The Big Clear Out

Bead Mountain


   Yes it all started today, after deciding on a fresh start for 2012 and after years of nagging from Yvonne and others I emptied what seems like a mountain of beads onto the kitchen table, beads from every corner of the barn, boxes, trays and draws were all tipped out into a huge pile ready for the fun to begin. If I'm to start 2012 making fresh beads then the old must go, so that's what will happen over the next few days I will sort out the sets and list in both ebay and etsy shops, also there will be a big number of spacer and orphan sets all listed at set prices, low prices too, any beads not sold will be packed away into a box and cast into a dark corner of the barn not to be seen until I'm no longer around.
   As some of you may have seen this evening I listed the first of these sets in my etsy shop, but I warn you there are so many it may take a few weeks to get them all listed, I hope to list them in batches every evening to give everyone a chance of finding something of interest. I know some prices will be silly but I'd rather the beads were used than sat in the dark for years to come.
   My flame is happy to teach me new glass tricks this year and we started working together yesterday with a few new ideas, the results making this beadmaker very happy this morning when my kiln was opened, I just have an idea this year will be very interesting, I thank you 2011 for all the good days and the bad you gave us, but now I wait to see what roads 2012 lays before me, I'm willing to walk every one and to learn from the things I pass on the way.