LINKS

A fabulous collaboration of unique gifts, jewelry, functional art and time pieces

made by Myra Anson Nicholas and P.J. Sweeney

Go to PJ's website at www.pjewelry.com!

Visit NotJustPartz and try some of our interesting kitz!

Links to Organizations, Galleries & Shops that carry or cater to crafters
Craft Publications and Craft Sites
Ideas & Resources for Projects
Crafts and Jewelry making Suppliers

Clip Art.Com my absolute favorite place to get fantastic photos, clip art, fonts and everything you'd need for great graphics. (MAC and PC) Its by subscription (you can join for a week, a month, a year..still cheap..cheaper than buying one of those clipart collections and it has a good search engine). But the sheer volume of stuff they have is amazing. They've even got most of the old Dover Books graphics (if you're old enought to remember them) Great for quick ads, funky fonts and flyer material.

Art and Craft Show Net A searchable site for craft shows.

Artisans United Craft Gallery ..We call this place the "best kept secret in Fairfax County". The gallery is located in the Fred M. Packard Center in Annandale Community Park (street address is 4022 Hummer Road, Annandale, VA. --if you are in the Washington D.C. area--) 703-941-0202.

Donna Nova's fantastic glass bead making Take a hike thru the site. Its a veritable forest of glass leaves!

The Twinst 'N Curl Wireworking Tool

Niche Magazine.. A wonderful magazine!.

Art Pierson Photography.. Virtually all the photo images on the PJewelry site were taken by Art. Check out his site to see more of the range of his beautiful work.

http://store.yahoo.com/sandys-stuff/ Sandy Spitery, a good friend and fellow artist and does really fun T's sweatshirts and scarves, headbands, and other wearables. In her words: Each item that I sell is individually hand-made when you order it. Everything is one-of-a-kind and will not be duplicated. The designs are appliqued using a wide variety of fabrics on purchased garments. Visit her on-line store!

After a wonderful email conversation with some folks in the UK, i urge you to check out the Textile Arts.net site for some interesting proejcts and ideas. Great stuff for arts teachers as well! A bit of comment from the: TextileArts.net... who?
artists, students, teachers, researchers, enthusiasts, suppliers ... you?
why?
to build a virtual arts centre for creative textiles, a place where people can meet, share and learn, find resources and supplies, showcase their work. If this inspires you, please get in touch with your ideas for how it could take shape, and let's make it happen. Now, doesn't that make you want to visit?
And also see what some very talented young artists are doing in the UK: with paper and fabric making beads.

WhimsicalClayCreations.com. Oscelyn Brooks is truly talented. Her work in polymer clay consists of wonderful and whimsical collectibles. As she says "I am now creating my own sculpted pieces from dragons to cats to miniature houses and lots of things in between. My inspiration comes from many places, books, nature, my children, life experiences and from my own creativity. " I call her style Disney meets Cabbage Patch and makes a slight turn. Very original and a warm and funny woman as well!

WhimsyCate...The Bead Charmer. Cate Bohannon, an artist PJ and I met a while back as she was starting to "take off" just put up her new site. It is as delightful as she is. Check out her "Unique Handmade Gifts by Artists in Glass, Wire and many Mediums"

Wolfe Run Studio..A extraordinary artist, Bill Harrah now has his own web site.

OTHER WHOLESALE SITES FOR RETAIL BUYERS

Wholesalecrafts.com..This is a wonderful site available free for Galleries and Shops. Highlights of PJ's finished jewelry are here.

WHOLESALE SITES AND LINK PARTNERS

Link Partners Folks with whom I am exchanging links (after checking out their websites & liking their stuff. The web gives you the ability to find (and be found) by wonderful artists!

downtoearthjewelry.com...Quality beaded jewelry in sterling silver, semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls, copper, and other earthy materials.

Beaded Lady Jewelry, Watches and Gifts. Fashionable beaded bracelets, necklaces, earrings, anklets, watches and more - for every occasion. Handcrafted jewelry for your friends, family members, or loved ones. www.beadedlady.com/ (cute and user friendly design here! The Product info page is great!).

If you want to be DAZZLING, COMPLIMENTED, and UNIQUE then you need to see the sculpted Wire Jewelry at sculptureinwire.com. The techniques used to make wire jewelry date back well over 4000 years.

A lovely site: Handcrafted gemstone jewelry from GiftsJoy.com. URL is http://giftsjoy.com and the site is wonderfully photographed! The festure one of a kind handcrafted jewelry made of semi-precious stones. Various gifts. Great jewelry designs. Custom orders are welcome. The gemstones used in our designs are genuine stones hand-picked. The silver findings we use are made in Bali (Indonesia) and India.

Autumn Gallery - Handmade Jewelry: http://www.autumngallery.net...Explore our collection of contemporary art jewelry, handcrafted by goldsmith and jewelry designer Michael S. Cox.

Neat site, neat stuff for retailers... "importers of Italian charm bracelets and charms, Linx & More is proud to offer a very attractive wholesale program for approved retailers" Very interesting & unique. Their "charms" are quite well done! http://www.italiancharmbracelets.net/, they also have another site http://www.123jewelrywholesalers.com/ which has gemstone bead-strung jewelry (and some very nice pieces!).
And for wedding bands check out : wedding-bands-and-rings.com, weddingrings.goldenmine.com, and yourweddingrings.com

www.jewelryport.com - Diamond, Platinum and Gold Fine Jewelry at discount prices.

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