Linky Love

A round-up of this week's beady posts on the interweb. Do you have a favorite beading blog? Leave it in the comments!

DaLiciUus: Check out Fernando's beautiful Mother's Day necklace featuring heart-shaped freshwater pearls and a fabulous murano glass bead.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles: A special event inspired a special necklace, which now appears in a special issue of a bead magazine!

Jewelry & Beading: Combine wirework with seed beads for a one-of-a-kind necklace!

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! Like Art Nouveau? See this lovely book by Judith Durant and Jean Campbell who explore great works from that period in jewelry projects!

Strands of Beads: Melissa shows off a few beautiful fossilized coral beads.

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton: Andrew shares the new additions to his bead stash.

About.com Jewelry Making: Hook up with a cute little fiber flower charm and necklace project! Combine your crochet and jewelry making skills.

Art Bead Scene: Hello Spring! Goodbye self-control! Vintage enamel flowers on Etsy.

Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts: Cindy's Beads & Barbe's Creativity add up to some great necklaces!

Carmi's Art: Carmi sews crocheted flowered into a soft new collar.

Plus, did you see Margot & Melanie's cross-posts about artists and inspiration? Margot made a wire-wrapped lava rock design and Melanie riffed on it with her own creation. Both wrote about being inspired by other people's work without copying. Thoughtful posts and inspiring designs!