Our Wonderful sponsors for the April Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Humblebeads Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates beautiful beads and jewelry components from Polymer Clay. Most of her designs are nature inspired and and all…
Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877-79 by Edgar Degas Pastel and Gouache on Paper 26″ x 14″ (66 x 36 cm) About the Art Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet; hence, it figured prominently in many of…
Congratulations to this Month’s winners! 1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Our first lucky winner is WiredNan/Nan Smith. She has won $50 gift certificate from Mary Harding Jewelry. Our second lucky winner is Fulgorine/Cate von…
And I promised you WINNERS! Eight random winners of eight awesome prizes from eight ABS Editors. If you have won, please email me at enjoytheday@tesoritrovati.com with your full name and mailing address and “Winner!” in the subject line, and…
This charming illustration from Adolph Dietrich shows a child-like fascination with the jewels of the sky welcoming spring. From the bright feathers to the hint at the energetic movements of these wee birds, this painting has a lot to…
ABS March 2014 Monthly Challenge brings us a mix of a snowy landscape with twittering colorful birds to announce spring ! LAMPWORK GLASS LEAF HEADPINS by Beadfairy POLYMER CLAY BIRD CHARMS by Heather Powers POLYMER CLAY PODS SET by Claire Maunsell STONEWARE CABOCHON by Lisa Peters …
Welcome to Inside the Studio! Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you’ll leave comments! As an incentive…
Barolo & Peaches Mad for Mid Mod 5 Tyvek Girls on Bikes I was browsing Etsy for this month’s Art Bead Palette post and my eye caught the most unusual looking beads from Carol Ann’s shop, BombPop. The textures…
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It is sweet serendipity when you happen to have the components you want to use on hand to make something for the monthly challenges. That is what happened to Monique of A Half-Baked Notion. She had just ordered some…
My necklace tutorial is about Spring, or maybe I should say waiting for Spring. As I write this early in the morning, the temperature outside has just plummeted to 8 degrees below zero F. The house pops and bangs…