There are a couple of questions I’m often asked…
How do I store my beads?...
How do I care for them?
Answers…
I don’t really look after my beads at all! They get dumped into a toilet bag and stuffed
in a drawer. When I want to wear
something I rummage through the bag and haul out a handfuls to search.
I do this for a couple of reasons – the first and most
significant is because I am lazy and not
all that tidy. But the second is because I need to know how sturdy the beads
are, especially when I began making them.
So I figure that if I’m harder on them than almost anybody else would be, then I know what to expect from
them. It’s an ideal excuse for being
messy, don’t you think?
If they get dirty – and they do get makeup and even food (spaghetti sauce is my usual culprit) on
them occasionally – I have been known to put them into the cutlery container in the dishwasher
(with a compartment to themselves) and run them through a normal cycle with the
plates. I don’t really recommend this
for you – it’s hard on the jewelers wire they’re strung on – the beads cope
really well, but the wire can take a hammering.
If you’re worried about them being grubby you’re welcome to
send them back to me and for the cost of the postage I will clean them for
you in an ultrasonic cleaner. I’m also really happy to re-string
beads for you if you’ve had a disaster :(
I am not a dainty girl - I understand that things happen!
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Do I wear things out of the stock that’s for sale?
Never! I think that the things we wear take on our energy (and vice versa),
and while I have put my intention into making the piece, it is not necessarily
mine to wear. While I love to recycle
almost anything, I think that when you purchase
something you should know that it has a history – perhaps that history is a
mystery, but if you buy something new it should be new!
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| I keep my earrings and brooches in a separate box – purely because I can’t find them if they’re rattling with all of the other beads in the bag. |
How do you store your beads?
5 comments:
What a great post! I have to say I am finding it very hard to believe you are not tidy. That being said, how in the world can a creative person be tidy and get any creative work done? We would spend all our time keeping things neat and have no time at all to create! :)
Are you kidding? The dishwasher? Seriously! That is awesome. I will not try it for reasons you state, but I still think it is absolutely fantastic! What a time saver!
How do I keep my beads? Well, I have a couple of boxes I use and am very "kind" to my Lesley pieces and they have perches all to themselves! Sometimes I even put pieces inside their own pouches before they go into the box. That being said, most everything else in my house is a shambles of discombobulation!
oops, I have no idea why it came up that way! Silly Google!
I love that word "discombobulation"! One of my favourites and used from time to time :). It describes my life perfectly!
The beads are tough - I can really vouch for that!
Hugs.
I do believe they are tough, but they are so precious and deserve the royal treatment.
I love "discombobulation", too!
I am always amazed at how you treat your beads. I wrap mine - precious.
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