Here are my two favorite ones.
1. I was at the local library with my granddaughter and while she was being entertained by the guest speaker from follies on ice, I started beading at a table in the main hall area, I was just beading away when I looked up to see these two little girls squatting in chairs on the other side of the table they held their little faces in their little hands and where just staring at me while I worked, when I had finished the piece I held it up for them to get a good look and at the same time they said wow.
What better praise could you hope for.
2. I got an e-mail from someone it stated that he had seen a sample of my work and was wondering if I did custom beadwork.
With all the problems I was having, and a ton of self projects I was working on I almost decided to reply not at this time.
When a little voice said if you aren’t playing you can’t win.
This is my favorite saying when asked why I play the Lottery.
Anyway I sent him an e-mail saying that I do Custom beadwork, but I was extremely busy right now, but had a friend who could do what ever pattern I sent.
Low and behold I received the following e-mail message.
I would like a hat band for a western hat, my hat is fawn in color and I measured around the top of the hat where it meets the brim and that is 22 ¼ “. I like turtles and the following colors blue white green orange black but not yellow or red. I don’t know what way to make it but I’ll trust your judgment for pattern and such. If you could give me an idea as to what it will cost I’d appreciate that.
Well after some consideration I came up with a pattern 13 beads wide in peyote stitch and a price, and sent the information off to the gentleman.
He responded by e-mail stating that he never expected to see the piece before I made it, I sent him a photo of the piece on my own graph paper, he liked it very much and promised a check was forth coming.
The next day I received a money order by express overnight delivery.
So I made him the hat band, and sent it to him.
A couple of weeks later I went to the rodeo in Salt Lake City Utah, my seat was in the nose bleed section, and you will never guess what I saw. ha, ha, ha
That’s right the hat band that I had made.
I was really impressed with how it looked on that fawn colored hat, that measured 22 ¼ “ at the top of the hat where it meets the brim, perched on top of the head of the reigning bull riding champion.
I have made other hat bands before and since but I will always remember that one.