.......can you tell by this photo that I'm a bead freak?!! A few years ago, I was REALLY bead-greedy, and started collecting pounds of any size/color beads. Now I'm not AS greedy, and am wanting/needing more smaller (like Japanese seed) beads. Anybody out there want to trade me seed beads for a pkg. of these mixed babies??!!! Or, maybe the smaller bead fetish will move over for something else eventually.......... I've been through frantic bouts of collecting: papers; handmade papers; vintage buttons; vintage costume jewelry/parts; old laces/doilies; old damaged quilts to make pillows and purses out of; fabric/hand-dyed fabrics; yarns-hand-dyed yarns; dyed wool rovings to felt with.........the list is endless. Are all mixed media artists this weird?! At least we're having fun! Stay tuned...