Ventilation

It's a little departure from Wednesday Worktable today, because I'm still not "feeling the beads," so I'm not really working on anything. There are several projects on my bead mat, but they are being ignored.

Everytime I flip over to Etsy, I am greeted by this screeching iPhone banner at the top of the front page:

I can't even articulate what it IS about this that bugs me so much, but bugged, I am.

It showed up there one day over the weekend - virtually within hours of the dang iPhone being available. Man, those folks sure can pop out the handmade iPhone cases/accessories fast, right?

I know Etsy is a commercial site, but this banner just looks ... cheap.

Anyone else bugged by this? Just me?

So Long, Sea Urchin

This gorgeous necklace sold this week from my Etsy Shop.

It features a stunning lampwork bead by Lori Lochner - and I'm so glad it went to a good home!


Lori makes incredible beads - so check her out some time!

This necklace had been a perennial favorite in Etsy Treasuries, but it recently came to my attention that it even made the Etsy Front Page once - my first and only FP appearance, to my knowledge -

I learned this through the Flickr Front Page Group - so if anyone else has ever seen me on the FP, please clue me in!

And thanks to glasfaden for including me in her gorgeous treasury!