Artistic Beading - Beading is a Fun, Creative Craft for all Ages:

Beading Craft is a very interesting and self-fulfilling hobby. It is a great craft activity that is fun for people of all ages. Although beading is fun and easy to enjoy, it takes practice. A great number of people are now learning to bead for fun while some are turning this fun hobby into part-time or full-time jobs. Beading is today's focus; actual weaving of beads to create patterns and designs. Beading is the new scrap booking and magazine sales are strong. A great book for beginners to learn to bead is available at Beading. -

Holiday Gifts for Bead Jewelry Artists
Like a lot of people I've been pretty busy with the holidays, but I thought I would help out all you non-beaders with gift ideas for us bead-a-holics! Beadstoppers - I've featured these little lifesavers before, but I can't emphasis enough how amazingly useful these are, especially to the person who ...

A Quick Look At Beautiful Native American Bead Jewelry
With Thanksgiving coming up I began thinking about Native American Indians and how they could really be considered the first American bead fanatics! This is a no-brainer to lovers of Southwest art and design and people who live near Native American populations and reservations. Here on the East Coast we ...

Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor)
MITCHELL, S.D. - The Women in Blue Jeans Conference is set for Jan. 25-27 at the Sherman Center on the Dakota Wesleyan University campus in Mitchell, S.D. Early bird registration deadline is Jan. 10, after that the registration fee rises from $40 to $55.

New Beads, Vintage Beads, Bead Facts and more at The Beadin? Path
I love bead stores that are more than just stores that sell the ordinary collection of new beads. I like stores that have some "character" and sell all sorts of interesting materials and tools and beads that I've never seen before. I haven't visited their store in person ...

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

Bead Jewelry Idea - Bead Jewelry Charms for Cell Phones
A beaded cell phone charm from Beadstudio.com I've taken some time off creating my own jewelry just to give myself some "mental space" before starting up for the spring and summer craft season again. While I haven't created anything of my own in about a month, I have visited two ...