Good Morning Paper Bead Friends!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Fall season so far! I certainly am and happy to announce I am doing my first holiday craft show that I have done since moving here to Roy, Washington! I’ve been busy getting ready for that and also beefing up my Etsy shop! Which brings up why I am posting! My Winter/Holiday/Christmas Bead collection will drop this coming Friday, October 2nd at 6pm pst! Super excited as I have been working hard to give you new designs and a lot of them! Mark your calendars and join me in my Etsy shop to see all the new designs coming! https://thepaperbeadboutique.etsy.com
One additional tidbit of information I want to share with you is that has been weighing on my mind and that is a price increase. I’ve been considering this for weeks now and decided I didn’t have a choice. Although I continue to bead and keep my shop open because I LOVE CREATING beads!!! But between the cost of supplies and the time it is taking me to create each set, since it is only me doing them, I feel I have no choice but to increase prices by a small amount and at least help cover my time. If I were to calculate it out, I am making less than half of minimum wage! That’s pretty sad! But I also recognize I need to stay within the market range! There are sooooo many more folks offering paper beads for all your projects than there was when I first opened my shop. I pride myself on the time and quality I put into each and every bead I roll and seal, to offer you! They come from my heart! I really do take pride in what I have to offer in my shop! So… having said that, prices on my beads will increase during the 1st week of January 2027. I appreciate your understanding and all the support you have given me and my paper bead shop over the last 13 years of business on Etsy! Now here is to 13 more!
Until then folks, Happy Beading and Happy Creating!
