Favorite Links

Below you will find a variety of great links (at least I think they are!) to the web sites of other awesome beadmakers, suppliers and any thing else that strikes my fancy, and maybe yours, too!

• www.lamalese.org - American Lamalese Association of North America. This Web site has the most wonderful little dogs in all the land. To see what the cutest one in the world looks like, click here.
• www.wetcanvas.com - A great web site for artists of any kind. There are forums, galleries, chats, etc. plus great information, tips and ideas. Check out the glass and bead areas.
• www.glassdaddy.com - Glass Daddy carries a full line of the beautiful German Lauscha glass rods. He is easy and efficient to work with.
• www.frantzartglass.com - One of the best sources for beadmaking and lampworking supplies and they are right here in my home state.
• www.acookstour.com - David Iverson, is the proprietor of this company, which takes you on the most wonderful cooking and wine tours through Italy, France and South Africa. I was lucky enough to be on the 'maiden tour' through northern Italy in 2001. I highly recommend these fun, well planned tours packed with scrumptious foods and wines. Check out his site.
• www.isgb.org - This is the official web site for the International Society of Glass Beadmakers; an organization that was formed in the early '90's by some of the founders of the glass beadmaking movement in this country. It provides support, information and networking for its membership and holds a conference, known as The Gathering, in a different city each year.
• www.naturallycurly.com - When you have a head full of curls, like I do, sometimes you need some help. This wonderful web site provides that and more. So, all you curly heads out there, WEAR YOUR CURLS PROUDLY!! And visit this web site for more than you ever wanted to know about curly hair.
• www.kimmiles.com - Kim, my friend and beadmaker extraordinaire, makes the most exquisite floral beads. If you have not checked out her work, you need to. Kim is very inventive and has started some lovely trends within the beadmaking community. Her web site is definitely worth the visit.
• www.kimberlyaffleck.com - Kimberly makes the most gorgeous and creative organic beads I have seen. I had the honor of assisting her in a class she taught and found her to be a most excellent teacher and a very generous warm-hearted person.
• www.lampworketc.com - A great forum for networking, sharing your work, finding resources, making new friends, etc.
• www.wiredarts.net - Wireworkers and designers extraordinaire, Janice and Tracy have a beautiful new website and many new classes and retreats to offer. I have had the pleasure of taking classes with both of these women, thoroughly enjoyed them and learned a lot. Check out their site!
• www.2peasdesign.com - These wonderful women designed and will maintain my new website. They were prompt, efficient, knowledgeable and professional and did a great job on my new website. Stacy is the tech person and Desirée is the design person and together, they make a great team (huh? Like 2 peas in a pod?). I highly recommend them for any graphic or web design work you might need.