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Links to Interesting and/or Useful Sites
in the bead and jewelry-making industries.

• Craft Publications — Traditional (print) craft magazines, now online
• Information Websites
• Craft-Show Listings
• Retail Jewelry Supplies and Kits
• Finished Jewelry — Some of our customers' sites
• Member Organizations
• Trade Associations — Also bead and polymer-clay resources, societies & guilds

Full-Color Jewelry, Bead and Craft Magazines
• ART Jewelry – This magazine offers step-by-step instructions for wire work, metal clay and more.
• Australian Beader – Australia's premiere beading magazine.
• Bead & Button — Covers a wide variety of bead and button-related projects, tips and topics. Stringing and seed-bead techniques, polymer-clay techniques and other embellishment methods from around the world (and across the centuries) are described and illustrated.
• Bead Magazine – The UK's first beading magazine.
• Beads & Beyond – This magazine offers a "modern and innovative approach" to decorating with and creating beads.
• Beads ETC... – Australia's first professionally-produced bead magazine.
• BeadStyle – A magazine featuring how-to jewelry projects in today's hottest fashions and colors.
• Bead Unique – This magazine showcases how beads can accent every aspect of our lives.
• BeadWork – This publication offers bead projects, feature articles and "Bead Buzz."
• Craftrends Live! — This magazine is aimed primarily at craft-store owners.
• The Crafts Report — A monthly business magazine for the crafts professional, established in 1975. Well written articles for, and by, all points of view in gallery and juried-craft-show environments. Lovely photographs of galleries, fine arts and crafts.
• Craft Supply Magazine — No website, but a strong supporter of professional craftspeople, with good articles about marketing your work and attending trade shows.
• Glass Art – An art-glass magazine covering all forms of art glass for the art-glass industry.
• Glass Craftsman – Bi-monthly publication covering all aspects of glass crafting.
• Jewelry Artist (formerly Lapidary Journal) – The first gem and jewelry-making magazine in the world! Formerly called Lapidary Journal, it changed its name in June 2007. Too much material to describe easily. Great website, even better publication.
• Jewelry Crafts Magazine — Articles on aspects of jewelry making from beading to lampworking, silversmithing, polymer cane making and more.
• MJSA Journal — MJSA stands for Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America. These folks also publish the print AJM (JCK) magazine, and they focus on jewelry manufacturing, from large operations to small shops.
• Ornament – The oldest international magazine covering all aspects of jewelry and beads, wearable art and costume.
• Polymer Café – Quarterly print magazine exploring the art and craft of polymer clay.
• Profitable Glass Quarterly – This magazine focuses on glass patterns from around the world.
• Simply Beads – This magazine focuses on jewelry-making techniques.
• Step By Step Beads – Another publication from Interweave Press (Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal is another), this magazine focuses on ideas for bead lovers who make beads and bead jewelry.
• Stringing – A magazine for beaders who love stringing beads into bracelets, necklaces, earrings and more.
• Wire Artist — This magazine is filled with excellent projects that carefully detail steps for beginning, intermediate and advanced wire jewelry.

Information Websites
• The Bead Bugle – A biweekly e-newsletter that includes new projects.
• BeadGuide.com – From the creators of The Complete Bead Resource Book, this online resource covers aspects of the bead business and bead industry.
• The Ganoksin Project – A substantial library of articles, publications, reports, and technical data on gem and jewelry-related topics.
• Tucson Show Guide – This is the original Tucson Show Guide, a great resource for people interested in attending the plethora of Tucson gem, jewelry, mineral, fossil and bead shows.

Craft-Show Listings
• http://www.craftsreport.com/showfinder – The Crafts Report Show Finder allows you to search for shows nationwide by a variety of criteria. Search results provide detailed information about booth fees, expected number of attendants and more.
• http://www.smartfrogs.com/ — The Art and Craft Show Yellow Pages™ publishes fair, festival and craft-show information for states in the northeastern United States. The yellow pages is a detailed and comprehensive craft-show guide for craftspeople, artists, food vendors and re-sellers. See sample listings and subscribe on their website.
• http://www.washington-fairs-and-festivals.com — This online directory replaces the print book. Featuring chronological show listings, the site also provides how-to links and space for Washington state artists to advertise their wares and services.
• http://www.theABCdirectory.com — The ABC Art & Craft Event Directory features detailed listings for thousands of art & craft events across the country plus sources for wholesale art & craft supplies, trade shows and other professional resources.
• www.SunshineArtist.com — A monthly magazine with articles, exhibitor information and show listings for the arts and crafts event marketplace.
• www.ArtsCraftsShowBusiness.com — Arts and Crafts events in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Retail Jewelry Supplies:
• PJewelry — Unique dichroic-glass cabochons and firepolished drilled pieces to finish your own creations. Provides links to unique papers and other components.
• Beading Blanks — Project blanks to bead around, such as writing pens, letter openers, perfume pens, bookmarks, key rings, lamp pulls, etc.
• NotJustPartz - NotJustPartz provides unique handmade components for jewelry and mixed media, face & critter beads, fractal design papers, glass cabochons, wire-wreath kits and doll kits.

