Vendor applications due March 30 for BUST‘s Spring Fling Craftacular!
If you are interested, its always best to apply EARLY. So do it now!
BUST Magazine is excited to announce the first ever Spring Fling Craftacular set to take … Read More ...
Art Star Craft Bazaar Call for Vendors!
If you are looking to vend your jewelry at a craft show that is about emerging artists and crafters, heres your chance. I love Art Star and hear these shows are really good.
Crochet yourself some MOD Circle Pendants
 I recently was browsing the Jelly Yarn website to get some of their cool plastic yarn to use in a project. While there I noticed a section for free patterns with a picture of the coolest crochet circles on … Read More ...
Jewelry Artist Interview: Kim Miles – Beadist
Lampworking is something I’ve always wanted to do, and its been on ‘the list’ since 1992. For some reason I get the feeling I may never get around to it LOL.
No reason to feel sad about it though, when … Read More ...
EUREKA!!! You’ve Struck Beading Gold!
EUREKA!!! You can still enjoy the Bead version of a Gold Rush at Eureka! Beads. Here is another gorgeous Australian Jewelry supply store and online shop we will visit on the imaginery Australian holiday.
EUREKA! BEADS HAS been in … Read More ...
Adelaide Beads – Beads Indeed!
Since I’m doing a little day dreaming about a month long trip to Australia, heres another place I’ll visit on my imaginary voyage- Beads Indeed
Beads Indeed is Adelaides leading supplier of glass beads and they carry a variety of … Read More ...
Australia Bead Forum
I recently came across the Australia Bead Forum. Their description says it better than I could:
With our distinct Australian character we are sure you will enjoy our beading forum no matter what side of the globe you are … Read More ...
Bead & Crystal Heaven
I must be yearning for a trip to visit my BFF Kami who lives in Australia, because I keep coming across Australian bead sites.
 Bead and Crystal Heaven truly is a bead heaven on earth. They claim to be”one … Read More ...
Book Review Crochet Jewelry by Sophie Britten
Crochet Jewelry 35 fantastic pieces of jewelry to make and wear
By Sophie Britten
The Taunton Press
If you think “afghan”or “granny square” when you think of crochet, think again. This book will turn you right around and may even … Read More ...
Valentine Crochet Heart Earrings
From our friends over at Craft Bits, comes these ADORABLE tiny crocheted heart earrings tutorial!!! Aren’t they just the sweetest! You could do a few of them and connect them for a necklace or bracelet too. I think they’d … Read More ...
Green Girls Studios Jewelry Artist Interview
This week, we are blessed to have Cynthia Thornton and Greg Ogden owners of Green Girl Studios grant us the jewelry artist interview.
Green Girl Studios has beautiful silver and lead free pewter beads, pendants, clasps and more on their … Read More ...
Bead for Life – Eradicating Poverty One Bead at a Time
Imagine if the jewelry you wore on Valentine’s day could actually help African women working their way out of extreme poverty? Well you don’t have to imagine it – Nonprofit BeadforLife offers it. They have Valentines Day-colored bracelets, necklaces, … Read More ...
Crystal Beaded Heart Pendant
How beautiful are these crystal hearts?? Anyone you make these for will be so impressed and thrilled!
From our friends at Beadjewelrymaking.com, this beadwork tutorial is very easy to follow. They have clear instructions with visual guides to … Read More ...
Paper Clay Heart Pendants
Paperclay mimics ceramics-but is alot cheaper and easier to do at home! From Paperclay.com, this project is for larger 4 inch hearts, but you could easily make them as small as you want and use a small heart cutter. … Read More ...
Valentine Fortune Cookie Pin Tutorial
This super simple, but super cute fortune cookie pin tutorial comes to us from Making Friends.com. They use craft foam, but I think you could also use felt as well. You could play cupid and make a ton of … Read More ...