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.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.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.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.beaducation.com - This website is a jewelry makers dream come true! Long time jeweler, Lisa Niven-Kelly, has put together a super web site with lots of great supplies and the best part: you can take a jewelry class online, in the leisure of your own home (even in your jammies!) by video. There are several to choose from, with new ones being added continually. The video is clear, well done and very easy to follow. An overall superb website!
• www.BlackDogCasting.com, www.FireDogJewelry.com, and
  www.CatDogJewelry.com - My partners in crime and fellow studiomates, Mark and Martin, have a host of services under their "Dog" group. BlackDog Casting designs and manufactures custom made fine jewelry, from wedding sets to cocktail rings and pendants, as well as casting work for other designers and jewelers. If you have a favorite firefighter in your life, check out FireDog Jewelry where you can design your own custom firefighter pendants, rings and earrings complete with engine/ladder #, department initials, name, etc. made from sterling, gold & platinum. They're REALLY cool! And, check out CatDog Jewelry to find beautifully crafted and customized pet tags in sterling or gold for your favorite furry friends. All in all, my boys do amazing and flawless work!