Well, you know last week my sister and I attended the first annual summer gathering for the members of the OCC (Ontario Crafts Council). It was held at the president’s farm on the Niagara Escarpment. I learned how easy bead making looks when a professional glass bead maker does it.
Well, you know I learned more [...]
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It’s here!! It’s here!! It’s here!! SEPTEMBER 19 – 21, 2008
I am SOOOOOOO excited. I have been at every one of the Toronto Oasis Bead Shows since they started here and every time, both Spring and Fall shows, the Toronto edition gets bigger and bigger. The artists who sell their pieces of jewellery [...]
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There are many good books that can give you the instructions of the Peyote Stitch. My favourite is a small, spiral bound book by Judith Durant & Jean Campbell: ‘The Beader’sCompanion” , printed by Interweave Press, Inc. ISBN 1-883010-56-X. Here is a link to Amazon.com where you can pick up this great little book and at [...]
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