Happy New Year to all our Beading Friends!

January always seems to invite one to spend more time indoors and thus there is a great incentive to work on creative projects. Every once in a while though we encounter bottlenecks so it seemed serendipitous to read Seth Godin's comment on bottlenecks:

"An essential feature of every bottle is the neck. No neck, no bottle.
There are bottlenecks in every process, every project and every method. Something is limited. We can pretend that's not the case and avoid the discussion. Or we can see it as an oppourtunity. 
Successful organizations are good at embracing and working with their bottlenecks."

This of course applies to our personal efforts including our creative projects. One major bottleneck for beaders, is finding an attractive project on-line and then not being able to get all the supplies. This can lead to thinking "outside the box" and finding creative solutions to achieve one's goal. We are frequently delighted when people share their "bottleneck" solutions with us. And of course, we are always please to help customers "problem solve".

We all wish you a wonderful, creative 2026 and especially a healthy year filled with happiness and prosperity!

Meredith, Brent and Carrie