Thu 10 May 2007
I’m Rae, and I love to create.
You can reach me at:
You can reach me at:
Rae circa 1976
now big enough for the shades
It all began when the clasp of my favorite necklace broke. I remembered seeing a bead shop downtown Philadelphia, and thought I’d try to find a way to fix it there. I entered the shop, and I stood there, mesmerized. That was 2002.
Now I’m a full-on bead addict. I scour the internet for unusual gemstone beads and findings for hours. I dream about wrapping briolettes. My fingers are tender from handling wire and tools all the time. As if those were not enough, it seems that I have now found a way to talk about my own work, on this very blog!
I thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy browsing… and please visit often. ;-)
–Rae
May 31st, 2007 at 9:49 am
Hi Rae
It’s so nice to fix a face to a name and you look gorgeous with and without the shades :)
June 1st, 2007 at 11:20 am
Thanks, Karen! I keep losing my shades so I hope my current pair will survive this summer (the one in the bottom picture). :-)
September 3rd, 2007 at 7:28 am
You have a wonderful blog ! I enjoyed reading your comments on Etsy saturation. I find myself lowering my prices and have had people tell me the prices on my Jewelry are too low. I feel I have been enlighten by visiting your shop and blog. Your jewelry is simply lovely and your pictures are great. Your an inspiration!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
You have an Incredible collection.
I love your Labradorite pieces, i make lots of Jewelry with them. It must be the blues.
December 16th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Dear Rae,
Please accept my introduction.
I am Indonesian who live in Kuwait.
I have search for beads around and I found your site, it is incredible!!.
I have planning to visit Seoul in February 2009 and I hope I can find your store and I will let my eyes shopping.
For the moment I am doing my beading hobby and it become a little commercial for friends, according to my future I will be very happy if you can share your experiences when you build your business.
Appreciate for your reply
December 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Hi Ida, nice to meet you. So you’re planning to visit Seoul. The best way to reach Mesa bead shopping mall is via Shinsegae department store. The thing with February is that there’s the big lunar new year’s holidays when shops are closed. So it’s best to plan ahead and avoid those dates. Hope you will have a wonderful time bead-shopping in Seoul.
January 9th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Hi Rae,
I stumbled on this site, and your documentation of your sister’s wedding, searching for Korean wedding traditions (I’m Korean adopted, so I know very little). Your designs are lovely, and the blog is quite nice to read. I look forward to more updates and unique and elegant designs!
January 19th, 2009 at 4:05 am
Hi Jenna, nice to meet you, and thank you for your kind and lovely comment. I wish you a wonderful year 2009!
July 19th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Hey there
I was linked to your site from a kind poster at Dave’s ESL cafe… you have a wonderful site here! It is wonderful to meet another person who is interested in making jewelry. Just to be certain, do you just have your etsy store, or do you also have a booth in the Mesa shopping mall? (from your comment to Ida). I would love to visit your booth sometime at the mall if you do have one there.
Dale
July 24th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Hi Dale, I didn’t realize I got a mention on Dave’s ESL cafe! That’s very cool. :-) To answer your question, I just have my Etsy store, and I don’t have a shop or anything in Mesa mall. Hope you have a nice shopping experience there! It’s better than any shop I visited in NYC, certainly.