8/18/2012

My stash

This month's theme for the Jewelry Artisans Community's blog ring is to show your stash.
I have to be honest, that's a bit of a problem. When we decided on the theme, I still thought - in my typical naive way - I could organize my stash before taking pictures to make it less embarrassing. I had done it a while ago, so at least it's not all one big mess, but I ran out of space about three nanoseconds after I had done it ... and the new drawer box, well, it's still in the bag.
That means you won't get to see everything, just a few carefully chosen bits.

A little over a year ago I would have thought that the next few pictures were fakes. Seed beads and me seemed to be impossible then, at least these by Miyuki.
After I had made my first loomed bracelet, I reluctantly got a few colors, thinking I would use them up right away. No more new stash building, I'm not a squirrel after all. I'm at about 150 colors now, more or less of course as I use them up or get new ones. Never say never, huh?!
Don't they look good enough to eat?


I'm so looking forward to my next Bollywood cuff to use some of that hot pink .... if I only had a really good idea for a pattern at the moment!

To show you that I actually CAN be organized!
Miyuki cubes - another obsession. Peeking in, not used in a long time, my knitting spool.

Miyuki 11 seed beads. At first I thought they couldn't beat Delicas, but now I feel I need so many more colors of these!!
 
I can't forget the wire of course. Where would I be without my wonderful wire in all kinds of colors? Believe me, there too is much more!

I hope you enjoyed this tiny glimpse into my stash. Who knows, maybe the miracle will happen and I'll have my lampwork organized, so next time I can show you all the beauties waiting for me to make something with them!

Have a look at what the others have to say about their stash. You can find their posts here, have fun!

10 comments:

  1. Looks a lot like my seed bead stash... I try to keep them organized then I buy more and they no longer fit in the drawer!

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    1. It's hard, but what we do for love, eh? ;-)

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  2. Oh, you have a lot of seed beads, I only have a few delica's.
    most ones I have are the cheaper ones. :)

    And all those wires, what I could do with those................ :)

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    1. And those are not even all ... but when I look at your stash, ooooooh!

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  3. Oooo heaven :O) I have only recently got into the beadie seed side and I have to admit they are very addictive! I just love looking at them as much as using them! Lx

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    1. How can such a bit of glass look so beautiful ... but why am I telling you, you are the glass artist!

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  4. Heh,heh, that is what my seed bead boxes look like - and I don't have as many as you do.

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  5. I love seed beads, but they hate me! What a gorgeous selections of colours!

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  6. If I had a seed of doubt before, it has been put to rest - you really head stepped over to the seedy dark side! And, what a beautiful dark side it is. Such fun to see all these stashes!

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