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Amy Kay – Lightwave Jewelry DesignsAugust 2014This is just a short testimonial, but I wanted to say how beautiful the quality of your beads is. I bought a bulk quantity of your rainbow round & square pillow beads for a fair I attended this summer, and everyone loved your beads! The quality is unsurpassed in detail and design. You were a joy to work with and made me an excellent deal. Your rainbow design works perfectly with my company identity. Representing "light waves" in my work with colors is paramount. Thank you. Live your dream. Katherine C.September 3, 2011I NEVER email anyone to tell them how much I admire their work, but I just HAD to tell you.I am an artisan who designs and sells to galleries and other shops. I do no true retail work, and everything I buy to use comes from out of state, so no tax liability is incurred.I have been using your designs for a little over six months, buying them through ArtBeads. I found you because, for once, I took the time to read the advertisements in the back of several magazines I subscribe to, such as Lapidary Artist, Jewelry Design, BeadWork, Stringing, Button and Bead, and WireWork, and there you were—much to my delight and joy!I wear your dragonfly design almost every time I leave the studio or house. That design and the wonderful lilac & blue pillows are my all-time favorites. The few retail sales I have made have been as a result of wearing your work! People stop me everywhere and ask who made my bracelets, earrings, or watch band bracelets, and I give them my card. I sell the pieces I make for these 'special orders' through a local artisans group to avoid collecting tax and handling paperwork associated with retail sales.I buy mostly from small lampwork artists who sell directly to artisans, but your website convinced me to go to the SC Tax Commission and obtain a resale license so I could buy wholesale from you at 25–35% less, as well as a nice percentage below ArtBeads prices!I am so thrilled that I HAD to tell you how much I love your designs. More and more, I am using them, and several times ArtBeads was out, which really stung!Have a super Labor Day weekend, and know you have a new customer and a very great admirer of your work. Elsa L.August 10, 2010I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your exquisite work! I had such fun buying your beads at the Pasadena Bead and Design Show last month, and now I am busy making necklaces to showcase them! Susan J. B.October 13, 2009I just received my shipment of your glass beads today—I'm in total shock! They are beautiful, a true masterpiece.I knew when I entered your website and saw your work that I had hit the jackpot. There are so many vendors that produce mass-produced items, but your work is truly unique.I'm very excited to take your art and expand on it. I hope I do justice to your work. As soon as I complete my jewelry, I will send you pictures. In the meantime, I now know where to go for my next supply.Thank you again for bringing beauty into this world. Andrea & BobMarch 24, 2009Thank you, Grace—it was really nice meeting you as well. You can tell just by meeting you how passionate you are about your designs. You were very bubbly—it was nice to see that.Your beads are really lovely! Bob and I would love to design beads someday as well. Maybe someday we could take a class with you. It’s nice to work doing something you are passionate about. We have been busy at work in an office (which pays the bills), but once we get some time to do what we love—making jewelry—we will try to create something really special with your beads.Right now, we sell the bulk of our designs through the office and word of mouth. When we design something with your special beads, we will send you a picture. If you are happy with it, we would be thrilled to have you feature it in your newsletter.Keep up the great work! Have a wonderful day, and thanks again! Andrea & BobMarch 23, 2009My husband and I saw you yesterday at the bead show in New York and purchased some of your beads. They are really beautiful—we can't wait to design something with them. Cheryl V.January 21, 2009I found an ad in BeadStyle for your beads and went straight to your website. I have never seen such lovely designs on a bead, and I can't even see all of them on the front page. I am a designer and would consider it a privilege to create my jewelry with your designs. What an artist you are—God has gifted you! Judy B.December 5, 2008This is Judy. I came to your office last week and bought several of your beautiful lampwork beads. I've made some gorgeous earrings from them, which I will be selling at a Christmas Fair tomorrow—wish me luck!I took pictures of the earrings last night but haven’t transferred them off the camera yet. I will email you the pictures next week. O. Arline L.November 28, 2008It was a delight to meet you at the BABE show in Oakland. I bought several of your pillow beads and a round, flat-backed bead as well. Attached is a picture of a pendant I just finished. I plan on making more of the same using the pillow beads.Your beads are unique and beautiful. Are you planning to make more of the round, flat-backed beads, or are they no longer available on the website? I am interested in purchasing more of them, as well as the pillow beads. Everyone who has seen your beads thinks they are gorgeous. Margaret T.September 19, 2008Just wanted to tell you how much my daughter and I enjoyed meeting you and visiting your booth at the Denver show last weekend. You had the best, most intriguing booth in the entire vendor area. I hope to see you and your work at future shows—perhaps Grapevine next year.I ordered a few beads tonight and can’t wait to get my hands on them! My daughter and I were especially interested in the beads you called "Fiesta"—the black-based ones. However, it was hard to decide which ones we liked best; everything was amazing. Jill S.September 7, 2008Your beads were far and away the most beautiful at the Marlborough bead show. That may be an understatement, as there were not many lampwork artists there, but your beads were treasures.I would love to see some solid color beads to match the colors of the ones I purchased yesterday—light purple, berry, light peridot green, blues, etc. Meeshka2008It was lovely meeting you yesterday and seeing all your beautiful beads. Most of my work is in sterling silver and gemstones, and I also have a line made entirely of African beads, which I sell to benefit AIDS orphans in Kenya.Your beads were too unique to resist! I can’t wait to create jewelry that really showcases them. Each one is a work of art. I will include them in my holiday trunk shows this year. Laura LernerNovember 10, 2008I saw your beautiful designs at BABE, bought several strands, and immediately started making a necklace using gunmetal chain and your products 11204902 and 11204904. Sandy PearlmanAugust 5, 2008I am thrilled with the beads I purchased from you in Las Vegas—they are just gorgeous. Please continue keeping me in the loop with your updates. Janis H.August 4, 2008It was a nice surprise to meet you at the bead show at the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego. I couldn’t decide between the two sets I saw, so I bought both. The beads with the white background and the black background both have a lot of character. Making bracelets with them really shows them off. Lynda B.April 26, 2008I just wanted to tell you how much I liked your beads and the pieces I made with them. I mostly work with vintage beads because they are often inexpensive and have unique colors. I bought several focal beads from your booth at the Madison Bead Show. I went home immediately and made two necklaces—they matched my vintage beads perfectly. Rachele DavisFebruary 12, 2008You probably don’t remember me, but I was at the last New York show. My husband and I bought a few beads from you—or rather, a lot! I just love your beads; they are the nicest I’ve seen at the shows I’ve attended and on the websites I’ve visited. Lisa MayJuly 31, 2007I purchased beads from you when you were in Wilmington, Delaware. I am anxious to finish making my necklace so I can show off your beautiful beads. I have been to many shows, but nothing compares to seeing your work. Anne BerberiJuly 25, 2007I am enjoying creating with your wonderfully colorful beads. I love the variety of color combinations you put together! DeborahJuly 14, 2007It was lovely meeting you yesterday and having a chance to talk with you at the bead show. I hope you had a great show! I’m so excited to see all the new colors and designs you have.