I hope you're taking some time to be creative this weekend! Now that the weather in Colorado has turned cold and wintry, I'm happy to be cozied up inside with some hot tea and lots of beads.
This weekend I'm working on creating something with my challenge kit from Andrew Thornton. The kit is full of beautiful blues (my favorite color) and at least one bead that is pretty far out of my comfort zone. (If you have the kit, you can probably guess which bead I'm talking about!) I'll be revealing my finished project on Friday.
I'm also trying to carve out some playtime in my studio to make things like this little copper book which have absolutely no purpose whatsoever except to sit there and look cute. I'm the type of person who likes to plan her projects, but sometimes I think the best things I create are ones that just seem to happen in the moment.
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this week's links!
Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi has a cute fabric brooch idea for Halloween.
A Bead A Day
Are you sharing your talents with others? Lisa
shares her recent experience teaching a group of friends a simple, but
rewarding project.
About.com Jewelry Making
Break into glass jewelry making with these tutorials and techniques.
Art Bead Scene
Heather helps us look ahead to the holiday season with some great inspiration for seasonal jewelry
Beading Arts
Polymer clay + greeting cards = a fun mixed media necklace!
Beads & Books
How long does it really take you to make a piece of jewelry? Michelle shares the long process behind a simple pair of earrings.
Cindy Gimbrone Beads
This week's Tuesday Tangle features handmade earrings of metal clay and wire.
Resin Crafts!
This week we have a nice series showing you how to use an ice tray to make fun skull and bone cast pieces.
Snap out of it,Jean! There's beading to be done!
Wonderful, really exciting giveaway from Beaducation! Read all about it and sign up on Jean's blog!