Happy Mail Bead Haul Video Part 2

[@VeeFromSpicy]

WoW!!! First, to Lisa: what an amazing generous person you're are. I am a bead lover / hoarder, and you've set an incredible example for me... If / when the time comes for me to stop beading, I will look for a worthy person to pass my stash to. Speaking of worthy... Alishia, I've been watching your videos for 2 years now (since I started bead weaving), and I love, love, love your tutorials. You are so talented in both designing and teaching! Your generosity of spirit and your humility makes you so deserving of these wonderful gifts. Thank you to both of you for being in this world!

[@librariall]

I agree with this! What a wonderful gesture! I don't think they make some of those really quality items anymore. Enjoy even more quality beading material.

[@leeannjohnson1808]

I have been on both sides of this. My late husband was in the hospital for @ 3 months before he died, and I told 1 of his nurses that I made Christmas ornaments that I give as gifts. Well one morning , went to his room, and there was a TON of heading stuff waiting for me! I thanked her profusely for the gift and told her I would pass on the things that aren't my style. Well a young lady I met at a bead store where I shopped, had recently gotten in to counted cross stitch. I packed up my cross stitch patterns, canvasses, and embroidery supplies and loaded up my car to take it to her and took two trips to gift it. Mainly because it was heavy, and back could only handle a few boxes myself! Receiving is nice, but to be able to give is the best! The look on her face was all the thanks I needed.

[@queenielisalisalisa6139]

Lisa is a genuine gem herself for sending you all your treasures. When you opening the box of faceted gems my jaw dropped! Lucky you. Enjoy

[@juliew1426]

This lady must really like you!! She blessed you many times over, for sure. Those boxes of gemstones are to die for!! Hearing your excitement and happiness when you opened the box of faceted stones must have been all the thanks she needed. It was genuine surprise and joy. Have fun with all this stuff; I know I would ; P

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Aleisha, I've only now had the chance to watch this. Those wonderful gemstone collections at the end were most likely from faceted gemstone parcels that JTV used to sell. These were their signature items for many years, though recently (the past couple years) they have not been able to offer them, as worldwide gemstone demand has changed (more competion from overseas for colored gemstones). This competition has increased the value of your collection! JTV sold these gemstones individually, or in small parcels of a single gem, but when inventory time came around, used to gather up whatever small quantity of each lot was left over, take it out of the individual packet, and dump it all together in a big bin. It literally looked like a pirate's treasure chest! They would then gently mix them up, and scoop out a mixed parcel---a treasure hunt!---weighing (usually) 50, 100, or 200 carats. I bought a few of these parcels from JTV about 10 years ago, and those gemstone trays as well. My collection looks a lot like the one you inherited! The wonderful person who sent them to you would have gone through her parcel (or parcels, probably more than one there), and separated out by color, and perhaps size or cut as well. She placed them in those trays, labeling those she was fairly sure of. (By the way, the only way you can TRULY know is by testing with gemological equipment, such as a refractometer, and various other devices.) Some of these collections were better than others, with a higher proportion of higher-end, larger, specialty cut, or unusual gems (relative to common quartz-family gems, such as amethyst and citrine). You may be the recipient of such a parcel! I noticed several containers that might be tanzanite (or, it could be iolite, still a lovely gem). If it's tanzanite, wow! Despite having the deepest mine in the world for colored gemstones, production has fallen severely, and good quaility stones are just not found the way they used to be. Tanzanite is only found in that one location, and it's practically mined out. Some of those tangerine orange stones could be spessartite garnet; spessartite has been found in a few places in the world, but the original German source is mined out, and I think the Nigerian material as well. I saw that huge tourmalinated quartz, and a rutilated quartz, and some (probable) London Blue topaz, which takes nearly two years to heat-treat to that deep color (hence in jewelry, you see more light blue and medium Swiss blue, which are less time-consuming/expensive to produce; JTV also had a very pale Glacier blue, which I think they used as a bargaining tool with their supplier, as in, 'Please make us some nice dark London Blue, and we'll also take a proprietary pale variety, to help offset the cost of tying up your kilns for two years"). You have plenty of your birthstone (peridot); JTV used to get really nice, clear, bright, large stones from China, and (usually somewhat smaller, perhaps a bit less yellow/more green) from Arizona. Some of the large pale yellow stones might be Mexican yellow labradorite---usually we might think of labradorite as blue/gray opague with a blue sheen, but these were clear, facetable, and a huge surprise when they tested out as labradorite. Gemstones are so interesting---I hope you learn a lot from this wonderful gift!

