Howdy!

Hoping everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday... it is a holiday where we have the opportunity to be grateful and thankful for all that life brings us... why can't all days be filled with these feelings of gratitude?... in my humble opinion, I think they can... I'm going to start working on that! :)

Onto the beads... I have been getting quite a few requests for smaller bead collections on ebay... I am going to work on that and in the near furture have more smaller collections for sale... presently, I have a couple new bead collections up on ebay... please click on the bead collections' titles below (these are links) and be taken directly to the ebay auctions.

FAREWELL TO FALL ::: Our days are getting shorter, the weather cooler and it feels as though Fall is soon going to step aside and let Winter have her turn... Fall is one of my favorite times of the year, sooooooooo, to say farewell to Fall, a collection of artisan handmade lampwork glass beads in the colors of golden amber and honey, rich topaz browns and earthy sage greens.

There are 24 beads in this collection... lentil, pastille and pillow shapes with three small rounds... there are 19 larger size beads with 2 matching pair (created with earrings in mind) and one extra round for a 'danglie', perhaps? The smallest bead in this collection measures about 5mm x 8mm and the largest is about 20mm... these beads are all decorated on both sides and gently etched to a satin matte finish... these beads are all temporarily strung on ribbons and this strand of beads measures about 13 inches long... the strand of earring & 'danglie' beads are strung separately and measure just shy of 2 inches long.




SUBTLE CINNAMON ::: Another collection of artisan handmade glass beads to say farewell to Autumn... it is time to start getting ready for Winter, I suppose... yet... I am sooooooo in love with the earthy fawn, honey, taupe, amber and sage hues, aka, Fall colors, I tend to find these colors in my hands just about every time I'm behind the torch lately.

This collection of handmade lampwork glass beads was created in subtle golden cinnamon colors with accents in ebony black and oodles of fine silver.

There are 7 beads in this collection... lentil shapes with one pastille shape... these beads all are about 19mm to 20mm... they are all decorated on both sides and have been temporarily strung on ribbons... this strand of bead measures about 5 inches long... these beads were created with a bracelet in mind.




Hope the rest of your week ahead is fabulous!

Take good care, Gracie

P.S. A BIG hello to Mal! Hoping all's well with you and Ardis.