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Weekly Blog Special – Bead

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 26, 2009

For those of you who don’t buy finished jewelry because you make your own I have a lovely goddess bead for you.  Normally she would sell for $25 but this week she can be yours for $15 plus shipping.  She stands 32mm high, has a 12mm waist, and was created on a 1/16″ mandrel.  She’s [...]

Something New – Weekly Blog Special

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 18, 2009

SALE PENDING
I’ve decided to start something new on my blog. Every week or so I will post a new piece of jewelry here at a special price. The price will be valid until either the item sells or I post the next item so if you see something you like act fast. [...]

Tooting my own horn

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 15, 2009

For all of you who have asked I have finally completed my Caterpillar Fringe Bracelet tutorial. You can find it on my site here for $15.  And for those of you who don’t know what a Caterpillar Fringe Bracelet is, it is this -

It is very fun and soft to wear and not nearly [...]

My video

Posted by: squareonebeads on: July 27, 2008

Everytime I do shows I get asked lots of questions about how I make the beads I sell.  I decided to make a video and play it at shows so people can see exactly how much work goes into my beads.  I uploaded a little bit of it to youtube and thought I would share [...]

Bitten by the cleaning bug.

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 30, 2008

About a week and a half ago I went to visit a friend in Michigan to help her work on her studio.  We had a blast and got tons more done that we had thought we would.  She had the room drywalled and primed so we painted our fannies off, cleaned, and reorganized a ton.  [...]

Flaming Hot – Staple Glass objects

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 13, 2008

This week’s Flaming Hot topic is what is our staple glass object and why.  My staple is a gravity swirled pressed bead.  I make these beads when I am having problems with settling down and getting to work.  The beads are simple to make yet always turn out differently so despite the simplicity they are [...]

Pimping my site

Posted by: squareonebeads on: December 30, 2007

I just put a new coupon on my website and thought now would be a good time to do a little pimping.  For anyone who doesn’t know, I am a hot glass artist and jewelry designer and I sell items on my site at www.squareonebeads.com.  I also sell on Ebay, JustBeads, and Etsy.  My work [...]

Goals and Objectives – Flaming Hot

Posted by: squareonebeads on: December 17, 2007

Today’s Flaming Hot topic is our goals and objectives, how do we track the progress of our business and how do we go about growing/expanding the business.
I consider myself an informed plodder.  I work at maintaining my site and keeping up with my auctions and that is the majority of where I spend my time.  [...]

The Witching Hour, when do I list auctions…

Posted by: squareonebeads on: November 12, 2007

This weeks Flaming Hot topic was when do you list your auctions and why?
I used to have a full time job where I worked from 8-4.  This got me into the habit of coming home from work, turning on the kiln and oxycon, and while they were warming up I would clean out the beads [...]

Someday I want to….

Posted by: squareonebeads on: November 1, 2007

…be able to support myself with my glass instead of supporting my glass with a full time job.
Right now, I may just get the chance to try it out. I lost my job this week and while I am looking for a new one right now, I also have a lot of free time [...]


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