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Bernadette Fuentés
Wheat Ridge, Co. 80033
303-522-4856
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2009 Musings Saturday, December 19th,
As if I don't have enough to do I went and joined.Facebook!
I have had many request but did not do it because there is just not
enough time in any given day to do all the things I want to do not to
mention the things that needs to be done.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Wednesday, December 9th,
Thank you for all the great comments on my puffy pillow silver lined hollow bead.
Thank
you to Jimmy and Jacques a Boutique in a Box for all their hard work as
well as the Bead Cluster Group her in Colorado. There were demos and
sales. Lots of fun for the short amount of time I was able to spend
there. Taza's de Cafe was a great success. Lots of Christmas purchases.
I
am leaving this afternoon for Texas for some R&R Yah Right!!!! Will
return on Monday. So looking forward to this trip to see a few of my
Texas friends whom I miss so much.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday, December 3rd,
It
snowed yesterday and it is snowing again today. Very cold! I have been
working hard making hollows. These silver lined hollows are made on a CattWalk Puffy Pillow Press.
These have been popular in round and oval for a while and now in the
puffy pillow they are so wonderful. I like the way they are turning
out. They are really hard to photograph. You can see the reflection of
the camera at the bottom right side. These have been etched with a
pattern of a swirl. One of my favorite patterns. Let me know what you
think.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Tuesday, December 1st,
December
has arrived along with the cold weather. Today while making beads my
butt warmer went out. I use a heating pad to help keep me warm and it
went out today so it was really cold while making beads. But for me it
is better than the being too hot!
By the way! Hope everyone had a
wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a great one, we have lots to be grateful
for. Paul Ray (our son), Arianna and Little Paul Ray came over to spend
the evening with us. After eating turkey Paul Ray fell asleep on the
sofa and snored really loud. I believe it is something in the turkey!!!
LOL
Back to work!
Till next time
Bernadette
Saturday, November 28th,
This has been a very busy month for me.
I have had several orders and still trying to get out some of my unique
jewelry to galleries that sell my work. It has been a challenge to get
things completed on time.
On December 4 and 5 I will be at
Taza's de Cafe
3565 W 44th Ave.
Denver, Co. 80211
303 477 0097
My work will also be featured on December 4-6 at
Boutique in a Box
4383 Tennyson St. 1D
Denver, Co. 89212
720 457 1182
As always bring a friend
Till next time,
Bernadette Fuentes
Tuesday, November 17th,
Had such a great time at Creative
Castle this last weekend. Carole Tripp is a fantastic hostess. She
treats each of her guest artist, customers and students very special.
She here self is a well accomplished seed bead artist. The people she
has hired are knowledgeable and are ready, willing and able to help
with any questions. I was very pleased with my sales.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Tuesday, November 10th,
I received a very large order and have been working really hard to get it completed! Woo Hoo!!!
On Friday I will be leaving for LA. I will be doing a trunk show at Creative Castle on Saturday. Then spending some time with my friend Jacike Mixon who is also a beadmaker.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Wednesday, November 4th,
Working on orders of sugar beads. They have been a great seller for me and I certainly am enjoying making them.
Still
wanting to go to Albuquerque to take my mom to Build a Bear. My friend
Jama suggested that I make a glass heart so that my mom can put it in
her bear. I think that is a wonderful idea.
The only remnants of the
snow is in the very shady areas. Each morning is so beautiful! The sun
is shining and makes the snow glisten.
Back to the torch.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday, October 29th,
Today
is my mom's B'Day! Last time I went to visit her she mentioned that she
had always wanted a Teddy Bear. So my plan was to surprise her on her
birthday. I was going to Albuquerque and take her to Build a Bear so
that she would get the bear of her choice. Well! I did not make it
because of the 24" of snow that fell on our city in the passed two day.
My back yard yesterday with 9" of snow. Still got another 15" after this.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Tuesday, October 6th,
Did not make it to Albuquerque for the
family picnic. I have a bad sinus infection. At first I did not feel
bad but now I feel horrible. My whole body just aces.
More
problems with e-mail! I have not received any e-mails since September
27th. There just seems to be so many problems with computer related
business stuff that is really important.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday, October 1st,
Will
be out of town for a few days. First to Taos New Mexico to the wool
market. Then on Sunday off to Albuquerque. A long lost cousin of my
father is coming to visit him and meet our family. There are more than
90 in the Sandoval Clan. That is just my parents descendants. This does
not include any of our cousins. My father lost his mother at a very
young age. He moved form house to house so he never really got to know
much about his father or any of his relatives. We have always know
that we are of the Apache tribe but could never confirm it. We have
learned that my father is full Apache and comes from the Bear Clan.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Wednesday, September 23rd,
Yet
another time! Problems with the service provider. Was working away,
walked a way to go get some more info then when I got back to my
computer it was having troubles. Looked and I no longer had internet
access..... Called took another 3 hours to get it resolve not to
mention all the work that I had done was lost. Still trying to get the
My Web Site updated.
Hope to have pics of some jewelry I made out of my sugar beads.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday, September 18th,
Just like I said!!! Problems with the service provider. Less than 48
hours into having the service they canceled my internet access because
they not I had so many typos, my address, my name, and by telephone
number. Took two days to resolve the problem. Time I could have spent
making beads and jewelry. Finally got it resolved! Up and running
again. Hopefully with
out any problems. Well need to make some more jewelry for a new account
in Albuquerque.
