Hello Beth-

I am a friend of Mary Aarons and visited your studio on a Sunday last summer. Do you have any of your Natural Elements beads in purple, green and blue in stock? Like the ones on the postcard I have hanging at my desk? I would LOVE to buy a pair!

Thanx - Mar

Beth, the beautiful square beads and assorted clear glass beads I bought from you when I visited your studio (art studio tour weekend)made a beautiful necklace--everyone who sees it loves it--including my friends at Pismo! Thanks so much for the wonderful experience at your studio and for the great restaurant recommendations, too. Best regards,

Terri

Hi Teri....

Funny you should ask....I used to produce a horizontal style but they just didn't sell well enough to keep in stock so I've stopped. I do have a few left from then, though....here's a picture of what they look like and a couple of different ways I used them. The only ones I have left are the 1" (usable post length), a couple in silver and one in gold (unless there are a couple more hiding out somewhere in the boxes!).

Thanks,

Beth

Hi Beth,

I love your Change a Bead and have at least 10. I'm wondering if you can make them to hold a bead horizontally with clasps at both ends? I have a number of large beads that need to hang horizontally and would love a Change a Bead for those pieces.

Thanks,

Teri

Hi Margaret...

If you are local to the area, you can come into my studio or meet me at one of my shows and I'll take a look at it. If it was defective, I'll fix or replace it but I have to see it to see what happened. If you aren't nearby, you can pop it in a padded envelope and mail it to me and I'll get back to you as soon as I receive it, and let you know what the options are.

Hope that helps...let me know how you'd like to proceed.

thanks,

Beth

A friend purchase a Change-A-Bead necklace for me a while back - I have enjoyed wearing it very much - however, the beautiful silver chain broke - I was wondering how I could get it replaced. Thank you so much!

Very cool!

You have exactly what I was looking for in gold! now I can display my lovely gold bead in style! thanks!

Recently you did a demonstration at the Sandwich Glass Museum, and my husband who is a volunteer there picked up two of your beads, one is small the other is larger. Will you be going back to the museum in the very near future.......I need one more bead to put a necklace together.

I was in your shop several years ago with my friend Cheryl Sullivan. I bought some change a bead earrings and get so many compliments on them as there is nothing like them in Central New York State. I'm hoping to get some more beads this trip. If you're not open I will come back to your site and order some. Keep up the great, creative designs!

Patti Smith

I'm interested in buying more Change-A-Bead holders. I will be up your way in a week or so. Might you have some in then?

I am trying to get started making beads for resale. I like your site. But have limited funds. Maybe later.

Hello, Skye...

Thanks for the comment; when I opened my Bead&Button issue I was so surprised and pleased to see someone come up with another original use for them and I've been trying to reach the person who wrote it to thank her. Hopefully that will happen...

As far as a 3.5" piece....I used to stock a 3.25", for about the first 8 years I made the Change-A-Beads but they just didn't sell well enough to warrant carrying the overhead to keep them in stock any longer. That being said, I have had a few people ask me to make them again and I've asked my manufacturer to give me a price on what they would be now. If you check back in with me in a month or so (it takes him a while to pull all the info together) I should know about the status and if we're going to go ahead....I'm guessing the price will be around $28 or so, but I can't be sure with the price of everything else (especially metals!) going up; they could be as much as $30. Would 3.5" be better for you than 3.25"?

I'd love to see a picture of what you're working on...do you have a website?

Thanks again for taking the time to write...

Sincerely,

Beth

my comment was in response to a use for them on page 20, latest Bead and Button...

I work on wide peyote pieces, and would love a changeabead that is 3.5 inches long. Possible?

Hi Beth,

I'm one of your fans in No. Ca. I have two pair of change a beads that I ordered that I haven't used, and would like to exchange for other beads. I'm sure this is ok with you, I just wanted to give you a heads up before I sent them through the mail. I'll send specific directions and colors with the returned beads. OK? Thanks, Francie

Hi Carole...

If you mean the thickness of the tube that the hoop is made of, it is 2mm. The gold-filled ones have a hinge for the ear post that is a tiny bit larger so the hole in the bead needs to be about 2.5mm or so....does that help? The silver ones are 2mm all the way around.

WHAT IS THE DIAMATOR OF THE HOOPS? NOT THE ENTIRE HOOP, BUT THE ROUND PART OF THE HOOP WHERE YOU PUT YOUR BEADS? THANK YOU, CAROLE HENRY

I'll look on 3/20. Do you do any shows in the northeast?

Wow!! I love this. Do you have any special pricing for quantity? I'd like to order hoops/beads in all clear colors. Thanks for info and for making this available. Awesome!!

Beth ~ Great work ~ great site ~ Hope to see you soon Carol

Rock on with your lovely line

of Change-A-Bead products.

Hope to see you somewhere,soon. Sharon

Hi Beth! Nice to hear from you. Be seeing ya....

Ciao, Ofilia

I love your Change-a-Bead! I have most of the sizes and I have introduced them to my daughter and four friends (and counting...) who are all devotees now too!

Hi Beth,

I had asked you about making a replacement bead for me and I wanted to let you know that I found it. hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. See you next summer. Linda (Virginia Beach)

Thanks, Susan...

I hope to make the hoops and beads available online soon, but we wanted to make sure everything was working perfectly first with the Change-A-Beads. Once the holidays are over we'll start working on getting them up....in the meantime, the order form will remain the best way available for ordering.

thanks for your kind words...

Beth

Hi Beth

I think your website is fantastic and very informative. I will also be purchasing off your studio site, the interchangable hoop bead earrings, those look great!!! In the future will you be able to order those directly online versus sending in an order form?

Sincerely,

Susan (Phoenix, Arizona)

I plan on ordering several "Change-A-Beads" for Christmas presents -- my beading friends will be delighted!

Hi Linda...

At the moment I don't have beads for sale available online; we wanted to launch the shopping cart with just the Change-A-Beads to start with so we could work out the kinks and make sure it's all working properly. If you see specific beads that you are interested in on my site (www.bethwilliams.com) just email me and I can tell you what I currently have available that's similar and what the prices are....and then email you photos if you want.

Thanks for your interest...

Beth

How can I see the beads to choose from? I only see one or two on line.

Great to see your new website - now you need a link on it to your main page where we can purchase beads to go on these fabulous things!

I also am wondering about wholesale and quantities. I think I purchased some from you last year at a reduced price. Thank you. Your beads are awesome.

hello,

i'm wondering if you sell wholesale and what the quantities/prices are?*

Miss Beth, Congratulations! The website looks fabulous!

what a wonderful product - I cannot get enough!