Happy Friday Folks!!
My Fabulous Fav's for this Friday are all about education - bead, jewelry or gem related education - but education none the less!
1st up there's Beaducation.com.
Lisa Niven Kelly is the founder of Beaducation.com
and this site is jam-packed with tons of cool tools and jewelry components for stamping,
drilling and working with various metals
There's loads of inspiration on their site and they have (in my opinion) the best online videos and jewelry tutorials out there - both free and ones you can purchase. They're Beaducation Blog is also packed with oodles of information, videos, tips and inspiration!
Next up this week is Alyson B. Stanfield's Art Biz Blog.
Alyson's the author of the ever so popular book "I'd Rather Be In The Studio" (Pentas Press)
She's also the 'no-excuses, get it done now' Art Biz Coach who believes in self-promotion and no excuses (as I mentioned) and uses her years of experience as a museum curator (among other fascinating jobs) to steer you in the right direction if you're serious about making a living with your art.
Not for the faint of heart, this is instense stuff worth reading, watching, learning and growing with!
And last, but certainly not least, we have the
(You were warned there'd be info on my fav organic gemstone quite frequently - you were warned!!)
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Established in 2003, with more than 3000 participating members and more than 30,000 pages of pearl related information and content, Pearl-Guide.com is the world's largest pearl information source where questions are answered and where history, technology and the latest news are center stage.
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There's ongoing forums with a range of topics such as pearls in fashion (Pearls are ALWAYS stylishly in fashion!) and many other pearl related topics. This is your one-stop, get your pearl questions answered and facts found website!
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Okay - I hope you've enjoyed this week's edition of Friday's Fab Fav's and will check out these amazing websites/blogs and see for yourself all the great information and education they provide!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Until Next Time,
Peace, Love and Loads of Fun Information!!
Cheers,