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My links

New links for May-June 2007

 

 

Foreign sites:

http://www.kiwa-inc.co.jp/shop/recipe : Japanese page with " recipes " in japanese, of course, but with clear diagrams. chlick on each image to access to the projects.

http://www.themagpie.com : A website to dream. Mélanie Doerman works with small beads (delicas, seed beads) and realize a stunning work. Go and admire her portfolios... .

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French-speaking sites :

http://reveusedebijoux.canalblog.com : My blog to help you wait between two updates of the site!!!

http://carmillabijoux.canalblog.com : A very dear friend of mine's blog. Kinga is really a fairy with beads. I love her delicate jewelry and I can't hardly wait to see every pendant she has decided to bead (one each month during the whole year).

http://leparadisdenefff.canalblog.com : Wow…a very nice site too. Et le "mistaken" of April 4, is so nice. There is also a page with diagrams...

http://www.beadrider.free.fr : A wonderful site. Take your time to see all the wonders....especially the Ashora ring-bracelet.

http://perso.orange.fr/lesperlesenfollie : An interesting site. Very well done.

http://pluiedecristal.free.fr : Wonderful jewelry. Admire "Cassiopée" necklace.

http://www.bijouxparminou.com : This month, a site I already put in a former update, but things have changed... Minou's site who's a canadian crafter, What you will see : galeries with a lot of beadwork and beautiful necklaces. And because this lady is very talented AND generous, the free project around the world is one of her project this month. Thank you to Louise and her generosity.

http://www.missperle.fr : This site shows what is inside a french beading magazine "Miss Perles". On these pages, you can see all the projects from the number 1, numerous website, tips and tricks. each jewelry has the cost for the materiel involved. And now a special Polymer Clay's page with a french specialist, Clo, helps us with projects and tips. A site to watch carefully before ordering the missing numbers or to subscrire to this magazine!

http://www.tanais.be : A bilingual site (franche and english) and an online wensite for beads. Here, you can buy books, a catalogue online, a forum, some projects, a gallery and so on... A site to see...

http://www.jewel-bijoux.com/bagues-en-perles : a "baby" site, but there, you will find several pages, a forum to help each other, some hints and tips, books... everything you'll need to bead!

http://chantdecristal.free.fr : I love this site: it is sweet and delicious... You'll find jewels and recipes (in french) : what a wonderful mariage, isn't it? Hapiness for the body AND the mind. And a forum to share our passions, what else could we ask for?

http://www.heliodore.net : Here is a professional site. But sometimes, we need to find more precious jewely ou simply find inspiration...

http://www.lesbijouxdalienor.com/nouveautes.html : a beautiful site. particuarly the silver necklace. Wonderful crocheted thread necklace. a "must".

http://paroledepate.canalblog.com : a blog for and by the french polymerists. This site is a golden one for the beginners and for those who wants to improve! Go and see the pineapple cane by Marie-Hélène, it is to die for...

http://fimomania.site.voila.fr : A beautiful site about Polymer Clay

http://heurebleue.canalblog.com : and another one...

Since my childhood, I am in love with glass. This transparent materiel which plays with light and colours please my heart so much! this is why I'm in love with one master of glasswork: Lalique! here is an extraordinary site with creation of this genius: http://www.moonstone-gallery.com/pagespres/navigateur9.htm

If you come in Paris, I invite you to visit the "Musée des arts décoratifs" and especially the jewelry part of this museum with some beautiful work of Mr. Lalique. If you want to have a look, here is the Museum's site: http://www.ucad.fr/fr/01museeartsdeco/galerie_bijoux

http://www.ledomaine.be/fiches.html : Alot of ring projects to download. These rings looklike the rings on "Kitabaya"'s site close since several months. If you haven't got the chance to surf on this japanese site, here is a new chance to experiment wonderful rings projects.

http://pires.sandrine.free.fr : Beautiful jewelry and a projects page (in french) with a lot of projects. Sandrine is very talented and she shares her passion and talent with us. It is rare and very pleasant. To thank her, put a kind message on her golden book. :o)))

http://membres.lycos.fr/rocaillesmagiques/index.htm : Huguette's site. Some websites has something magic... This one is a magic land. Huguette is very talented and her work is stunning! She has golden fingers...
and she offers to share her passion with you, go to the "tissage" (stitches) page and see what she offers. A real wonderful site realized by a wonderful lady.