[@dkphoenix5]

You are a lucky ducky. All the stuff is great, but those boxes of gemstones are magnificent. Enjoy!

[@stellagracia3913]

So happy for you. Can't wait to see what you design with such a generous gift. I would be overflowed with joy. I so appreciate those who have gifted to me, as well.

[@johannetremblay3128]

Looking at you open all these bags full of beautiful beads and findings was a real pleasure for me ! Your boxes with the gemstones are real treasures ! AWESOME ! I was so happy for you !!! I'm still smiling :-) ! Looking forward to see your beautiful creations ! THANK YOU for all your tutorials, you are a great teacher! Wish you all the best ! ( Forgive me for my written English, my native language is french )

[@tammieadams3661]

I cannot get over how organized Lisa is with everything. Would love to have her help me get everything in the right place!

[@pfickel]

I was so blown away by all the wonderful gems and accessories that Lisa sent you! I'm genuinely happy for you! I've only been beading a few years so I'm still learning, but you are very talented and I always enjoy your tutorials. I hope to see some of those gems in a video soon! 😀

[@MsConnieS]

Lisa obviously thinks very, VERY highly of you. Her gifts to you are priceless.

[@sophieartjournals]

You are sooo lucky, you have found your fairy-beader godmother!!!!

[@donnaarmenia2062]

What a cutie beautiful gift, you keep talking about the flowers you make, I would love to see them. Thank you

[@Hannahs.360]

This woman must really like you to give you all these stuff. I am so happy that you are willing to share you stash with us. Love your Bead hall videos very much.

[@juliesczesny90]

For settings, look up online for silver "snap settings," those are the easiest to set. I do Lapidary work when I can - use an 8" lap, facet semi-precious from .25" to about 2", on the avg. I have a few indexes. I like the cut stones Lisa gave you, for they were nice & clean, & colorful. "Tourmalinated Quartz" is what that one label said, which is tiny sticks of tourmaline, size of hairs, running through the quartz matrix! Nice Ametrine, looked like different shades of Topaz, running from Swiss blue to London Blue. Wondered if you had some white Sapphire or Moissanite. Garnets can also be green. Prasiolite, is green Amethyst. Some nice cabbed Lapis Lazuli, etc. You have a bang to a start of a collection, congrats!

[@sharonfrees9128]

Wow, you may have some valuable gems & stones, you should have them checked out for their value. You are very blessed & Lisa is a very generous person. God will bless you for her generosity. Have fun making all the jewelry.

[@MA-xr1us]

Wow! Lisa is a gem herself! You're a lucky lady, Alisha!

[@tammieadams3661]

WOW! Lisa's collections of the different beads blew me away, but the gem stone collections at end, Aleshia, priceless! What a wonderful lady Lisa is for thinking of you and honoring you with a big part of her life! Please let Lisa know that I would absolutely love to do the same thing. Do we know where she got the display boards? Lisa, you started something, Thank You. Amazing, simply Amazing!!

[@trishaongman24]

Oh my goodness Aleisha!! How wonderful to receive all this beautiful treasure. I watched every minute of it and enjoyed it all. How generous of someone. Wow just exquisite

[@denellalleyn8938]

What a wonderful gift! So happy for you, can't wait to see what you do with those lovely beads.

[@Tasoq]

I can't count the amount of times I said wow while watching this. Those gemstones at the end are amazing, totally jealous!

[@maryzylema9699]

What a wonderful gift , I thought the first video was great you are so lucky to have this and if I was you I would probably get those boxes out just to stare at them every day .

[@sandramccormick8326]

What a wonderful gift from a beautiful person for an amazingly talented lady! I'm so excited for you and was actually doing little teary eyed squeals with you when you opened those gemstone boxes! You have such a beautiful mind set and you really deserve a gift like this! What I love most about your bead haul videos, is the on the spot ideas that pop in to your head as soon as you see an interesting bead or finding. It's always very inspiring and so much fun to witness your creative mind working. It almost makes me want to pack up and move and get your mom to adopt me so I can just sit and watch every time you sit down to work 😂😂😂

[@pernellastarr1982]

you are so deserving of it

[@rozyroan385]

That's awesome, i love watching your bead haul videos as well as the beading tutorials.

