Thanks so much for the nice comments and emails about the book — I can hardly wait until March! I just got the Taunton catalog in the mail, with a pretty photo-filled listing for Bead Simple, which was fun to see:

Left to right, the projects they featured are my Duo Earrings, Sparkle Band, Wineglass Charms by Emilie and Jessica Zanger, Sparkle Rings, and Charming Bracelet.

I’ll also be at Felt Club in Los Angeles in a few weeks, teaching a free Bead Simple jewelry-making workshop like the one I taught at Maker Faire in May. I’ll post again when the time is set in stone, but if you’re in town, please mark your calendar for November 18! It should be a fantastic event.

Thanks so much to Megan Reardon who interviewed me about Bead Simple and other assorted craftiness for her amazing Design*Sponge crafty business series, and then posted about the book again on her own blog, the lovely not martha.

And a huge thank you to my wonderful guest designers who’ve posted about Bead Simple this week: Jennifer Perkins, Kathy Cano Murillo, Diane Gilleland, Faythe Levine, Christy Petterson, and Stacy Elaine Dacheux. I really appreciate the support!