Bargain Bead Box Opening - October Plus a surprise Build!

Jody opens the October Bargain Bead Box and does a quick Jewelry Build!
www.bargainbeadbox.com/
In honor of Wendy Whitman and her short time on earth. She was an inspiration, strong in her faith, and strong in her love to help others . She has a love for crafting and jewelry making and has touched so many lives. On August 29, she was riding early in the mornjing to New smyrtna beach when a truck pulled out in front of her and caused her to hasve a fatal crash. She often said to me "if God can hold the oceans in teh palms of his Hands, Surely He can hold you and me. "
Her Husband Chris

[@Sircaymen]

I know some people say they don't appreciate the 'talk'. I for one really enjoy you telling stories. I play your videos while I'm crafting. I live alone and enjoy it very much. Thank you for not making me feel so alone. I love the necklace very much. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@rosariolobo38]

Ditto❤

[@katherinedirienzo3835]

As for odd numbers, it’s part of art theory called the rule of odds. The thought behind it is even numbers your mind finds continuity and a place to rest. With odd numbers your brain keeps looking for that missing piece which makes your eyes continue to wander around the piece trying to find a resting place that doesn’t exist. So yes, odd numbers are a great thing!

[@kimbain4368]

I love fall colors AND it's a cha-cha pendant! Win-win! I love hearing your stories, and that kind of sharing is what makes us a community. This design is so versatile. I like the shortened version that you showed. It brings the focal up into the focal range. But I know my mom would have loved the longer version. Thanks for sharing another lovely piece. You're doing great. I'm sure Wendy is smiling down. 😇

[@robbiebragg1944]

Your necklace is beautiful! You are doing a great job. Any friend of Wendy’s is a friend of mine! She was my best friend!

[@jodykrontz]

Oh, thank you so much. I have no words. You are very kind! 💕💖

[@waytruthlife66]

Thanks Robbie. ❤. -chris

[@jackiemalik8758]

I love your story. I remember when we 1st married in 1976, we had a box turned over with a towel on it for our tv stand. Lol Some of my favorite memories was cooking on our little hibatchi listening to Bob Seger. This is a beautiful necklace and one of my favorite boxes.😊

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you for sharing! I have to say, not having any money was some of my best times 🥰

[@lauriewatson2822]

Loved your MRE story. It reminded me of when I was a child and my stepfather was in the Coast Guard. We often had to eat commissary no label canned food which my brothers and sisters and I hated (especially the canned plums). I realize now we were probably lucky to have it. And I bet more than one of us remembers using the oven for heat. Really enjoyed the jewelry making too.

[@susangrovogel2523]

This box is a beautiful fall display! These leaves are gorgeous! You are so funny sometimes with your comments...love it. On a serious note...we do need to count the smallest things as blessings. We can take them for granted at times and feel like we aren't blessed. I agree, the smallest act of kindness can bring great joy to someone else. Thank you for an awesome, entertaining video! Blessings to you and your family 🙏

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you! You are so sweet! I’m glad you got a little giggle here and there 🙃. Keep spreading your joy that you just gave me! ❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for sharing your seeet comments and encouragement! -Chris Whitman

[@taarnabj]

Thank You. You are so creative and I so enjoy your videos. So inspirational and I love your stories. God Bless all an so happy to have you all in my life.

[@waytruthlife66]

God bless you for sharing your kind words with us! You are a pleasure to hear! Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@annl1111]

That's a lovely necklace! Thanks for sharing your story and not being afraid to credit He who makes all things possible. In a moment of disappointment or anger, it's easy to forget a lifetime of blessings. All the best to you and yours! ❤

[@jodykrontz]

Amen to all of that! Thank you for your kind words! Be blessed! ❤🥰

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments! I struggle as of late to remember the good things of the past . But you are right. -Chris whitman

[@PamelaMeeks-is3eu]

I really enjoy watching your tutorials, you are a wonderful designer and I love the leaf necklace, very inspiring. I enjoy designing to its so relaxing. I was an only child and my dad was in the Air Force and me him and Mama would take little road trips and some we camped out. I enjoy that when I was young. and My Mom and Dad are gone now. God Bless you and your family and I enjoy hearing about your life.