http://www.geocities.com/alexis215de: Alexis' site. Have you ever pushed a door and entered in a 1001 nights store, full with wonders? This site is like such a store. Go and admire the " Pictures " page then visit " Patterns " et " Instructions ", and to end your visit in wonderland check the " links " to discover new sites. A stunning site..

http://ninaetsesreveries.hautetfort.com/archive/2005/01/11/bonne_nuit_de_moorea_maharepa.html : A good friend of mine's site. She's just a baby beader but a very talented painter. Here you can see some of her paintings. She is selling her work, so don't hesitate to contact her!

http://www.isarovski.com : A site with cristal jewelly. Galeries and pages with tutorials.

http://apheeperle.site.voila.fr: Another site with cristal jewellry...and once more thisgenerous lady offers us fre projects. My favorite jewel if the ring with turquoise and metallic thread...

http://membres.lycos.fr/perles63/index.html : Do you like beaded animals or beaded flowers ? Here is a special site for you!

http://123perlamis.mylinea.com : A directory with beading sites.

http://www.patini.com : Do you dream of a diamond? Here is a site to visit.

http://perso.modulonet.fr/~mogwai : A site dedicated to beads, but especially to Hama beads: those plastic beads you put on plastic and you heat them to make them stick together!

http://ww.les-perles-de-cali.com: Beautiful site; only at its beginning but very intersting, so go and visit it very often.

http://boterovenise.site.voila.fr : Another site with rings, rings ...and rings! And a wonderful watch bracelet!

http://perles-a-vany.site.voila.fr: This site is a "must" for everyone who wants to buy books on Amazon.jp. For each book: the cover is presented + the number of pages and a brief description of the book. And the must: the webmaster has a galery with models from the books presented.

http://festivites.fr/peel : An online website… and three shops located in the north of France. The owner of this site: Eric is a very sympathicguy. He offers a 10% reduction to the members of the beading association "Avec une Poignée de Perles". Good news, isn't it  ;o))

http://www.quiltanne.fr.st : Anne's site. If you're a bead lover like me, go to Gallerie 7 and admire "la parure inouïe". But this stunning necklace is only one of the wonders you will admire through the galeries. Anne is a gifted and talented lady specialized in "quilting". This is the "site of my heart" for November!

http://bijouxsaperlipopette.site.voila.fr : A very nice site : colourful and happy !

http://www.bijoudecameleon.com/index.htm : Metal crocheted jewels... Relly stunning !

http://www.arthome.be/FR/bijoux_cadre.asp : A belgium site : an online shop. If you need inspiration!

http://www.turquoise.be/catalog/perles.php?cPath=23 : Another shop online...

http://www.lespatounes.com : An enchanted site (and I know a lot about "enchanted" sites :o)) ). You arrive in front of the tree and then.... it is up to you to go to " boutique " then " broches "; the choice is yours: Elves, Fairies, Dragons… I love this "Tolkien-like" site!

http://elwind1.free.fr/index02.html : Here I am: back home! in the Elve Land. Come and watch this kingdom. Aranela, our hostess love to share her treasures with us. It is a site out of time and mood. Let your wings spread and fly high! You just entered the Elwind's world. A must: you can learn how to speak elves here!

http://www.minimonde.com/fimo.htm : The miniatures' world. With Polymer Clay. A really sweet site ;o)

http://blogs.aol.fr/demondemoi/perlesblog : A beads' lover diary...

http://perso.numericable.fr/~penieric : A very dear friend's site: Priscille. This girl is very active : beading, working on glasses, Polymer clay, paper napkins and glue... everything interests her. She's the one with another friend Barbara who gave me this summer tutorial : the "scoubidou heart". Both are talented and generous.

http://bijouxparminou.site.voila.fr/index.htm : Cat's site, A ldy from Canada. This lady is also a moderator of a famous french forum : "Histoire de perles", a very active and generous one. Cat like jewels and making them and because she's a sweet person, she offers us some necklaces to realize. Go and see by yourself: this site is really a nice one!

http://forum.aceboard.net/index.php?login=9530 : And here is the link to the magical forum! All in french, of course. But you can speak in english, I'm sure some gentle person will translate your message and the answers in english for you! This forum is very active: there you can share whatever discussion, find numerous new links, find a lot of explanations to beads necklaces, bracelets, rings and so on... A must site to add on your bookmarks.

