I found this on the net several years ago. As a long time beader it struck a chord.
12 Steps for Beaders Anonymous
1. Admit that beads have all the power over you that your spouse wishes they had.
2. Make it your personal goal to aquire at least one of every kind of bead ever made.
3. Buy enough little storage thingies to carefully store every kind of finding available.
4. Don�t stop collecting until you have every color of seed bead made (after all, you never know what kind of project you will want to do next).
5. When you have every kind and color of seed bead, graduate to Delicas and then send all your other beads to Terri.
6. You must agree in writing, that you will support at least two mail order sources of beads... so that the inflow of beads to the USA will never stop.
7. Participating in bead swaps is mandatory, after all, you do need a good excuse for going out and buying even more beads. You wouldn�t want to be embarrassed by your offering would you?
8. When you tire of using �OPB� (other peoples beads), then you can get into lampworking or polymer clay and make your own.
9. You must try to actually make one try at selling your own work for profit. Of course , I did say �try� so make sure you charge a realistic �hourly labor charge� like oh...$167.43 per hour.
10. When beads have taken over all surfaces of the house you must move, and buy a bigger house.
11. Literature is helpful and will aid in supporting your addiction. You must subscribe to Bead & Button, Ornament, Lapidary Journal and anything else you can get your beady little hands on.
12. You must vow to infect everyone you meet with the same beady virus. After all, it is only as a group that the beaders will RULE THE WORLD.
BY; TERRI DUBINSKI
Enjoy and Good Luck
Bev
