The cover of Easy Beading Vol.7 –a glorious necklace by…
The cover of Easy Beading Vol.7 –a glorious necklace by Katie Hacker , using her own Katiedids (copyright) focal. Available for preorder now! Hey, everyone! I don’t just review jewelry books! Sometimes I am in them! I just found out that one of my recent necklaces, which I made with the help of Artbeads bead store’s kindness, appears in this lovely book. These Easy Beading books are always beautifully photographed, fabulously fun, and perfect for all levels of beaders. I know I don’t have one of those lists on the right side of my blog of recent books I have appeared in. However, I DO have some super books I have been in recently, which I am quite pleased with. I just don’t know how to put them on the side of my blog. Ha, ha,ha,Shamballa Bracelets! I shall write an entry later this week (whoops, it IS later this week) about them! In the meantime, check out Katie’s “sucess fou!” as the French would say -.
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About.com Jewelry Making As an admirer of all things arts & crafts, Lisa shares the handpainted jewelry pieces of “Moni’s Originals”. Stop by to check out these miniature works of art! About.com Jewelrymaking Looking to make some easy metalsmithing jewelry? Take a look at these new jewelry videos. Art Bead Scene Looking for some creative jewelry displays? So is ABS Editor Heather Powers. Come check out what she’s found. Beading Arts Free-form peyote stitch and wire work…what could be more fun than combining the two?! Carmi’s Art Life/World Carmi’s new ring features a rock garden! Earthenwood Studio Melanie opens a weeked bead store at her local artist market and has lots of pictures of her booth to share. Resin Crafts! Resin Crafts has a great tutorial showing you how to create a pendant with a spoon. Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done! Andrew Thornton, a wonderful person and a member of our group, is having a “Virtual Yard Sale” as he calls it
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton .
The Way To Bead Effectively.
Bead Blogger Saturday!
It’s Bead Blogger Saturday, YAY! Wait till you see all the goodies in Andrew Thornton’s virtual yard sale!! (See the first link below) Here’s a sneak peek! The BEST part is, there is also a giveaway valued at over $200. Pop over to his site to check out the details! Good luck! The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Andrew hosts a week-long Virtual Yard Sale! The week is filled with Ebay sales, new products added to the Shop, lots of giveaways, and some major deals! Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done! Andrew Thornton, a wonderful person and a member of our group, is having a “Virtual Yard Sale” as he calls it Check it out on Jean’s blog and then go have FUN! Resin Crafts! Resin Crafts has a great tutorial showing you how to create a pendant with a spoon. Carmi’s Art/Life World Carmi’s new ring features a rock garden! Earthenwood Studio Chronicles Melanie opens a weeked bead store at her local artist market and has lots of pictures of her booth to share.
A Bead A Day .
San Francisco Bead and Design Show �C Craft Gossip Exclusive Interview and Giveaway
fabrication shop/classroom to String Beads extensive bead and supply store increasing their ability to reach more students and share the art of jewelry making. She and her remarkable staff have a line-up of over 50 classes offered. They keep the costs low so that everyone has the opportunity to learn skills they need to follow their dreams. Carole kindly agreed to a mini-interview for Craft Gossip. KM �C Can you tell our readers what inspired you to start making jewelry? CW .
Beadblogger’s Sunday, music reminder, and a photo of a Blythe by jean yates
note: don’t forget to check out the great interview of the Ruse on The Music Monkey’s blog, “Music is My Life” !!! Zephyr, a custom Blythe by Zaloa27, on a windy day yesterday, after the rain ended BEADBLOGGERS SUNDAY! Lorelei’s Blog: Inside the Studio Lorelei put together a nice collection of items that would be great for your Art Bead Scene challenge entry this month. Resin Crafts! Resin Crafts blog has a post introducing shrinky dink to resin. Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done! Jean “reviews” a few items from the fabulously lush and unique online bead store, ARTBEADS! See what she does with some of the materials which she purchased there! A Bead A Day If you enjoy using photos in your jewelry creations, stop by A Bead A Day to pick up some simple instructions for making label holder necklaces! About.com Jewelry Making Tammy has a new Twitter account and an updated Facebook page for her site. Please like & follow her!
Snap Out of it, Jean There’s BEADING to Be Done .
San Francisco Bead and Design Show �C Craft Gossip Exclusive Interview and Giveaway
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Tips On Buying Bead Organizers
Tips On Buying Bead Organizers Posted by admin January 30, 2011 Do you get overwhelmed by all the supplies and components accumulated for your beading projects? Let’s talk about organizing your beading supplies. Let’s talk about tips on buying bead containers. Just like beads,Shamballa Jewelry, bead organizers come in lots of shapes, sizes, styles and colors. But before investing too much into containers here are a few tips on buying bead organizers. First let’s determine a few items. What beading supplies are you storing? A few options that you may have are beads, findings, tools, books, catalogs, magazines, findings, bead boards or bead mats, findings, spools of stringing materials such as wire,Pocket Watches, elastic, leather or silk cord and did I mention findings. The list goes on. You may want to gather your supplies together to see what shapes and dimensions you need to take into consideration when looking for containers. Next you will need to consider where you are going to store your beading supplies.
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What I Scored at the Dollar Store 8/06
I have been storing my beads and finding in a muffin tin, but this small case snaps shut, and all the compartments stay completely separate from each other when it’s closed, so I snapped up a couple of these, and my beads have a new home.
Dollar Store Crafts .
Rock Pendants
I found these itty, bitty, tiny (you can hardly see em!) bell caps at a bead store recently and asked what they were for. Basically, you take a little glue and you can turn any bead into a pendant. And my messed up mind thought, ��Why just turn a bead into a pendant when you could turn anything into one?�� So, I plopped down $3 and bought myself a bag of the bell caps to play around with. First, I went to Mother Nature’s bead store��aka my driveway��and picked up some pebbles in interesting shapes. Originally, I thought heart shaped rocks would be a lovely idea, but 2 hours later and not a single heart shaped rock to be found in my 1/10th mile long gravel driveway, I thought any decent looking rock would do. And then I raided a bowl of crystals and gem stones (the cheap kind, folks) that I had back when I was child and you could pick them up at stores like The Discovery Store or at the Natural History Museum.
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