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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
This is worse than I can say
This is so bad that I can hardly write. Today my sister passed away. The words don't seem real. I am having a bad time so I will be off the air for awhile.
Both my stores are closed for now.
Nicole
Bead with Honor and Integrity
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wishing all of you the Best
Hello Everyone!
Christmas is almost here, and how ever you celebrate, all of us here at Beadwright are wishing you the best day ever. Since I have been gone so much the last few months, Mike and I will be spending the day together. Good food and lots of phone calls from the kids and grand kids.
I wrote to a friend today and told her I can not believe that next week will be 2010. It is an awesome feeling to think of time and where it has gone. Wow 2010!
Again all of us at Beadwright wish all of you a bright, happy, and prosperous year.
Sparkling Blessing
Nicole, Mike, April, and Sarah
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Monday, December 21, 2009
BEADWRIGHT SALE ALL ITEMS
Since I have been gone so much the last few months I am a welcome home sale!!!! Everything in my Beadwright Artfire store is already at the lowest prices, however, take an additional 15% off and how can you resist??? You must use the coupon code number at check out to receive this great discount. Also most coupons are only good for a one time use. For this sale you can use the coupon code number as many times as you like from now until Jan 31, 2010. Yes, as many times as you like!!!! You can always retrieve the code number here or at my Beadwright Artfire Store
I am still going through bead boxes and new items will be listed so check back often.
15% off everything use this code
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Wishing all of you a happy holiday and a bright new year.
Bead with Honor and Integrity
Nicole/Beadwright
Friday, December 18, 2009
HOME FOR NOW
I returned home last night totally exhausted. My sister is doing OK and getting things readjusted with her husband's passing. Thank all of you again for the wonderful emails and good wishes.
A great surprise came to me while in CA. My sister and her husband had a triped planned to Mexico with my mom. Two days before his passing he told my sister, "If I can't make it to Mexico to be sure to take your sister in my place." Well, that is what happened. My sister, mom, and I flew out to Peurto Vallarta. We had the best week together! It was bitter sweet for my sister but all in all it was a good trip for her. Now the three of us are planning a trip every year. We are thinking of Spain for next year.
So now I have to get back into the swing of things and back to normal living. LOL!
I will be announcing the winner of the Dec comment contest in the next few days. Sorry it is late.
Bead with Honor and Integrity
Nicole/Beadwright
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
HOME FOR A FEW DAYS
I am home for a few days. My sister is doing Ok considering the circumstances. I will be flying back to CA. this weekend and coming home around the 18th of Dec. My poor husband thinks he is a bachelor. LOL!!!
Thanks for all the lovely emails I have received. We appreciate all the good wishes and prayers.
Bead with Honor and Integrity
Nicole/Beadwright
Saturday, November 21, 2009
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
I just got a call that my brother-in-law died today. My sister and I are very close and she is in a bad way. I am flying out early in the morning to be with her. So I will be off the air for awhile. Please send us your prayers and well wishes.
Thank you
Nicole
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
STILL CLOSING OUT SUPPLIES
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Monday, November 16, 2009
KYOTO JAPAN RICKSHAW RIDE
Sunday, November 15, 2009
BEAD MUSEUM JAPAN
This week has been a whirl wind of just being busy. A quick trip to my mom's house to get her ready for winter and home again to do my own work.
Here are a few photos of the Bead Museum in Japan.





African Bodom bead




This is all beads including the tail feather.
Bead with Honor and Integrity
Nicole/Beadwright
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
MAKING BEADS TOHO

After the stringers are cut and weighed they are bundled.


The bundles of glass was like touching silk



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Monday, November 9, 2009
COOKING LESSON IN JAPAN
I feel pretty rested today. So I will share with you the fabulous cooking class we had in Japan. In the Glass Village there is a restaurant.( Oh before I forget, in front of every eating establishment there is a window display of fake food. We all got a kick out of it. It is the exact replica of the food you get in the restaurants only it is made of resin. It looks very appetizing and you really do get exactly what the fake food looks like.) Soooo we stepped into the restaurant to find it empty. I think they closed it just for us. We were escorted to a large room with long tables. One table had a gas grill for each of us and all the ingredients set up for us to make Japanese Pizza. Our instructor, a happy lady, demonstrated first then it was our turn. Oh what fun and the jokes went flying around the room. Ann's was perfect, she definitely won the cooking award. My fire was too low so it was a mess. Iwao, the head guy of Toho, came over and cooked mine for me. He is a fun guy to be around. Afterwords, we got to eat our meal with beer of course.

Our cooking instructor

cooking stove and ingredients

Everything is very presice

Kaoru overlooking and making jokes the whole time

Iwao fixing my mess. It was so much fun

Ann with her perfect Japanes Pizza

Good friends, good food, and good beer!
SHARING THE DEALS
Nicole/Beadwright
Saturday, November 7, 2009
VENDING MACHINES IN JAPAN
There are vending machines every where in Japan. The drinks have every thing from juice to beer and saki. When asked about the teens buying the hard drinks out of the vending machines it was explained that it would never happen. That it was such a dishonor for them to do that. The same with the cigarettes machines. What a difference from the US.

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Nicole/Beadwright
Friday, November 6, 2009
GARASU NO SATO THE GLASS VILLAGE
Today I have photos of the Grarsu No Sato "The Glass Village". A beautiful walkway from the Toho factory leads into The Glass Village. It is an amazing display of glass sculpture, glass art, and... things you would not see any place else. Located around all the glass are the Toho Memorial hall, where there is every bead Toho has ever made. The display of beads is a seed beaders delight. There is bead work that boggles the mind as well. The Bead Museum is a collection of beadwork from around the world. I was impressed with the different types of African and Native American work they had gathered. I have been to a lot of bead museums, this is one of the best. The Glass museum was breath taking. Some pieces collect from 600 AD. The glass collection BC is some of the most sophisticated old glass I have ever seen. The Stain Glass Pavilion was another incredible display. There is one building to watch a young man blowing glass. Also in the same building there was a young couple with their baby getting her feet set in a sand cast mold. Later they came out with a beautiful piece of glass of their daughter's feet. Kind of like our Bronzing of baby's first shoes. Oh, and let us not forget the fun house. Charmain and I were laughing so hard we were crying. Another way to show how fun loving the Japanese people are. There is a retail store as well where you can purchase anything glass and a small bead store. While we were there we had a cooking lesson in the restaurant and made our own lunch. It is called Japanese Pizza. All of us are going to make it here at home.
Here is just a bit of the inside of The Glass Village.
More photos later today.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TOILETS
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