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I am shamelessly promoting my Etsy.com store. Get in here and promote yours

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Location:

Torrance, California

About Me:

Wife, mom, glass bead maker, I own The Mandrel a flameworking studio/supply where I make my beads and sell tools and supplies to other bead makers.

All contributed content © Donna K. Conklin

Gender:

Gal

I am a/an:

Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Shopper, Independent Retailer

(Designers only) I create:

Glass Beads and jewelry using my glass beads (usually!)

(Designers only) I am willing to do:

Custom orders, Wholesaling

(Designers only) I have been featured on:

No where yet :(

(Designers only) My work is sold at:

On my website and I've recently started traveling to do bead shows.

Website:

http://www.PrimaDonnaBeads.com

Website #2:

http://www.TheMandrel.com

Website #3:

http://www.primadonnabeads.etsy.com

Favorite Designers/Artists:

Michael Kors, Betsey Johnson, lots of others... I love shopping at Anthropologie and Free People :)

Favorite Music/Musicians:

Almost Anything!

Favorite TV Show & Movies:

Anything CSI, Law and Order, stuff like that... and my two guilty pleasures are American Idol and So you think you can Dance... please don't tell anyone! :)

Favorite Books / Authors:

Stephen King!

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Been a while since I was here last...

I've been off doing a couple of shows... The ISGB bead bazaar in Oakland 2 weekends ago and the Pasadena Bead and Design show last week-end. But I'm back now and have some new things in my Etsy store... www.primadonnabeads.etsy.com you can also check out my lampworking buddies by typing in "LEST team" in the search box at Etsy.com or by checking out www.webjam.com/lest...

Posted on August 21, 2008 at 9:03pm — 1 Comment

Etsy Treasury West... I got one :)

I can hardly believe it, I actually caught a Treasury! My first try too! I guess I just happened refresh the page at the right time, I really thought I had missed it.
Anyway, here it is: In The Purple

Posted on July 5, 2008 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Etsy Lampwork Etc Street Team July Challenge

Hey everybody! As a part of the Etsy LE Street Team I'd like to "pimp" our July challenge...
http://www.webjam.com/lest/july_challenge
Scroll down and take a peek at all the challenge beads and please vote for the one you like best... this would be so much fun to have some of our IndiePublic peeps come on over and play! Voting ends on July 4 (perfect don't you think?)
Thanks!
Donna
www.PrimaDonnaBeads.com

Posted on July 2, 2008 at 3:02pm —

LEST...

I am now a member of the LE Street Team on Etsy! I've got some bead sets listed, and I'm gonna add a couple more sets each day so I hope you'll come by and see what I have! You can even type in "lest" in the tag search to find other members of the LE Street Team... LE stands for LampworkEtc btw it's a great forum for lampworkers and etc! Get it? The website is www.lampworketc.com and you can check out more members of the LE Street Team at www.LESTbeads.com while you're surfin'. Cheers everybody!

Posted on June 22, 2008 at 2:31pm — 4 Comments

I'm not much of a blogger...

However, I just need to get this out. If you sign up for class in someone's place of business, and that place of business bends over backward to accommodate you, supplies your materials, and has the hubby bring in lunch after he's alredy been to said shop early setting up the EasyUp tent and the tables (even put table cloths over them... real one's not paper!), and made sure the ice chest was fully stocked and had plenty of ice... the very least you can do is say THANK YOU when said class is ove… Continue

Posted on June 11, 2008 at 5:08pm — 5 Comments

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At 3:54pm on June 22, 2008, The Beadin' Path said…

Love love Stephanie Sersich. She teaches at our store - we're so lucky to have her close by! Your beads are gorgeous!
Heather

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At 7:13pm on June 17, 2008, AlwaysAmy said…: I am doing a little cross promoting/networking!

Please friend me here if we aren't already!

Blog - http://www.always-amy.blogspot.com
My blog has a big plug board for you to load your link up free & two nice spots to run project wonderful ads. Plus, I like to do blog site, link exchanges. I usually get between 75 to 300 hits a day so it stays busy & is a nice place to promote from.

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/people/alwaysamyetsycom/
Maybe we can be flickr friends? :)

Deviant Art - http://alwaysamy.deviantart.com/
& here I am on DA! I'm just getting started there & feeling lonely, so if you are using that site for promo, stop by & say hi!

Have a fantastic week! & much luck with all your business endeavors!

At 3:35pm on June 17, 2008, Jealousy Jewels by Tracy said…: Your Beads are beautiful! Nice work!

At 9:47am on June 17, 2008, PrimaDonnaBeads said…: Than you so much for the reply. I'll watch the flame a little closer.

At 8:58am on June 17, 2008, Kristan Child said…: I use 3/32 mandrels, I get them from the local oxygen/welding shop in the full rod form and cut them down. I get bending when I am making cubes or beads that need manipulation of shapes. I save the bent ones for cubes and the occasional press. Watch where your flame is hitting the mandrel when you are making the bead. If the flame hits one spot for too long will ether bend or burn right through.

At 6:31am on June 16, 2008, Kristan Child said…: Oh, thank you so much!
I love your beads, so pretty and full of subtle colors that end up popping out at you the more you look at them.

At 5:11pm on June 15, 2008, PrimaDonnaBeads said…: Hey there to you! Cute stuff you have there in your shop, cute name too :)

At 3:04pm on June 15, 2008, Heather Sherman said…: Hi There ; )

At 3:13pm on June 13, 2008, PrimaDonnaBeads said…: Just a quick note here on my comment wall to say thank you to everyone who has welcomed me onto IndiePublic in the last few days! I've been answering each person individually but on my own page it doesn't show my replies to them :(
Anyway, thanks so much everybody! I really like this place :)