http://www.bamao.net : Christine's site. Welcome to the land of Serenity. This page is like a door: as you push it, you enter in a wonderful garden. Christine is a jewellery designer. We begin our visit by her workshop: here, everything is in harmony: light colours for the walls, wooden furniture, a few intensive colour (the blue sofa), mirrors with steel : this is the introduction to Christine's beadwork : a wonderful melting of colours and materials ; extraordinary mirror of her soul : her jewelry is like her soul : beautiful.

http://www.benita-loca.com : Benita's site. Creation, fashion and decoration Magazine. Who says that generosity has left this world? Everyday we can see examples of the contrary and this site is a fantastic proof of it. Benita's shows us beautiful things, she is an enchantress with her, you find you children's soul again ? On the welcome page: which image should I choose? Will I admire jewellery (Yes, of course!), will I learn how to practice painting on glass or will I look to the different decoration ideas ?? Thanks to her magic stick, Benita's the Fairy brings us beauty and know-how.

http://creaplastic.free.fr/les_techniques/technique.htm : French Polymer Cla Artist's site with galeries, tips, technics.... A must for all PC lovers.

http://site.voila.fr/Perles_rose : Rose's page, a belgium site, dedicated to jewelry (oh, by the way, did I forgot to tell you that this is truly my passion: beads, beading, jewery, mmmmmh????). A lot of wonderful stuff, Rose is a very talented lady.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/odile.jean/index3.htm : Here is a page dedicated to small realizations. The one that interest me, of course, are those done with polymer Clay, but there is a lot of different things to see here.

http://www.creavenue.com/common/articles.asp : The European fairs site in Europa. This page has articles about rings.
http://www.perlesdelys.be.tf : perles de lys' site. A wonderful site with a lot of realisations and projects.

http://membres.lycos.fr/rocaillesmagiques : A colourful site, very pleasant to visit.

http://www.chez.com/bijouxvolutes : An extraordinary site. Go and admire the bridal jewelry.

http://pages.infinit.net/tawan/galerie1.html : Polymer Clay realizations. Stunning galeries...

http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/mathildebrun : French Polymer Clay site. With a charming green lady to welcome you..

http://mnsdesign.free.fr : Deux talented people working together: a very nice site.

http://www.palatena.com/accueil.php : Another Polymer Clay. With wonders on each page.

http://membres.lycos.fr/babylonchat/bagues en perles : extraordinary site . Here, you can see beading rings, a recipes page, a laughing page, a "how-to" build your site and a lot of other stuff in this wonderful site.

: A forum dedicated to beads lovers, those who want to share, those who want to learn. This forum is very active. A "must" forum. All in french, unfortunately!

http://www.monies-jewelry.com : Polymer Clay's site

http://mnsdesign.free.fr : Nath's (from Antibes, south of France) site: Polymer Clay work

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ladyperles : Do you like Beads, do you speak french or do you want to know something about beading in France? So, hurry up to this site : the only french Ezine dedicates to beads and beading. If you want to know more about an article, just contact ladyPerles, the Webmaster of this stunning site. I'm a proud writer for this Ezine....

www.cristaperles.be.tf : A belgium merchant site with bracelets, necklaces.... A lot of inspiration here. My only regret is the less of explanation to realize something on your own....

http://perso.club-internet.fr/houpertl/entrelacs.htm : A website to create brazilian bracelets.

http://site.voila.fr/realisations_vero : Véronique's site. Go and see this wonderful website. Marvellous pieces.

http://ibelgique.ifrance.com/lesperlesdophelie : Do you like rings? Do you like Swarovski? Come on and visit this site, beautiful rings are to be seing, my favourite the ring "dôme lilas".

http://www.little-paw.com : Again, you'll see marvellous rings, but all this page is worthwile. My favorite jewelry? "Mumu chocolat" !

http://site.voila.fr/perles_et_rocaille : AquaVal's page. A lot of jewelry. This site is very clear. For each jewel, you'll have the realization time indicated as well as the author of the model.

http://users.skynet.be/laperlerare/cadres/gallerie.htm : Sandrine's site. Wonderful jewelry, with a huge number of rings, all really beautiful. And some explanations to realize 7 of them all by yourself. See, when french beaders are as talented as the japanese one, you reach a high-level quality site.

http://www.pichaloup.com/index/liens.html : A 12 years old site! Very well done. Go on page 9 to see the rings that are in the mood in France and in Belgium (and, of course, in Japan). I like one of her creation : the violin.

http://st.martire.free.fr/sophie.htm : Sophie's site. A colourful site, lots of realization and the last but not the least : explanations to realize jewelry by yourself. A wonferful site. Go and see!

