<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post8740139457183919335..comments</id><updated>2012-02-07T11:22:15.899-05:00</updated><category term='Giveaways'/><category term='Metal clay'/><category term='Mixed media'/><category term='Bead weaving'/><category term='LBS'/><category term='&quot;A Charmed Life&quot; project'/><category term='Recycled jewelry'/><category term='Polymer clay'/><category term='Wire'/><category term='Works in progress'/><category term='Bead embroidery'/><category term='Metal Fabrication'/><category term='Jewelry business'/><category term='Inspiration and entertainment'/><category term='Other artists'/><category term='Design'/><category term='e-Books'/><category term='Calls and contests'/><category term='Reader questions'/><category term='Tutorials'/><category term='Question of the Month'/><category term='Classes and Events'/><category term='Bead Journal Project'/><category term='TAST'/><category term='Fiber and beads'/><category term='Artist profiles'/><category term='Books and magazines'/><category term='Suppliers'/><category term='Beading'/><category term='Posters and Photos'/><category term='Online tools and instructions'/><category term='Finished jewelry pieces'/><category term='Basics - getting started'/><category term='Steampunk'/><category term='Education'/><category term='Making beads'/><category term='Lampwork and fusing'/><category term='Family and friends'/><title type='text'>Comments on Beading Arts: Business or hobby?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/feeds/8740139457183919335/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html'/><author><name>Cyndi L</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fKs3IEf17C8/Sy-Hgil3xmI/AAAAAAAADbM/J1PQ1BvVD7E/S220/cyndi-camera.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8714310442335736622</id><published>2012-02-07T11:22:15.899-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T11:22:15.899-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OK, it&amp;#39;s all set!  Jennifer very kindly sent m...</title><content type='html'>OK, it&amp;#39;s all set!  Jennifer very kindly sent me the link after I lost it!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/8714310442335736622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/8714310442335736622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1328631735899#c8714310442335736622' title=''/><author><name>Cyndi L</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fKs3IEf17C8/Sy-Hgil3xmI/AAAAAAAADbM/J1PQ1BvVD7E/S220/cyndi-camera.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-764593001'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-4449342748140640507</id><published>2012-02-06T13:35:53.437-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T13:35:53.437-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you for putting together this post. I was pa...</title><content type='html'>Thank you for putting together this post. I was particularly interested in the link to &amp;quot;Jennifer VanBenschoten tackles a slightly smaller question in To sell or not to sell?&amp;quot; Unfortunately it sends me off to 404 land. Could you fix the link?&lt;br /&gt;Thanks much!&lt;br /&gt;Allie</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/4449342748140640507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/4449342748140640507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1328553353437#c4449342748140640507' title=''/><author><name>Allie D.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13650886277440645819</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yD6iHORb_rg/TbSmk-TuIiI/AAAAAAAAAOY/yVtetaysgjg/s220/capstone2002_allie.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-810939134'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-7994827261523270252</id><published>2012-01-19T14:26:11.465-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T14:26:11.465-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you Cyndi for the link you left in my blog a...</title><content type='html'>Thank you Cyndi for the link you left in my blog and of course for your visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went to your profile and loved the way you worded it.  Mazel Tov!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7994827261523270252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7994827261523270252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1327001171465#c7994827261523270252' title=''/><author><name>alankarshilpa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01783357847456177361</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12053619763693840287'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qeOsCnBj8Kg/SKu5UMfCrZI/AAAAAAAAACU/7ppbId5nd0k/S220/IMG_0487.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1275348801'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-7932190911821198209</id><published>2012-01-18T21:42:10.621-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T21:42:10.621-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A great post.  I just finished reading a book by T...</title><content type='html'>A great post.  I just finished reading a book by Timothy Adam - Making Money through Etsy and I have just written about it in my last post ( in my blog).  I have to go through your links to study and understand this more.  Thank you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.alankarshilpa.etsy.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7932190911821198209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7932190911821198209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1326940930621#c7932190911821198209' title=''/><author><name>alankarshilpa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01783357847456177361</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12053619763693840287'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qeOsCnBj8Kg/SKu5UMfCrZI/AAAAAAAAACU/7ppbId5nd0k/S220/IMG_0487.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1275348801'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-6223873145914136685</id><published>2012-01-18T15:52:10.191-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T15:52:10.191-05:00</updated><title type='text'>No, I don&amp;#39;t mind :-)</title><content type='html'>No, I don&amp;#39;t mind :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/6223873145914136685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/6223873145914136685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1326919930191#c6223873145914136685' title=''/><author><name>Cyndi L</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fKs3IEf17C8/Sy-Hgil3xmI/AAAAAAAADbM/J1PQ1BvVD7E/S220/cyndi-camera.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-764593001'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-3536208275799551159</id><published>2012-01-18T14:26:16.426-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T14:26:16.426-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cyndi,

You make a very good point here! I have to...</title><content type='html'>Cyndi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You make a very good point here! I have to confess that I&amp;#39;d be happy to sell enough jewelry to keep me buying sequins. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The aspects of business that really have me excited are the teaching portion... and also another thing, which I might need your expert advice on, if you don&amp;#39;t mind answering some questions by email?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/3536208275799551159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/3536208275799551159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1326914776426#c3536208275799551159' title=''/><author><name>Saturday Sequins</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08221653054315631804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14829921707953658470'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8G6NAXmvOI/TsanIknycCI/AAAAAAAAAOo/HmQc4DkQRz8/s220/Star.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-476692458'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-7359432114528187071</id><published>2012-01-18T11:54:28.881-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T11:54:28.881-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I think you are very very smart to have figured ou...</title><content type='html'>I think you are very very smart to have figured out what works for you!  And the pieces you make are spectacular, so you&amp;#39;re obviously doing something right :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7359432114528187071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/7359432114528187071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1326905668881#c7359432114528187071' title=''/><author><name>Cyndi L</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01564900810103675653</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fKs3IEf17C8/Sy-Hgil3xmI/AAAAAAAADbM/J1PQ1BvVD7E/S220/cyndi-camera.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-764593001'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-6614899059558578518</id><published>2012-01-18T10:05:07.220-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T10:05:07.220-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Have to say there is no way I could ever make a bu...</title><content type='html'>Have to say there is no way I could ever make a business out of designing and making jewellery, nor would I enjoy doing so but it would be nice if it covered some of the costs of actually buying all the gems etc I use, as it used to do. I make individul art jewellery and love it, not everyones cup of tea I know!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/6614899059558578518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/8740139457183919335/comments/default/6614899059558578518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html?showComment=1326899107220#c6614899059558578518' title=''/><author><name>BluMoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00965761807418055337</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08924841917324926294'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZYfE-cqMLFw/ScN6XwNb6yI/AAAAAAAAACw/cLWObtK5kOA/S220/BlumoonEtsy1.png'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/business-or-hobby.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10301121.post-8740139457183919335' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10301121/posts/default/8740139457183919335' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1073888438'/></entry></feed>
