Craftastrophe
September 21, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites
Have you seen this site? It’s very snarky, but it’s also a riot. The tagline for Craftastrophe is “because handmade isn’t always pretty.” Now we all know that it’s not nice to call someone else’s work hideous, but we also know that we’ve all been guilty of making something from time to time that isn’t exactly…ahem…our best work.
One piece made me snort my coffee through my nose. A tricked out iPhone case. Gasp. I know some tweens who’d think it was wonderful, and I can see that it took a lot of work. Good job. Not my style. I shudder …read more
Bead Dreams 2009 available in pdf
September 21, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Kalmbach Projects
Bead & Button Magazine has published a catalog of over 70 glorious photos for Bead Dreams 2009 competition in pdf format. Subscribers can download it for free at the Bead & Button website, and non-subscribers can purchase it for only $5.95. Included are winners from these categories: lampwork and glass, polymer clay, metal clay, beaded objects, seed bead jewelry, crystal jewelry, and finished jewelry.
There is a video preview that you can watch on the website as well.
