Saturday, January 31, 2009

more bead storage

I'm getting faster at the shelf building, the edges are nearly straight on the 3rd set too! I think one more set will finish the project until I go shopping again.



With this wider angle shot you can see a few of the empty plastic drawers and a few that will be empty soon. I like getting my beads out and available to inspire and intrigue me!

Hey, see that orca painting up above the right corner of the blue and purple shelf? Dad did that when he was in his early 80's, just goofing around at a little class they had at the old folks' home. It's awesome, I wish I had more of his paintings.

10 comments:

Bev said...

I'm putting in my order! I'll take 10!! LOL

flying fish said...

I get a little hypnotized by the array of colors...but it will cut down on my shopping!

Anonymous said...

Your shelves are brilliant - like Vampi suggest, maybe you have a market here.

Must admit the one thing that caught my eye immediately was the mask on the wall, I love it!

flying fish said...

The mask was my entry in this: http://www.beadinpath.com/content/view/593/3 challenge. It was a great experience from actually doing the mask to the Beadinpath's willingness to ship masks all over the place!

Shipping would also be the big difficulty with these shelves...I can send people plans if they want.

flyingbeader said...

Those are great & yes indeed you are the "Flippie Queen". My eye was drawn to the painting your Dad did also. It is marvelous.

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sherriknits said...

Kelly, have you thought about getting a business license and opening the room for people who might find themselves desperate for beads? I don't know of anywhere around here (this county) that has anything like what you've got!
I love how you made the shelves differnt.
The painting from your dad is beautiful!

FGNM said...

Wow! Your bead inventory is truly impressive. I love the display and access. I looked at your mask up close. It's amazing. Beautiful, obviously, but your workmanship is spectacular. Congratulations.

Timaree said...

The orca painting is nice and it's a neat thing to have something of your dad's hanging over your work area.

I did show my husband your bead supply. He didn't say much - he sure doesn't want to encourage me into buying more!

Deb L. said...

Hi~ Found you through BJP link (I have been "lax" about working on mine!). Love the way you display/store your beads... much better than having them stored away! That is a wonderful painting your Dad did and I know how very much you probably cherish it. My Dad carved shore birds and was carving totems for a few years before he passed away last Oct. Here's a link to a small pic of some of them:
http://vintagemoonstudio.typepad.com/vintage_moon_studio/2008/06/home-at-last.html
Your bead cuffs are really beautiful - looking forward to seeing the rest :) Deb

Ellen said...

Very cool Kelly, having all the beads where you can see exactly what you have is great! I love how you have your beaded pieces hanging too.

How nice that you have that pic of your dear Dad's.