[@carolyns9687]

Enjoy this lovely & generous gift from a very giving lady!

[@edithwebb7143]

You are really blessed, enjoy your gift and I will be waiting to see all the neat stuff that you make.

[@myeyesarebleeding212]

hearing you so excited made this really fun to watch enjoy your new toys

[@donnazuniga7528]

You are a very lucky lady! Those gemstones alone are worth a pretty penny. Enjoy them.

[@beckyb4074]

I agree with all the others, you are so very lucky. Yes, a fairy godmother indeed. I wish I had one, then I'd have a craft space of my very own. Congratulations, young lady.Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

[@erikalake4759]

This is the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen...... I can't stop smiling, but at the same time, I could bawl my eyes out! This is just amazing... absolutely amazing... --- I too am a jewelry maker. It's always limited supplies that holds me back. I can only hope and pray for a magical windfall of gorgeous supplies like this someday!!!!! Although I know it'll never happen, of course. Haha! :D Enjoy this blessing darling... it's all absolutely breath taking. What an amazing woman this Leesa is!!!!!

[@juliesczesny90]

Blue-gold stone. It has Cobalt & Manganese, instead of Colloidal copper, which makes the gold version. Just a slightly higher Manganese content, will give you a pretty purple color. You'll often find both blue & purple goldstone mixed on strands. I use a flashlight, to obtain more purple ones!

[@chantals9301]

I can honestly say that I'm jealous but at the same time happy for you

[@chandracrawford8679]

Wow. I'm blown away with you. That collection is so amazing. The gemstone collection alone is to die for. All the rest is super fabulous. Your friend Lisa is so wonderful and you're blessed to be loved by someone so generous and cool. I'm so happy for you, and only a little bit jealous. 😁

[@FMulholland]

Lucky you! Those gemstones are spectacular!

[@msdollb]

Wow! What a great and very generous friend you have. I wish I had a friend like that. I'm excited to see what you do with all this beautifulness.

[@vinnydabarber]

Wow, Lisa must love you an love your work so much to bless you like this. So very nice. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@Bloodpig]

Wow, you received an amazing amount of amazing items! I just wanted to make a simple cord necklace with a cool looking metal pendant or charm to sell them in my $1 vending machine. And $300+ into so many different types of cords, chains, fillings, assorted charms and pendants, and all the different colored basic metals. It’s unbelievable how much it is to buy enough of a mixture for beginners. I’m so far over my head yet I can’t stop trying to make necklaces and watching to make wire wraps, different stones and all. It’s amazing watching you and others create such amazing work. I just get frustrated when it takes me so long to make a piece and feel like I can’t price it because I don’t have any silver or gold in it. Even though I’m using beads and pearls that are not cheap, and I don’t do anything acrylic. I’ve bought jars from goodwill and if I get an awesome necklace and there’s any plastic beads, I’ll take it apart and swap out the plastic.

[@debrablanson1123]

Wow all I can say is some humans are just lucky. And your one of them. What a great haul.. For earrings: Ear stud mounts, flatbacks,leverback mounts. This was the answer to one of the questions on your part 1 video. Oh my gosh those gemstones were amazing. Lucky you.

[@jamspeight]

I need one of them a fairy bead mother lol I love your work

[@christymccullough7306]

also you can buy a gem calibrator on eBay or something to measure your gems, then find sterling or gold settings and learn to set them yourself. i love doing that

[@Tay2525]

I would have never thought to use tic tac containers for bead storage! :-)

[@sarg38]

beautiful gift for a beautiful spirted lady, hearing your genuine reaction had me smiling

[@vzburns1]

the big bugles are awesome on the fringe on Christmas ornaments

[@emmascreativecorner1606]

Wow! The boxes of gemstones are amazing!

[@vkates]

These things are so beautiful. I am sure they will keep you busy for a long time. You spoke of a previous video of a sea star tutorial you had made, but i couldn't find it on your channel. Could you post a link to that tutorial video? I love sea creatures and fish to make with beads. Wishing you all of the best with your new treasures. Can't wait to see what you will make with some of these new things you have inherited.

