've also been looking for a new use for my square beads.
SUCCESS!
SQUARE RINGS!
I'm so excited about these :)
Here's a close up
You know I'm going to be making more of these!
They really are fun to make, fun to wear, and way easier than I thought.
If I can get a friend to do some photography for me, IVeda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-83406214213090081472012-09-24T10:26:00.000-07:002012-09-24T10:27:10.159-07:00FALL
It's officially Fall!
So I'm working apple harvest
With my Grandpa
Making apple beads
And just generally busier than any other time of year!
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-79106584300489985072012-08-08T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-08T22:47:55.400-07:00New Tools!
ZOOZII'S BUBBLE PRESS
I was fortunate to be able to attend the International Society of Glass Beadmakers Gathering this year. It was an amazing experience! I learned so much and met so many great people. And of course, I also did a LOT of shopping! Thankfully Dusty went with me and not only carried everything, but even encouraged me!
One of the purchases I made wasVeda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-1826957781420584252012-06-27T12:35:00.000-07:002012-06-27T12:35:40.234-07:00Scavenger Hunt!!
Let's have a little fun!
My kiln is currently undergoing maintenance so I can't make beads for a couple days.
So I thought we'd have a scavenger hunt!
There are 3 randomly chosen items currently for sale in my etsy shop with the number 50 in the listing. If you find one of them send me a message either here, on etsy, or on facebook and I'll give you
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-16747605467835083282012-06-13T06:30:00.000-07:002012-06-13T06:30:00.546-07:005 Social Networking Errors Businesses Should Avoid You are a small business. You sell products or services that I'm interested in and I'm ready to become your best customer! And then I notice a few things and look for someone else in your field. Even if you have customer service down to a science, there are things that make me walk away.
1. Do not load your feed with political or religious posts. It's okay to have Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-15095861803919622932012-06-11T06:00:00.000-07:002012-06-11T06:00:16.163-07:00Bead Inspiration ~ TropicsOnce again, I am dreaming of some tropical location and wishing I lived under a palm tree! I think this week I will focus on all things tropical ~ palm trees, the ocean, sea creatures ~ you name it, I'll be trying it on a bead!
Here are a couple of things I'm going to use for inspiration this week:
And I think I have a really interesting idea for this:
This week I'll start posting Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-43504605884964298702012-04-23T10:20:00.000-07:002012-04-23T10:21:24.697-07:00
MONDAY?!
Ouch! Looks like I fell off the blog again. I think I may have skinned my knee this time ~ they ought to make training wheels for these things!!
Okay, today's motivation ~ hmmm.... Flowers! I've been working on improving my flowers lately, and I've come up with quite a few things I like. But I think I'm ready to up my game! Let's tryVeda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-45333651494998282442012-03-13T10:09:00.000-07:002012-03-13T10:09:15.300-07:00Motivation Monday - Custom OrdersOh, so it's not Monday? It is still early in the week though right? I hope so, because I still have a LOT to do this week!
I didn't have much time during the past week to play with the cupcake patterns I posted last Monday because virtually everything I made was a custom order. Did I tell you I love custom orders! They often inspire and push me to try things I may not have otherwise Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-58707542881146418002012-03-05T08:02:00.000-08:002012-03-05T08:02:46.188-08:00Motivation Monday - More CupcakesI'm not sure why I find cupcakes so inspiring for beads. Maybe just because they are round? In any case, I'm always finding the cutest cupcakes on pinterest and thinking I can make them into beads! Here are a couple I think I'll try today.
And I'll be listening to some of my all time favorite music ~ it is most definitely "Good To Be Me"!
Happy Monday and Stay Motivated!
Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-9700065831965675582012-02-29T07:23:00.000-08:002012-02-29T07:23:23.462-08:00What's Up Wednesday - MARCH CONTEST!It's March (well, almost) and time for a new contest!
I know there are a lot of Veda's Beads out there and I think it would be great fun to see what everyone is making with them. So post your pictures on my facebook fan page VedasBeads and you will be entered into a random drawing for FREE BEADS!
A set of squares in your choice of color
The more pictures you post the more Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-7106090823694193282012-02-27T11:23:00.000-08:002012-02-27T11:23:20.823-08:00Motivation Monday - KalypsoDH Kalypso
I realized I have a lot of special glass sitting in my stash collecting dust because I didn't feel I was "good enough" to use it. DH Kalypso is one of those colors. It's expensive and I'm frugal, so it's hard for me to risk making ugly beads with it. However, I just accidentally ordered more last week, so I felt it was time to use some of it!
It doesn't look very Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936135561234511705.post-69894971941165577912012-02-20T07:22:00.000-08:002012-02-20T07:22:52.004-08:00Motivation Monday - Orange CIM Pimento
I have a new orange to play with! It's such a bright color and I'm really excited about it!
I see this mixed with a whole lot of other bright colors in my beads today!
And since we're talking orange, I think this is an appropriate song... JJ Grey and Mofro ~ Orange Blossoms
Have a great week, and stay motivated!Veda's Beadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14911751103528255618noreply@blogger.com0