: A french Polymer clay site. A lot of links, instructions, tips, and a very active forum (in french). To access the forum, click here: http://forum.europeanservers.net/cgi-bin/liste.eur?lnora.

http://www.mylinea.com/lucille : Lucille's site. A new diary about beads and beading. All french.

http://www.afairesoimeme.com/index.cgi?page=idee.html&id=1484 : Another arts&crafts site. Remember my friend Agnès (who is a paper napkin's artist?, here is an explanation to realise something very nice.

and if you like what Agnès realize and the paper nakins, go and see what she has: auféminin.com

http://www.nenuphar.is.dreaming.org : Nathalie's site: Sometimes, magic raise her wings above us and we come back to the world of the childhood, with fairies, dragons and wizards only by visiting a website. Here is a magical one. No words are needed, the images are the only marvels to contemplate. visit it and enjoy the magic and the happyness of this talented lady.

http://www.couleurszaouli.com : Chris' site. Here you enter the kingdom of joy and colors ... Chris is a very talented polymer clay designer and her creations are stunning. I'd love to be as talented as she is.

http://membres.lycos.fr/bijouxcreation : Pauline's site. I do love her necklaces, but most of all her necklaces : strass sur plaques. In fact, all her necklaces are very nice and light..

http://www.creaperles.fr.st : Estelle's site. This website is beginning, but put it on your bookmaks because it will grow up very soon..

http://www.beabijoux.com : A commercial site, wonderful necklaces. A great source of inspiration.

http://www.artperles.com : Michelle's site. Stunning rings.

http://top.mylinea.com/bijoux :: french yearbook about ... beads. It is just the beginning, so be patient!

http://latortue.9online.fr/ : A new little site. The necklaces are simple but nice. You'll find there some tips, about clasps for instance.

http://atelier.clementine.free.fr/plan.htm : A site that sells jewelry. Because sometimes we need inspiration and jewelry to buy!

http://membres.lycos.fr/scoubidous : Lucille's site; dedicated to "scoubidoux". You take two plastic wire and you weave them to create objects... A lot of ideas.

http://www.creabijoux.com : Claude's site. Dedicated to Polymer Clay. Claude is a very talented lady and she offers tremondous workshops and her galleries are must-see too.

http://www.ifrance.com/miuki/index.htm : A site dedicated to.... beads (of course!)

http://www.1001perles.fr.st/ : Viviane's page. If you like trees, here are some. My prefered work: the "panier" in the"divers " page. Gorgeous!

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/severine.l/ : Séverine's site, it is a small site for the moment, but it will soon expand. In all the galeries, it do like the red necklace and the blue and white bracelet.

http://www.bijouxboheme.com/bijoux_boucles.htm : Scheila Bourgeois site. Jewelry creation Wonderful necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, Very, very nice !

http://ambreagorn.free.fr/ : My best of the net for this month. The elves workshop (this site is in french and in english). Wonderful creation. This guy gave me the impression of being in the middle of the Lothlorien. Here, you can see pure beauty.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/benedicte.pernet : Do you like beaded jewelry and beaded trees? So, here you can see plenty of trees. A really nice site.

http://www.merveillesenperles.firstream.net/index.htm : Marina' site. Very nice graphic realization. A nice page which is only at its beginning.

http://www.leternel-feminin.com : A jewelry selling page. A must see if you want to find some nice jewelry for everyday and nigttime occasions.

http://perso.libertysurf.fr/vanessa4 : Two galleries of differents jewels and beadeds objects. Plus one page of technics. If you love beads, you'll come here ...

