Robyn Hawk’s blog

In your heart are you a Rock Hound?  Do you long to be outdoors but something (age, illness, time) have kept you inside? This list is for you!  It is mostly centered on resources in the USA - please feel free to use the comment space to add international information!

Cyber Rock Hounding! 

This should be your first stop - it will direct you to Rock and Mineral Clubs in your area.  Most clubs sponsor Fieldtrips, Workshops and an Annual Show!

American Fed. of Minerological Societies:
http://www.amfed.org

Rock Hounding Sites in Cyberspace:

Rock Hound Station 1:
http://www.rockhoundstation1.com/

DZRTGRLS:
http://www.dzrtgrls.com

Rock Hound Notes:
http://www.rockhoundnotes.com/

Rock Watch:
http://www.rockwatch.org.uk/

Cyber Rock Hound:
http://www.cyberrockhound.com/

Rock Hound Blog:
http://rockhoundblog.com/?cat=5

Rock Hounders:
http://www.rockhounders.com/

Links for Kids or Educators:

We are all familiar with Ebay and most of us know Etsy...but, there are many more selling sites available to jewelers, lapidarists, lampworkers, crafters, etc.  The links below represent marketing, education and selling opportunites.

I am trying to put together a comprehensive list of links for use by new and current Artists. This is what I have so far...your assistance is appreciated:

Retail and Auction Sites...

Ebay.com - http://www.ebay.com
Etsy.com - http://www.etsy.com/
GemsDB.com - http://www.gemsdb.com/
JustBeads - http://justbeads.com/
Crafting Crazy - http://craftingcrazy.com/
RubyLane.com - http://www.rubylane.com/
Search The World - http://www.search-the-world.com/auctions/
Yessy - http://yessy.com/

Blogs as shopping sites...(I assume you already know about VOX!)

Blogger - https://www.blogger.com/start
Multiply - http://multiply.com
WordPress - http://wordpress.com/

Photo Site Sales...

Flick'r - http://flickr.com/
Picture Trail - http://www.picturetrail.com/
Photo Bucket - http://photobucket.com/
Webshots - http://www.webshots.com/

Marketing on Social Sites...

ArtMetal - http://www.artmetal.com/front_page
DeviantArts - http://www.deviantart.com/
IndiePublic - http://www.indiepublic.com/
MeetUp - http://jewelry.meetup.com/
Multiply - http://multiply.com/
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/
Xanga - http://www.xanga.com
Yahoo! 360 - access from Yahoo! Home Page

Or you can draw customers to your blog or website using Video, DIY and Article sites as PR and Marketing tools...

Current - http://current.com/
EzineArticles - http://ezinearticles.com/
Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/
wikiHow - http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
You Tube - http://youtube.com/
ZillaArticles (shows examples) - http://www.zillaarticles.com/user.search.articles.php/searchtop