Virtual bead store, Italian appliances, and peek-a-boo flowers...

Wouldn't it be fun to have a virtual bead store? I was imagining customers making appointments on skype and then accompanying me to the studio to choose colors, charms, and chain. With that fantasy in mind I found myself sorting my newest color combinations. I've been playing with transparent pale aqua with crushed glass embellishments. The crush glass is called 'frit' deriving from 'to fry' in Italian (like frittata.)  The crushed glass is made by heating the glass, squishing it thin, then shocking it in water so that it crumbles to bits. I wish I spoke Italian beyond glass terms and menu items. I accidentally set our Roomba to Italian and now I don't know if it needs to be emptied or charged.

Sunflower playing peek-a-boo...