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/benedicte.pernet : A very small site (for the moment ...) with beaded trees and flowers. My favourite tree : the "Cytise" really wonderful.

http://www.art.incarnation.com : Laure's site. This one is really gorgeous. Sometimes you encounter one magic site, this one is really magic. When you walk through the pages, you seem to walk in an asiatic garden, beautiful and quiet. Here, not only your eyes but you soul seems fulfilled. An exceptional site.

http://multimania.com/alinehuf: Another wonderful site. Although she's only 19 years old, Aline is a very talented beader who realize her own stitch ... Come and see her work, it is extraordinary. And she lives not so far from me, we are neighbours!

http://aupetitbonheur.multimania.com : Sophie's site. Beautiful necklaces. My favorites are : Harmony, Féerie, Beauty et Musica.

http://griselle.multimania.com : Griselle site. To enter, click on the window and go either on the "bricolage" page to see the roses of Griselle (very soon, in construction for the moment) or in the cooking page (in french).

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mk.perles : Maryline's site. It is a very nice site. There, you'll find techniques, 3D animals, jewelry, and so on... A lot of 3D animals to create, the best one is a very cute cow !

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/bijouxcailloux : Sylvette's site. In France, we have very few sites about beading. But, this month is a very happy month for beaders. Three new sites are here and there are wonderful ... This one offers a lot of information about beading and, above all, for foreigners who want to visit the beadshops in Paris a huge list of shop in the adresses section. The creation are stunning. A must for all beaders.

http://www.essi.fr/~claudine/MesPerles/French/index.html : A lot of wonders to see. Claudine est a very talented artist and a very nice woman too. Her models are beautiful and she is talented either in beads or in Polymer clay. No need t speak french, the galleries are without words and the realizations are so beautiful ...

http://www.chez.com/botaniperle : Nath's site. If you like beaded trees, you'll have to come here to see the exquisite work of Nathalie. Wonderful little trees are averywhere ...

And the last but not the least : two french forums from yahoo's e-groups, one about beading and the other one about PC.

http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/au_royaume_des_perles : Dedicated to beading and objects with beads.

http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/CREATIONFIMO : A very active forum for those who love polymer clay.

http://www.creabijoux.fr.st : A page for the polymer clay. Claude is a wonderful hostess and though there are in french, the lessons are very clear because of the photos.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/Scherrer/estelle.index.html : A very cool site, done par a 14 year's old girl : Estelle. Some clear explanations for basic seed beads realisation.

http://www.kooso.com :  A site dedicated to the african beads and realisations with a lot of links.

http://www.pourtoi.com

http://www.chez.com/perlalyly

http://www.webnet.qc.ca/~siubhan

http://perso.infonie.fr/marie-cécile

http://www.perle-de-rocaille.fr.st

http://www.multimania.com/passiondeperles

http://valmoy.multimania.com

http://egauje@free.fr

ONLINE CATALOGS :

http://www.mesdeco.com : new online selling site for crafts. Beads and Polymer clay are offered. Be patient, this site is very new, so it is still in construction...
http://www.Panduro.fr
http://www.Primactif.com
http://www.e-perle.com
 

The Foreign links.

http://www.studiojamie.com/index.html : Needless to present such an artist. Jamie Cloud is wellknown for her cabochon. She has wirtten a "must" book about it. The site shows her talents... .

http://www.arleenhardin.com : A very nice site. Arleen is a talented artist; and she loves angels...like me....

Special Netherland

http://www.hekrasier.nl : A site from Netherland (of course). The necklace on the welcome page is wonderful. Go through the pages to see the galeries, technics, tips and tricks (thank you babelfish for the translation!), free projects and so on... A site to see.

http://www.kralen.com : An online site from Netherland. Because it is a european site, european people pay a few transportation fees....

http://www.freewebs.com/tuttifruttijewels : A very nice site with stunning glass beads. And a very interesting page with natural beads: "Kralen van natuursteen ".

http://www.geocities.com/lubellebeads/jewelrypage.html : I do love this site. Lubelle is very talented and use Polymer Clay, and especially Liquid PC with talent. Her necklaces are stunning. I love the colours, the shapes... everything. A really beautiful site, a must!

http://www.joanbabcock.com/Necklace/Nck14.html : At the age of 46, I feel like a little girl. When I came through this site, I was wordless... Beautiful things in this site! We feel being in another world: a world made of beauty and purity.

http://www.autdemnajewelers.com/home%20page.html : Here is anothe site "out of space". It is strange to see how a beautiful site can help you can over this brutal world. A kind of fresh magic air and suddenly you smile, everything seems lighter around you.

http://www.custombeadwork.com : For a long time, beading was a hobby for children. When you arrive in this site, you are suprised by all the possibilities given by the little component : "beads". This site is a very interesting one.

