I think I have said this before, but I believe that Miss Karin of Gingko et Coquelicot must have an enviable stash of art beads in her possession! What drew me immediately to this necklace was the linear quality…
For this simple heart pendant, gather together orphaned art beads and copper wire to add a little love to someone’s day this week! Supplies: 5″ 18 gauge copper wire 8″ 22 gauge steel wire polymer clay disk lampwork…
Here are a few upcoming opportunities for bead artists. Art of the Bead – Call for Submissions The Art of the Bead is looking for 5 new bead artists to represent and introduce to an international audience at Bead…
Happy Monday everyone! Another Monday, another week – and another selection of beautiful handmade beads. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the wonderful readers that shared their beautiful beads and jewellery with us last week! It is…
This month’s artwork is all about reds and purples and every shade in between. Rich ruby, brick red, lavender, wisteria purple, rich royal purples, cool blue-purples, magenta pinks – pretty much any shade of red and purple are represented…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the December Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Songbead Rebecca Anderson of Songbead makes wonderful jewelry from beads, notions and other curiosities. Rebecca offers Czech glass beads, handmade findings and waxed linen cord at The…
The Rose Garden, 1920 by Paul Klee Oil on cardboard 19 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (49 x 42.5 cm) About the Art Cubism had a heavy influence on Swiss-born artist and graphic designer Paul Klee, as demonstrated by…
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 Jill Palumbo. She has won a assortment of components and buttons worth over $50 from Creative Impressions In Clay.…
Happy February to you all! If you’re anything like me, you’ll be glad to see the back of January. It’s such a looooong month – cold, dark, dreary, wet – and with February to follow! And although February is…
Double Wrap Spruce Bough Bracelet by Mary Harding My tutorial for today is a Winter themed double wrap bracelet made…