Marcia Sobel of Greenville, NC. Congratulations Marcia! And congratulations Linda Hartung. Nearly 3,000 entered for a chance to win a kit for her beautiful "Crystal Rhythms" necklace.    

Normal 0 0 1 122 698 5 1 857 11.1282 0 0 0 Tonight, I’m making myself a necklace and earrings to go with a new dress I bought for a wedding I’m going to this weekend. I’m also listening to “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown.   Other ...

  I’ll be doing a demo and signing copies of my book Hip Handmade Memory Jewelry at the grand opening of the new A.C. Moore store in Willow Grove, Pa., from noon. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21, 2009. If you’re in the Philadelphia area, please come and say hi. It’s my first official book-signing trip and I’d love to see some friendly faces.

  We ran a short  Q&A about Brea Bead Works — our third "Favorite Bead Store" winner — in the November issue of BeadStyle. Here is the Brea Bead Works profile with the info we had to trim for space. Congratulations again, Brea Bead Works! From the first time I walked into Brea Bead Works and introduced myself, they ...

Kumvana's jewelry is gorgeous - thanks for the find!

 While hunting for a fallen bead under my desk today, I picked up a number of bits and scraps of wire from projects past. Normally I just toss them, but I've started to save them (at least the sterling and gold-filled bits) to sent to Rio Grande for recycling and cash. Rio accepts silver, gold, gold-filled, palladium, fired PMC and ...

The American Craft Council is still accepting AltCraft applications for its flagship show in Baltimore and its show in Atlanta. This section celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established ...

    The deadline for our pearl challenge is midnight tomorrow (Oct. 14)! The challenge first appeared in our August newsletter, but here are the key details if you have some last minute inspiration. Pearls will be published in April of 2010 and will include the winners of our first special issue reader design contest. Design a ...

I love this idea!! I have a bunch of catalogs that are looking for a higher purpose.

An attendee at the Knot Just Beads show last Sunday stopped by to show us her version of Rupa Balachandar's "Nutty but Nice" necklace on page 68 of the November issue of BeadStyle. Did something in the November issue inspire you? Send in a photo.