I do a lot of craft/jewelry site browsing, reviewing and shopping lately. I've found some lackluster sites, some run-of-the-mill shops and some exciting, well-worth-the-trip stores. I plan to share some of these here in the near future.
I also look at blogs about lots of different things, some of which are well worth sharing.
One I've found to be charming, engaging, fun and enlightening is http://www.eirielseclectics.blogspot.com/ The girl is adorable and actually multi-talented in the jewelry making department. She is a 22 yr old student in England who shares her travails, trials and successes, travels (with lots of pictures) and her wonderful sense of humo(u)r on nearly a daily basis, even though she is hard at work studying and creating. I highly recommend a peek!
I myself have been at work gently (recovering from recent surgery) daydreaming about new designs for my rugs and jewelry. I bought some great flat sheets from the local secondhand store last week to cut up for rag rugs. I didn't take a pic of this one before it was shredded, but here it is ready to crochet.
When this is done I will post it here. I think it will be an exciting and lively rug.
I also have tried a couple of new jewelry pieces and plan to begin showing at some local festivals and craft fairs this fall to get my feet wet. This one is something new for me, with the small framed picture as the focal point, and the cool part is that the picture can be removed to be replaced with one of your own!
Then there is this pretty and still summery piece 
that I was playing with...I really like this, and I'm working
on earrings to match. The mixed turquoise shapes and
shades go so nicely with the silverplate pieces.
OK, enough already. Until next time, have a great one!
