Sunday, February 20, 2011

Love to Lisalu Jewels, LMAJ and Links!

I've been weighed under with illness and work this past week, Dear Readers. I've been catching up with my to do list and reading some of my favorite blogs. I clicked over to LMAJ late Saturday to check out their designer of the week and this is what I was greeted with....

Photo Courtesy of Love My Art Jewelry Blog

SQUEEEE!!!!

that's my Heart Mandala featured in a gorgeous submission by Lisa Godfrey of Lisalu Jewels and Bead Happy Blog. I'm so happy to see my work in such a lovely piece of jewelry! I've been smiling ever since.

So, it's with a big smile that I give you the Bead Bloggers links for the week!  Enjoy!


A Bead A Day
A 1 minute jewelry project? Lisa shares a swarovski component that can be used to make a SPARKLY ring!

About.com Jewelry Making
For gemstone fanatics, earrings are the perfect way to enjoy fast projects that include all their favorite stones.

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene loves a wall of beads. Stop by and see if you don't love it too!

Beading Arts
Have you heard of a hair fascinator? Come see what Cyndi put together with a handful of Swarovski crystals and a length of thin gauge wire!

Beading & Books
Michelle shares a behind-the-scenes look at her work doing technical edits on a jewelry magazine.

Carmi's Art/Life World
A new bronze pendant from Artbeads.com inspired this new necklace from Carmi.

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
Cindy shares her "DO" for the week. Come take a look!

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie explores the old craft of paper quilling in an experiment combining the technique with resin for jewelry

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean reviews a comforting and beautiful book for beaders which she herself has often turned to as a "bridge over troubled waters": Beading for the Soul, by Deborah Cannarella

The Bead Dreamer
Book Review: Steel Wire Jewelry. Love alternative materials and modern, whimsical jewelry design? This book is a must have. Project one is an earring wardrobe! Read the review in full.

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Andrew gets in touch with his inner "Calder" and hammers some wire with Kate McKinnon and Dustin Wedekind.

4 comments:

Katie said...

I love that heart! Congrats on your piece being on such a beautiful necklace.

Lisa Godfrey said...

Thanks for sharing my necklace on your blog Cindy! When I saw that heart pendant on your blog I just had to have it. It's so gorgeous! It worked perfectly with LMAJ's color palette this month. That heart is a spectacular focal!

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Wow, wonderful necklace which is so gorgeous and eye catching too.I just love the pendant which adds further beauty to the stunning necklace.

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I love this necklace which is so stunning and unique.Thanks for sharing this which is so impressive.