Czech Seed Beads

Please go to inspirationalbeading blogspot.com and enter Mortira's giveaway of beads from her sponsor, The Best Beads. My favorites are the peacock beads (black with oil spots), but there are a multitude of wonderful beads and some vintage buttons to puruse. After crocheting for the past few months, I intend to get back to beading starting with some chevron stitch designs using combinations of colors in an ombré design. So many color combinations running through my mind! XOX

For the Love of Beads!

What a good lampwork beadmaker I have been following! (Here I go with the exclamation marks!) Her blog is fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com. Her current post has a picture of an awesome "eye" bead! I hope you check it out. She has a great flair for color and designs with true imagination. Her Etsy store is FULL of awesome beadwork!

Crafty Chica's Giveaway

Crafty Chica is giving away a tremendous swag bag from her recent cruise! Go to craftychica.com to enter. She has wonderful craft ideas and is also an author and if you get a chance to meet Kathy do NOT hesitate! You will have so much fun! Her tutorials are well done and she shares so much information you will want to dive right in and create an affirmation shrine or decorate a pair of shoes with a pattern from an oilcloth tablecloth. She is warm and witty and I can't say enough about how creative she is...go to her website and ENJOY!

Artists' blogs

http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/p/links_11.html Great link to artists' blogs! There is so much information to share in this world. Go for it!