The clean lines. The seemingly double-exposure images of the structures. The bright blue and white punctuated by the deep wine red. The shapes of the rectangle windows. All wonderful inspiration for…
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I host a designers challenge on Facebook and round 2 voting started today! 30 designers purchased a kit with the same pendant and had 2 color choices, blue or brown. Since…
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I (Michelle from Firefly Design Studio) have been participating in bead and jewelry swaps and exchanges for many year now. Sometimes you are paired up with one partner, and other times…
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I have just recently returned from a holiday in Scotland. We had been planning the trip for over a year in anticipation of an epic wedding! My husband’s family is Scottish…
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I (Michelle from Firefly Design Studio) returned a few days ago from my first Bead Cruise. Our own Heather Powers says she plans her dream vacation and invites 65 friends to…
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These intense cobalt blues mixed with the more earthy browns, bronze and tan are what drew me to this bracelet for the challenge. It wasn’t until I hopped over and saw…
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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’ll leave comments!…
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This month’s amazing inspiration is “On a Shaker Theme” by Charles Sheeler. A cool color palette but I can see bringing in warm colors to make a nice balance. We are…
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Our Wonderful sponsors for the May Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Marsha Neal Studio Marsha Neal Minutella of Marsha Neal Studio creates fabulous ceramic beads, buttons and jewelry…
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“On a Shaker Theme”, 1956 by Charles Sheeler oil on canvas 23″ x 29 1/8″ (58.42 x 73.98 cm) About the Art Showing his deep respect for Shaker design, Sheeler wrote,…