Friends & LinksText Box: Phenomenal artist, mentor and friend.  Yvonne’s hand painted “elements” will help you use colors that you never dreamed of.  My flexible bugle beads are carried by Yvonne at shows across the country.  If you want to buy them in person, this is the best place to get them.  See her site for a schedule of bead shows she’ll be attending. www.myelementsbyyvonne.comText Box: Bead Soup Savage Mill—New Weave Building 8600 Foundry Street Savage, MD 20763 Phone: 240-456-4568 Text Box: In 2008, my good friend Laurie Knisely took the plunge and opened her own paint your own pottery store in Damascus, MD.   Laurie can ignite the creative spark in anyone!  If you’re in the area, stop by and give it a try.  I’ve had so much fun painting & fusing glass there.  Every time I go, there are more bisque items to choose from as well as new paints that I haven’t tried.  What a great place to get away and be creative for an afternoon. www.fireworksartcafe.com Text Box: A brand new store at Savage Mill!  Bead Soup opened it’s doors October 1, 2008 and is filling up more and more every day.  Bead Soup carries almost a complete line of my 2mm flexible bugle beads.  Stop in any time and make a piece of jewelry there at the mill or take one home.  www.bead-soup.com