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The winner for the on the  Bottlecap & Bamboo tile giveaway, picked at random is…JEN’S Treats! Congrats!!!! I’ve sent you an email. If I don’t hear from the winning reader within 3 days I’ll pick another comment from the post.

I want…

Want to add a personal touch to your jewelry making?  It’s as simple as making your own findings like these wire toggle bars.

Kerry at Kabs Creative Concepts has a really easy to  make wire toggle tutorial.   They are fast, easy…

To celebrate Memorial Day, HHH Enterprises is having a 15% off sitewide sale. They have all kinds of wonderful new things to entice you to shop the sale  like this fantastic Crystal Showcase pendant.  

Use coupon code memorial09 when checking out,  also=free shipping on orders over…

From a crafty person on Craftster, is this pretty Swarovski Crystal Beaded Ring Tutorial. I would love to credit this designer, but she doesn’t have a name listed and her Etsy shop is no longer open. Whoever she is, she…

Have you heard about Krystal Kraft Acrylic? Krystal Kraft are clear acrylic pieces are great to use in your jewelry work.  They are laser cut to smooth the edges and come in a variety of shapes.   One side is…

Be sure to enter the Ten Two Studios bottlecap & bamboo tile giveaway.  I’ll be picking the lucky winner on May 30th! Ten Two Studios has a bamboo pendant tutorial on their website, if you win this giveaway you can make some…

 Art Jewelers Susan Lenart Kazmer and her business partner Linda Larsen ; owners of Objects and Elements webstore,  have been busy the last few months.  They’ve been updating the store with all kinds of unique goodies you won’t find anywhere else  like Ancient…

Ancient Modern: Polymer Clay + Wire Jewelry  by Ronna Sarvas Weltman

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596680970
• ISBN-13: 978-1596680975

I was blown away when I saw the cover of this book and HAD to have it.   This distinctive jewelry book artistically combines polymer clay…

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From crafty ladies over at Craft Tutorials blog, a wonderfully organic and chunky wire wrap ring tutorial . Called The River Troll Ring, I love the way she combines all these elements into a fantastic statement ring!

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I am totally in LOVE with this snake bracelet tutorial from Mackintosh Jewelry.   Its a dramatic bracelet that will have people asking you WHERE did you buy that.  Only $10.95 for the instructions but HURRY!!! The website says its only available…

Wire Jewelry VISUAL Quick Tips by Chris Franchetti Michaels

Spiral-bound: 224 pages

Publisher: Visual; Spi edition (January 9, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0470343842

ISBN-13: 978-0470343845 

Just like Visual Quick Tips Beading book I reviewed last month, author Chris Franchetti Michaels  Visual Quick Tips Wire Jewelry book is a winner!!!!

 

Along with tons of…

Picked at random, the winner of the Visual Quick Tips Beading book is……………………Emilie S!!!!

Emilie, I’ll be emailing you tomorrow to get your mailing address.

I want to thank everyone for commenting with your beading horror stories. I’ll be reviewing Chris Franchetti…

Otto Frei  is having a sale on their popular Pepe Jump Ring Maker. Now only $125.00

Also save 5% on your next order. Use discount code MAXU.
 Discount Code Expires June 30, 2009

The Bead Museum in Glendale, AZ is in danger of closing after 23 yrs.

We can’t let this happen!!!!  As an amazing national (and international) resource, this would be an enormous loss to the bead community as well as to historic and cultural reseachers.  This…

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