http://www.tinakoyama.com : A "out of space" site. This artist loves to bead everything she has. Go and see her " wearable art sculpture ". I let you discover them. Such a talented lady!

http://www.beadcave.com/drea/mask.html : A page with superb masks. Soon, there will be a a beading galery.

http://www.beadbimbo.com : Marvellous work with wire. Sometimes all you have to do is to keep quiet and admire!

http://www.pearl.cz/bijou.php : Very nice site from the East. Some jewelry there are to die for.

http://www.manfredinidesign.com/pages/jewl.html : I can't remember if I gave you this address already, but it is one of my favorite! I love the colored pages, Liz a a child mind and uses colors, joy like a child playing but she is a very talented lady and this site is an enchanted one .... for the heart and the soul!

: an online shop. Go to the links' page, very interesting. A site to bookmark.

http://www.beadofmyheart.com : A wonderfulsite. When I went on Linda Shea's site the "Sculpted wire " part was out, unfortunately. But the "Woven beads" part was open for our greater pleasure! Some wonderful exemple of jewelry here... Go an Ladies, to get inspiration is this place the right one!

http://www.themagpie.com/Portfolio.htm : An extraordinary site. As they would say in New Orleans "I know"… with me, everything is extraordinary : o)) But just take a look at her portfolio and tell me how could we qualified this stunning site? Everything is above any word... My favorite's "Relic in "miscellaneous".

http://tinakyama.com/index.htm : Here is an example of what you can find either on Huguette's or on Alexis' site. I have no words to describe Tina Koyama's site. Even the simpliest beadwork seems done by fairies... Creativity for pure beauty!

http://www.biserinka.com : un russian site that sells beading models and beading already done. Some wonderful stuff to admire there!

http://www.enchantedfantasies.com/NeedleweavingPro1Lesson1.html: A most wonderful site. If you are a fibers lover, go there and admire the work of this lady....Even if you are not patient enough, go and see the magnificent necklaces shown here!

http://www.robinatkins.com/index.html : Robin Atkins is one of the most talented ladies I know in the beading kingdom. Watch this site as you will read your favorite book: turn the pages one by one, appreciating every magic moment of pure beauty!

http://www.opalhut.com.au/shop/en-us/dept_1.html : My favorite site for this month. How can't we imagine that someone higher than us created those wonders ????

http://www.beadycats.com/ucretsizprojeler.asp : A türkish site …And this page is the project page. A very nice site. My favorite is the black and white necklace.... Go and see!

http://www.kimcreates.com/necklace.htm : A Polymer clay site. The necklace are very inspiring but what I prefer are the earrings with the animals, especially the cats and the dogs... And here is the explanations page to realize a tropical fish cane: http://www.kimcreates.com/cane.htm

http://www.beadsky.com/patterns_y.php?ln=en : A russian site… typically russian. I do adore those netting complicated and sooooo nice! This site is huge, so take your time to see all the wonders it offers to you ;o)).

http://www.serafinibeadedjewelry.com : A fabulous site...Unique creation. Go and watch the paradise of creation !

http://www.mauramuir.com : A site dedicated to polymer clay. Wonderful creation. Thanks to the artist, we dream a lot wandering throug the creations...

http://www.tinymicejewellery.com : Here you can see beaded rings... Come and see!.

http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/stepbystep : A wonderful site and about so many techniques! This page is the one about the projects step-by-step. A must-see. Lapidary Journal is a journal you can subsribe to (I should have written: you must!).

http://www.firemountaingems.com/resources.asp : A very famous beading catalog. On their huge site you can watch for beads, findings, tools or ... projects to get inspiration! A real worthwhile site...

http://vampsart.com : I love the beading art of this lady! I wish I could do the same! A real stunning site.

http://www.jewellacedolls.com : What a wonderful site and wonderful ideas : those spidered dolls are so sweet. And what a good idea to give a guardian angel so light that you can wear it every second near your heart !

http://www.mizutheartofone.com : I do like raw materials. Here is one site who uses stones and other beautiful materials… Let's have a look !

http://www.hirobead.com/onlineshop/recipe : (Japanese) Page with projects
http://www.geocities.co.jp/PowderRoom-Rose/1346/ : (Japanese) Page with projects too
http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/stepbystep : (english) A very talented creative magazine. This page is the projects' page. A "must see" site.
http://www.kroonbs.nl : Dutch site. Wonderful objects such as "chest brooch" or "Giacometti brooch"

