To bead or not to bead

You have seen my collection.

I have waaaaay too many beads.

It's worse than my yarn collection.  Because when I look at my yarn, I find a pattern and I can start knitting.

I look at my bead collection, and I cannot begin.  I am overwhelmed.

My bead stash increased quite a bit last year.  Beading was something I could easily do with visitors.  It was easy to teach, easy to learn, and we could craft together.  I also wasn't venturing out much, so I ordered a lot online, with variable success.  Two problems:  the obvious one being that I couldn't see the bead in person, so occasionally it was way off.  Like the democratic donkey beads that I was going to make earrings out of, but didn't pay attention to the size of them (they're huge!).  Two, I often had to order a pack or a string of beads, would use a few, and then still have the rest remaining.

So I sat down and made some stuff.  First, I made this - it's a super long chain that goes down to my navel.  Here it is looped twice.  I like this new technique (for me) of putting chain in between beads.

Recently I went through a Groupon phase and overbought a lot.  I bought a groupon to a local bead store ... which actually was kind of sparse, but I lucked out and found these wood agate beads that I really liked. 

But I still have so much remaining.  I had a little party with a few neighbors and taught them how to bead.  Still too much remains.   Anyone want some beads?