Links

Table of Contents:

• All About Beads
• Bead Shows
• Charity Work for beaders
• Jewelry Designers and Beaders
• How to Link To Us

Jewelry Designer and Beaders

• Karen L. Cohen - Enamelist (specializes in Cloisonne), beader (specializes in bead embroidery), metalsmith, author and machine embroiderer. She is also a guest instructor at Bonita Bead.
• Mermaid's Jewelz - Discover one-of-a kind wearable art treasures, sculpted of exotic pearls and intricate beads
• Valerie Jewell - Instructor at Bonita Bead, metalsmith, enamelist and beader - see her wonderful creations

All About Beads

• Art Bead Scene - challenges, info and more
• Beading Daily - on-line daily newsletter for beaders
  • Contests they list for beaders and quilters and more
• Bead Links - find stores in your state or add a link to you as being a Beading Designer
• Bead-Space.com - join a bead community where you can show your stuff, chat with other beaders and more.

Charity Work

• Braingels - to benefit organizations dedicated to the support, education and treatment of brain tumor patients and their families
• Breast Cancer:
  • Members of Quilters of South Carolina have created one-of-a-kind bras for Breast Cancer Awareness. Some with beads.
  • Bead-It Forward for Breast Cancer - Quilts for Breast Cancer - why not make a square to help this wonderful cause?
  • Bead and Button, you can donate any type of item, not necessarily beaded. Donations are accepted year round and they are auctioned off during the B&B show in Feb.
  • Pink Ribbon Turtles for ACS - Breast Cancer. This is over 5 years old.
  • The Circle Of Hope - Beads For a Cure - Breast Cancer charity where you donate a bead you’ve made (any material) and they sell them and the proceeds are used for BC research. All the donated beads are made into a necklace and shown on-line. Then in October, the necklace is taken apart and the beads are individually sold. To donate or purchase beads go to their site. Email questions to them directly.
• Bead For Life - helping Ugandan women
• Beads of Courage - helping children with serious illness
• A Little Something - helping refugee women achieve self-sufficiency through the beauty of handmade crafts
• Beading for a Cure - for colorectal cancer

Bead Shows

• Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry Shows Inc - manages over 40 shows
• Bead Fest - 4 shows per year, by Interweave, with many classes and vendors at each.
• Innovative Beads Expo
• Down The Street Bead Shows - covering the South Eastern US
• Bead, Gem and Jewelry Shows
• American Gem Expo
• Bead Mercantle Shows
• AKS Gem Shows

Our linking requirements:

1. Your site has a navigation button to your link directory from your home page
2. You have a link Category that represents beads, jewelry, crafts or hobbies
3. If you are requesting a link from us to you, we require that you link to us first. See below for instructions.

If you would like to trade links with us...

1. Put this link on your site (under a category of Beads or Jewelry or Crafts or Hobbies):
   Title: Bonita Bead - THE store for all your beading needs
   Description: We feature all types of beads and cabs including glass, stone, crystal, metal and fused glass, a wide variety of supplies and tools, and a full range of classes to help you become the bead artist you want to be. Kits also available. Located in Southwest Florida.
   Url: http://www.BonitaBead.biz
   
   The code for this is:
   <a href="http://www.BonitaBead.biz"><b>Bonita Bead - THE store for all your beading needs.</b></a> We feature all types of beads and cabs including glass, stone, crystal, metal and fused glass, a wide variety of supplies and tools, and a full range of classes to help you become the bead artist you want to be. Kits also available. Located in Southwest Florida.
   
   
2. Email Connie with your info (Title, Description, URL) and what page our link is on.