It is no surprise to see lots of varied talents in this group! Many of our bead artists had very full artistic lives before they even thought about melting glass. But, it was a challenge to find folks who were blogging about their other creative pursuits! Then, again, there are only so many hours in a day – even for the Renaissance women and men. If I’ve missed a great blog post, I invite you to add a comment to this post and share it!

Art Trading Cards are one of the newest art-collecting phenomenon, and are getting some buzz on the beadmaker’s forums. Our Carnival editor, Lyn, shares one of hers.

I’m excited to see the interest in Art Cards, as it is the one other creative pursuit I’m still dabbling in after becoming glass-addicted. Here’s a sample of some of my recent cards.

Beads and crochet are all the rage these days. Cindy Gimbrone is reviving her crochet skills.

After entertaining us for some time by her observations of life, and everything, on her blog, Lori Greenberg has finally written a book!

Kim, at Heavenly Fire is also entering the publishing business, partnered with Lori Robbins. Scroll down to the news section for the book details, and read her journal for some of the progress reports!

You’ve got to check out the gorgeous photography of Pam at The Blue Between. These are some of my favorites!

Lots of Lampworker’s are also experimenting with Precious Metal Clay (PMC) – after all, we’ve already got kilns! I love these beads by Barbara Becker Simon.

I mentioned above that it was a challenge to find blog postings by glass beadmakers about other creative endeavors. When I first mentioned this project to my good friend, Steph, her response was “are there other creative pursuits besides glass??”. Well, indeed there are — check out this recent thread at Lampwork Etc. The talent of this group is phenomenal! But, I did note many a post that said — “this is what I did before I found glass”!

Finally – although not always billed as such, I think many beadmakers who blog are finding a creative outlet in their writing. Check out a variety of beadmaker blogs at the Lampwork Carnival home site, and check for additional links on every blog you visit. You will find beadmakers writing about a variety of topics.

I’ll close with a bit of creative fun on the computer. Check out this clickable image map of Jen Geldard’s workspace!

That’s this month’s edition of the Lampwork Carnival. Hope you enjoyed this round-up! Many thanks to Lyn for giving me a chance to play hostess. Join us next month at the Lampwork Carnival Blog for “Summer Vacation Special”. Bloggers — get your posts written about your summer vacations, and make submissions by August 10.

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In case you are wondering — the glasses are special 3D fireworks glasses. They didn’t really do much for the fireworks, but were fun for looking a car headlights while waiting for the show to begin.

I’ve also recently been pressed into service to take still shots of my daughter, while others were taking the video. And — if I do say so myself, they turned out pretty good! I took the picture you see below this post. So — my interest in better photography got another shot in the arm.

And — of course, as I get my website, and my blog going, there is an on-going need for some pictures to punch it up a bit.

All of this is background to say that I just acquired a brand-new compact camera! The idea is that it will always be with me, and I will shoot more pictures, gain experience, etc. I think it will also help with making the quickie bead shots to put on my blog or web page. Here’s a shot I took in macro mode, with no flash. I think it turned out quite well! (by the way, this is a tiny little porcelain doll that resides in my dollhouse — she is probably about an inch or so long! Click on the image to see a bigger view.

We had a great vacation! The definite highlight of the trip was a visit to the New Shanghai Circus — a wonderful Chinese acrobatic troupe. Riley fought to stay awake and see the whole show — and now loves to do “similar” acrobatic tricks. My favorite is to see her try to tie her legs up like a pretzel! Too funny

Unfortunately — I came back from vacation with an ear infection, and just haven’t really felt like myself for awhile — so have taken a small, unplanned hiatus from bead-making. (although my mom and I did make some pretty cool jewelry while we were gone — I’ll get some pics up for that soon.) I should have some fun beady eye candy for you soon!

Take care, and thanks for checking in!

Are you familiar with blog carnivals? They are tremendously fun, and a great way to discover blogs you otherwise wouldn’t know anything about! Check out The Carnival of Lampwork and see what it is all about!

Have a great week, and I’ll send you a postcard!

Tomorrow I am going to the Bead Blast in Kansas City — very exiting! I just love looking at all the beads and trinkets — but am also hoping to come home with a bagful as well. I’m about to enter the jewelry-making zone this summer, and need a few supplies!

Have a great weekend!

Have a great day!