Glass Beads

[Lady Neko]

where can i get some blown glass beads? i bought one today for $20 but a friend of mine said that i could get them cheaper online. of course before she could tell me where she had to run off because of an emergency.


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[Lady Neko]

P.S

Thank you :daisy:

[veroness]

i just bought one for my friend today for a present. but usually you can find them cheaper at certain festivals with vendors or you could try a glass blowers place and maybe he or she could hook ya up.

also try craft stores

[TARABELLE]

You could try etsy. There has to be some glass beads there.


I go to Gem Fairs or shows, you have to pay to get in, but the deals are great. I don't know if they have them in your area, but you could keep an eye out for one.

[Lady Neko]

i live in asheville, nc. i could ask some people i know at their hipster shops. i just don't wanna pay $25 or more for one. i am wearing a necklace that i swapped with her. the bead is blue with a little fishy in it. i call him herman ^_^

[hummblebee]

I blow glass, and specialize in making beads, pendants, marbles and small sculpture. :) Depending on the time and thought the artist puts into it, some beads are really WORTH $20 or more. One of the items I enjoy making is goddess pieces, which are concentrations I do to make a piece fit with a particular goddess and the lore that surrounds her. They take me a long time to make, and a long time to conceptualize, and some of them I wouldn't sell for less than $100.

BUT I can still understand where you're coming from! Probably at least half of what I do is pieces that sell for $10-20 a piece. You can check out some of my work in my gallery, and even more on my website (hummblebee.com). Lately I've also been doing small-scale wholesale orders online, for small-business mamas who make jewelry, people buying gifts all at once, etc. What I do for that is ask the budget of the person ordering (must be over $100), and put together a range of pieces for the price. You get a much better and easier deal than going my "official" wholesale route, and hopefully I'll get a few more orders.

*warning, shameless begging to follow* My van broke down the other day and getting it to work just ate ALL of our grocery and bill money for the next 3 weeks. :( So if you are seriously interested in getting some glass (direct from the artist!) I could definitely use some business right bout now. :& I hate to be pathetic like this, but I guess that's the price you pay for living off your art.

Oh yeah, I'm on my way out to my studio in a minute here and will spend the rest of my day there... but I'm always happy to do custom pieces as well! :D

[Lady Neko]

i'll definitely check out your site. sorry about your car, sister. hope everything gets okay.

[Ruberx Omati]

I really like glass beads.

[Lady Neko]

glass beads are beautiful and btw humble i checked out some of yours and in june i am going to be buying some in june when i have some extra money.

[hummblebee]

Groovy! That would be great! Any extra bit definitely helps... We're taking a trip out to Oregon in June, and my wonderful partner just asked me to marry him on the beach when we're there! :eek:

[Lady Neko]

wow! that is beautiful! congrats! being married isn't much different than not. I got married to my husband only because I liked his last name...lol and because he asked ;)

[TARABELLE]

Groovy! That would be great! Any extra bit definitely helps... We're taking a trip out to Oregon in June, and my wonderful partner just asked me to marry him on the beach when we're there! :eek:
Congrats! How wonderful for yall! And it's lovely there.

[The Fool on the Hill]

I got this kick ass hemp/glass bead necklace. It's a shroom, w/ glow-in-the-dark paint swirled in it. Its like 2 inches long and i paid 15$. Anyone out there know if I got ripped off?

[TARABELLE]

I got this kick ass hemp/glass bead necklace. It's a shroom, w/ glow-in-the-dark paint swirled in it. Its like 2 inches long and i paid 15$. Anyone out there know if I got ripped off?
Sounds like you got a good deal there.http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/icons/newicons/icon14.gif

[Bad.Fish]

hummblebee:
i love your glass dread beads and would love to buy some but the only problem is is that i dont have a credit card :(
is there any other way that i could pay?
(keep in mind im only 16 so many online and other methods of paying are very hard)

thanks alot, the rest of your glass work is simply amazing too :)

[hippiestead]

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