Photo Mosaic Meme

1. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (#309), 2. Handmade chocolate cupcakes filled with blueberry cream and topped with dark chocolate ganache and some more of these absolutely delicious wild blueberries, 3. clarence carter @ sprayberry’s, 4. Summer Window of Blue Color Sky, 5. Gretchen Wilson, 6. Ice tea, 7. 7c5e, 8. chocolate pecan pie, 9. I’m getting older, but I’m not growing up., 10. My husband doesn’t want his picture on Flickr, 11. All By Myself, 12. BMFA STR Firebird Colorway Desktop Wallpaper

Here’s the instructions:

Use Flickr to search for the answers of each of the questions below. Using only the first page, choose an image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker.

The questions:

1. What is your first name? 
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you attend? 
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your favorite celebrity?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name

Thanks to Renee Alston for using this meme on her blog — that’s how I found it.

The blogosphere has been quiet of late, but here’s a few reading items for your enjoyment:

• Amy Kuzcewski (aka PyroPagan) explains the various types of “soft” glass in layman’s terms.
• SDuffy, full-time IT professional and part-time photographer, shares his thoughts on taking great photos with a point-and-shoot camera (thereby showing it’s not the equipment, it’s the person behind the camera, that makes the difference).
• At the Art Bead Scene, Tari of Claybuttons talks about self-promotion materials and where to find them.
• Finally, Beading Daily interviews our own Kandice Seeber!

Actually, since last week got away from me, this is a Best of the Fortnight post!

• Spend your time cooking glass, not cooking dinner, with five essential crockpot recipes from The Simple Dollar.
• Not all “eco-friendly ideas” are necessarily good ones. Mike Aurelius disagrees with several recent suggestions at Wet Canvas.
• Our favorite BeadNerd, Lori Greenberg, is featured in an artist profile at Jewelry and Beading.
• Mincot shares her findings about blowing shards, including reminding us to blow, not suck!
• Linda Morrison successfully takes frugality to a twisted place at Watch Me Create.
• Joel Falconer of Lifehack.org shares thirty tips to rejuvenate your creativity for lampworkers and everyone else.
• Also at Watch Me Create, Kerry Bogart turns fabric into beads, or rather, fabric design into beads.
• Sweetwater Designs interviews metal artist Kirsten Skiles.
• Lori Greenberg reminds us of the importance of good photos for selling online.
• Katie Hacker shares three resources for spring color mania.
• Lori Anderson is taking up metalsmithing — listen to what she’s learned about dapping so far.
• Finally, are you confused about starting your small business? Let Small Biz Survival’s checklist help clear up some of that confusion.

Next weekend’s edition may also be late, as Mincot, Gwacie and I will be at the Down the Street Bead Show in Smyrna for the weekend — come see us!

Here they are — the best posts from the world of lampworkers’ blogs for the week ending 3/16/2008!

• Lori Greenberg has just set up The Glass Directory, a free directory of all things glassworking-related. List yourself in it; use it as you plan your next trip and add on some glassy goodness!
• Does one’s Muse keep to a regular schedule? Deborah Gregory isn’t sure, but she’s trying to work one out with hers.
• It’s always fascinating to hear about someone’s journey to glass. This week Suzanne Tate shares hers with Collective Creatives.
• This week’s Flaming Hot! asks lampworkers to blog about bead photography. Susan Sheehan and Amy Kuzcewski have plenty to say on the subject.
• Last, but far from least, we can’t melt glass without sustenance! Try these cinnamon spice muffins to fuel your next glass-melting session. Nom nom nom!!!

Ran a bit late posting this because I’ve been mostly out of pocket the past five days, but here you are, for your reading pleasure!

Best lampwork blog postings for the week ending 2/24/2008:

• Amy the Flamekeeper puts the old saying of “location, location, location” into a proper context for the Internet.
• Lori Greenberg (aka BeadNerd) provides her perspective on self-promotion.
• Luann Udell adds to her list of “interesting” customers with your “new best friend”.
• Hooray!! ColorAddiction is back, as Kandice Seeber, the Queen of Pink, tests the new CIM Cranberry Pink.
• Art Bead Scene interviews Timothy Adam, designer of killer punk metal beads and jewelry. His stuff would look wonderful in combination with the right lampworked beads, IMO.
• For those times when glass just doesn’t do it and you MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE, Jami Hamilton shares a “chocolate eclipse” cookie recipe from epicurious.com.
• If you don’t have a light tent and don’t want to pay the big bucks for one, visit the Digital Photography School’s inexpensive light tent instructions and save your money for glass!