friends of melinda

• Jean Campbell - Bead Goddess. Period.
  
  
• Jamie Hogsett-Author, seed beader, blogger, and stringer extraordinaire.
  
  
• Marcia DeCoster-Brilliant seed beader, master of right-angle weave
  
  
• Laura McCabe-Beadwork from another dimension
  
  
• Cynthia Rutledge-Bead kits, inspiration, workshops and more
  
  
• Penland School of Crafts - craft heaven
  
  
• John C. Campbell Folk School - Arts and crafts plus folk music, cooking, and more
  
  
• Renie B. Adams - Fiber artist extroidanairre
  
  
• Dustin Wedekind - "Beading so you don't have to"
  
  
• Mary Yaeger - Embroidered merit badges from life's experiences
  
  
• Andrea T. Kemp - Portraits and Still Lifes
  
  
• Mike Allison - Expressing the beauty and intrigue found throughout the world
  
  
• Anne Bossert - Amazing hand-crafted high end furniture pieces
  
  
• Gomez...are your friends. And the best band ever.
  
  
• Icelantic AT Boards - I dare you to find a pair of skis that are more fun than these
  
  
• Wally the Web Guy - The best web designer in the known universe (and my favorite)
  
  
• Kullman Ironworks - Impressive hand-forged works made using traditional blacksmithing techniques