Beading Basics - Beading is an art from throughout the ages:

Beading is a craft that can be broken into slowly and built upon as experience grows. Beading craft is considered an economical craft work. Beading is an art from throughout the ages which has been passed on from one generation to the next. Beading is a hobby, craft and an art form. Beading is an ancient craft. Beading is the new do-it-yourself excitement for creative grown-ups. Besides being one of the most fulfilling and flexible crafts around, beads and beading is also one of the easiest crafts to get started with. -

Less is more for Prada's luxury reinvention (Independent)
If there is one designer who influences fashion more than any other, it is Miuccia Prada. And, according to her autumn/winter show last night in Milan, it will soon be time to deflate the voluminous skirts and put the Fifties couture-inspired coats in mothballs. Instead the designer sent out "fake classics": boxy skirts cut from Shetland wool in banal shades of green and pink, or short-sleeved ...

Drawing a bead: MCC offers demonstration at ‘Talking Loudly' (Mohave Valley News)
BULLHEAD CITY - Beading, one of the most ancient forms of jewelry making, has experienced a renaissance over the last decade, with a new rush of people taking up the craft for fun and for profit.

Weekly Top Ten Free Bead Patterns
Here's this week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns. Enjoy!...

OTHER NEWS (Washington Post)
· New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras in style yesterday, a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina swamped the Louisiana city. Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the end of the weeks-long Carnival season and is marked with parades and parties. People riding on floats throw plastic beads and...

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As a special treat we would like to share an interview with the Voice of The BBZ. I picked his brains and some ticks off of his hide, to bring to you a little ditty about blogs and the semantic web. The BigBlogZoo Show -- About Blogs...