Whether you like bugs, or hate them with a passion, these crafted crawlies are magnificent. Created by Elizabeth Goluch. The detail and craftsmanship is simply breathtaking.
Also known as "nacre", its the organic material that lines mollusk shells and that the pearls are made of. Well, you can look it up in Wikipedia if you really want to know. One thing that's really awesome about it, is that it looks amazing, and people can make some truly amazing artwork out of it. Check this out.
Enola (Alya) is an artist from Kiev, Ukraine. She makes amazing accessories with beads. Here are some of her work. She does sell her creations, unfortunately, I did not find a place to buy it outside of Russia/Ukraine.
I think the most amazing thing about the internet, is that when I find something utterly amazing that someone made, the next day I find something else, equally, if not more mind-blowing.
This breathtaking gallery is from a Russian artist Vladimir Orjehovskiy. I was unable to find his extended gallery, just a scattering of his works online. His works, however been in museums all over the world.