Bead Dazzled in the past

No sewing today - I have spent the day sorting out all my beads.  Beads?  Beads you say?

Yes, that's right.  In a former life, IE. before I had arthritis in my hands, I used to do lots of things - stamping and beading to name two.  Earlier this year I sold or gave away all my stamping and paper crafting gear.  No point keeping it if it hurts to use it or if I can't use it the way I want to.   Now it is time to get rid of all my beads - or at least about most of what I used to have and all the tools. 

I used to have seven containers like this..............

 Now I have only kept enough special beads to sort of fill one container.  Some of the beads are quite unusual  like these wooden ones.  My Dad made these.  I don't know the simple round ones are but the kind of squiggly ones are made from Quondong seeds - a native Aussie plants that grows in the bush - I think it is native to Western Australia.  I remember my dad saying he loved Quondong Pie.  I don't ever remember eating it and you can't buy quondongs so I am not likely to either!

 I also kept my snowmen which I made - these can be turned into ear rings or phone dangles or zipper pulls etc.

Finally i thought I would show you some of the necklaces that i used to make and design - I haven't kept many. 

 I particularly like  these beads

One other thing I need to re-home is this jar of sequins.  800ml of them.  I used to use these on all sorts of things - Christmas decorations and all but the hand sewing is too hard now.  These are free to a good home and I will send them to whoever thinks they can use them - overseas and Aussie - whoever comments and requests them first can have them.

Till next time............happy stitching.