Hello all. I'm from the great land Down Under. Australia is a great place to be. I'm from the busy city, Sydney with it's wonderful views, crazy streets and rural outer suburbs. I'm a teacher of music and a beader of jewellery. I'm also a teacher of beading. I love being a creative. http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/mezziG Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:44:35 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.squidoo.com/charitygiving OurGV is a fabulous business based in the USA that not only gives you rebates just for shopping at the shops you already shop at but assists non-profits at the same time. You read that right. You give money to non-profits simply by shopping and buying what you were going to buy anyway!  OurGV (Our Global Vision) has a goal of raising $1 billion dollars for non-profits. Which non-profits benefit? You get to choose. You can choose from the non-profits already listed or you can add your own. What a fantastic way to earn money for books for your school. What an easy way to help homeless children in Bangladesh. Buy a plane ticket for your next holiday and help cancer research at the same time. This is visionary way of meeting the tremendous needs of our local communties, wider communties and greater needs of our world. Interested? How could you not be? Watch a fabulous 4 minute movie that tells you more. business Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:01:57 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/lampworkers If you haven't yet been introduced to handmade lampwork glass beads then now is the time. Each bead, vessel or marble is a miniature work of art. The skill of making a set of beads as uniform as possible, or of creating a one off beauty like the one shown to the left (by Wendy of Guru Creations), is fascinating to watch. The finished products are wonderful to hold and quite addictive. business Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:04:08 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/sparklies I make the beauties, you get to enjoy them. Wonderful, unique jewellery direct from the artist to you. My work is simple, classic and sometimes moderately ornate. My designs come from my mood at the time, because I want to experiment with a new technique or simply because putting different styles of beads and colours is fun. Some of the simpler designs are made more than once, or at least can appear very simple. Many, however, can't and won't be repeated. If you like the unique, one off, handmade designs over the mass marketed lines then you should have a look at my website. www.soulscapeartistry.com.au is where you need to go. Stop by now. shopping Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:38:53 -0600