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/paolo/ : Japanese site with beautiful pendants.
http://www.serafinibeadedjewelry.com/neckpiece.html : This artiste is the one who makes the December bead&button cover. A real impressive artist. Her collars are fabulous.
http://www.geocities.com/alexis215de/instructions.html : A nice site. Some great necklaces on the instructions page.
http://www.rockfront.com : A rich site, with a lot of projects offered. And some Christmas ornaments.
http://www.polymerjungle.com/index.htm : Polymer clay US site (Tara's site). A very funny and creative site ; come here if you like dragons, unicorns, and other "gremlin" things. A very creative site.
http://www.knottingartist.htm : Un wonderful site to learn the chinese art of knotting, with exemples, and explanation of the bases. A really interesting site.
http://www.phoerising.com : My favorite US beading site. When you arrive to this wonderful and magical site, click on 1) Phoenix rising and you'll reach this stunning site. I do love all Bette's work... These broad collars are really inspiring and so beautiful. When I'm down, I go there and admire the beauty of the colours, of the beads, of the collars.... It's a beautiful island in the middle of a furious ocean. A MUST site. And Bette is a very nice Lady.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/Hachimitsu8 : My other favorite site, a japanese, this time: BeadingBees.Hatsumi's site. this site presents wonderful jewelry and a very complete tutorials page. And, as Bette, Hatsumi is something so nice...
http://www.beadiefriends.com/beadiefriends.htm : A website in english, with free projects. The only bad thing: there is a lack of illustrations...
http://www.seacrestcrafts.com/products/b_earrings/index.htm : A wonderful site, no projects offered, but a real inspiration source? The jewelry is stunning...
http://www.af-de.com/products/tubes.htm : African jewelry. A stunning site.
http://fukuoka.cool.ne.jp/chiketon/beads.html : Japanese site. To realize the projects, click on " How to make"
http://www.biserland.ru/shema_vhod.htm : A russian site, this page is the diagram page. Every line is an explanation. Have fun with this site.
http://beads.narod.ru/1.htm : Another russian site with lots of diagrams (again).
http://www.firemountaingems.com/projects.asp?UID=2002121112325974&GEN1=prodselection : The famous american site and one of the most welknown beads catalog: Fire Mountain Gems. If you want their catalog, just ask and you'll receive it freely. This page is the page of the free projects on their site.
http://www.norajean.com/Animal-cane.htm : Site dedicated to polymer Clay. True wonders to see here. This page is dedicated to animals.
http://www.glassattic.com : Diane Black encyclopedia upon Polymer Clay. If you're interested in this media, you MUST go and search this site.
http://www.craftsitedirectory.com : A site dedicated to crafts. Here, you can find a lot of informations. For instance: you can find 170 pages for Polymer Clay.
http://hobbystage.net/art/members.cgi : A polymer clay site ... with awesome creations. A real inspiration mine and pure happyness...
http://www.perlenzeit.de/Galerie1_english.htm : Site (in german and in english) of a very talented lady. A little bit late but : some christmas ornaments tutorials.
http://www.hollerandy.de/e_home.html : german site (in englis too) dedicated to beads….this page eis the toturials one, but go and see the galleries, very nice realizations, above all the necklaces.
http://seelestia.imagedjinn.com/necklaces_earrings4.htm : A olymer clay jewelry site. Very nice jewelry.
http://www.dbeads.net/default.asp : Another site about beding. I do like the Jack O'lantern earring.
http://home.netvigator.com/~peggyhk/collection_index.htm : Japanese site with stunning bracelets..
http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~chika/eng/stitch.html : Another japanese site, this link leads to a special stitch derivated from the Herringbone (or Ndebele) one.
http://www.bead-patterns.com : American site of free and paying patterns and models. I'm one of the designers under "Marylo".
http://www.howlingrabbit.com/index.html : Very nice site with wonderful projects.
http://www.rukodel.ru/biser/main/technics.html : The "technics" page os a russian site. Just click on the underligned (on the right) and you'll come to new pages with numerous technics.
http://www.pmegio.com/index.html : Patrice's site. A very complete site. With numerous projects for the begonners and the others. A real must-site.
http://www.rukodel.ru/biser/main/technics.html :the "technics" page of a russian homepage. You just click on the underligned lines (not on the left) and you access to a page with diagrams.
