A co-worker and friend of mine is an avid beader - she makes jewelry. Really nice stuff! She recently was asked to give a beading workshop to all of us employees one evening just for fun. As there are only 3 men who work here, it was a suitable girly activity for the majority of the employees.
Since the workshop she conducted, I have started making jewelry of my own. Some people would say it's tedious but apparently I like tedium! I find it extremely theraputic and I totally lose track of time when I'm beading. Someone could shout "FIRE!" and it wouldn't faze me, so engrossed do I become.
I am particularly fond of bracelets and earrings as they don't take as long nor do they require as many beads as a necklace so therefore the cost isn't as high. (UNfortunately for me, beading is NOT an inexpensive hobby.) I can whip up a nice bracelet in approximately 2 hours while I watch TV in the evening with DH. It's also fun to experiment with different sorts of beads and the effects of different stitching techniques.
I finally found a GREAT web site and blog on the subject that also includes excellent, easy-to-read beading patterns - some are free! Website: http://www.aroundthebeadingtable.com/ and blog: http://www.aroundthebeadingtable.blogspot.com/. Highly recommended!
And this just in.....THIS just made my day! I just had an email arrive to my inbox with a link to a pdf file which informs us that starting in July, Israel will be seriously ramping up its recycling campaign to include plastic, paper and cardboard, glass and metal whereas up until now we've only been able to recycle newspaper and plastics. This info and other interesting environment-related stuff can be found in English here: http://www.adamteva.org.il/?CategoryID=388. I didn't know this organization existed. It will be "soul food" for me to delve into this site further. I did notice during the .0000937 seconds that I had to glance at the site, I noticed THIS gem: http://www.adamteva.org.il/?CategoryID=408&ArticleID=1252, which combines my two "soap box subjects" - education and green living.
I'm not sure where you get your beading supplies, but just yesterday we drove past a place in PT (Segula) called Hobbyland, which brags of being "the cheapest in the country". I was tempted to go inside just for kicks, but taking up an additional hobby is not an option for me right now. I've always loved homemade jewelry, anyway.
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