Big Apple Glass Art & Bead Festival SHOPPING: October 19-21, 2007 Radisson Martinique on Broadway 49 West 32nd St, New York, NY 10001 Show Times: Friday 12pm-7pm Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 10am-5pm Juried show of 45+ exhibitor spaces Beads, gemstones, findings, collectible glass art & jewelry A truly exciting EAST COAST shopping Extravaganza Shopping presented by Soft Flex® Company An Entrance Fee of $5.00 will be donated to The Bead Society of Greater New York. In 2006, over $4,000 was collected by the Bead Society of Greater New York. This donation will help the BSGNY maintain and expand their educational & informational programs for their members and their surrounding community. Their assistance in this endeavor has left us forever... [Read more]

Looking for the way, way out there this Halloween? Check out Melanie’s Spooky Head Beads over at Earthen Wood Studio. She has more in the works, so keep an eye on her blog and web site. The green head above is my fav. [Read more]

If you are trying to educate yourself about marketing, which is a super important part of any successful jewelry business, then check into the guerilla marketing series. These books are full of lots of low-cost or even no-cost methods for getting the word out about your jewelry designs. [Read more]

Since I’ve been talking about business books for the crafter, I thought I’d also remind everyone that your local public library is a great resources full of free information, meaning, books, books, books! Even if they don’t have a specific book you are looking for, don’t forget that they can borrow from other libraries. It’s called Inter-Library Loan (ILL) and most libraries has set up relationships with other libraries in the same state that allows them to borrow books. So, if you see something on Amazon.com and would like to read it but not necessarily buy it (at least not right away), ILL is a good alternative if your library doesn’t carry the title. [Read more]

Probably one of the first to write about working at home and making an income from crafting is author, Barbara Brabec. I definitely recommend any of the following books: [Read more]