Hi there. I hope everyone had a great July 4th. It was a little drizzly where we were, but the Short One still managed to take a fun July 4th train ride at our local festival (barely: like idiots, H. and I took the SO but forgot to take any cash - after spending a half hour to find parking, we discovered we had about $3.00 between us). The SO saw a few fireworks from our house but wasn't terribly interested in them and decided he'd rather go to bed. Next year, maybe.
Above is a necklace I made last year using one of Sarah Moran's beads and one of my fine silver buttons for a clasp. As you may guess, it's called "Firecracker."
Here are you intriguing links for the week:
About.com Jewelry Making
Heard about copper clay or coppr clay? Find out more about this great new metal clay product and check out some new metal clay projects too.
Beading Arts
Cyndi reports on her experiences with firing and finishing CopprClay pieces. This stuff rocks!
Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
Cindy learns to make murrini and deals with mud.
Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi tries Ice Resin and upcycles a greeting card into a necklace.
Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene gets creative with the "Best of ABS."
Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
Instead of continuing on with the tried and true techniques of jewelry design, Lorelei is finally ready to take the leap and try something new.
Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts
Sometimes you need to have a jewelry makeover
Humblebeads
Bead & Button stash and Heather's inspired creations
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean gets her cool stash from Use the Muse II, and muses about it
Jean Campbell
Jean gives a sneak peek of her next Beadwork magazine piece
Katie's Beading Blog
Check out Katie's wire-wrapped dragonfly!
A Bead A Day
Do you love Swarovski Crystals? Inspired by talented jewelry designer, Lillian Chen, Lisa creates a Swarovski "sculpture" ring.
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Even without a lot of time on her hands, Melanie finishes a clockwork themed bracelet using Swarovski faceted rings from ArtBeads.com
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Stop by and say hello to Andrew in Charlotte, NC this weekend. Check out his new designs and some delicious new metal clay coins!
Strands of Beads
Melissa wants to know what outrageous materials are in your beading stash?
1 comment:
Nice necklace...very aptly named.
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