Bead Shak - Jenny & Jan

Hello Beaders!

Lots of Great News Today at The Bead Shak!

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New Pattern Additions to the Main Site August 15, 2006

All New Beaded Banner Patterns!
Life’s A Beach Banner
Paradise Banner
Bowling Banner
Batter Up! Banner

Touch Of Texas Fun & Fancy Banner Set

August Sampler Banner

September Sampler Banner

All New Coaster, Tissue Box, & Door Hanger Patterns!

Strawberry Coasters
Strawberry Door Hanger
Strawberry Tissue Box Cover

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Beaded Banners, Coasters, Door Hangers, or Ornaments! There’s something for everyone!
You can see all of the new pattern additions here

http://www.beadshak.net/patterns/newest.htm

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Have a Great Day & Happy Beading!

Jenny & Jan

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email us anytime.

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“Crafts fill my days - not to mention the living room, bedroom and closets.”

I was looking around the internet earlier and came across this saying and I thought how true this is as I looked around my craft/computer room filled with craft books, magazines, craft supplies and beads, beads and more beads!

Then I got to thinking about the closets that have things stuffed into them, those WIP’s or works in progress crafts that I had thought at the time “I love that pattern or idea I have to do it” then I started it and not sure what happened but didn’t complete it. Then the bits of paper with ideas on them from long ago and thinking wow what made me think of that one or some of them made me think or yes that would work why didn’t I do that.

Then I thought about under my bed, lol!! yes there is crafts under there to in plastic storage bins that are designed to fit under beds! I thought at the time how clever to use that space under there, and then I was motivated to fill them up to, lol!!

I have by accident spilled a bags of beads onto the floor or a bag or 2 has split open in the closet where I have some stored - thinking I have gotten them all up off the floor or out of the closet I find one or 2 beads here and there and wondered how I missed them the first time out and then thinking that they will be here in this house long after I move from it! I wonder if the new owners of the house will be inspired to do some kind of craft by what they find popping out of my closets!

So really the saying is so true for us! “Crafts really do fill our days and our closets and our bedrooms”

Have a great day everyone!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

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Today is the Civic Holiday in Canada but the name for the holiday varies from Province to Province and not every Province celebrates this holiday. Its also known as Simcoe Day in Toronto, Ontario, after Lord John Graves Simcoe and the holidays’s sole purpose is to provide a long weekend in August, a day of recreation and fun!

John Graves Simcoe, was the person who initiated the idea of this holiday, was more than just a colonial governor, he abolished slavery, created one of the longest streets today in the world, Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and a lot more.

The idea of a day of recreation came before Toronto City Council in 1869 and in 1875 it was settled, the first Monday in August would be the official Civic Holiday, nothing much has changed from then to now for the slowness of things be settled in government! As time went on it became the first Monday in August that included a weekend would be the holiday, so today August 7 was declared the holiday.

After this was settled in 1875 other cities, towns and Province’s came on board with the idea to have a long holiday weekend in August but the name of the holiday depending on where you are differs. In Ottawa, Ontario its called Colonel By Day, in the Province of Nova Scotia its called Natal Day, in Alberta Heritage Day and so on.

So where ever you are or whatever you call this Holiday, we hope that you have a fun and very safe Holiday today and don’t forget to drop by and visit with us on this Holiday as we have tons of fun for your beading needs!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

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Its Friday and the weekend is here, finally! Its been a very hot week where we are the temperatures up around 110 degrees way to hot for being outside at all! Finally the storm we had made it a bit cooler!

We have been busy this week putting the finishing touches on some new bead patterns for our main site, plus today we put in the members area the August patterns. We are excited to be bringing to our Members a new series called Seasonal Samplers! The first of the series was given to our Members today in the pattern club! The feed back about this new series has been fantastic!

If you would like to see a Sample of what we have put up for our Members for August check it out here:

Pattern Club Samples For August

We are very proud of our members area and the bead patterns that we provide monthly to our Members!

If you are interested in purchasing a Pattern Club Membership as a gift for someone you can contact us here: Sales (Change AT to@ when emailing us)

We also have added today some new bead patterns to our main site

New Bead Shak Patterns
Our newest additions include the ever popular Red Hat Tissue Box Cover, a very cute Bumble Bee banner, our ever so cute Sunshine Smiley banner and much more!

If you have never tried beading before or have tried it and just need a little help to get going on it we are always ready to answer any or all of your questions or to help you out in any way we can.

We also have free beading instructions on our site and other information that might be helpful for anyone wanting to try something new like beading or if you need help in finishing up one of those projects that got put away long ago!

If you would like to contact us with your questions or would like any information please feel free to write to us here:

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~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

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I can’t believe its Saturday already and the last weekend of July. The summer sure has gone by quickly as well as being a very hot and humid one for many people across the country. We hope that you are enjoying your summer so far as we have been.

We have made a few changes to our blog, we have added some new things and re-arranged other things! Being new to blogging we think it will take a while for us to settle into a blog look that we like - having said that check back often you never know what you might find new here!

