Linky Love

A snapshot of what's happening in beading blogs this week:

Modern-Expressions Fernando goes trend-spotting in LA's garment district.

About.com Jewelry Making A handy list of jewelry news, from contests to free tutorials.

Art Bead Scene Searching for a way to achieve an etched metal look? ABS has a free tutorial for you!

Cindy Gimbrone aka the Lampwork Diva Cindy whips up a set of butterfly earrings with her bronze floral charms.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles Melanie reveals the delicious ingredients she received for the Bead Soup Party.

A Bead A Day Lisa looks for ideas for a bright red, swirly stoneware pendant just in time for Valentine's Day.

Beading Arts A beautiful glass bead becomes the focal point of a Valentine's Day necklace!

Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi did "knot" stress out making this new necklace!

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio Lorelei's blog has a new look. And she heads to cooking school!

Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts Barbe has a giveway for her blog readers.

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! Wait til you see what Kim Miles has up her sleeve...

Strands of Beads Melissa is giving away a $25.00 gift certificate from Artbeads.com this week!