The Web has allowed so many crafters to share their amazing talents and learn from one another, and I’m very happy to announce that I am back to sharing a handful of carefully curated links from fellow craft bloggers each week.

First off this week, I love, yes I said it, these laser-engraved heart pendants from Andrew Thornton, which he has available both online and in person through his shop, Allegory Gallery, which is located in Ligonier, PA.

Laser-Engraved Heart Pendants

On the gallery’s weblog, Andrew describes the materials used to make these pendants, and he also explains why he selected the iconic heart shape mixed with brief messages and decorative elements such as flowers and wings.

On Andrew’s personal blog, he has some inspiring news to share related to his gallery. Many of us crafters eventually turn our love of a specific craft or an assortment of crafts into some kind of business venture, and like any small business, there are challenges to say the least.

If you are now attempting to run a small craft related business or are thinking about trying it in the future, then there is a great deal to learn from the experiences of Andrew and his partner, William, has they jumped in and navigated through the SCORE Mentors’ American Small Business Championship.

If you are ready to learn more, there is also a wealth of crafting information on Cyndi Lavin’s weblog, Beading Arts. Most recently, shares how to create a pretty lilac bead embroidery pendant.

Lilac Bead Embroidery Pendant

The colors are so soft and a good compliment to summer styles. She even shows how this color matches up with a current Patone color trend.

Tappingflamingo Shell Necklace

The Tappingflamingo blog is also showing off some pretty summer inspired jewelry that she recently added to her Etsy shop. It’s all about the shells, and she shows how even shell fragments can become beautiful additions to her beaded creations. Some of these shell and shell pieces she picked up while on a Caribbean cruise, and many of them she found while beach-combing in her old home town of Cocoa Beach, Florida.

That’s it for now, just a few juicy links from some of my favorite fellow craft bloggers. I hope you enjoy them.