Weekly Wanderings Around the Beadosphere

A number of posts this week were about CHA, reviews of A Bead in Time and Valentine's Day jewelry. Despite the cold or rainy weather out there, it was a lovely week out there in the Beadosphere.

A Bead A Day - Lisa's great new book is officially released! plus, Egg Hunt Trios and Jill MacKay clasp bracelet.

Ahtee's blog - "Mechanical Butterfly".

Barbe St. John - Review of A Bead In Time

Beading Arts - Get your work featured at Beading Arts.

Beading Gem's Journal - Swarovski and Disney, new Alice in Wonderland jewelry tie-ins
and a review of Lisa (A Bead A Day) Crone's just released book: A Bead in Time.

Craft Critique - Lots of CHA pics

Deez News - the ups and downs of jewelry design with Davinia.

Designs by Victoria - lovely designs for the Artbeads blogging for beads program

Doe-c-doe shows how to change some great old clip earrings into a beautiful necklace. (via Beading Gem's Journal)

ErtheFae - riding out the "Super Storm" and trying to figure out the right design for some great beads and focal.

For the love of beads - support a worthy cause, Tanya Boden (Aardvark Silver on Etsy) needs surgery and other sellers are donating proceeds.

Just A Tish - "Don't rush the creativity!" with her Rings & Things blog partner goodies, green kyanite (really? green? cool!) necklace and odds and ends earrings.

Ladybead Beach Jewelry - a new bracelet with Swarovski pearls and Austrian crystal in a lovely multi-strand design.

Lampwork Diva - Rings & Things blog partner post - Valentine's Day heart necklace and cool "grunge beads" in polymer clay

Margot Potter posts a wonderful review of A Bead In Time.

Melissa J. Lee's Artbeads Beads for Bloggers CZ designs

Nikon Sniper - inspirational colors from the desert.

Pretty Things - Valentine's day heart designs from Lori Anderson - also, check out her new blog An Artist's Year Off.

Silver Parrot - Even though it's raining like crazy, Silver Parrot has lovely new designs to share and gives a peek at the great beads, chain and clasps from the Pasadena Bead and Design Show on the 14th - 17th

Willow Walker - gorgeous new Valentine's Day inspired jewelry, and start here then read the following day's posts to see how it happens.

Just Something I've Made - creating lovely crafts with vintage typewriter paper

And, while it's a non-beading blog it would be a huge favor if you can help my dear friend: Does anyone know what this flower is? Leave a comment on Lisa's blog.

Artbeads - The History of the Valentine's Day Card

The Beadin' Path - Weekly Beadditudes with Dara: Button Jewelry Part 1 - buttons with holes

Earthenwood Studios Blog - Melanie is on a bead cruise (I'm jealous! How about you?), but has prepared some posts for the week - this one about a tutorial on the Clockwork Coil Carapace necklace she'll be giving on the cruise.

Friendly Plastic - The Friendly Plastic booth at CHA

ModPodgeRocks - CHA Saturday SuperShow with ModgePodge

Ornamentea - Steampunk Art from The Graphics Fairy

Rings & Things - designers featured in Stringing who use Rings & Things in their designs

SoftFlexGirl - fashion trends


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Hope you have a great week - see you tomorrow!

Weekly Wanderings Around the Beadosphere 2010!

It's about time I got back to my wanderings - 2010 should be a great year in the Beadosphere.

A Bead A Day, Lisa started the week with a gorgeous Rings & Things blog partner creation using gunmetal filigrees and crystal beads, figured out a new use for some springy wire stars and topped things off with the lovely earrings she made using those same springy wires.

Beading Arts - check her post on making polymer clay beads.

The Beading Gem's Journal is always interesting - it's always hard to pick just one or two posts, but be sure to check this one out: "Pretty in Pink" jewelry set.

BunnyBlogs - Drea asks you to do something in the fight against breast cancer.

Deez News - check out the beautiful blues in her Wearable Willow Ware post! Blue Willow is my favorite china pattern - I have everyday stoneware and fancy china in that pattern. It would be fun to have jewelry in it, too, but I don't think I'll try breaking dishes to make some anytime soon, so it would be great to make the same kind of find she did.

AJ at ErtheFae chats about her week; looks like she's busy with non-beading stuff, which is fun to read about, too. Hope she'll be sharing some new work soon!

Just A Tish made some cool items with her Rings & Things blog partner beads (one of which inspired my bracelet design), did a very informative post about garnets - you thought they only came in red? Check again! Don't miss the great gift packaging suggestion, either.

Lori Anderson over at Pretty Things shares a good cause we can support.

Silver Parrot continues to write fun posts and share her beautiful creations - check out the gorgeous blue and silver bracelet in this post (the necklace is great, too) but don't neglect the rest of the posts last week.

Willow Walker is coming out with a new collection - I'm particularly fond of these!

Here are some new blogs I've just started following - you might want to stop by and see, too.

Ahtee's blog and Just Something I've Made

Artbeads blog - Enter the $1000 sweepstakes.

The Beadin' Path - Weekly Beadditude with Dara is all about "Fantastic Collectible Vintage Beads"

Friendly Plastic - Rediscovered bits turned into beautiful necklaces

Ornamentea - Frayed ribbon necklace

Rings & Things - "Rings and Things Employees Good at Getting Hit by Cars, Missed by Buses"

SoftFlexGirl - Sara's beautiful bead embroidery


Don't see your favorite blog here? Just leave me the link in comments and I'll be sure to check them out.

Also, if you follow* this blog, you'll never miss the weekly wanderings because you forgot to check - I'll be delivered right to your reader or Blogger dashboard every day!

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Hope you have a great week - see you tomorrow!