Here is a selection of links for your convenience. You will find links to beadwork magazines, artists pages for inspiration, and links to instruction on how to do that elusive stitch!
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Communities, Resources, Email Lists
Toronto Bead Society - come out and meet other people who are bead obsessed.
The Beading Times Online Bead Magazine, updated monthly
Lapidary Journal We have been reading this magazine for years, it's always a delight to receive. Make sure to check out their Annual October bead issue!
Bead and Button Magazine Tons of instructions, and wonderfull articles.
The Bead Bugle Check out this for a consolidated list of online newsletters
National Polymer Clay Guild Everything Polymer Clay. Galleries, Membership benefits.
Jewelry Making @ About.com Information galore about anything and everything related to jewelry making.
Beadwork @ About.com Everything about beads!.
Center for Bead Research Serious study of all beads with the emphasis on people. The World's Biggest Bead Bookstore and Busiest Bead Web Site.
Canadian Beaders - mailing list for Canadian Beaders
Van Isle Beaders - mailing list for beaders on Vancouver Island, BC.
Shows, Venues |
Canadian Bead Oasis Show - Canadian Bead Show
Rock & Gem's Show Calendar
Lapidary Journal's Show Calendar
Bead & Button
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Lampworking Resources |
Tor Lamp Toronto Lampworkers Mailing list
Canadian Lampworkers Forum Online BBS for Canadian lampworkers
Wet Canvas Online resource and community for artists of all kinds
ISGB - International Society of Glass Beadmakers
GlassArtists.org - Online Gallery for Glass Artists A free online photo gallery where glass artists can display photos of their art. Create your very own online portfolio gallery to display photos of your artwork.
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Customers, Instructors, Eye Candy, Links we like |
Colorstrology
Jennifer Tough Owner and founder of beadFX - her personal lampwork beads and art clay silver!
Marilyn Gardiner Teaches Jewellery making and chain maille making. Makes kits.
Maria Rypan Teaches seedbead techniques and jewellery making.
Sailorgirl Jewelry - One of our instructors - she'll teach you every thing you need to know about selling your own Jewellery.
Lunacy Beads - Lucy, Another of our occasional lampwork instructors
DragonJools - Dwyn Tomlinson, Lampwork instructor, lampworker, and our tireless and twisted website designer.
Sandra Quiring
Teresa Dainton - Dainton Danglers
Jan Mancey Art & Design
Stephanie Sersich Stephanie is a delightful, fun, upbeat young lady who recently taught her "spiny knotting" technique at our studio.
Suzanne Cooper Be sure to check out Suzanne's jump start classroom. Lots of fun stuff including her reasons to buy beads list :-)
Saraguro: Collars/Beadwork
The Art of Valerian
Little Tiny Beads One of our customer's blogs. You have to see the stuff she makes! Awesome.
Beaded Dragons
Wise Beads - Sue Wise, our studio diva.
Amy Waldman Smith - one of our instructors
Kate Clark - Check out the lampwork purse!
Bejeweled & Bedazzled - Kathleen Kroeger - Another of our customers - Fused glass and beaded jewelry.
Bead Patterns 4 You - A Canadian source for bead jewelry patterns for sale.
Born under a Bead Sign - Blog
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While shopping with us - don't forget you can fuel up at:
Cajun Bajan Cafe - great food made fresh every day - we eat there a LOT. |
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