XXX BEADS XXX

Okay, a few housekeeping items before we get to the bead porn:

1. Thank you to everyone who has left a comment or exchanged e-mails with me this week. I get such a kick out of all of you! It's been fun and informative. I even learned a few new words!

2. Lorelei - I couldn't find any REALLY ugly beads so...either don't read the rest of this post or else start your diet on Monday. I recommend Monday. It's really the internationally approved official diet-starting day, anyway.

Okay...on to the good stuff.

All things shell and ocean-y must be mine. Plus, these were el cheapo cheapo. Love that in a bead.

Cuz it means then you can afford to get some in EVERY color. I thought these would go well with brass, especially.

Now that I'm working more with brass, I thought it would be a good idea to have just some basic, round filler-type beads. I use a lot of things like this in my gold and silver designs as spacers or to finish off an earring dangle nicely, etc.

More random filler-type beads. These looked like they would go well with a lot of things and I like the gold patina on them.

Some cute and spring-y porcelain beads from macarroll on Etsy. No idea what I will do with these...I just thought they were pretty.

More from macarroll. I think these will go perfectly with a Chinook pendant I bought a while back. Hey, I don't ALWAYS buy at random (usually, but not always).

And one last set from macarroll - they're ocean-y. I can never resist anything that reminds me of the ocean. I am just a surfer girl at heart.

Melanie at Earthenwood had an Etsy sale a few weeks ago so I grabbed up some stuff. Cute butterfly and some kind of alien pod thing.

More from the Earthenwood sale. These reminded me of a cheerful Hawaiian print and will be great for a pair of quick summer earrings.

Last sale set from Earthenwood. I loved this yellow - it's just so sunny and cheerful! Can't wait to make some fun, bright designs with these pieces.

This pair of boro beads from Daniel's Beads on Etsy is called "lava lamp" and it's pretty obvious why. Still, I will always be a sucker for gorgeous boro beads drenched in color. Always.

See? Another pair, this one called "Supernova", from Daniel. Yummmmmmmmm!

I'll just say it again: "YUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!"

Whew! Okay, I don't know about y'all, but I need a cold shower.

Have a great weekend!

KJ