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XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING COOL If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services. How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them. This takes just 10 seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you . Please take the time and please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank yous.

I just put up a surprise sale in my SueBeads etsy store ! All beads in the category Lampwork Beads are now 15% for maybe two days - then I will switch the sale to another category! In addition, I have LOWERED my shipping costs - so go ahead and purchase some holiday gifts! I will be adding more beads later today, too!

I guess I was in a neutral kind of mood when I made beads yesterday - I listed some in the SueBeads etsy store and they all kind of look neutral to me - sort of what outside looks like right now. Next beading session, I am going to get the brights out!

...in the SueBeads etsy store !

I am listing a bunch of earring pairs, because I think these are a great way to make a gift for someone and still keep to a budget - plus you can dress them up with gemstones or crystals and get some really nice creations going! Check out the SueBeads etsy store , and let me know if there's something you want that's not currently listed! I am having fun this week, with no orders, being able to just play and make whatever I want! (As long as the kids stay healthy - knock wood!).

I listed some more pairs in the etsy store - I think these are great for low-cost holiday gifts! I'll be listing some more later today, as well. Also, I have been tagged by Leslie at Bei Mondi (who I am meeting tomorrow for lunch!) to tell you seven things you may not know about me! So here goes! 1. I am incredibly afraid of heights - that being said, whenever I travel and there's a tall thing to climb (Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Leaning Tower of Pisa) I will do it because I'm there! 2. I am incredibly allergic to cats, but I love them so much. I hope someday to get two more - I really miss my Tom and BooBoo. 3. I have a Master's Degree in Human Resources and I really HATE the business world. 4. I have never taken an art class (after elementary school), but think I do pretty well on my beads and with color, if I do say so myself! I have taken classes at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. 5. At the end of the day, sometimes my guilty pleasure is to watch rea...

I think I mentioned that a few weeks ago, I got to go to San Diego with the engineer because he was presenting a paper at UCSD - while I was there, I was able to see my college friend Kelly and my Aunt Kathleen. Of course, everywhere I go, I have to find some bead stores. This trip, I found two that were easy for us to find. This is the first one I'll tell you about! The Black Sheep is a bead and knitting store (more like a knitting store with some beads) on the Historic 101 in Encinitas. We stopped there before we went to my Aunt's house; besides visiting the bead store, we had lunch at a very authentic Japanese restaurant. The engineer was quite happy which was great because he waited patiently without sighing while I looked through the beads and buttons! First, I bought these awesome czech beads. Pretty very tiny two-toned faceted beads in emerald and teal blue; then the beautiful blue cathedral beads. They had a really great supply of buttons there - I purchased both...