As I was riding I was thinking how thankful I am to be surrounded by the people who inhabit my life. And I don't mean just my family and friends, but even total strangers. For instance, just last weekend I was teaching in St. Louis and noticed one student's (Michelle) pretty little bowl she was using to hold her seed beads. I made a comment about how much I liked it--I'm a bit of a raven lunatic. Michelle turned the beads out onto her mat, then handed the bowl to me, just like that. "I really want you to have it." "What? Noooo...." "No, take it. I'd like you to have it." Isn't that wonderful? Small, spontaneous gestures like that are what make life so special to me. And now I have this bowl on my workbench and think of her every time I see it.
I had another instance like that while in St. Louis. Kristen Winter, the class coordinator at Lady Bug Beads came up to me with a box. I opened it up, and look what was inside!
Isn't this a wonderfully beautiful Steampunkian pendant? That girl is so full of surprises...so talented. And what a generous gesture! Again, it's those kind of random acts that I know make my life so rich...
Speaking of Steampunk and giving, look what Ornamentea is doing! They're offering a free bag of Steampunk goodies with every purchase of my new book. Isn't that the coolest? It's a great way to get your Steam collection started...you just need to add the punk.
I'm sure you're curious about what Team Beadblog is up to. Here you go with the links...have a great week!
A Bead A Day
Do pearls go with everything? Lisa pairs glass pearls with chain and interesting findings. What do you think?
About.com Jewelry Making
What do you do with a weird piece of chain made from wood? How about making a fabulous necklace out of it.
Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene gives you the scoop on findings worth finding - check it out!
Barbe Saint John
I've been a bad blogger!
Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi makes a brooch with a cameo and other odds and ends.
Cindy Gimbrone aka The Lampwork Diva
Cindy has a new shop on Etsy - the bleeding heart. Check it out!
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie shows the piece she made for the new book Chain Style, and talks about her struggles with letting go of her published jewelry pieces.
Jean Campbell
Jean kicks off a new era of self-indulgence with a funky Steampunk necklace.
Jewelry & Beading
Gather up some little beaded flowers and turn them into a very special necklace!
Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
Lorelei's annual craft fair adventure is over and she share's some photos of the Aftermath.
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Artbeads teamed up with Nintendo DS to create a fantastic virtual learning game for jewelry lovers! Style Lab! Jean shows it off in a youtube clip! FUN for the HOLIDAYS! :)
Strands of Beads
Melissa discusses the virtue of buttons in jewelry-making
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