I'm busy trying to finish everything for the craft show next Saturday (note to self: don't forget price tags for the necklaces!), but not too busy to read some fun blog posts from the bead world. Check out the beautiful faceted agate nuggets and seed beads that Andrew Thornton is giving away on his blog, along with a great collection of tips, tutorials, swaps, sweepstakes, and challenges from this talented group:
Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Happy
Thanksgiving! Celebrate the holiday with a
special Thursday Giveaway sponsored by Auntie's Beads!
Bead A Day
Do you have a quick and easy jewelry project or
design that you would like to share with others? Stop by A Bead A Day to
pick up an idea or leave an idea!
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Jewelry Making
Find out the latest news, including a tight
deadline, for an awesome jewelry making challenge sponsored by Rio
Grande and Lark Books.
Bead Scene
Get your jewelry shop ready for the holiday
shopping season with help from Art Bead Scene!
Beading Arts
Don't miss the beautiful Murano glass pendants
that Cyndi will be giving away now and all through next month!
& Books
Michelle searches the toy store to get ideas for
earring displays for her upcoming craft show.
Carmi's
Art/Life World
In a two part story Carmi glams up a name tag
with jewelery components.
Gimbrone, The Lampwork Diva
Watching your pennies while trying to make
fabulous jewelry for gifts this holiday season? Cindy can help you, read
on!
Studio Chronicles
A thrift store find inspires Melanie to make
some fun dinosaur tear pendants
Things
Come see the small swaps that go on in the Bead
Soup Blog Party Yahoo Group!
out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
The latest news from Artbeads : voting and a new
sweepstakes!