Finished Jewelry: Some of our Customers' Websites


• www.LuannUdell.com: "Ancient stories retold in modern artifacts." Handmade jewelry, small sculpture and wall hangings by Luann Udell, inspired by prehistoric art.
• Cornucopia of Colors - Susan Fiedler's one-of-a-kind fused-glass jewelry.
• The Unicorn's Creations offers contemporary sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious stones, and handmade and vintage glass beads.
• Jody Coyote has been creating classic sterling and niobium jewelry for decades. Their website contains good information on their metals and other materials.
• Marcy's Claypen — Handcrafted FIMO® polymer-clay jewelry, ornaments, plant stakes, miniatures and more.
• PJewelry — Kiln-formed dichroic glass in a range of products including bookmarks, bracelets, business-card holders, compacts, dishes, necklaces, pendants, pill boxes and vases.
• Confabulations — Traditional craft materials, dichroic glass, fractal designs and mixed media jewelry and gifts
• Paula Walla Imports — Global info and gifts; free shipping in the US.
• Maple Hollow Studio — Unique, dainty and affordable handmade wire jewelry, designed and made by Annette Hally. Innovative and intricate marquetry wood giftware, handcrafted with great attention to detail by Nick Hally.
• Kathie's Creations — Free-form necklaces, charm bracelets, crystal suncatchers, eclectic watch bracelets and necklaces, always something new! Custom variations welcome.
• All That Glitters by Anne — Mothers' and grandmothers' "brag" bracelets, plus blown-glass bead bracelets and necklaces.
• Uniquely Yours - Fine Polymer Clay Jewelry, Barrettes, Eggs and more by Ulrike Schafer - Gallery and showcase of work plus interesting background information.
• Eclectic Elements - Chunky Mahjongg bracelets for a great retro look. Funky, rockabilly dice jewelry and fun recycled game piece jewelry.
• SWCreations, Stephanie White - SWCreations Handcrafted Jewelry
• Lynnsbeads.com - One-of-a-kind beaded jewelry blending gemstone properties and vintage beads. Let's design a piece together that's uniquely you.
• Amberdox Treasures - Handcrafted Quality Jewelry. Beaded, Wire Sculpted, and Wire Wrapped in sterling silver and gold. Custom orders accepted. Guaranteed. Exceptional service.
• Kneaded Expression - Kneaded Expressions is original, handmade beads sculpted from colorful polymer clay and crafted into simple wearable art.
• Candlicious Art - Hand-poured, high quality, all natural paraffin candles made with essential oils. In business for 8 years. Made by a Milwaukee artist. Also, custom hand-painted jar candles.
• Inspiration Lane - See our beautiful hand-sawed sterling silver pins; hand-crafted sterling silver, Swarovski® pearl and crystal bracelets; birthstone bracelets, earrings and necklaces.
• Show Stopper - I make unique canine jewelry and wine glass markers using findings and hoops from Rings & Things!
• Stones on String - Handcrafted jewelry that provides "style for the body, and beauty for the soul."
• Cobweb Corner - Handcrafted, beaded jewelry, including an exclusive line of beaded gifts with original inspirational poems for teachers, mothers, nurses, friendship and more.
• Kerry Turner - Fabulous one-of-a-kind charm bracelets. Bespoke and wedding orders very welcome! Based in Brighton, UK, but ships internationally.
• Cool Stuff by Julie - Colorful, themed disks attached to earrings, bracelets, necklaces, cell-phone lariats and more. Themes include sports, valentines, religious and patriotic.
• Marcus Berkner Designs - Offers handcrafted beaded anklets and bracelets in petite to plus size lengths.
• Bayside Jewelry - Original jewelry inspired by nature's simple beauty and handmade by North Idaho artists using quality gemstones, crystals, freshwater pearls, glass beads, silver and gold.
• Z Creations Jewelry - Uncommonly beautiful beaded jewelry by designer Valerie Z. Holstead, handcrafted with Swarovski crystals, turquoise, pearls, semi-precious gemstones and lampwork beads.
• Handmade Beaded Jewelry - A wide selection of beaded jewelry for casual or formal attire. Useful information about beads and gemstones.
• Grace Mary - Fine, handcrafted jewelry with a religious focus: necklaces, earrings, first communion gifts, rosary bracelets.
• Jewelry by Deneen - Handmade fashion jewelry, custom designs, one-of-a-kind pieces and more, sold exclusively at Bloomingdales and now available online at half off.
• D's Beads - Beautifully handcrafted jewelry; timeless creations to make you shine.
• JBeads Jewelry - Create your own custom jewelry! Online necklaces, bracelets, earrings, watches, rings, jewelry sets & more.
• Designer Medical I.D. Bracelets by Caseytown - Designer beaded medical I.D. bracelets that are attractive and affordable, including interchangeable styles.
• Dort Designs - Handcrafted artisan jewelry including sterling silver jewelry, fashion costume jewelry, artisan rings, wire wrapped bracelets and beaded designs.
• Josette's Boutique - Each piece is handmade individually from high-quality Swarovski® crystals and pearls with great attention to detail.
• Created By Gayle - Handcrafted wire-wrapped jewelry in sterling silver and gold fill.
• Lulu Jewelry Boutique - Handcrafted beaded jewelry.

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Member of:

Trade Associations:
• Art Glass Supplier's Association (AGSA)
• Canadian Craft and Hobby Association (CCHA)
• Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) – this group comprises the formerly separate Hobby Industry Association (HIA) and Association of Crafts & Creative Industries (ACCI)
• Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers (G & LW) – this group promotes of one of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows
• The National Needlework Association (TNNA)

Bead and Polymer-Clay Resources:

• Bead Resources – lists of and links to bead societies around the world, bead museums, bead-research organizations, etc.
• Polymer Clay Guilds and other polymer-related links

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