Sunday Planning

Here it is Sunday again.
Another week has flown by. With the outdoors calling I am not spending 1/4 of the time I normally do in my studio. I thought it would be best to give myself a few deadlines each week art-wise. This picture is this week's project. I am not sure what I will do with it though. This old vintage broken piece was found by Nancy as we walked though an antique market in Paris. She loves metal and can spot it miles away...but this particular item she decided I needed. Ten Euros was steep....but I had a feeling I could make something spectacular with it. The vendor threw in another small broken bit I was holding in my hand, so in the end it went into my bag. Now that I am posting it here, I am sure to work on it this week.

My bead blogging friends were all busy this week. There are so many links to enjoy!

A Bead A Day
Creating jewelry for special vacations can help you look forward to upcoming trips and keep the memories fresh afterwards.

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene has a new look and some new opportunities to get involved. Come see!

Beading Arts
Rubber glass? Rubber glass?!? What the heck is rubber glass?

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi uses some amazing digital images to create a new resin filled bezel necklace.

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
Check out the new beads on Cindy's site - Turquoise Sky!

Humblebeads
Heather shares some sketches of possible designs.

Snap Out of It, Jean! There's Beading to be Done!
Jean reviews Kate McKinnon's inspiring new book, Sculptural Metal Clay Jewelry, with DVD included!

Strands of Beads
Melissa shows off new designs using cool skull beads and charms from Rings & Things

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Andrew hosts another Thursday Giveaway! This time, the prize comes courtesy of Natural Touch Beads! Find out how you can win some awesome resin jewelry components!