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UFOs and Beady Things – Thoughts on Clearing out the Aliens in Your Stash

By Kristine Cherry Posted on June 29, 2025 Posted in The Life of a Bead Whore Tagged with unfinished objects

I’m convinced that socks are aliens. They certainly are UFOs – Unfinished Objects that multiply …

By Kristine Cherry Posted on April 23, 2025 Posted in Etsy Shop Store Updates, Etsy Store Pics, Gallifrey One Tagged with bead work, Etsy, needle case, pattern, product updates, scissors case

So as soon as the Gallifrey One Art Show was over, I hit the bead …

By Kristine Cherry Posted on March 6, 2024 Posted in Ko-fi Tagged with Ko-fi, Ko-fi Exclusives

Hi all. Happy March! Have you ever beaded a seed bead project, only to discover …

Compiled from the over 15,000 amazing and experienced beaders in our two Facebook groups (with …

The husband and I with our finished Bead Shop Hop passports at San Gabriel Bead Company.

By Kristine Cherry Posted on January 18, 2024 Posted in Bead Stores, The Life of a Bead Whore Tagged with bead stores, beads, crafting, crafting supplies, delica bead work, delica beads

I want to know why. Why was this allowed to happen? Why did a company …

By Kristine Cherry Posted on January 10, 2024 Posted in Handmade Products Tagged with beadwork, crafting, creative madness, delica beads, peyote stitch, work in progress

A peyote stitch beadwork project for my kitchen motif. It’s for a food that starts …

By Kristine Cherry Posted on January 7, 2024 Posted in Custom Pieces, Handmade Products Tagged with beadwork, creative madness, delica bead work, delica beads, pen wraps, peyote stitch

Someone challenged me to create the famous “Fab Four” (i.e. The Beatles) in pen wraps, …

Greetings happy beaders! The local big Los Angeles/Pasadena Bead and Design Show is coming NEXT …

KC Dragonfly Gallifrey One 2023 Art Show Projects

What a fun and amazing Gallifrey One we had this year! The convention was back …