Paper Bead Swap Information and Help UPDATE

[Retta]

PayPal work??? (evil laugh)

[LisaH]

Ha - I have just seen what we are supposed to call our "lumpy" beads...ORGANIC BEADS!! and we thought we weren't doing it right

[Suzan]

PayPal work??? (evil laugh)

I sent a PM Ransom LOLOLOL

[Retta]

Received and reply sent. There aren't any police hanging out???

[Suzan]

Only the bead police which are probably Dana and Lisa H, no worries I have replied to you also.

[kate3]

For you two over the pond. Don't put return postage on the the envelopes. Our post office won't accept them. So don't waste the money. Just send chocolate next time and we will all be fine. LOL. Don't worry my lumps are the same way. That is the purpose of this is to learn.

Suzan, I read this way after I posted and mine has return stamps on it but I left my quarter at home. I always put double the post on the return envelope that it costs to send and your postal service has always taken it.
Just put your return address on the back because I forgot to do that. Drop it in the post office and run. No one told me they had to pay my post on the last 2 ATC swaps. Were they just being nice?

[LisaH]

Oh yes...we are watching!

[whizzy]

For you two over the pond. Don't put return postage on the the envelopes. Our post office won't accept them. So don't waste the money. Just send chocolate next time and we will all be fine. LOL. Don't worry my lumps are the same way. That is the purpose of this is to learn.

Suzan, I read this way after I posted and mine has return stamps on it but I left my quarter at home. I always put double the post on the return envelope that it costs to send and your postal service has always taken it.
Just put your return address on the back because I forgot to do that. Drop it in the post office and run. No one told me they had to pay my post on the last 2 ATC swaps. Were they just being nice?

Now I'm a bit confused here Kate - we can't buy stamps in Australia to be used to send the swaps back to us - the only option I believe we have is to include an international reply coupon, which is what I've done. This was the information I was told at the PO.

[kate3]

The first thing I ever sent I could buy US stamps. Now they don't have them. The last 2 I put Aussie stamps on and that is what they came back with. I asked again today at the post office and they told me it should work. If it hasn't been working then I owe Kathy and someone else money for postage for the last 2 ATC swaps. If this is so then I need to pay them back now.

Kathy, Please let me know if you paid my postage for me. When my brain is working I will remember who did the swap before that one and ask again.

[Dana]

Yeah Suzan will be rich and I need to get out my jewelry making tools!!!!

Not with my beads she won't be rich. Someone would have to pay me to take them back.

I cannot wait to get them! I'm thinking that one of those bracelets that is just chock full of charms / beads will be a fabby thing to make!!

Sounds like I might be sending my beads onto @LisaH to make me a bracelet. I can make beads, but not so good at the jewelry part. LOL

[Dana]

This thread reminds me of this one: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=606&hilit=tease

[LisaH]

yes it does!

you can send the beads to me...just don't know how good I will be at making things yet...may take a WHILE... you know, long enough for you to forget where you left them

[Suzan]

I see we are going to have more and more beads disappear. I have received a reply to my ransom note. She is will to pay in dark chocolate covered pretzels and homemade carmel.

[Dana]

I see we are going to have more and more beads disappear. I have received a reply to my ransom note. She is will to pay in dark chocolate covered pretzels and homemade carmel.

NOW WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE MISSY!!!!!

Homemade Caramel? Who do I send my ransom note to? Who do I hijack to intercept that caramel? Who is willing to help me? BUT... I get the caramel the rest of ya can have the pretzels.

[Retta]

Suzan ask first. No one answered but me!!!

[LisaH]

no, no, no...I want in on the caramel...is it salted caramel?? I will MAKE beads for salted caramel...

[Suzan]

I can't eat carmel boo, unless it is liquid, omgoodness Bryan made that once and I just wanted to sit with a bowl and spoon and eat the whole thing.

[Dana]

I can't eat carmel boo, unless it is liquid, omgoodness Bryan made that once and I just wanted to sit with a bowl and spoon and eat the whole thing.

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Ingredients :
1 8 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Direction :
1. Immerse closed can on its side in a pot of boiling water.
2. Leave on a simmer or light boil for 2 hours topping off with water as needed. Be careful and don’t let the water dry out.
3. Remove from heat and let cool thoroughly before opening can. Condensed milk should be thick and a nice caramel color. Don’t open the can while its still hot, I hear that can be very, very messy.

[Dana]

LisaH - I'll make the beads, you make them the jewelry!

[Retta]

I make the salted Carmel that just melts in your mouth. I also have done a lot of jewelry making. It is fun!!!