[@waytruthlife66]

So sweet you are and with great kindness and encouragement! Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@laurahancock9163]

I like making jewelry for my friends and family for gifts. I have sold very little. I have one friend that really appreciates her jewelry package in the mail.

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@bethgregoire3104]

Thank you for your story.

[@jodykrontz]

❤ I was happy to share ❤

[@tonyaknight131]

Hi my Sister Jody . How are you doing? God bless you and your families too. Thank you for sharing your story. LOVE, HUGS AND BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES TOO. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️😃your Sister Tonya. From Bellflower, California. Have a joyful bless day. 😃.Gorgeous Jewelry Design pieces. ❤.

[@kathygeisler6324]

I love the colors in this box and love the simplicity of your necklace. I happen to be "leaf challenged" but I am going for it this month! I appreciated your story as my husband was in the Navy in the 1980s and could totally relate. He didn't make much so we were poor but newly married and very happy. All's well that ends well. We're celebrating 42 years this month...❤

[@cindywest6536]

Hi Jody! Your necklace is absolutely adorable!!! I love how all of the beads jingle as it moves around. I also love the length. I like to wear several necklaces together in different lengths, so adding that green aventurine leaf as a pendant on a shorter necklace to wear along with this longer one would be so cute! By the way, I live in Arizona and we do not change time here. But I was raised in California where we did change our clocks. I so much prefer NOT changing the clocks. My best friend lives in Texas and she always struggles with changing the clock in her car because it's so complicated. But what a pain in the patooty to have to go around and change every clock in the house including stove, microwave, etc. It's so much nicer not to have to change the time of day. Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth! Thank you for your video!

[@rosariolobo38]

😂 that was so funny. I knew a woman who had 2 sets of clocks in the house and put them away when the time changed, and got the ones with the right time out. Talk about a funny story. She went crazy every time trying to figure out how to change the clocks in all the appliances 😂

[@susangrovogel2523]

Shelves on the walls near your work space...I use vials and clear jars (plastic and glass) to store my beads. They don't need to be very deep of shelves, that way your beads don't get buried to the back. Hang them close together vertically and you can store a lot of beads. I have small drawers in a plastic box to store my findings...label by metal color. Temu has a lot of great storage drawers that won't take up a lot of space on your workspace, plus they are stackable.

[@jodykrontz]

Wow! Thank you so much! I love getting tips from you all!

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@sandieross2923]

Absolutely gorgeous 🍂

[@FlorenceFrazier2002]

What a lovely necklace! Thanks for sharing!

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you! ❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for your words that Bless!

[@karentaylor5256]

Love the necklace, the fall colors. It is good to stroll down memory lane. I do with my brothers and sisters . Sometimes we have a good laugh. 😂Anyways thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day. 😊

[@maryzylema9699]

I just love all of the different leaves. The way you put it all together so so pretty ! Thank you for sharing your design with us all. I really enjoy how Chris has gotten all of Wendy's friends to come together and share your amazing ideas . I know Wendy would be so happy about this. I think it is lovely just the way it is but I could see other's liking it at different lengths . 😊🥰💖

[@tanyasanchez1742]

Ohhhhh, thats just lovely. It took me 4 separate tries to complete the video, much family. Lol. I am so glad I got to the big reveal, so lovely.

[@virginiagarcia2802]

Thanks for sharing some of your memories it helps to remember our lives and how Thankful we are for Our Lord was always there for Us.Very Pretty!

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@lynnkeller8187]

Oh Jody I 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻this necklace!!! WOW‼️Beautifully GORGEOUS!!🤗🫶🏻🙏🏻💕🇨🇦

[@rusticdragonflydesigns]

I just moved into a tiny home, and I don't have anywhere near what you all have, but I do keep just tiny containers of what I use the most in a tray and the rest of them in a drawer, and refill them as needed...

