Show Me Sunday - Animal Beads with Rebecca of Songbead

I'm back! Did you miss me? Or did you not notice, as Ms Tari did some pretty great Show Me posts whilst I was away?! I was road tripping (of a lifetime!) round California, what a fantastic time we had! I'm still a little sad to be home. 

I've been checking out the animal bead finds that were shared in my absence - some gorgeous finds all round! Here are some shares from last week:

 Melissa shared her gorgeous sea turtle toggle. Gorgeous and unusual! Perfect for sea-themed pieces.

And Tina shared this sweet pendant she created - she loves her doggies! 

 One of my MANY favourite bead artists is Sissy of Elukka. She makes the loveliest animal beads! Here's one of her cats.

Another firm favourite of mine is Sally of SoulSilver. We have exhibited at a couple of art fairs together and I always come home with a bead or two of hers! Here's one of her very sweet elephants. He looks like he's performing at the Big Top to me! 

And of course, I can never resist a bunny rabbit....another one of Sissy's gorgeous creations! In case you don't know, we have three that we share our house with :-)

Here's a couple of our wee furry babies:

You can't turn them into jewellery though.....

Florrie and Rufus!

And now for the Bead Blogger links. Have a great Sunday!

A Bead A Day 
Ever made a one of a kind, intricate piece of jewelry and wished you had a mini version for every day? Why not!? Lisa shares a new "every day" project. 

About.com Jewelry Making 
Load up with three brand spanking new earring tutorials! 

Art Bead Scene 
Check out Leah C's gorgeous bracelet, inspired by this month's challenge piece! 

Beading Arts 
Wire Month continues on Beading Arts, which features a simple project to wire up some button earrings for yourself!

Resin Crafts Blog! 
Have you tried the new specialty film Jewelry Attitude? It transformed an old beaded necklace! 

Snap out of it, Jean! There's Beading to be done! 
Jean got a Beading Pal from Ezel Findings and wants you to know how GREAT it is! 

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton 
Have you heard about the Prayers For Richie Fundraiser? Andrew spotlights this very worthwhile cause created by Kathy Van Kleeck. 

Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer, currently living in Manchester, England. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.