An impressive carved relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie is our inspiration for the month of November. Owls are portents of wisdom and vision. A fitting image to keep watch over the…
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Owls can be quite stately and somber, or whimsical and festive, like this one here. I love the addition of the forest dangles and the charming expression on the face of…
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Jingle, jingle, merry and bright! Join in the 6th Art Bead Scene Ornament Blog Hop. We have had such a great time with our past events, I can’t wait to see…
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I think what grabbed me first with this necklace was the bright mango-yellow color of the stones. Yellow is such a hard color for me when designing that I admire it…
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Our Wonderful sponsors for the November Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Firefly Design Studio Michelle McCarthy of Firefly Designs makes ceramic pendants, buttons and jewelry components. Wonderful designs and great…
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Owl above door to center reading room on fifth floor of the Library of Congress’s John Adams Building, Washington, D.C., 1930’s by Lee Lawrie About the Art One of the most beautiful…
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Congratulations to the September Monthly Challenge winners! 1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category.…
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October brings with it a change in the weather, and a definite burst of color. I fell in love with this art glass lamp, how about you? Such a beautiful color…
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(Beads to Live By) There is nothing easy about opening a bead store. It takes bravery, lots of determination, knowledge, passion and the ability to create a community that will support…
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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 will leave…