[@diannhorton5352]

Very pretty necklace!!!

[@debbieevans5884]

Beautiful! I love it! Bead fringe and chacha bracelets are my favorite things, and this necklace fits right in. Thank you so much

[@lorrainerauert1237]

Thank you for your time and energy it’s beautiful, god bless this channel and all who support it. Love why everyone is doing ❤️🙏

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you so much for your kind words and blessings over Wendy’s channel and what we are doing! Kindness goes a long long way!

[@SassyCindy]

Love your story and memories. I was born in Ft. Sill as my dad was stationed there. Thank you for the tutorial. Pretty necklace and I love the bracelet you are wearing.

[@katherinedirienzo3835]

Beautiful piece! I too have so many ideas and no time to bead! I opened the box and immediately had favs and some I paused and need to let ideas come. I really am not a fan of rose go,d and those hematite beads, at least in my box, where overwhelmingly bright! They may end up in a bead soup mix…. Only time will tell. Or as Wendy would say… oh I’ll have to think on that one and come up with something. I think those beads would be the ones that she would say… they really don’t go with the rest as they are so bright! Keep up the good work, you are getting better with staying in frame… practice makes perfect! Keep going! Fun memory from me. My husband asked me to marry him over the phone while I was eating my lunch. I packed us ham sandwiches, orange wedges and Oreo cookies….. we try and have that lunch each year to celebrate the way he asked me. Quirky and silly but us! We celebrate 32 years married on 10/26!

[@Sharon-Vance]

Love your stories.

[@waytruthlife66]

We love having you along to hear them! Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@jazzybee5148]

Beautiful necklace! You did an awesome job! ❤

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤. And for your kind words!

[@roxannecoyne2744]

so beautiful!!! It was really fun watching you work on this! I enjoyed your stories, too.

[@reneebarger5194]

Thank you for picking up the mantle for Wendy. You have a compassionate heart. Tip I learned from Louisa for making many dangles: take the head pin and create the component without making the final loop. Cut to length, then cut more pins to the same length as the master pin. I do this to make cha cha bracelets.

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you for supporting this! And thank you for being so sweet! And! Thank you for that tip! Game changer for sure!!! ❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Renee , I appreciate your kind and sweet comments so much! Life is not easy right now and I trust and look for any hope for tomorrow., all I can find! Wendy’s Husband Chris

[@reneebarger5194]

@@waytruthlife66 thank you Chris. I miss Wendy very much. She was such a positive & loving inspiration to me through my cancer battle. Bless all of you.

[@rusticdragonflydesigns]

I will have to make this Jody! I was trying to decide what to make with that leaf! This is Beautiful! Have a most amazing day! ~Laura

[@caloney1]

So pretty!

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@elaineschild5714]

That is so pretty!

[@tereloarttowear888]

Very pretty...❤ it!

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@evafreeman4752]

I LOVE THIS NECKLACE!!

[@grammy1994]

I use the small containers that Wendy suggested from Harbor Freight. I cut the tag off of the beads and place them inside the containers. I also have the little totes Wendy showed with the little bottles from Artdot. Each tote has certain items in them I bought 4 and got 1 free. Still have more beads then those 5 can hold. One day I will get it all together. But til then I am making do with what I have.

[@cheryl3895]

Super cute.

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you!❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@rhondarichmond3325]

Jody, I absolutely love the necklace. I would like to thank Chris and you ladies. I am a new beader and still learning so much from you, Joee and the other ladies, once again Thank You!

