Bohemian Designs - Great New Book

So exciting this week to receive my new copy of this great new book.  Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry by Lorelei Eurto and Erin Siegel.  The photos are absolutely gorgeous and detailed instructions make all the designs seem possible for us average beaders.  Here's what Amazon says about the book:

"Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry showcases 50 beautiful designs that explore the rapidly growing trend of using cords and ribbon in  jewelry.  Inside this colorful instruction book are clear steps for incorporating these trendy materials into designs as well as troubleshooting tips for finishing the ends using the right findings and how to care for materials such as 100% silk ribbon."

Bohemian jewelry is so popular this year and what a fun book to learn lots of new techniques. 

I was so inspired that I stocked up on the Waxed Irish Linen Thread for my Etsy shop.  What amazing colors and it is so fun to work with.  Here's some of my favorite colors:

4th of July in Tubac

What a great 4th of July.  I went to a BBQ in Tubac with friends.  It was my first time to go to Tubac (southern Arizona) and I absolutely love it - lots of cute shops and the food and fireworks were great.

Summer is here and also monsoon season.  We've been having some great afternoon storms and showers - definitely cools it off from the 100 degree temps.

I've been staying busy with my Etsy shop and also created my About page.  Those are such a great feature, love reading the ones written by other shop owners and seeing their workspaces.  I still need more photos for mine but had fun creating it.

New beads in my shop this week:

I've discovered several great blogs that I love reading.  One is Lori Anderson's Pretty Things - she has amazing photos and is a great writer.  She is hosting a great bead giveaway this week, check it out:

http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2012/07/finally-five-bead-and-button-bead.html