Category Archives: Storytime

A Sale and a Strike

Posted on April 8, 2022 by samwescott

So, how about the good news first? As of right now, everything in my Etsy shop is 20% off. This includes finished jewelry and patterns and you don’t need a coupon code for it at all – the discount will … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Beaded Bliss

Posted on December 12, 2020 by samwescott

Today was the last day of normal shopping hours for my local bead shop, Beaded Bliss. We’ve had a lot of losses in the beading community this year. Personally, I’ve blogged before about losing Bead Stash (a local bead shop … Continue reading →

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Swarovski to Stop Selling Beads? What I Know So Far

Posted on November 7, 2020 by samwescott

So, first off – I am not a journalist. I haven’t been deeply investigating into this story and I don’t have direct info from Swarovski. The bead shop where I work doesn’t currently carry Swarovski crystal, so we don’t have … Continue reading →

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A Few Farewells, in Which Sam Gets in Her Feelings

Posted on July 18, 2020 by samwescott

I’m a person who is very deeply sunk into the beading community. My day job is working for an online bead store that used to be brick and mortar. I’ve been working there for over 10 years now, since I … Continue reading →

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Isolation Beading: An Update and a Challenge

Posted on March 28, 2020 by samwescott

Hey, friends. I sincerely hope you are all doing well and that those of you who can are staying safe and staying home as much as possible. Everything is weird and stressful and confusing right now, especially in our crafting … Continue reading →

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Acrylic Pour Class for Pendants!

Posted on October 13, 2019 by samwescott

Hi, friends! So, I got to take a really fun class at Beaded Bliss last month and I wanted to share some photos with you. The class was on using acrylic paint pouring techniques to make jewelry – now I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Story and a Thank You

Posted on August 25, 2019 by samwescott

Hey, everybody! I have some pieces that I’m working on that I’ll be sharing next week, but something has been on my mind a bit lately and I wanted to chat about it for a minute. Sorry to be posting … Continue reading →

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20lb Fireline Update

Posted on October 30, 2018 by samwescott

Hey, guys! Just got a quick post today. Remember back in 2014 when I accidentally bought a huge spool of 20lb Fireline (haha, jk. Nobody read my blog back then!) I had a bit of brainstorming and made a pretty … Continue reading →

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Watercolor Leaves (and my Incredible Forgetfulness)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by samwescott

Hello, everyone! So, last fall I got to take a fun class at Beaded Bliss from Brenda Meyers (You may remember her from this post about a certain gorgeous painted rose.) The class was on using watercolors to paint leaves on heavy … Continue reading →

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Babysitting Beaded Bliss!

Posted on October 23, 2016 by samwescott

So, at the beginning of the month, my dear friend Cathy (who owns Beaded Bliss) asked me if I could run her shop for a day so she could take the weekend off to celebrate her wedding anniversary. I gave … Continue reading →

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