BFNR!! (or) no longer a virgin

Oct 28, 2003 20 Replies
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You may remember a post awhile back wherein I admitted to Jerri that I have never owned a Swarovski crystal. (I didn't admit I have never SEEN one in person.) The illustrious Dr. Sooz not only dubbed me a Swarovski Virgin, but apparantly decided to "deflower" me!



Out in my mailbox on this dreary, wet October day was this little square box marked, "FIRST CLASS" on all sides, with the acronym BFNR in the return address slot. My daughter and I looked at each other then took it inside and opened it up immediately. What to our wondering eyes did appear but cellophane baggies all sparkley and clear! (wrong story, but I am stunned) All kinds of crystals, all sparkley and beautiful! Colors and facets! How absolutely beautiful. I can see why they are so coveted. We are still grinning!



Sooz, I'm glad you were my first. Thank you for being so gentle. (You could have stayed a little longer and cuddled some - oh! wrong story, but as I said, I am stunned!)



You were right to mark it First Class. What a lovely, unexpected thing to do. I hope what goes around comes around and you are blessed beyond anything you would hope or think! Thanks, Sooz.


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K

Aren't they gorgeous???? I love Swarovskis!

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J

WARNING: SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS CAN BE ADDICTIVE.

(I've got a crystal monkey on my back. I only went back to work to support my Swarovski habit.)

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K

LOL that's so cool.. and your retelling made me giggle and blush! (Just kidding about the blushing part.)

WARNING: Swarovski is addictive! I started buying it a couple of months ago because I needed ONE color for ONE project. I've spent over $60 on it since then...

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K

HAHAHA! I guess I should have read on before issuing my own warning! But it's TRUE!

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K

Psahw- you are just a Swarovski baby then...

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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 10:25:27 -0500, KDK wrote (in message ):

Thank you, Kathy. I didn't want to admit how much Swarovski I have.

Kathy N-V

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I know! I fear for my pocketbook...

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K

You're right about that - I will walk in to a bead store for one color for a particular project and end up buying fifteen different colors because they are just so darn gorgeous and I know I'll use them eventually...... $100 later, I realize I only have a tiny bag of crystals. But they're so beautiful!!

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I went to my LBS yesterday to replace the Siam crystals. I only need about

91 of them plus a clasp. Well..............I spent about $57. I ended up buying a few Helio ABs as well as the Siam. I had the double row RAW bracelet from B&B done in Shadow AB 2x and Indian Sapphire AB 2x with a terrific crystal clasp. The blue just didn't *pop*. It was lovely but not quite right. I cut it apart last night, replaced the clasp with a SS filigree and used the Helios for the accent beads. *POP*!!

Tomorrow I'm teaching the single RAW bracelt at Ben Franklin. I actually persuaded them to buy real Swarovski bicones for this one. We did it once with their (cheap) glass bicones and there was a difference. Tomorrow we're doing it right! (Ha ha - right/right angle weave! No pun initially intended.) I'll get these people hooked yet! (This is where I walk off laughing evilly.)

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Drooool - I love any Swarovski with the 2x AB finish. Good luck with your class!

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K

You know what's funny about me having spent about that much, too?

I don't make jewelry. Now, I just *have* a bunch of crystals.

I'm sure I'll use them eventually.

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K

ROFL - well, that's an incentive to make jewelry!! If anything, you can put a few in with your bead sets. Or, just stare at them all the time - that's what *I* do. :)

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Tee hee - and since this thread started I've received 2 more batches!

Some of it vintage - gahhhhh. Including some awesome glacier blue pendants - WOW.

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But they are just so nice to look at and think about. They are so sparkly.....

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How much do you have??? I am pretty obsessed over Swarovski! I have about

97% of all the colors made or thought up in the 4mm 5301's

Nicole

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C

I've been trying to think of a description of Morion. It's the color of tourmaline, like the blackish crystals in tourmalinated quartz.

Tina

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Oh dear...that's where it starts, people or dragons. We have that in common, you know. Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

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J

You know that's an awful lot!!! As in a couple of hundred!

Girlfriend, dear Nicole, - may I visit you? ;-)

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