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Our Favorite Beading Websites
Welcome Busy Beaders! Bead-struck artists are famous for constantly searching for new tips, techniques, supplies and patterns. If you feel the need to bead, we have the great sites for you to check out! 
Complete Bead Site
This site is delicious! The Beadin Path is dedicated to all manner of beads, including vintage, and is a one stop resource for the most beautiful beads: old and unusual, contemporary and collectible. You'll find an artist gallery, beading books, and class listings if you happen to be in their local area (Maine). A must have bookmark!
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Eye Candy
Eye Candy encourages every bead artist to try something new, whether it be technique or color blends. This site is complete, except for the calories! Suzanne Cooper is a giving bead artist and author of several well known beading books. Don't forget to check out the discussion board!
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Tutorials to Expand your Talent
Another complete site with an artist gallery, this site is well worth a bookmark. Included are tutorials for both beginner and advanced beaders as well as great links to patterns and numerous bead resources. Aunt Molly's Bead Street is a click away and easy on your gas budget!
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Beading Forums/Discussion Groups
There are various beading chat rooms and email groups to be found online. Groups are a fantastic method for sharing your work and gaining help when needed. Follow the links your guide has supplied and get connected!
Bead Lovers Forum
Great site to talk about your favorite obsession! Check out the monthly project and scroll down the page to join in on the message board and chat area.
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Seedbeadfrenzy Discussion List
SBF is very good for people who want a strongly moderated list. Great tips, tons of eye candy, and a strong sense of community and generosity make this group a top choice. You can choose to receive individual emails or a daily digest of emails once a day. Membership allows you to access the gallery site -- it's a great place to store pictures of your current work!
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Learn2Bead Discussion List
Another very busy email group is Learn2Bead; it's moderated and has a strong teaching orientation. L2B is a fantastic group for beginners as well as advanced. Don't forget to join the L2B sister list. The above link will contain instructions for joining the sister list which is a gallery site.
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The Bead Bugle
The Bead Bugle is an online beading ezine. You will find great links, artist's beads and written articles about beads here.
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