Sorry about the lack of updates. I know I said I was going to try and update the blog every day, but with all the Spurs craziness in town, I kinda fell behind.
Anyway, here’s a new thing I’m going to try and throw in here every once in awhile. It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. I figured that maybe y’all would like to read these articles without having to hunt them down. So read on …
No Bead & Button Show for me. But I guess the next best thing to being there is reading about it … maybe it’s next to the thing next to the next best thing. Anyway, here’s the write-up from OnMilwaukee, the city’s daily magazine. Did you go? Tell everyone how it was by leaving a comment below.
A couple other things:
Everything comes back in style: … including vintage jewelry. This article in the Florence, Ala., Times Daily specifically recommends “layering strings of beaded necklaces.” Great idea!
Vote for the Ugliest Necklace: It’s that time again! The Land of Odds store has posted its finalists for the 2007 Ugly Necklace contest. You can vote for your favorite, or get details on the 2008 contest. The Youngstown, Ohio, Vindicator Trumbull did an article about one of the finalists.
Beading for posterity: Here’s an interesting article from The Malaysia Star’s Web site on beadwork of the Orang Ulu community there. And when you look at the pictures — wow. Just … wow.
Just because I’m a sucker for kids with a cause: Some 10-year-old girls in Wilmot, Nova Scotia, Canada, have been beading to support a friend at a Relay for Life event. Everyone together now, awwwww …
That’s it this week! Happy beading!