Cagey Crafters Forum

I joined Bead and Button Forum back when I was first starting out online. I loved the community. Everyone was so helpful and friendly. I learned a lot as well. Well, I still love that community, but they have changed the format and software. The new look is wonderful, and I do like the way the forum is now set up. However, since the change, every time I go visit; the pages take so very long to load. I mean they load excruciatingly slowly. I tried everything I could think of - using my refresh button, clearing cache, I even tried a different browser - all to no avail. I kept returning, hoping that they had done something about it as others were complaining, too.

I will continue to check in to see if they fix this in the future, but I am in need.

Good News! I found another forum with all the friendliness and helpfulness I was looking for. CageyCrafters is somewhat smaller than Bead and Button, but the members there are actively involved. They even offer gallery space for members, and it is all free. I joined up a few days ago, and I am already feeling welcomed. I think I found a new community...Come join us!

Bloggeries Blog Review

I just got reviewed by Bloggeries Blog Review! Not only am I happy with the nice things the reviewer said about this blog, I got some great suggestions on improvement.

Bloggeries Blog Reviews currently has a promotion going on at their forum. Find the details here. You will need to join their forum. This should not be a problem for anyone who truly wants to improve their blogging skills. It is an informative and friendly forum. I have learned a lot and enjoyed every minute spent there reading or posting. I encourage you to check it out.

I am so excited!

Designs to Love

I just found a great website, "Designs to Love". The membership is free. There is a forum for crafters and anyone interested in crafts. There is a wonderful photo gallery and it is formatted as for a forum; so everyone can leave comments or have a conversation about a particular piece. I signed up right away, and have already put several photos up in the gallery. I urge you to go have a look. There are some very nice crafter people there, and some very beautiful work. I have also inserted a link in the sidebar under "Related Links".

I have not gotten everything done this week that I had hoped. I was down almost two days with a migraine. Luckily it was only a 5 on the Richter Scale. They just leave me so beaten up, but I am better now.

I have made two more bracelets using the gemstone chips. Photos soon, I promise. I am nearly finished with the final draft for my Step by Step Bead Magazine project. I just have a few corrections to make and then I need to get my honey to photograph me. I am a bit camera shy, I don't think I am very photogenic, but I will send them one, anyway. I may even post it here. Sorry, I have not had a chance to get back to the pdf problem with "Spirals Anklet". It is on my list of priorities.

In a comment to a previous post, I was asked about size 10 seed beads. I can get them locally, but Fire Mountain Gems do not carry them. I looked up the brand of these beads (Beaded Treasures by Crafts, Etc) on the internet. Indeed there is a site Crafts, Etc . So you can find size 10 seed beads in a variety of colors. Of course, they also have a lot of other craft supplies. Their prices seem reasonable to me.

Last night, I had insomnia bad. I feel a bit dragged out today. But Scarlet paid me off. She sent me three new design ideas. I will make time to work on those. I am rather excited about them, but I just wish Scarlet would let me sleep. What is wrong with giving me the inspirations when I am awake? I ask you, is this too much to ask????