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Another “Catch-Up” Best Blog Posts Post

January 27, 2009 in Best of the Week, Lampworking & Glass by Julia | No comments

Since we’re still not caught up with the backlog of blog posts, here’s another installment of the catchup series. Today, we’re featuring some “eye candy” posts!

Karolen has been making some new silver gemstone beads that are incredible!
Marcy Lamberson talks about the creation of Keely the Peacock, er, Peahen.
Yep, you can always count on Karolen for eye candy — this time it’s leaves.
Sweetwater Designs (who won’t give her real name) shows some EDP magic.

Tags: beads, blog bests, color, creativity, glass, inspiration, lampworking

Best of the Week ending 1/25/2009

January 25, 2009 in Arty Stuff, Best of the Week, Business, Lampworking & Glass by Julia | No comments

Here you go, the best of the lampworking blogosphere this week:

Most of us have beloved pets, but sometimes their mischief in our studio can wreak true havoc. Andrea Winkler’s four-legged guest caused quite a panic when he got into her lampworking supplies last weekend.
Sheila Morley shares some of her recent murrini experiments at Watch Me Create.
Andrea’s been experimenting as well, in her case with color mixing.
Amy begins a new series on starting an online business with some words on business names.
Kandice Seeber shares the results from a color experiment that, well, just worked.

Tags: beads, blog bests, Business, color, lampwork, lampworking, synchronicity

The “What Tarot Card Are You” Quiz

January 24, 2009 in Best of the Week, Miscellaneous, Techie Trivialities by Julia | 1 comment

Kandice Seeber at Coloraddiction pointed me to the “What Tarot Card Are You?” quiz online. I can’t say the result surprised me at all — that’s always been the Major Arcana card I’m most drawn to, and the “make or break” card when it comes to whether I’ll like a particular deck or not.

2 The What Tarot Card Are You Quiz

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluctuation, particularly when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Tags: meme, spirituality

Best of the Week Ending 1/18/2009

January 18, 2009 in Arty Stuff, Best of the Week, Business, Lampworking & Glass by Julia | 1 comment

Really. It’s a real Best of the WEEK. I’m not caught up with posting the backlog yet, but I’ll put up another special mid-week post or two to finish that process.

Going back to color, Kandice Seeber has something new to say about seasonal color at ColorAddiction.
The Art Bead Scene helps us create a business plan for the new year.
Lori Greenberg makes us all pea-green with envy (or would that be Envy Green?) with a virtual tour of Fire & Friends Z Studio. After seeing that, we’re all going to want to move to Arizona!
Once Kelley received her own copy of Val Cox’s new Frit Secrets book, she was on a frit-melting roll!
If you haven’t already heard (have you been under a rock this week?), our own Maureen McRorie won the Frabel Novice Glass Artist award! Andrea Winkler shares her delight, and a picture of the winning image, with the world.