Peace, Love & Bead Bloggers!

Wow, it's hard to believe the weekend is coming to a close already!! I hope you all had a great one!! For all of the mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day!

There were lots of exciting and fun things going on last week as you can see in the list of links below.

I wish you all a wonderful new week!!

missficklemedia.com Should I patina or leave the metal bare naked?

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Andrew starts the month of May off with another giveaway by Lillypilly Designs! Find out how you can win a set of tribal-inspired wooden beads!
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! Jean brags! Yes, she really brags! It's worth a look because it's cool!
Strands of Beads Melissa shows off a new version of her Cabinet of Curiosity pendant.
About.com Jewelry Making Tammy has some fun in the sun summer time jewelry tutorials for you, including a cute turtle charm necklace.

Art Bead Scene Free Project Alert! ABS has a new necklace project for free on their website!

Beading Arts Cyndi has launched the first installment of her brand new e-book on bead embroidery...and it's free! Hurry over for your copy!

Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi finds a way to incorporate vintage turtle beads into a necklace.

Cindy Gimbrone aka The Lampwork Diva Cindy works through her to-do list and lists a new set of glass birdhouse beads.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles A song about hammers, nails, labor, and social involvement inspire Melanie to create some new woodlike components

Jean Campbell Jean's been at the grindstone, but also at the gardens...check out these beautiful images from the MoBG!

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio Lorelei is back on track this week and is giving away coordinating beads with Sab's help, from BeadBead.biz!