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June Monthly Challenge + Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the June Monthly Challenge.  We will have 2 lucky winners this month. Tesori Trovati Erin Praiz-Hintz of Tesori Trovati makes wonderful polymer clay charms, pendants and jewelry.  Her “Simple Truths” pendants combine words and images. Design…

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June Monthly Challenge

Jackknife Village, 1926 Franklin Carmichael Watercolor on Paper (Please note this art is copyrighted and is to be used only as inspiration.) About the Art In step with the fashions of the times, his work increasingly reflected the flat,…

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June Monthly Challenge Winners

Congratulations to this Month’s winners!  We have 2 winners chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. Our first lucky winner is Ann Schroeder.  She has won a $50 gift certificate from Gaea Handmade. Our second lucky winner is SJ Wentling. She has won a $50…

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May Monthly Challenge Blog Tour

I was delighted to find this painting Flower Vase in a Window Niche by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder for the May challenge. Why I chose this: The realism of the flowers and insects and shells in Bosschaert the Elder’s…

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Pantone’s 2013 Fall Colors

Pantone released their 2013 Fall Color picks back at the beginning of February, but I’ve been sitting on this post for a couple months now. Mostly because I really loved the Spring Colors and I wanted to enjoy them for a while. And…

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Featured Designer of the Week – Ann Schroeder

Each week the Art Bead Scene features a Designer of the Week. One of our editors picks her favorite from the Monthly Challenge entries.  This week’s winner is Ann Schroeder. You can see her necklace here.  Here is what ABS…

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Studio Saturday with Erin Siegel

Welcome to Studio Saturday! 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 we…