Beadblogger Sunday

Getting ready for my big trip to Denver, where I'll be teaching 5 classes AND giving a lecture on Steampunk for the Rocky Mountain Bead Society. My son and I are driving to Colorado for the trip...I'm very excited!

I'll be teaching Uncle Julie's Cuff on Sunday, June 20 for the Rocky Mountain Bead Society. Classes will be held at TACtile in Denver, Colorado.

I've been preparing for the trip by putting together kits. Lots and lots of kits. Hundreds, in fact. It's a funny business, kit-making. It takes a long time, lots of patience, and there's always something you've missed....the printer goes dead mid-stream....you realize you've just filled 20 bags with 2 grams of gold seed beads instead of the necessary 5 grams....things like that. There can be lots of cussing for such a sedentary activity.

Movies always help. This weekend I watched Zombieland (gross, but quite funny) and Paris, Texas (moody and sad, but riveting right down to the core). Terminator 2 (seen it so many times I didn't even have to look up) and Monster-in-Law (JLo and Jane Fonda--horrible) were on the boob tube. You know, kit-making is truly the only time I sit on the couch and watch television. Maybe it's good for me?

And here's what's good for you: A list of what my beading pals have been up to this week.

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy is getting back to the basics, starting with jewelry making tools. What is your must have tool?

Art Bead Scene
Gearing up for that big bead show coming up? ABS has the top ten tips for your bead buying trip!

Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts
Barbe is having a "City of Love" giveaway!!!

Beading Arts
Chapter two of Cyndi's e-book is available for download! "Altered Surfaces" begins the exploration of the exchange between mixed media and bead embroidery!

Carmi's Art/Life World
A handmade bezel results in a new necklace for Carmi called FAITHFUL.

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
A set of smokey quartz beads inspires a new necklace.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie celebrates her 1000th blog post with Ten Days of Giveaways!

Jean Campbell
Jean reviews Nathalie Mornu's Leather Jewelry, a bang-up book.

Katie's Beading Blog
Get the 411 about BeadStyle's gorgeous All Star Issue!

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
Lorelei has been answer some of her reader's questions from a previous giveaway post. Read up on what everyone wants to know!

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean is thrilled to be in BeadStyle magazine's July All Star issue, with pals Tammy Powley, Heather Powers, and Katie Hacker who made the cover so beautiful! Come and see!

Strands of Beads
It's Melissa's turn to review Kate McKinnon's fabulous Sculptural Metal Clay

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
The prize for this week's Thursday Giveaway comes courtesy of Green Girl Studios! Find out how you can get one of these fine pewter beauties!

missficklemedia.com
The Staples of Jewelry Making