[@vickicrabtree3944]

Just cleaning off my “Mess of a bead table”, and came across a packing slip from Wendy 😢, had another good cry😭💖🥰

[@vickicrabtree3944]

PS: Jody, Chris done GOOD, finding you to “fill in”! You’re so fun to watch, thanks for sharing your skills💖

[@hollylowery26]

I am loving this box! I tend to put fall colors with rose gold. I love your bead trays. I hate the little triangle trays. That large rose gold leaf is stunning! So are the little ones. I am a newer beader and I need help using spacers and bead caps. I love look but never think to use them. Perfect chain for hanging lots of drop leaves, that was my first thought. Trauma definitely makes you grow as a person. I will pray for your strength to get through your situation. 🙏MRE's are definitely under appreciated by most people, even though they have greatly improved in the last decade. I have lived mainly on ramen noodles at a time when we had about $20 a week for food for two. But you get by through the grace of God! I thought you we going to hang the leaf from the toggle. Gorgeous necklace. No at all what I had in mind. Can you still get this box? I must have one. I store by bead type in little zip bag of color and type in compartments.Odd numbers are very pleasing to the eye. I like it hung a little higher on you. Absolutely Amazing necklace you did a fantastic job! 😍

[@jodykrontz]

I got the trays at dollar tree! Oh and yes, this box opened up so many possibilities for me with rose gold! Thank you for sharing your story and for being so sweet ❤❤

[@robinchildofgod5]

I think you are doing a great job. 👍 I think I want to use the leaf beads in a cha cha bracelet. With a few from my stash. Very fall.

[@jodykrontz]

Oh! Yes! Cha cha away! 💕

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@Sharon-Vance]

Artdot has wonderful organizational things. I actually saw Wendy using them in one of her videos and immediately ordered the same one she had. I absolutely love them. Very neat. I've ordered 3 more.

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@sandytillotson]

I saw a few of her videos where she talked about her purchases from artdot. After seeing how she organized so many beads I ended up ordering from them and I love it. I have a ton of beads so I need all the help I can get.

[@BethRudy1]

So did I. I have several now. I love them!

[@annl1111]

The Artdot system with the bottles and drawers work great, I've ordered 3 different sets from them. I have limited horizontal space but I've started using the walls with shelves and pegboard.

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@debbiebatten6088]

Very pretty

[@Heidi-Beth]

The bracelets you are wearing are very pretty!

[@latriciawilson6258]

It's beautiful! So happy to see you doing more video's. You are a joy to watch.

[@jodykrontz]

Awe! Thank you! ❤❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@patriciagaddy7710]

I love it

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you! ❤

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@ladyj3498]

I like higher better. Beautiful necklace. Thanks

[@jamieroberts900]

Beautiful necklace where do you get your rose color supplies? What size chain did you use_ Thank you for carrying on Wendy’s legacy.

[@MichellesdesignsEtc]

Where did the latest video go 😢 I didn't get to see it!

[@jackiemalik8758]

I never clean my work space. I try but then before it's put away another BBB box comes. Our trash company stopped taking glass so I have a lot of beads in glass jars. I hate to throw them out.

[@jodykrontz]

Thank you for your tip about the glass jars!!! 💕

[@waytruthlife66]

And Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@lisaemery6599]

Where did you buy the container that had multiple sizes of jump rings in them? I assume you like the quality of them?

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@caloney1]

My tabble is always overflowing

[@waytruthlife66]

Thank you for supporting Wendy’s channel! ❤

[@sandytillotson]

Jd

[@pamelahughes341]

Please just leave your nails natural. I am not able to concentrate on tutorials with black nails flashing around. Also, extremely long nails. Shorter nails make working with small beads and findings so much easier. Just my opinion. I think you are doing fantastic! Your joy comes shining through!

[@jodykrontz]

Whew! I really didn’t want to have to paint my nails! 😂. Yes the shorter the better for me! Thank you so much!

[@sparklys26]

I'm sorry, I miss Wendy. This isn't working for me anymore.

[@waytruthlife66]

Negative opinion? We hope others are not hurt by your comment like I am. I’m sure you wouldn’t like the same comments from your subscribers who think you might not measure up to some expectation as well? You are welcome to quietly leave the channel and not support it or what we are doing for Wendy.