We've had a MAKE OVER!!!

How do you like our new look?   On top of making jewelry I am also the webmaster.  I decided it was time for a new look.  I hope you like it.  

This really is a two woman operation.  My mom has been making jewelry and goes to all the shows.  She deserves equal billing.  We are now:

The Bead Addict

 Jewelry by Kelley & Shirley Clarke

History

        I’ve been making jewelry for about seven years. I started because a friend of mine always had the perfect jewelry for every outfit she wore and I was jealous. I decided that I couldn’t afford to buy jewelry for every outfit I had (believe me I tried). So I set out to make my own. That’s how I discovered my addiction to beads. Now I have to buy outfits to go with my jewelry. Somehow I managed to get really turned around.

        I also found out that jewelry makes a really great gift. So my friends and family started getting jewelry for birthdays, holidays, etc., fueling my addiction. Then they actually started asking me to make specific things for them. The little light bulb in my head went off and said "a way to pay for all of these beads". HA!!! It was just an excuse to buy MORE beads.

        To make a long story short, I am now in the business of being addicted to beads (OOPS, I meant making jewelry). I feed other people's addictions at craft and jewelry shows, through this web site and custom orders.  My mom is my right-hand and is an integral part of The Bead Addict.  (Do you think this addiction is genetic?)

        The Bead Addict would not be possible with out my mom (now a full-blown bead addict), dad (moral and carpentry support), and my friend Pat (who always helps out when we need her). I really owe them a great deal of thanks (since I still can’t afford to pay them). Oops, I can’t forget Yvonne who started this whole thing in the first place.   Also my brother (the true webmaster in the family) for technical support.

My favorite place on Earth  (Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming)

My two favorite pastimes are (SURPRISE):

Shopping for Beads

Making Jewelry

(Did I mention shopping for beads?)

Putz on my computer  

Listen to music (goes well with my other addictions).

Quilting (an addiction that has been temporarily cured by my addiction to beads).

 

    I have two parents, one brother, one sister-in-law, one nephew (a really cool kid), two cats,  and two English Mastiff’s (they live with mom and dad but they belong to all of us, just ask mom).  Can't forget about Pat, she is the closest thing I have to a sister.

(OK, if you think you have to see a picture of me click here.)