Hello! And welcome to my first Show Me Sunday – I’ve taken these over from Melanie over at Earthenwood Studio, who is focusing this year on her jewellery and gift lines. Wishing you loads of luck in pastures (sort of) new Melanie – I am sure 2013 is going to be a great year for your business.
Melanie started us off for the year by asking you to ‘Show Us Bird Beads’.
This month, we are looking for your finest feathery and bird themed handmade beads and jewelry components, to go along with our monthly art inspiration theme. Show us your doves, ravens, peacocks, feathers…anything bird themed!
As anyone who is familiar with my work will contest, I am a bit of a bird bead fanatic, so I am really excited about what you are going to share with us this month. Some real beauties were left in the comments:
From top left, clockwise:
Thanks ladies for sharing these designs with us. Let’s see some more for this forthcoming week! Have you been inspired to make any bird beads for this month’s theme? Do you have a favourite bird bead or component designer? We’d love to hear about them! Leave your links in the comments below.
I couldn’t resist joining in with the fun and created this treasury to get the ball rolling.
‘Handmade Bird Beads’ by songbead
A selection of handmade bird beads from all over the etsy! One of my very favourite images to work with, captured here in many different media.
 European Robin- polymer clay…
$11.00
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 beads…smile bead…bird be…
$14.90
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 SALE- Holiday bird duo- Hand…
$22.40
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 Handmade Bird Bead, Hand-pai…
$3.50
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 RUSTIC BIRDIE Bead Set – Han…
$12.00
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 Kerribeads Lampwork Carnelia…
$99.00
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 Sweet little bird finch lam…
$15.00
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 Ceramic Bird Beads – Set of …
$24.00
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 Seagull Bird Beads, White Se…
$10.00
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 Bird bead. Handmade lampwork…
$20.00
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 Little Green and Orange Cera…
$6.00
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 Smaller Snowy Owl- Hedwig po…
$10.00
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 Rustic Bird bead and matchi…
$18.00
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 Bluebird- handmade ceramic b…
$19.50
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 Bluebird Troll bead, lampwor…
$9.90
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 Pottery Nest and Bird Bead S…
$20.00
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Treasury tool supported by the dog house
(A few of these pretties may or may not have found their way into my etsy cart…..ahem…..)
And now some Bead Blogger links for you.
A Bead A Day
Taking a winter vacation this year? If so, are you making special jewelry? Stop by A Bead A Day blog to see what Lisa’s up to.
Taking a winter vacation this year? If so, are you making special jewelry? Stop by A Bead A Day blog to see what Lisa’s up to.
About.com Jewelry Making
This month’s designer interview includes a talk with Eileen Bergen aka The Artful Crafter. She discusses her love of jewelry and all things crafting related.
This month’s designer interview includes a talk with Eileen Bergen aka The Artful Crafter. She discusses her love of jewelry and all things crafting related.
Beading Arts
Cyndi shares a design for a really easy seed bead and wire bracelet!
Cyndi shares a design for a really easy seed bead and wire bracelet!
Carmi’s Art/Life World
The more Carmi experiments with t-shirt yarn, the better her projects get!
The more Carmi experiments with t-shirt yarn, the better her projects get!
Resin Crafts!
After launching a brand new clay, Resin Crafts blog has thier first tutorial featuring it.
After launching a brand new clay, Resin Crafts blog has thier first tutorial featuring it.
Snap out of it, Jean! There’s Beading to be done!
Jean reviews the elegant and beautiful book, Crystal Jewelry Inspiration, compiled by Karin Van Voorhees
Jean reviews the elegant and beautiful book, Crystal Jewelry Inspiration, compiled by Karin Van Voorhees
Looking forward to seeing your inspiring links this week!
Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer, currently living in Manchester, England. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.
m.e.
January 13, 2013 at 10:07 pmI LOVE these beadie birds!
Thank you very much for including my toggle .
m.e. 🙂
Rebecca
January 14, 2013 at 8:55 amNo problem! Your polymer work is always lovely 🙂
Kylie Parry Studios
January 13, 2013 at 11:42 pmawesome collection of birdies!
Rebecca
January 14, 2013 at 2:53 pmYou know someone snatched your birdies up before I could Kylie! They are always ABS (and Songbead!) favourites.
Julie
January 14, 2013 at 1:16 amI love the collection of bird-y beads! Such a talented bunch of artists!
Rebecca
January 14, 2013 at 3:05 pmAren't they just Julie?
elise thomas
January 14, 2013 at 2:01 amWonderful picks! Thanks so much for including my bird beads 🙂
Rebecca
January 14, 2013 at 8:56 amThanks Elise! Your glass birds are always beautiful.
Pepita
January 14, 2013 at 7:42 pmThank you for including my owl 😀
Caron Michelle
January 14, 2013 at 9:31 pmWhat a sensational collection! Love them all!
Caron Michelle
January 14, 2013 at 9:39 pmI have just added a few more shops to my favourites – what a wonderful collection of birdy beads!
Caroline
January 18, 2013 at 5:50 pmWhat a fantastic collection! It's wonderful to see all the different interpretations of the subject! I love to make bird beads, here is one of my new designs… https://www.etsy.com/listing/119802702/deep-purple-bird-cage-ceramic-copper Looking forward to seeing more! x
Moose River Glass
January 18, 2013 at 6:33 pmI love creating birds and bird beads from glass (working on some felted ones too). You can see some of my work here… http://www.etsy.com/shop/simplycindy
I love your collection!
JeannieK
January 19, 2013 at 9:03 amI'm crushin' on all the birdies. Here is a link to my doves
http://jkdjewelry.com/pucoso.html
Gale
January 20, 2013 at 1:01 amI love Christi Anderson's PMC bird beads, like this one… http://www.etsy.com/listing/57920946/bird-bee-eater-charm-from-elemental. Such realistic detail!
Gale
January 20, 2013 at 1:06 amI also love these that I've used from White Clover Kiln–https://www.etsy.com/listing/108891857/ceramic-bird-earrings-artisan-dangles.
Gale
January 20, 2013 at 1:10 amForgive me, but I have a bird fetish… This one's from Sandhra Lee…. https://www.etsy.com/listing/95036608/green-red-bead-necklace-ceramic-face.