All About MeWhat everyone should know about me
I LOVE TO MAKE MY OWN JEWELRY AND MY OWN BEADS. THEY ARE ALL ONE OF A KIND PIECES. IT IS A HOBBY AND I AM VERY FOND OF THIS ART. IT IS MY RELAXING TIME WHEN I AM IN FRONT OF MY TORCH. WHEN I GET IN THE BEAD ZONE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.....
Things I sell
Things I buy
Things I collect
Languages spoken:
French
InterestsHobbies
MAKING BEADS,
MAKING JEWELRY,
SHOPPING,
AMUSEMENT PARKS AND ROLLER COASTERS,
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS (GOING TO THEM AND BEING IN THEM AS WELL),
BEAD SHOWS,
JEWELRY SHOWS,
AND GEMSTONE SHOWS,
ARTS AND CRAFT SHOWS,
GARDENING AND PLANTING,
INTERIOR DESIGN,
SPENDING TIME PLAYING AND CUDDLING WITH MY DOGS,
DECORATING FOR HOLIDAYS (WE GO ALL OUT FOR THEM.) EVERYTHING GETS DECORATED,
KIND OF LIKE THE GRISWALD'S IN THE CHRISTMAS VACATION MOVIE. ALSO GO NUTS FOR HALLOWEEN. LOVE TO SWIM AND ALSO LOVE BOATING. USED TO LIKE SUNBATHING BUT DON'T NEED ANYMORE WRINKLES SO QUIT COOKING MYSELF OUT IN THE SUN :o( Favorite Books
Favorite Movies
HORROR MOVIES ARE MY FAVORITE. FINAL DESTINATION 1,
2,
AND 3! ANYTHING THAT KEEPS YOU IN SUSPENSE AND JUMPING OUT OF YOUR SEAT IS MY KIND OF MOVIE. ALL TIME FAVORITE OLD MOVIES,
WIZARD OF OZ,
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY,
AND CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG,
LOL. OH YEAH,
TWO BROTHERS,
TIGER MOVIE WAS AWESOME AS WELL,
TEAR JERKER THOUGH,
DON'T LIKE TEAR JERKER MOVIES BUT THE STORY WAS PRETTY GOOD. IF YOU LOVE DOGS,
DON'T WATCH EIGHT BELOW UNLESS YOU HAVE A TRUCKLOAD OF KLEENEX. SADDEST MOVIE I EVER SAW,
CRIED THROUGH THE ENTIRE MOVIE AND WOULD NEVER WATCH IT AGAIN,
TOO UPSETTING :o( Favorite Music/Bands
HIP HOP,
BLUES,
FUNK,
AND OLD SCHOOL DANCE MUSIC FROM THE 70'S AND 80'S AND 90'S AS WELL. ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE. DO NOT LIKE COUNTRY. ORIGINALLY FROM RHODE ISLAND AND NOT MANY PEOPLE UP THERE OR AT LEAST WHERE I AM FROM LISTENED TO COUNTRY MUSIC. IT WAS MORE OF THE CLUB SCENE AND I GUESS I JUST NEVER GREW OUT OF THAT MODE. ALSO LIKE FLEETWOOD MAC,
AEROSMITH,
ELTON JOHN,
DIANA ROSS,
EARTH,
WIND & FIRE,
MADONNA (OLD STUFF NOT NEW),
TINA MARIE,
TAYLOR DANE,
GEORGE CLINTON,
VENGA BOYS,
AND A FEW OTHERS FROM THE OLDER DAYS....