[@kaseygraham6525]

Where do you find the clear container with the mini (tic tac style) mini boxes? You were showing them around 3:40 on your video.

[@mariandexter7025]

the birds have swallow tails. probably not sparrows.

[@jkrafty586]

Your ring and bracelets on your right hand/wrist are beautiful.

[@sandravega1392]

You are really blessed with all the stuff Lisa sent you. And I know you will make some beautiful stuff with it . Don't forget to make video please.

[@sftraub]

What a bounty of beauty! I cannot wait to see what you do with everything!

[@reneebarger5194]

You have a gemologist kit. You can weight, measure, grade and compare to the sample trays.

[@rozyroan385]

i love the corrugated metal beads

[@reginam7370]

You can set those stones yourself. Fire Mountain Gems & Beads have the settings and sometimes have really good sales on them.

[@florizaarevalo1315]

Wow you received a really nice gift box, very happy for you. Enjoy

[@robinsmith3469]

I am so happy for you. I know you will treasure it. what a wonderful gift. that's motivating, isn't it!!!

[@rozyroan385]

i was just thinking the same thing about the filigree, Flowers! haha

[@kellywood2954]

Lisa's actions prove that good people still exist and sweet people like you still appreciate it. Just happened upon your channel. Subscribing even though I'm not a beader, yet. Haha. TFS

[@MsStitch3210]

so lucky and love those beads

[@lynnperez1363]

The filigree at 1412 (rather floral looking with a a small central hole), I think these would look awesome mounted using the gem stone rivets available . Please let me know what you think. BTW I love your big box hauls ❤️. You are very blessed to have received all these wonderful items!!

[@karenraabis5296]

I would love to see if you have ever made anything in those beautiful gems!

[@reneewest6705]

It's like Christmas morning for adults.

[@c.c.vineyard]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your nails!

[@kvacka]

This is beautiful! And I'm wondering what stone is on your big ring you wear on your right hand. I can't decide what color it is because it shifts and it's gorgeous, I'd like to find something similar!

[@jenniferhalstead3680]

You are so blessed to have someone that would give you all those beautiful things. I wished I had someone like that! But I would love to know where she found the boxed pre-cut gemstones!? If you know could you please post it?

[@charleneemery7564]

I think she got those boxes from JTV. I remember seeing them at one time. She really had a lot of money invested in that. I watch JTV on Sunday 8am to 10am and Monday and Tuesday 10am to 12pm when they air Jewel School. I'll bet she bought some things there. Congrats.

[@elizabethphillip9907]

Alesha hi the gem stones in the covered boxes are very precious

[@elizabethphillip9907]

Please cherish them your lady looks like she has been collecting for a long time

[@judyrussell6322]

those metal squares I have in a necklace three of them and one has bicones on a headpin connector

[@cynthiakelly9621]

I got so excited with you. Amazing. I am so happy for you. Your friend is an angel

[@lauriemfs8720]

I've noticed you say, these are Czech glass or Chinese beads, I was wondering how do you know? I'm fairly new to beading (about a year or so) I love watching and learning from you! Thank you!

[@moviebuffbabe5651]

If you needed a reason to learn soldering and how to use a jewelers saw here's your chance lol beads are great but with those gemstones you have the opportunity to advance to a whole other level and you've got the eye and talent for it :D good luck!! And to Lissa, i'm sorry to hear you won't be able to create jewelry anymore but it's nice to know there are still people in the world willing to share their bounty so many thanks to you. :D

[@sandrabarker1211]

You have a great friend. Enjoy

[@anaramos9660]

looks like Christmas....

[@melissamalone3747]

Wow. I love everything. It's beautiful. I can't wait to see some new videos. If you need any help using some of your goodies let me know lol. Jk. 😁

[@anjaanja7684]

Those faceted gemstones are valuable also if they are lab made - many of them have exspensive cuts, be sure to know their retail price before you sell the jewelry you made using them just so you don’t underprice your jewelry! You probably thought of this already but I just had say it just in case! And have fun creating! :)

[@anjaanja7684]

That stone at 55:16 is rutilated quartz - as it says on the box, it has black tourmaline rutile running through it... it actually looks like most of those stones are natural which means that she literally sent you a treasure trove!!!

