Bethany is still recovering from her surgery.  Please join me in sending prayers or good wishes to her.  We're rerunning her last column this month.  It seems appropriate as flowers are now blooming in my garden.  Flowers are also the theme of this month's beading culture column.  Guest author, Rosemary Kurtz, share her love of this medium with us.

And now onto this month's columns

Beading Tip  Wire Guardians

Marketing Tip  Creating a mailing list

Featured Bead Artist  This month we highlight Linda Podkova who makes great mermaid beads.  Please note that The Beading Times does not in any way participate in the sale of these hand crafted dazzlers and bears no responsibility for any transactions you may initiate. 

Beading Culture Beaded flowers

Beading Project   A pair of easy to make fun casual earrings.

Design  Corner  Flower beads go perfectly with summer fashions.

When dreaming about this website, I pictured a place for beading enthusiasts to gather, to participate and to share their knowledge.  I hope you all take part in shaping this magazine – I want it to truly be a group effort.  Your input is welcome here.  I’d love to have you nominate a bead maker or submit tips or projects (don’t worry about your writing skills - my staff stands ready to transform your basic instructions into publishable text.).  Beyond your participation in the regularly scheduled monthly features,  I’d like to see you guide the shape of things to come.  What would you like to see?  Want to edit a column, write a story or post a question for the staff?   This is your place to shine or to bask in the glow.  Everyone here at The Beading Times is anxious to create a homey place for you – just let us know what it takes by emailing me.

Wishing you happy Beading Times,

Sandy

Sandra J. Paluzzi
editor

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