30/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

I have listed work on Etsy - at prices which my contemporaries believe are far too low. They won’t stay that low forever, if you are thinking of buying a piece of my jewellery then don’t hang about - I’m not happy selling this low, and will take them off soon!

On a lighter note, I became a talk show star on Sunday night! The lovely Mona Hair contacted me on Sunday morning to ask if I would take part in the show on The Jewelry Connection video channel that evening - well, it was lunchtime in Texas! It seemed to go well, I really enjoyed myself, and a few people - you know who you are(!) - found out I actually knew a bit about this bead lark!

The archived recordings of the show are on the Jewelry Connection’s website - bottom left - and the link is in my blogroll. I sounded a lot less macho than I thought I was, but nobody seemed to care!  Have a listen, it was a good show!

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28/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

A Brazilian Agate pendant bezelled with gold plated beads, and a Russian spiral necklace make Alice look a bit regal! One of my claims to fame is that I met Princess Alice - Queen Victoria’s daughter - in 1976. That is, fifty other squaddies and I met her when she ‘inspected’ the troops at Bulford Camp in Wiltshire - we did have the dubious pleasure of attending a ‘tea’ in the NAAFI afterwards, but I don’t think she recognised me from the earlier inspection.

Anyway, here she is…………………….

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25/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

……………….amongst other, less savoury, reasons, there were the ‘international’ posters who actually believed they were speaking English - I give you this morning’s example gleaned from my old stomping ground……………..

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22/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

A lot of broken and bent needles later, here’s ‘Maryshka’. All the stones are Swarovski crystals, with the necklace made of seed beads and Swarovski bicones. Unlike ‘Artemis’, she’s for sale, and will be going onto my Etsy site soon!

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18/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

I have two projects on the go at the moment - a pair of Squivoli earrings to go with ‘Elinore’ for the lovely Jane, who is Si Easton’s wife……………..Woodtattoos…………….the arsonist who burns stuff to make amazing pictures…………….it’s on my ‘blogroll’!

The other one is ‘Maryshka’, a very avant garde necklace which I think is going to be a stunner! This one’s on hold because the main crystal is winging it’s way from France as I write.

How’s the knee? I’m glad you asked. It’s rubbish at the moment, if I take any more pain meds I’ll be beading on the ceiling - it does make for some scary designs though!

I’ll post something a little more substantial when I get more organised, oh, I knew there was something, I revamped my website - have a look, I think it shows a change in direction re selling my work. http://beadsage.co.uk

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10/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

When I was running an online shop I bought buckets full of Swarovski rivolis, baguettes, square crystals, navettes, etc., now, most of this I can use in designs - but the baguettes are awful to try and bead around, and the crystal AB rivolis are ridiculously overstocked. I’ve put both items on Etsy at a (very) knock down price, so if you can use ‘em now’s the time to grab ‘em! They certainly won’t be there forever!

These offers will be delisted on Monday. I’m not leaving them on forever at this price!

The link is under ‘Etsy site’ in my blogroll on the left……………..

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01/03/2010 by Peter Sewell.

As most of you know, I am home with a new knee. The euphoria of getting out of hospital in three days has worn off now, and most of my energy is going into staying positive. Without getting too boring, I have the pain of the operation, the pain of the added pressure on my already knackered shoulders by using crutches, and now the back has come out in sympathy. I am not feeling a very bouncy bunny.

On a lighter note, I’m working hard on the instructions for ‘Sonya’ - I’ll let you know why if I get ‘em done before the end of the month!

The next necklace will be called ‘Circe’ - I can’t remember why at the moment, but she’s down on paper, I have to see if the bits go together now!

That will do for now - it’s surprising how heavy a laptop can be when it’s pressing down on a bad leg. Next blog more positive - I promise!

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