This week Carmi created a necklace that features red patterned scrapbooking paper inside bezels and an old pocket watch. I love that the paper she used is called "Buttons a la mode." (We have 25+ folks signed up for the first button swap. Yippee!) I find scrapbooking paper endlessly useful in jewelry design. Not only can you use it to create jewelry, but it can make a wonderful background for photography or just inspire new color combination ideas.
Enjoy this week's links!
Carmi's Art/Life World
A lovely piece of paper inspires a new red necklace!
A Bead A Day
Love buttons? Michelle Mach is hosting a button swap! No need to be a beader, all button fans are welcome! How fun!
About.com Jewelry Making
Celebrate National Craft Month with jewelry and all kinds of other interesting crafts to try.
Art Bead Scene
Take a peek at what's on the bead table each week - it's Bead Table Wednesday!
Beading Arts
Since there were so many participants, The Bead
Soup Party is still in full swing, thanks to the efforts of the fabulous
Lori Anderson!
Beads & Books
If you make earrings, you'll want to read Michelle's review of the Easy Earring Cards Punch Kit.
Cindy Gimbrone, The Lampwork Diva
Come see "what matters most" on Cindy's bead table this week!
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie shares her Bead Soup project, made with a
shimmery upcycled key and keyplate from her new Earthen Oxide website
mixed with some wonderful lampworked glass by MJRbeads
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean reviews STEEL WIRE JEWELRY by Brenda Schweder and is totally wowed!
The Bead Dreamer
Charlene reviews the book Creating Glass Beads
by Jeri L. Warhaftig. It’s a wonderful book for ambitious beginners and
intermediate glass bead makers. Charlene – she just wants the beads!
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Andrew sits down with the fine folks of Beadaholique to answer a few questions. Check out his interview!