http://www.goder.com/beads : Varvara extraordinary site. Varvara is a russian talented lady. Her creation are gorgeous and you can see a special page with free projects.
http://www.jasminewatson.com : I enjoyed very much "Lords of the ring" (the book). I red it five times and so, I went to see the "Lord of the rings" movie last december. This site is the "Lord of the rings" jewelrymaker. A beautiful site.
http://www.mazeltovjewelry.com/aboutart.html : Cindy Lavin's site. Lots of galleries with beautiful jewelry. And a how's to article for a beautiful realization. You must see this site. I really enjoyed it.
http://joshclay.com :A wonderful Polymer clay site. Josh is a young and very talented boy. This site has nice projects. One of my favourite's.
http://www.pcpolyzine.com : Another "must-site" for Polymre clay. Each month various articles, projects, answer to basic questions. A really interesting bible site.
http://www.polymerclayhaven.com : This third polymer Clay site is also to be bookmarked. It is huge, it contains a lot of information.
http://www.wigjig.com/jewelry-tools/WJU/jewelry/alpha.htm : and to change a little bit, a site dedicated to metallic thread and different jigs... Hundred and hundred pages of realisations. A really wonderful site.
http://members.home.com/sdsantan/beadfairies.html : A Huge database about beads and beading. A "must" site.
http://www.angelfire.com/co2/beltana : Wonderful site, with a lot of stitches explanations on http://www.angelfire.com/co2/beltana/main.html
http://www.beadjapan.net/english.net : A very interesting jaanese site. With 3D animals, necklaces, earrings, and so on and a lot of explanations in japanese ... and in english. A really wonderful site.
http://www.eccentrix.com/artist/beadingfun/index.html : Nancy's site. A lot of interesting things in this page. A really lovely christmas ornaments gallery. And explanations (with a lot of realizations) of brick stitch.
http://geocities.com/rubyfisch/index.html : I love this site. Ruby is someone very talented too and very generous. Come and see her tutorials.
http://www.medievalbeads.com : A wonderful site. Beads with a middle-age inspiration. I love this one.
http://www.swirlview.com : A wonderful gallery with stunning set (earrings and bracelets). A technic stitch page. For the moment only the square stitch is shown but more are to come. A very good tips page also. A very good site to visit.
http://www.ptialaska.net/~beadgal : Extraordinary site with great realisations and wonderful free tutorials.
http://members.tripod.com/CheckerBeads/p-p.html : Another very interesting site. With [also] great free tutorials and galleries.
http://www.bellaonline.com : I deliberately give the address of the whole site. The one which is the most interesting for us is the beadwork section (on the "Home & garden" section), of course. But everything is interesting on this site.
http://www.suzannecooper.com : A "must" page.
http://www.thebeadsite.com : If you have some questions about beading or beads, go to this page.
http://www.beadyboop.com : Very interesting site, with great tutorials.
http://www.flast-net/~mjtafoya/home.htm : A wellknown site. Huge, extremely welldone. Classes, realisations, links, advices, etc ... Another "must".
http://www.members.tripod.com/~artistree4/index.htm : Marcie's manor. A wonderful graphic realisation and a very interesting bead site too.
http://beadwork.about.com
http://jewelrymaking.about.com
http://www.about.com
http://www.beadwrangler.com
http://geocities.com/fashionAvenue/Runway/5508
http://www.beadmouse.com
http://varietystore.freeservers.com/hbg/bead7.html
http://www.chrystyna-m.com
http://www.jewelrycrafts.com/projects.html
http://www.beadandbutton.com
http://www.eaglespirit.co.uk

Some new links, but not about Beads:

http://www.pascalrosier.com : Here is a fantastic site about modelling. Technics, tips, projects, books, all you want to know about modelling. A great, great site.

http://www.amybrownart.com : Amy Brown is a very talented fairies' artist. She opens the gates of a fantasy world, just for us. Stunning... I love fairies.

http://site.voila.fr/patch29 : It's a site about patchwork and quilt. From an association of Bretagne region. Wonderful creations. A really beautiful site.

 

 

I hope those links will help you to surf happily in the land of beading... And I really hope you'll appreciate your journey as I did two years ago. If you want to add a new link, don't hesitate : E-mail me, I'm always happy to have news from you.

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