Monday, June 28, 2010

Bead & Jewelry Linky Love


I was forced (forced, I tell you) by circumstances to shop at Whole Foods this morning, and I ended up coming home with this, my all-time favorite chocolate. This is a Naga Bar by Vosges - milk chocolate, sweet Indian curry powder and coconut. Oh, how I love it so. Unfortunately, the price point makes a Lindt bar look downright cheap, so I hardly every indulge, but I decided that today would be the day.

While I sneak off to hide my stash in the pantry, here are some intriguing bead & jewelry links for you:

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie shows her Steampunk Sampler class made of mixed metals, industrial porcelain, and cold connections

Cindy Gimbrone
Cindy rewinds on wire.

Carmi's Art/Life World
Cherry wood bezels are the stars in this new pendant collection.

Beading Arts
Cyndi has a copy of "Metalworking 101 for Beaders" to give away!

Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts
thoughts about creating multiple streams of income as a jewelry artist

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene finds findings worth finding!

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
review of a great book: Candie Cooper's Metalworking 101 for Beaders! Don't miss this!

A Bead A Day
Let's have a Tiki party! Lisa found Tiki beads at Big Lots for $1.00 and is looking for ideas!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Always on the hunt for unique components, Andrew spotlights "pinch bail components" from Shoutrinse on Etsy!

About.com Jewelry Making
Thinking of selling on-line but worried about the cost? Tammy has discovered three freebie sites for selling your jewelr, crafts, and vintage items.

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
Lorelei's studio is in total disarray. Check out some pics and if you have suggestions, she would totally be appreciative!

Strands of Beads
Melissa shows off a summery necklace design with components courtesy of Artbeads.com

5 comments:

SueBeads said...

I saw all of your pieces in Creative jewelry today!!!!!!!!!!! I got mine today, I only have one pair of earrings in there, but everything you did is wonderful!!!!

Melissa J. Lee said...

Okay, you made me run to the mailbox - mine arrived, too! Beautiful lampworked beads, as usual, Sue!

Spirited Earth said...

i used to work at whole foods..at the original store in austin..when there was only ONE store..
you can imagine where my pay check went each week..

Melissa J. Lee said...

That place is such a mecca. When I was still single and working as a lawyer, I lived literally a block away from one - I pretty much only bought groceries there. I got so spoiled. Those days are in the past, though! Is the store in Austin still open?

Andrew Thornton said...

I love me some chocolate. You picked out a good bar. Now I'm craving it something hard.