I consider myself to be addicted to beads but have you ever looked up the definition of addiction? It does not make for good reading and didn't quite match my affliction. I also found a definition for something called soft addiction (heard of that?) which was a bit better:
"The term
soft addiction was coined by
Judith Sewell Wright to describe activities, moods or ways of being, avoidances, and things-edible and consumable but which do not pose a grave health disease risk - rather, they have the most effect on personal time and productivity."
For me the knowledge of my soft addiction is reinforced by certain things:
- buying beads just because I want them and have no particular project in mind;
- buying beads and then forgetting all about them until the next tidy up;
- buying beads just because they are on sale and are a good price.
- coming across packets of beads in illogical places - such as the bathroom;
With this in mind you will not be surprised to hear that I recently did indeed come across a padded envelope in my bedroom the other day and a padded envelope addressed to me only means one thing: beads! This envelope contained some Swarovski goodies that I can't believe that I had forgotten about. Included were these flat back cabs:
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| Vintage jet with crystal rhinestone |
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These measure 18mm by 13mm and I remember buying them just because I had never seen them before (oh yeah that should be on my soft addiction list too).
Now what to do with them? I decided on some earrings because I hardly ever do earrings.
I bead embroidered around the cabs with black size 15 seed beads - accented with charlotte beads in clear ab. I them used some dark silver crystal rondelles for a small fringe. I will shortly be listing these earrings for sale in my Etsy store if anyone is interested in them.