My granddaughter Arianna turned 9 on Friday.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Monday, September 15th,
Finally!!!
Connected to the internet.... But for how long I do not know! So many
problems with servers I am a little skeptical that it will continue to
work without any glitches. Working on orders and new silver lined
hollows that I am very pleased with, Still need to perfect them.
By
the way there are may of you who have asked me about my nephew Adam! He
is doing well. No long stays in the hospital for now... Thank God
This is Adam tearing up a Sponge Bob Pinata!!!
Till next time,
Bernadette
Wednesday September 10th,
I
have been having some major internet provider problems. It has been
worse than dial up!!!! Lost e-mails from 8/26 - 10/3! Have tried a few
different providers with no success. I am at the local coffee shop
Taza's doing my work. Another customer came in complaining about the
same problem. He has the provider who will be coming on Friday to
install internet in my home. AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!
Till next time,
Bermadette
Thursday August 13th
For
about 3 months now I have had some major service provider issues. It is
hard enough for me to get things done on the computer and then to add
provider problems. It was running at slower than dial up but was paying
for high speed. Changed providers and it became worse!!!! So
frustrating!!! Have updated my CATALOG, There are 18 different colors
available. They are 11mm but can be ordered in 13mm as well as 15mm.
Also am making disc, hopefully they will be up soon. Well have orders
to fill so back to the torch.
 
Till next time,
Bernadette
Friday July 30th,
I have been busy making sugar beads, silver lined hollows and triangle beads. Am using Cattwalk Lampworking Tools
to make the silver lined and triangle beads. They are really fun to
work with and am very pleased with the results. Sold every one of the Puffy Pillows some of the Large Oval Lentil
at the ISGB Conference. The triangle press is still not yet available
but I bet if you ask them they will make one for you. The ISGB
Conference is lots of fun and it is always great to see old friends
like Fay Katherine, and others, and to make new friends. There are so
much talented beadmakers!!! The ISGB Conference was in Miami this year.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday June 11th,
My husband and I are in South Dakota where it is cold and raining.
We went to Mt. Rushmore today and it is incredibly awesome!! Then we
went to see Crazy Horse!! The head alone is as big as the 4 Presidents.
It is a short trip. We return to Denver tomorrow evening.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Tuesday June 9th,
Took the red eye yesterday form
Milwaukee!! Got up at 3am to get on a 6am flight arrived in Denver at
7:30am. Did not know that there were 5 tornado's that touched down here
in Colorado on Sunday. Thought we left those in Texas!
The Bead
& Button Show was a success for me. I sold lots of my Sugar Beads.
Everyone loved the colors!!! Show the eBay auction beads to a few
people on my e-mail list. They were really surprised at the size of the
bead and the colors. They said that the pictures do not show the true
colors. I will have to work on having better photo skills.
Paul
will start his new job on Monday! We leave tomorrow for Mt. Rushmore
and will return on Friday. Then on Saturday my friend Jama and I will
get up very early, head to Estes Park for the Wool Market. Busy, Busy,
Busy!!!!
Till next time,
Bernadette
Friday May 1st,
The weather here has been constantly changing. Last
weekend we had about 8" of snow. Then the week was wonderful and sunny.
Now today it is overcast and cool. Wanted to get out in the sunshine
but had too many deadlines to meet. So far everything that I have put
up on EBay has sold. There is still one set that does not have a bid on
it. So go take a look!!! They are at a great price.
Till next time,
Bernadette Fuentes
Monday April 13th,
Hope
everyone had as great of an Easer as we did!!! Here is a pic of my
grandchildren. Arianna who is 8, really liked her new red velvet shoes
along with her starkly jeans and her asymmetrical top. She called it
her crooked top. LOL Little Paul Ray who is 2 is sporting his new shirt
and a pair of Cars shoes. He likes that the eyes glow in the dark.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday April 2nd
Last
week my DH took me to San Francisco for my B'Day. We did lots of
walking and eating. What great fun it was. He teases me because I do
enjoy chocolate. So he took this picture of me with the Ghirardelli
building behind me. He calls it my home away from home. So I took this
picture of his home away form home. Alcatraz!!!
Till next time,
Bernadette
Thursday March 19, 2009
I
have a new phone number. 303-522-4856 There was no reason before to
change my number to a Colorado number. However, recently my
granddaughter got a rash and was being sent home from school. Her
father had to call me to go get her. I am now on the list so that if
there is an emergency the school can call me to pick her up. Been
working really hard making lots of beads and jewelry. New and exciting
thing are being sent out to galleries. Will get pics up soon.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Wednesday March 18, 2009
The trunk show at Taza de Café went really well... Will probably be doing it again in a couple of weeks.
Till next time,
Bernadette
Monday March 2nd, 2009
I will be doing a trunk show at Taza de Café
on Friday & Saturday, March 6th and 7th from 9am to 2pm. They have
great coffee and serve a great lunch. Rosemarie is a great supporter of
the arts.
Here is a few of the Ancient Nomads that I will have for sale at a great price of $38.00.
Till next time!
Bernadette
Monday January 26th, 2009
It
is so hard to believe that it has been over a month that I have posted
anything! Been busy filling orders, making new blowing beads then
silvering them, bringing back an old favorite sugar beads, then before
that spending lots of time with family during the holidays. It is
wonderful being close to my grandchildren. Watching them open present
and enjoying them. Getting ready for Tucson. Hope to see you there.
Till next time,
Bernadette
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