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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I actually stayed up until midnight last night! We had some good friends over for dinner and a nice bottle of prosecco I brought back from Italy, and had a very nice evening! That's what it's all about!

I don't actually make "resolutions" because I have this personal philosophy that resolutions set you up to fail! However, this year I have decided goals are in order. They aren't huge - get my closet in order, get all my beads and supplies in order, try to lose this weight I have gained since my surgery. But I also want to get some more designs in magazines, and get more creative with my beads - this means spending more time "playing" and opening myself up! We'll see... meantime, I think I will be opening a new etsy store for my destash! I'll let you know when that happens - the "goal" is by the end of January!

Also, in a few days, the February 2009 Simply Beads magazine will be out. I have an earring design in it - they are fun, flirty earrings made with my beads and swarovski crystals. Take a look - I'll be listing the bead selections on the home page of SueBeads tonight or tomorrow, for order!

Thanks to all my customers for making my year great! I hope to get a mailing list started, and offer some blog giveaways and specials this year!
Click the photo to go to the SueBeads etsy listing for the pretty Valentine Sparkles shown in the picture!

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