PC Day

A Warm Day Listing

   Well believe it or not I'm in for a whole day working on the pc sorting  both the ebay and etsy shops and listing yet more beads, I guess most would think I'm lucky getting to stay in the warm all day but to be honest with you I'd much rather be out in the barn making beads. Yes I know I can't sell beads without the listing side of things but I just find it a little boring, it's the making that I enjoy but in this case I really need to get the shops sorted and the kitchen table free from beads.
   At least the rains have moved on tho it's a really dull grey sky that welcomes us today, one of those days that gives you thoughts of spring and summer, no crisp frost of thick white snow just a sad dark day, one you wish was a few hours shorted that most so we can move onto tomorrow.
   Last night I was reserching some grave find beads from Saxon and Viking burials, the reason being I was asked if I would make this kind of bead to be sold at a lot of historial events all over the country. A lady who makes leather work for such events lives near to us and suggested she would sell my beads along with her leather, she mentioned that some bead makers were selling at such events but were charging such a high price that people who get envolved and who would wear the beads were not happy.
   After looking at the kind of beads they are selling I was shocked at what I found, some were selling simple spacer beads in small sets of five or six beads for an amazing price, this was for beads that we all know take around a minute of less to make. Yes a lot of the beads from that time in history were plain simple beads, some being a simple colour some having dot or wave designs but to charge such a price for what most of us would call beginners beads is in my opinion a crime.
   You all know by now how I feel about bead prices and I'm the first to agree if a bead as nice work involved or takes time to make then it needs to be priced higher and to be honest there are a lot of beadmakers out there who indeed under price their work but those who stick such prices on a very simple bead to me are just taking the p... ! So I will be looking into making beads to sell at the historical events and I won't be sticking silly prices on them, but hey, thats for the future.
   As I sit here I'm watching what to me is an amazing sight, five goldfinches are feeding on their finch feeder, to see this here in mid winter is great for me, yes a lot of towns still get them feeding as the towns are far warmer placers that out here and a lot will move down south for the winter but five all feeding together here in January is wonderful, I'm one happy guy.
   Ok I better get off to those beads and get those shops sorted, oh by the way I better mention the old pebbledreams website will no longer be and in a few months I think I will let the main website finish too, after the problems with Mrsite and lack of help they gave me I'm not happy giving them anymore of my money. So I'm looking for a new website builder where I can build my own site, if any of you know of a good site I'd be really happy to hear from you, it would be nice to get a new site up and running, one from which I can sell beads and show off work.