Sunday, May 27, 2012

Link Library with Melanie

 Several of us at Art Bead Scene are getting ready for that annual big bead show, Bead & Button!  Here is a post from 2010 that gives 10 tips for how to more efficiently shop at a big show, because it can be overwhelming!

A Bead A Day
Lisa's sharing a quick and easy project using a craft store swarovski crystal strand...it's a tiara for the wrist!

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy has some summer time jewelry tutorials for you.

Art Bead Scene
Heather shares a post about colors using bead supplies, showing monochromatic, complimentary, and analogous color selections

Beading Arts
A tutorial for simple but elegant earrings is featured this week!

Beads & Books
Michelle makes over an old pair of earrings. Come see the dramatic before and after photos!

Resin Crafts!
The 2012 Diamond Jubilee inspires these new resin filled bezels.

Snap out of it, Jean! There is beading to be done!
Jean reviews Sharilyn Miller's extraordinary, not to be missed book, Arty Jewelry IV. You will agree that you must own this book when you read the review!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Andrew kicks off his annual Spring Cleaning Destash Sale! He's got lots of amazing beads, jewelry, and more!  

Melanie Brooks is the ceramic beadmaker behind Earthenwood Studio, who blogs from her Metro Detroit, Michigan home.

1 comment:

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very interesting crafts! I love the links you shared. Cool!