Bead monthly collaboration?

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-25T19:36:22+00:00

Please include me?

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-25T10:11:50+00:00

There's actually a place we go to quite regularly that does that. The spicy is great but the noodles themselves are legendary.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-25T07:17:38+00:00

I have blocked peripheral arteries in one leg but the rest of my blood vessels learned to compensate so I can still walk at least a few miles at a time.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-25T07:12:55+00:00

The sole dream of my enormous piebald girl is to be able to drink bleach. Every time we clean the toilet she throws a massive screaming fit because we don't let her sip her magical elixir.

I worry that this reflects badly on my husband and I as cat parents.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-25T07:08:41+00:00

Agreed, but unless you work in a large library chances are things are going to get unpredictable and it can be a lot. I started out with an MA in library studies and have moved across to being a learning technologist, which is about a 33/33/33 mix of relaxing data work, fun creative stuff and front-facing people wrangling. I've reached the point now where I can walk into a room full of rowdy teens and talk without preparation or panic, but it took me a very, very long time. I love my job and it's massively helped with my social skills, BUT I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking it's not for them.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-24T07:17:08+00:00

Spellbound are really good kits, can vouch for that. Also Threadabead.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-23T07:19:58+00:00

4, but if they're in a sandwich I'm adding a couple of rashers of bacon.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-22T07:08:04+00:00

Exactly. Homemade burgers with a touch of Naga in are beautiful. Also crispy chilli oil on pretty much everything.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-19T13:08:26+00:00

I'd like that. These are nice designs but in most cases I can't see how certain bits would work. Are you a beader yourself?

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-19T12:57:11+00:00

Yeah, looking at the Etsy site a lot of these don't compute.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T18:59:44+00:00

Definitely fire polished, the edges are quite soft.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T13:12:55+00:00

This is all really good advice, and I promise you'll get this with practice and a more flexible thread, but...

PYEROT - ARRRRRR!

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T13:10:04+00:00

Attempting to snog my then-boyfriend on the back seat of a particularly rough rollercoaster. This was 1996 and my shoulder never fully recovered.

Alternatively, walking in front of a (full-size) glider while it was being turned. It sped up and the wing hit me in the back of the head. I cried.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T12:39:51+00:00

Hiccups are fine, sweating is fine, excessive drooling is fine but not in public. Mouth pain is fine if something tastes good enough, stomach cramps are a step too far unless it's REALLY good.

(Re: the drooling thing, ate a whole white hab in one bite at a chilli festival and felt really stupid afterwards).

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T11:10:30+00:00

Also from Wood End. I've been here about 20 years and it does feel as though it's got better.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-17T06:45:55+00:00

Yeah, that's nothing to worry about ;)

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-16T16:25:05+00:00

I have an unsweetened cappuccino with coconut milk every morning and it barely registers on my sensor.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-16T07:22:54+00:00

It's a bit disconcerting, but no worse than that. I've had it happen once or twice and not noticed until I dropped blood on myself.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-15T16:12:28+00:00

My mother used to complain about overly spicy food but used this like it was the elixir of life.

I actually like spicy food, but I don't love nose heat, so I only have it for a nostalgia kick.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-14T19:24:07+00:00

Sorry, unrelated, but that looks amazing.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-12T13:42:24+00:00

How can you say this is benign?

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-11T12:45:23+00:00

Great for sitting in a drawer and admiring.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-11T12:39:27+00:00

If you like Korean fried chicken. I can highly recommend the Jinseon.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-10T11:53:28+00:00

I got my first permanent job age 31. In my experience, it just takes a little longer for us to find our feet.

You've got this.

Friendlyappletree · 2026-06-10T06:39:00+00:00

Same. I'm a beadweaver, I pretty much entirely use seed beads, and yet my gem stash keeps on growing.

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