We have also been busy getting ready the new Members patterns for the month of August! I can’t tell you what we have ready, but I can tell you its always exciting for us to get it ready, coming up with new and different things for our Members! We have gotten many emails from our Members saying how much they enjoy the Pattern Club and that they can’t wait for the next month to come along as they totally enjoy what we have been designing just for them!

If you haven’t checked out our Pattern Club lately or if you haven’t dropped by the Bead Shak site and you have a few minutes to check us out we would be happy to have you visit with us!

You can find us by clicking on the links below:

Bead Shak

Bead Shak Pattern Club Samples

If you have a site that you would like to plug we have the plug board the we have added to the Bead Shak site, all family friendly plugs are welcome on our plugboard.

Bead Shak Plug Board

We hope that you have a Happy Saturday!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

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When I first started beading I went out to my local craft store and found that my craft store carried a line of pony beads and mini pony beads by this particular company that manufactured these beads. I purchased over the time several bags of different colors as I wanted to build up my bead supply and as I was just getting into doing beaded banners I needed a lot of different colors for these.

At the time I sorted them by colors and put them into zip lock bags which are a great secure way to store your beads. Then my craft store added to their stock another company that manufactures beads and I was happy as could be so I went and bought some of these beads as well. I went home opened up and bags and put these new bags of beads into the bags with my other beads, never thinking anything different.

When I went to get out my beads to do a beading project I thought oh oh, the beads from one company were not exactly the same as they were from the other company. I noticed that the whites were not quite the same whites, the reds were just a bit different, the sizes of the beads and the shape of them were a bit different and the end result is that these differences would be showing up in my completed bead project. Not the end result that I wanted to see especially since it takes time to do any project.

I ended up taking each bag of beads and sorting them into separate bags and marking which company that they came from. I even put on the bag the color number, and any other information I thought would be good to have if I ever needed to get more. Lesson learned, make sure that you keep all your beads separated by company for sure as this will guarantee that your bead project will be uniform in color and size.

Having said that, I have also noticed that even from the same company the size and shape can be just slightly different, so when I sit down to do a project I have my beads ready but do watch which ones I choose to string on in the same row, it does make a difference!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

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Happy Saturday everyone! Its a rainy day here today, its a day to stay inside and bead with us!

Summer is the perfect time to learn a new craft or just to expand on the craft that you already do! We have so much to offer everyone at Bead Shak, for every age and experience level! We have coasters, door hangers, wall hangings, angel series, tissue box covers and so much more. We have something for every Holiday and Event!

Click this link to visit our Bead Shak Catalogue of beading patterns!

Our Pattern Club is an amazing value on its own! Our Members get a minimum of 10 patterns each month, never less and usually more! That works out to about 60 cents per pattern! Click the link to check out what we have had in the pattern club for previous months! Its the best value on the internet!

Bead Shak Pattern Club Samples

Our Bead Shak Pattern Club Membership also makes a great gift to give somebody! Its the perfect way to say thanks to Mom, introduce Grandma to a new craft or to your friend to say thanks for being such a great friend!

If your interested in giving this as a gift write to us at Bead Shak and we will make arrangements for this great surprise for you!

You can contact us here: Sales (Change AT to@ when emailing us)

We have free pattern instructions to help you get started, we are always available to help you out with any questions or problems you might encounter. Our graphs are easy to read, there is no costly shipping and handling charges, we have fast and fun projects, our patterns can be done in almost any beads you choose!

We have provided Beaders with fun and fantastic bead patterns since 2003! So come and visit with us and don’t miss out on all that we have to offer!

Have a great weekend!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to what they use to bead their projects on or on what they sort their beads on.

We use something called a lap desk or bean bag table to do our projects on. Its like a little desk that has a solid top and a bean bag bottom and sits on your lap really well. Perfect for beading while your watching tv, or sitting outside on a nice summer day or anywhere, they are that portable. They come in all sizes, shapes and colors.

The particular one we use has a zippered pocket on the side so that we can store our scissors, packages of needles, pliers and anything that we might need to bead, it is approximately 19″ wide x 15″ high and also has a clip to the side of the board perfect for holding our patterns in place or anything that you want to secure to the board. Along the top is an indentation, an excellent place for resting your pens or pencils, needles or anything that you might need to have while your doing a particular project.

The one we use and describe above is perfect for all our beading projects and needs but you might decide that you need something larger or smaller, more of a wrap around style or just the board with no clips and pockets. Doing a google search for your area will allow you to find one locally or if you shop on line other stores that offer these as well, a perfect way to see what they look like what is available and to help you decide what you need for your beading style. These are also available through your local craft store, computer store and at some hardware stores as well.

~Happy Beading Everyone~

Jenny and Jan

We have added the new patterns for the month of July in our Bead Shak Pattern Club! There is something in the pattern club for everyone of all ages and experience levels! Beading is a great craft to learn for everyone and is very affordable especially when you join our Pattern Club!

With the membership to the Pattern Club the cost of the patterns work out to be about 60 cents each! Its a fantastic deal and lots of fun for everyone!

Come and check out Samples of what we have had in the Pattern Club in previous months up and to including July!

Click this link for the best deal on the net!

Pattern Club Samples

Have a great day!

~Happy Beading~

Jenny and Jan

We just wanted to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July!

We hope that you have a very safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!

Jenny and Jan