Beaded Cottage

Winner of the "free hour" contest!
Congratulations to Mary Harding!  I wish that I could tell you that she actually won a free hour, but you all know that’s not within my power to grant  :-)  What Mary did win was a small package of lovely beads made by my friend Melanie, of Earthenwood Studio. Share This

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Bead & jewelry blogging round-up
About.com Jewelry Making Have you noticed the jewelry supply trend at your local craft store? What does this mean for jewelry designers? Art Jewelry magazine Hazel, editor of Art Jewelry, “elects” to discuss the candidate’s jewelry Jewelry & Beading A focal piece can be a brilliant way to inspire new designs! Katie’s Beading Blog Looking for beachy jewelry ideas? [...]

Artist Profile: C.A. Therien
Artist: Charlene (”Cat”) Therien Business name: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts Location: Peoria, IL, USA Website: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts How do you describe your polymer clay work to people, Cat? Well, that’s a good question. I tend to try a lot of different ideas and styles. However, a [...]

My friend Cindy Forrester won first place!!!
I am so proud of her!! She entered her wonderful mixed media jewelry piece in Rings & Things 2008 contest, Your Designs Rock, and her piece won first place in the Alternative Materials category. Yay, Cindy!! More of Cindy’s work can be found on Paris Couture Antiques. Alternative Materials Category Safe Artist: Cindy Forrester (Deltona, FL) First Place, [...]

Beading Daily has a new Online Directory
If you own a bead shop, or like to visit them, this announcement should definitely interest you! Located at Beading Daily, the directory already lists more than 2000 bead shops, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers and societies. Visitors to the site can search for these businesses by keyword or location, or browse the directory by category. The [...]

Call for entries: Belle Armoire Jewelry
Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is July 15, 2008. From the website: If you'd like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire Jewelry covers [...]

Book Review: Semiprecious Salvage
What’s Up Wednesday Semiprecious Salvage by Stephanie Lee This is a book for adventurers! With very little preliminary, other than a list of needed tools, the reader is launched right into the thick of creating. Stephanie Lee invites us to join her on an epic adventure, a journey that took place long ago and far away. [...]

The versatile spiral stitch
Technique Tuesday! There are so many wonderful things that you can do with a basic spiral stitch. If you’ve never tried it before, start with the basic steps that I’ve illustrated below. After you have gotten the rhythm, let your imagination go wild! Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Repeat from Step 2 Tags: Beading, beads, tutorialsShare This

Introducing…
Marye, of Kettle and Cup! Marye is definitely someone you need to know, because without coffee, tea, and her, life would be cold and sleepy! Give her a visit when you want to know what’s brewing :-) I asked Marye about her favorite costumes and accessories as a child, and here’s what she shared: I had [...]