http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_beadwork_magazine/archive/2013/03/07/my-4-favorite-blogs-from-inside-jewelry-stringing-magazine.aspxAfter you read our blog, do you skip on over to the Inside Jewelry Stringing blog ? If you&#39;re not already doing so, I highly recommend you check out what our sister magazine is up to. The Jewelry Stringing editors blog three days a week, so you&#39;reenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_beadwork_magazine/archive/2013/03/07/my-4-favorite-blogs-from-inside-jewelry-stringing-magazine.aspx#179683Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:50:24 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:179683tangojuli<p>Melinda: in response to your invitation above, I would love to see an article or blog discussing different base metals in findings and chain in relation to safety of these metals and possibly absorbing toxic substances. There is so much cheap stuff out there at chain stores and online and given all the consumer disappointments over the past decades, I think we have cause to be concerned. Similarly, the various products available out there to coat or protect findings- have they been tested? Are they toxic? Who governs their use? </p> <p>Know its not a sunny topic, but I think its important for all of us, espcially those of us who sell our product. </p> <p>thanks,</p> <p>tina</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=179683" width="1" height="1">