This is how it is supposed to work. You have a formidable wax or coating on your car and the water cannot stand against it. Certainly over time, rainfall will cause erosion, and more wax/coating must be applied. For now though, we are somewhat impervious. This is the roof of my R32 Skyline GTR BTW.

Bead Retreat Kits made Recently

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"Aragon" pattern from Julie Ashford's "Spellbound Festive Beading" using thai seed beads, wonder beads and crystal beads

"Aragon" pattern from Julie Ashford's "Spellbound Festive Beading" using thai seed beads, wonder beads and crystal beads

The young woman on the left is the daughter of a highly skilled native beader.

Her mother also made the fur garment being modeled in other photos and has one on display at the Smithsonian.

Beading Dew, , in Staten Island, NY USA

The roof of my car, which I last waxed in October or November.

Archive photo of Peggy Fontenot beading.

these are the earrings I send to my swap partners at Beading Daily

Time to prep for Valentine's Day heart beading extravaganza.

Czech beads, Japanese beads, glass beads, plastic beads, river rearls, artificial pearls, quartz, chrysolite.

Rose took a plain jean jacket and made something very special! She added the material, did the beading and then added the fringe. Beautiful!

crafted by my daughter

Charlotte, Sara, and Mama Kakenya discuss the traditional Maasai beading that will be done to highlight the picture for the quilt

"Swags and Tails" from Julie Ashford's "Spellbound Festive Beading" done with thai seed beads and crystal bicones

Here's a new trick for me. I went to a beading workshop at the weekend and this is what I came out with.

Cufflink design ~ 'Layered Crosses'

2009 Cherry Blossoms and National Mall, Washington, DC

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working on a swap ;)

an accessory project

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This is a bottle I made for my friend Eilis O'Neal to celebrate the release of her first YA novel, The False Princess. OH LOOK! There it is in the picture! Go buy it!

One of the things authors get asked all the time is "Where do you get your ideas?"

Well, here's an answer!

I filled it with all kinds of tiny sparkly things, most of which you cannot see through the glass, unfortunately. I wanted it to look like clouds. Mixed success at that, but I think it's beautiful!

I DID NOT DO THE BEADING! You want this lovely lady here:

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Just loving the beading of the water

I made this belt to update a dress I plan on wearing to a wedding in March. The belt is entirely handmade, even the embroidery and the beading.

fabric just crying out for beads

Using Blue Sky Alpaca Silk and black seed beads in a checkerboard pattern. Will probably be a small bag.

These earrings were send of to my swap partner in the earring swap on Beading Daily

Materials: 3mm Swarovski crystal beads and fishing line

about the size of a dime

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Mirage beads are 6mm x 7mm round, 6mm x 10mm oval, and 8mm x 12mm oval.

I also used 2mm round sterling beads, size 8 seed beads from knot just beads color #356b, sterling silver disc beads from Michael's (I think), and a sterling heart clasp strung on soft flex beading wire.