I hope everyone is having a wonderful day today, especially those who live in the States and are celebrating the 4th of July! I know everyone does not agree with all the political issues out and about now with the presidential elections on the horizon, but you have to admit this is a great country and I’m very proud to live in it. In fact, one of the great things about it is that we can all agree to disagree at times!
Many are lucky to have a three day weekend (or in my case four since the school is closed on Monday), so I hope in between eating hot dogs with your families you’ll get some crafting in as well. I have a huge list of craft projects I hope to at least make a dent in as well as some product reviews – books, DVDs, and a kit – that I need to tackle as well. There is always so much great stuff for jewelry makers out there.
If you manage to get a little “me” time between all your other holiday activities, make sure you check out these excellent blog posts from some of my fellow craft bloggers:
About Family Crafts
Is it time to start planning your Christmas crafts?
About.com Cross Stitch
When do you do the back stitch on your needlework projects? Vote in the poll and let us know.
Aileen’s Musings
Visit Aileen’s Musings to find out what Firecracker Martinis and Christmas have in common.
Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
Kicking off the summer Craftside brings you a password for 15% of Voyager Press titles through July 8th, a funky woven lamp project, the Making Designer Jewelry with Hardware, Gems. and Beads contest extended, a quick and easy party banner idea and some fun pictures from Swap-o-rama rama.
Crafty Princess Diaries
Tammy is “so” learning the ropes over at Etsy.com with her new jewelry making supplies shop. Is it too much of a hodge podge? How big of a learning curve are we talking about here?!
Layers Upon Layers
Cyndi has DVDs to giveaway from “Beads & Beyond” Magazine!
Polymer Clay @ Craft Gossip
No batteries required – Heather shares a list of low-tech tools for creating with polymer clay.
Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery
There are giant pom poms, a giant aluminum craft project, “Superfly”, and a fun video from the Knitty Gritty peeps.
The Impatient Blogger
A link to three fabulous free projects on the Simply Beads website and some thoughts about inspiring creativity from a professional designer.
