Question for my fella artisans...ppplease!!!

An artisan....I once read somewhere and with my memory can't remember where..."is someone that is impelled to make things. Those things may be functional or strictly decorative. They get restless if they do not create something tangible" 


Yeppers....that pretty much sums it up in a nutshell or should I say oak shell..hehe!! I love to just say the word...artisan...it sounds so romantic!! Well...to me it does...stop that  giggling.  At least now we understand why some of us are restless..HA!!

My muse has been whispering so many wonderful ideas to me and I am so excited to get started on designing them for her BUT I need supplies. This is where my question comes in to YOU.  Where do you  purchase your supplies from? What kind of supplies you ask...well go ahead ask already.  Supplies as in clay, acrylic paints,faerie wing making items, glitter, those awesome clear beads without holes that look like bubbles (one of her ideas...I have to have bubbles..hehe) feathers, yarn and jewelry making supplies too. OMGOSH...just whatever you can think of that I might like, need or want. Your an artisan....you know what makes us smile!!


Living in a tourist town you would think that we would have at least one craft store. Just one...that's not asking to much but nope we don't. That's why I need some ideas of where to shop online for supplies. Well...that and the fact that the closest place I can go is about a 40 minute drive and I have no vehicle so that would be a really long walk. Plus I would be carrying a big bag stuffed full of treasures and remember...I'm one of the ancient ones. ^_^


So...please if you will be so kind and leave some ideas as to where I can shop at. Lots of ideas AND the one that leaves the name of a site that I shop at will receive a surprise gift in the mail. Sooo (yes another sooo..hehe) leave a way for me to get in touch with you. 

Until next time..........Hugs, Regi  (already humming " A shopping we will go...a shopping.....)

Ohhhh, to say thank you ahead of time for leaving me some good ideas of where to shop...here is a bouquet picked just for you. ^_^

Have you tried Beadbacking yet?? WOW

Everyone that knows me....knows that I love to sit under the old Southern Ooaks tree and design my clay whimsy characters.

I also love to dance around the old tree...bringing out my gypsy, bohemian soul that resides inside me. That soul is the one that designs my jewelry pieces.

 I have been going crazy designing new corsage pins and I was getting a bit worried about how I was doing the backing. I have been using felt. Plain simple felt. I LOVE felt but it wasn't really strong enough to support the weight of the fabric roses and the clay beads I have been making to go in them. I was placing all the work on one piece of felt and then placing a piece of cardboard in between another piece of felt to give it strength and just thought..."THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY...WAHHHHH". Then I remembered my dear friend, Nicole, over at Beadwright and had one of my V8 moments. Yeah..yeah..I do have them every once in awhile..hehe!!!!

Nicole is one awesome, fantastic bead artist AND she sells beading supplies. One of her items she sells is called "Beadbacking" and it is one of the best products....well..I think so!!  What is beadbacking...ya may be asking? Well....let me tell ya....it has a thickness just perfect for what I needed. Strong yet perfect for sewing my fabric roses and clay beads straight onto it. You can even glue ribbon, lace or floss onto it. It's perfect for flat bead work too....and applique'.....and gluing on cabochons....and glass beads....and stones and even my pretty little shells we find on our Sunday afternoon beach walks. OK...I think ya understand just how great this product is. I can go on if ya like...^_^  If you bead or make any kind of jewelry then you really need to add some of Nicole's BeadBacking to your supplies.

Beadbacking used on one of my fabric corsages

Nicole sells her beadbacking in 12 x 9 sheets as well as 9 x 6 sheets. So many pretty colors too. She also has the perfect sample kit you can purchase. That's what I'm using and LOVING it. It contains 15 assorted colors in assorted sizes although most of them are cut in 3 x 3 size. I'm telling you....no beading or fabric jewelry designer/artist should be without this amazing product. 

Until next time......HUGS, Regi

Disclaimer: I was in no way paid to do this post...I just simply love this product and wanted to share it with you. To me in our artist community we are "Hearts and Hands" and should always take the time to promote and share for each other. PEACE!!!