DISQUS

pearl_mattenson · 10 months ago

Suzyn- I am not a beader although it makes me smile to think of handling the beads, I wholeheartedly embrace the idea that intuition is a muscle! And like in beading, I think most times if we stay unattached to the outcome of our intuition, and are willing to start over, fix it or clean up the mess we made, we can really give our intuition free rein.

Suzyn · 10 months ago

Thanks, Pearl. I agree with you - not having the end in mind, but simply diving in often gives the best results. Hmmm... maybe I should contemplate that for other areas of my life!!!

Take for example the beaded comb I make for my mother-in-law every Christmas. This year, I had to re-start it three or four times before I got it to work. I ended up going back and buying some charms, even though I had no idea how they would fit onto the comb. In the end, it was the best one I'd ever done for her.

Dave at Rings & Things · 10 months ago

Hi Suzyn, you've nicely summed up a strategy for buying a great selection of beads while having fun. I love it!

--Dave
at Rings & Things

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kchmdj · 6 months ago

And the design is always better: not based on theory, but on beauty and gut instinct and kinship...........

kchmdj · 6 months ago

The more I used my intuition, the better I got at it. Once, I was in a bead store for something else entirely, when a strand of rutilated quartz shouted out at me: Make me for Denise...............

kchmdj · 6 months ago

I love the sense of endless possibility....................

kchmdj · 6 months ago

And the design is always better: not based on theory, but on beauty and gut instinct and kinship................

kchmdj · 6 months ago

Let your eyes tell you when the mix is right...................

kchmdj · 6 months ago

The problem is, I get mired down with all my color theory: Alison’s favorite color is green...............

kchmdj · 6 months ago

Toss in some complimentary spacers or seed beads for breathing room........................

kchmdj · 6 months ago

That long night in college when we drank too much wine, the way she walks down the street................