HERE IS A CHUCKLE: USED TO BE A HUGE KISS FAN BACK IN HIGHSCHOOL AND ACTUALLY ATTENDED 4 KISS CONCERTS. HA HA HA Favorite TV Shows
PLEASE BE KIND TO ANIMALS
WE SEE SO MANY ANIMALS AROUND HERE AND EVERYWHERE THAT ARE TIED TO TREES AND LEFT OUT IN THE HEAT AND COLD WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SHELTER AND NO FOOD OR WATER. NO LOVE AND NO ATTENTION. THEY ARE LIKE TROPHIES FOR PEOPLE JUST TO SAY THEY HAVE A PET WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE NEGLECTING THESE ANIMALS. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, THEN PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT GET A PET. THEY ARE COSTLY IF TAKEN CARE OF CORRECTLY AND TAKEN TO THE VET ON A REGULAR BASIS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PET, PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS TO ADOPT A PET. MOST OF THESE PLACES ONLY GIVE THESE ANIMALS 7 DAYS TO FIND A HOME AND IF THEY DON'T FIND A HOME, THEY ARE KILLED. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY UNWANTED ANIMALS IN THE WORLD THANKS TO CARELESS PEOPLE NOT SPAYING OR NEUTERING THEIR ANIMALS. DON'T BUY ANY FROM BREEDERS OR PET STORES. CHECK THE SHELTERS FIRST. YOU MIGHT JUST FALL IN LOVE WITH A DOG OR CAT. THESE ANIMALS ARE THE GREATEST PETS
Business InformationHistory/background
CRAZY4PETS WAS CHOSEN FOR MY BUSINESS NAME AS I AM A DIEHARD ANIMAL LOVER. I SPECIALIZE IN PET THEMED BEADS & JEWELRY. I GOT BIT BY THE LAMPWORKING GLASS BEAD BUG A FEW YEARS AGO & CANNOT SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF IT. THE ANIMALS I HAVE ARE RESCUES. THEIR TIME WAS UP AT HUMANE SOCIETIES & VARIOUS DOG POUNDS. SOME WERE SICK & SOME WERE ABUSED & SOME NEGLECTED & ALL NEEDED NEW HOMES. I TOOK THEM ALL IN BUT AM KIND OF MAXED OUT RIGHT NOW. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 7 DOGS, 1 CAT, AND 4 FISH. LOVE TO HAVE MORE BUT THE VET BILLS ARE OUTRAGEOUS. I LOVE PUTTING A SMILE ON FELLOW PET OWNER'S FACES WHEN THEY SEND ME A PICTURE OF THEIR PET & I MAKE THEIR PET INTO A HANDMADE LAMPWORK GLASS BEAD AND/OR JEWELRY FOR THE PET'S OWNERS. TRULY UNIQUE PIECES ALL HANDCRAFTED & HANDMADE THAT YOU COULD NEVER EVER BUY IN A STORE. CUSTOM WORK IS VERY VERY TIME CONSUMING BUT THE END RESULT IS WORTH EVERY MINUTE OF THE WORK IT TOOK TO GET IT DONE. WE HONOR TONS OF SPECIAL REQUESTS & CUSTOM ORDERS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Payment policy
WE ONLY ACCEPT PAYPAL.
Shipping information
AS SOON AS AN ITEM IS PAID FOR, THE ITEM IS SHIPPED OUT THE NEXT DAY. WE DO NOT SHIP ON WEEKENDS HOWEVER.
Return policy
WE RECOMMEND INSURANCE. IT IS OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POST OFFICE PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH YOUR PACKAGE BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU. SORRY. INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ANY GLASS BREAKABLE ITEMS.
ALSO WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ANY OF OUR ITEMS ESPECIALLY THE HANDMADE LAMPWORK GLASS BEADS AND/OR JEWELRY FOR SMALL CHILDREN OR PETS.
YES, SOME PEOPLE BUY OUR BEADS WITH INTENTIONS OF MAKING THEM INTO COLLARS FOR THEIR PETS AND WE DON'T RECOMMEND THAT. THE BEADS ARE GLASS AND NO MATTER HOW LONG THEY STAY IN A KILN, THE POSSIBILITY OF BREAKAGE IS ALWAYS THERE IF SMASHED OR DROPPED ON A HARD SURFACE, A SMALL CHILD AND/OR PET COULD GET CUT OR COULD POSSIBLY SWALLOW SMALL PIECES. THANK YOU ~^..^~
Contact information
YOU CAN CONTACT US THROUGH EBAY OR OUR WEBSITE.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT US & SEE OUR FURRY FAMILY
WWW.CRAZY4PETS.COM
OUR CRAZY4PETS LAMPWORK BEADS
ALL OF MY LAMPWORK BEADS ARE MADE FROM SCRATCH. THEY ARE ALL MADE WITH ITALIAN AND GERMAN GLASS RODS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND DIAMETER OF A DRINKING STRAW AND THEY ARE MELTED WITH AN OXYGEN AND PROPANE GAS MIX WITH A BABY CARLISLE TORCH. THE GLASS IS THEN MANIPULATED, TWISTED, TUGGED, PULLED, AND SCULPTED WITH VARIOUS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES UNTIL YOU GET IT TO DO WHAT YOU WANT AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WON'T COOPERATE WITH YOU, THEN ALL OF THE NEWLY CREATED BEADS ARE PUT IN AN OLYMPIC ELECTRIC KILN OVERNIGHT WHICH ANNEALS THE GLASS (TAKES THE STRESS OUT FOR LESS CHANCE OF BREAKAGE). THEN THEY ARE CLEANED AND READY FOR JEWELRY MAKING OR WHATEVER. THEY CAN BE USED AS FIGURINES, THEY CAN BE MADE INTO EARRINGS, NECKLACES, BRACELETS, ANKLETS, CELL PHONE LARIATS, CEILING FAN CHAIN PULLS, ORNAMENTS, PENS, RINGS, PERFUME BOTTLES, PENDANTS, BELLY JEWELRY, ZIPPER PULLS, BADGE HOLDERS, ETC. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. IT IS TRULY AN ADDICTING ART AND HOBBY BUT I LOVE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT!