Feeling the Love - A Customer's Testimonial

So, I'm feeling a little under the weather, but I wanted to share a really nice email I received from a customer from the UK.  She had purchased my "Crackling Lentil Beads with Polymer Clay" only yesterday and has already made her first bead!  How impressive is that?   So, with a little shameless self-promotion, here's what she wrote:

"I just had to email you to tell you how much I have enjoyed your tutorial. 

It is completely brilliant! I am just about to upload a photo to the flickr pool of the first bead I have made. From start to finish every single step worked out without any problems at all - I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to make hollow lentils only to fail at the final steps and have ended up with a bead that is just not good enough - and now, on the very first attempt I have a beautiful bead!

What is more, the crackling technique - which was secondary to my desire to learn the hollow lentil technique - is just so beautiful that I am probably going to be making way too many of them!!!

I have purchased a few tutorials before, but can honestly say, that this is the only one that has worked from step one right through to the end - beautiful photos, easy to follow instructions and lots of lovely tips!
You should be very proud of it! I remember looking at your beautiful beads about 4 years ago, when I was first starting to sell my jewellery, and thinking "How does she do that!?" I can hardly believe that I have now made my own.


Thank you so much."

Honestly - this email couldn't have come at a better time. But it doesn't even end there.  She wrote me later and let me know she even blogged about it.  Pippa - thanks for lifting my spirits!  

And speaking of lifting my spirits, I kind of disappeared off the blogosphere this week due to illness, and again, server problems.  Here in the northeast, we have been getting bombarded with snow. Wednesday night we got another foot. Our mailbox bottom is about to be buried with snow. If we get the snow they're predicting next week, we're going to have to dig out a little cave for the mailman to get our mail. 

And with the snow comes the sniffles and yet again, no school. But I had an order I wanted to get out this week so I had to stay focused.  I really appreciate weeks like this that I can work in my pj's!  And speaking of business, it's the end of the month, and another Naftali bead will be going out to one of my lucky subscribers. If you're new to this blog, head over to my website and sign up for the monthly bead giveaway.
I don't know about you, but TGIF!  Have a great weekend!