More bead cats, please

[cmjewels925]

Hi Gazza, could you make the following changes to the Bead (Perle) categories, please?

New top level cat Ceramic (Céramique)
Ceramc > Other (Céramique > Autre)
Ceramic > Polymer Clay/Fimo (Céramique > Pâte Polymère/Fimo)
Ceramic > Porcelain (Céramique > Porcelaine)

Remove Crystal as a top level cat, re-name Glass as Glass & Crystal and add the following sub-cats (Verre et Cristal)
Glass & Crysal > Bicone (Verre et Cristal > Toupie)
Glass & Crysal > Cat's Eye (Verre et Cristal > Oeil de Chat)
Glass & Crysal > Crystal (Verre et Cristal > Cristal)
Glass & Crysal > Crackle (Verre et Cristal > Craquelé)
Glass & Crysal > Faceted (Verre et Cristal > Facette)
Glass & Crysal > Lampwork (Verre et Cristal > Lampwork)
Glass & Crysal > Millefiori (Verre et Cristal > Millefiori)
Glass & Crysal > Other (Verre et Cristal > Autre)
Glass & Crysal > Pearl (Verre et Cristal > Nacré)
Glass & Crysal > Swarovski > Bicone (Verre et Cristal > Toupie)
Glass & Crysal > Swarovski > Other (Verre et Cristal > Autre)

Metal (Métal)
Metal > Cloisonné (Métal > Cloisonné)
Metal > Gold Plated (Métal > Plaqué Or)
Metal > Other (Métal > Autre)
Metal > Silver Plated (Métal > Plaqué Argent)
Metal > Sterling Silver (Métal > Argent Massif)
Metal > Tibetan Silver (Métal > Argent Tibétain)

Mixed Lots (Lots Mixtes)

Other (Autre)

Add sub-cats to Pearl (Perles de Culture)
Pearl > Dyed (Perles de Culture > Teint)
Pearl > Natural (Perles de Culture > Naturelle)
Pearl > Synthetic (Perles de Culture > Synthétique)

Combine the two Seed categories, rename Seed & Bugle and add the following sub-cats (Rocaille et Tube)
Seed & Bugle > Bugle (Rocaille et Tube > Tube)
Seed & Bugle > Seed 6/0 (Rocaille et Tube > Rocaille 4mm)
Seed & Bugle > Seed 8/0 (Rocaille et Tube > Rocaille 3mm)
Seed & Bugle > Seed 11/0 (Rocaille et Tube > Rocaille 2mm)
Seed & Bugle > Seed 15/0 (Rocaille et Tube > Rocaille 1,5mm)
Seed & Bugle > Other (Rocaille et Tube > Autre)

Move Shell from Bead Art and add sub-cats (Coquillage)
Shell > Dyed (Coquillage > Teint)
Shell > Mother of Pearl/Abalone (Coquillage > Nacre/Abalone)
Shell > Natural (Coquillage > Naturel)
Shell > Other (Coquillage > Autre)

New top level cat Stone (Pierre Semi-Précieuse)
Stone > Chips (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Eclats)
Stone > Dyed (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Teinte)
Stone > Other (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Autre)
Stone > Semi-Precious > Agate (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Agate)
Stone > Semi-Precious > Jasper (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Jaspe)
Stone > Semi-Precious > Other (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Autre)
Stone > Semi-Precious > Quartz (Pierre Semi-Précieuse > Quartz)

Re-name Plastic as Synthetic and add the following sub-cats (Synthétique)
Synthetic > Acrylic > Bicone (Synthétique > Acrylique > Toupie)
Synthetic > Acrylic > Other (Synthétique > Acrylique > Autre)
Synthetic > Acrylic > Round (Synthétique > Acrylique > Ronde)
Synthetic > Other (Synthétique > Autre)
Synthetic > Polyurethane/PU (Synthétique > Polyuréthane)
Synthetic > Resin (Synthétique > Résine)

Wood (Bois)




Remove top level cat Silver (there are 3 silver sub-cats under Metal) and move listings to Metal > Tibetan Silver

Move top level cat Crystal to the Glass sub-cat Crystal and re-name the top level Glass & Crystal

Remove top level cats Amethyst, Jade & Turquoise and move the listings to Stone.

Remove top level cat Gemstone and move listings to Stone > Semi-Precious. There are no gemstone beads listed and I'd be very surprised if any were added in the near future.

Remove top level cat Loose Beads and move listings to Ceramic > Polymer Clay/Fimo (all beads are loose before they're made into something)

Remove top level cat "Mother of Pearl" and move listings to Shell > Mother of Pearl

Move Findings to Jewellery Making (they're not beads and we really don't need four sections to list findings in)

Remove the cat Cultured & Freshwater Pearls from Bead Art and move the listings to Pearl > Dyed (Nowadays, pretty much all pearls, whether fresh or salt water, are cultured.)

Move top level cat Rhinestone to Sewing & Embroidery > Trimmings and rename Flatbacks. (Why would you want to iron something onto jewellery?)


Thank-you.

[TreasuredBargains]

I agree, all those suggestions make sense.
For coloured stone and pearl, do you mean dyed?
And maybe add rocailles as another subcategory under Seed & Bugle.

[jewellerybyshalini]

Great Suggestions! I totally agree with them all

[cmjewels925]

I agree, all those suggestions make sense.
For coloured stone and pearl, do you mean dyed?
And maybe add rocailles as another subcategory under Seed & Bugle.

Thanks, I've changed it - dyed makes much more sense than coloured.

I haven't added rocailles to the request, partly because I always thought it was just another name for seed beads (please, feel free to disabuse me of that notion) but mainly because there are only two listings at the moment.

[kaylacrafts]

Great suggestions i think the whole lot needs reorganising
for instance if i have a pair of rond nose pliers which cat do i put them in
jewellery making > tools
Bead art > bead tools
Bead art > pliers
Any of these would apply but it scatters the lisings about if there are 3 rather than just 1

[cmjewels925]

Great suggestions i think the whole lot needs reorganising
for instance if i have a pair of rond nose pliers which cat do i put them in
jewellery making > tools
Bead art > bead tools
Bead art > pliers
Any of these would apply but it scatters the lisings about if there are 3 rather than just 1

Don't want to confuse you but did you not think to list them in
Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Tools & Creation Equipment

[kaylacrafts]

Don't want to confuse you but did you not think to list them in
Jewellery & Watches > Jewellery Boxes & Supplies > Tools & Creation Equipment

that makes 4 , thanks for the sugestion but i was wondering if i'm not sure which cat to put them in then buyers may be equaly confused as to which cat to look in

[TreasuredBargains]

That's what I think too, Kayla. I thought Gazza had moved all the jewellery-making stuff from the Watches category when he created the new categories (shows how closely I was paying attention!)
CM, I might be wrong about the rocailles but I always thought they were more "square-edged" than seed beeds and usually metallic/foil lined - more like 1/3(ish) of a bugle bead. I think Delica beads are a similar shape but in a much broader range of colours.
But I'm open to correction!
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[sparklybits]

thats all sounds great il be able to list more then i never do it now as even i get confused where they should be hopefully it will be done asap x mandy

[meebo1]

I must have had a senior moment, wondering what a bead cat (meow) looks like