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Books galore in this week's round-up of beady news...pre-order your copies now!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton: Andrew shares the NEW cover of his sister's new book, Enchanted Adornments: Creating Mixed Media Jewelry with Metal, Clay, Wire, Resin & More.

The Savvy Crafter: Candie Cooper's new book, Metalworking 101 for Beaders, will be published by Lark Books in the fall. See the gorgeous cover, learn more about the book, and pre-order it at Amazon.

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!: Jean reveals the cover of a soon-to-be-released jewelry design book by Jean Campbell: Steampunk-Style Jewelry: A Maker's Collection of Victorian, Fantasy & Mechanical Designs.

DaLiciuUs by Fernando Dasilva: Bead & Wire Jewelry Exposed is now featured on the Create Your Style with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements website. Fernando shares pix from the book, available now.

Inspiration, too...

Jewelry & Beading: Repurpose old beads and charms into a wicked fun treasure necklace.

Strands of Beads: Melissa shows off a new necklace design inspired by a beautiful, Russian hand-painted focal pendant.

Beadalon Blog: Katie, Margot & Fernando are guest blogging over at Beadalon.com. Check out more than 100 free new beading patterns available in Beadalon's Design Workshop now!

And new product news...

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles: Melanie chooses a new name for her new work: Toolbox Treasures!

Art Bead Scene: Beads made from nuts are all the rage. Go nuts and add some to your bead stash!

About.com Jewelry Making: Want to try bead weaving but not sure where to start? Consider one of these amazing kits for 1 Bead Weaver.