[@shawnapruitt2307]

Thank you for sharing this video. Sooooo blessed 😊

[@rozyroan385]

i think i've seen the boxes and plastic gem containers on ebay.

[@charlottecarter7485]

Where did you get your bead scoop. I so need one.

[@monabarakatjewellery7579]

I wish I got such gifts............waw it is precious gift, very generous lady...........happy for you, I am very curious to know who is the lady?

[@jolenecole7987]

10:29 called wire guardians I had a few forever ago but I used them all

[@marthatownsend7702]

WOW !!! What a Generous Friend u have !!! Beautiful Gems :)

[@zoeykathleen4382]

I was dying for one of those boxes containing "tic tac" like boxes and my sister bought me one last week. 👏

[@Hannahs.360]

The horse shoe thing is a wire guard or wire protector thought you should know. :)

[@dkrose2]

Hi Aleshia. You got some AWESOME!!!!!! beads there. I am a big fan of yours and I have made many of your patterns. I have just one question for you. Where did you get that shovel from. I love it I only have the little one that is attached to a tweezer. Keep up all the fantastic work you do I love all your videos and I have learned a lot from you. Thanks

[@openarms169]

Hi Alesha, Wow very nice care package. awesome stuff. question the big book that she sent u Gem Idenficon made easy who is that book author. ty in advance. hope u have a bless an crafty day of it . 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@maryjanemartinez3059]

Oh my gosh this is so exciting...

[@samanthalewis3845]

I am so jealous and so glad for you say the same time.... how do you get so lucky as to have people just send you stuff just for the fun of it? I hope you made out really well with learning to i.d. gemstones!

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

Those black boxes came from Jewelry TV. I have several of them.

[@terridibenedetti4994]

You can buy the gem trays at JTV.com

[@bonnie4526]

I'm sure the jams are from jtv I have them also you can purchase snap tight settings and set them your self I do

[@srvntlilly]

Wow! Wow, wow, wow, wow! That's all I can say, just wow!! What did you do right? This is like walking down the street and running into the secret millionaire that passes out hundred dollar bills to people on the street! You have really been blessed! I could only dream of this. So happy for you! 🤗🌹🌷💕

[@minervamendez687]

wow!! alesha, your a very lucky girl, im blow away too, with all those germstone n crystal, that lisa gave u, shes a honesty a great woman, godbless her, i wish somebody do something like that to me, im start beading but i dont that have a channel, i even watch u nd i love all your videos, one day im gona post one of your work, that i made, so godbless u alesha, bd godbless lisa,, 👍..

[@renewalof48]

Great mail.

[@christymccullough7306]

treasure your stones. I've been a collector for years and wouldn't take anything for them lol. i love making rings out of them too. you'll have so much fun too i think. look up Mrs Dale Cougar Armstrong when you're ready. i got a cd on sale at www.wirejewelry.com she has the best tutorial on them

[@charlottecarter7485]

Please please share the love I use tiny beads to make trees of life.

[@rozyroan385]

Wow, you'll have to go into lapidary school now. :)

[@annpeterson2701]

amazing!!!!

[@jolenecole7987]

23:11 You should make a wire cuff bracelet!!!

[@sdhandcrafts698]

Very good

[@charlottelewis9390]

I've been grace with such beautiful blessing from my wonderful friend ...her name is BRAZIL the same way as this young lady here I know how she felt when she RECIEVED her boxes... I never done BEADING before now just loving the experience of a new hobbie ... Sewing ... Painting and other things... So one day I was blessed with a huge gift box such as this from Brazil it took a two wheeler to drop it off it was enough for a small front... Rec`d. 8 12 2019 still working on my miracle I'm blessed and HIGHLY FAVORED.. Still jumping with joy THANK you ybl....

[@cr8tivesouldesign]

how lucky are you

[@jelainecuevas9476]

Hi happy mail. I did left other wired fb or something not clear true messages anyway I can't prove it not find website or not clear true name is then anyway where I want to order to ??? What name is company ? I can't believe that no prove then where were you buy it from happy mail huh ? Also please answer me true name or what.. Then thank you KZbin video give me an example or explain me about your video beads.. I am ms Jelaine. I will check up this be later as busy.

[@jolenecole7987]

30:30 looks like a WIP necklace

[@jolenecole7987]

52:50 amazing!!!