Just one of the joys of making your own jewelry, is bringing all the little bits and pieces together and watching them come to life. I purchased more than a few of these amazing shoes from Melissa Gabelle of…
Need two great reasons to participate in this month’s challenge? These two prizes should get your creative gears turning. We’ll pick two winners this month from all the qualifying entries. Winners are chosen randomly from all the entries. Everyone has…
Thank you to all our readers who participated in this month’s challenge. It’s so nice to see you using our new gallery! If you haven’t signed up for your free account, click here. Now on to our winners! This month…
Title: Spring By: Frances MacDonald Date: c. 1900-1905 Medium: Watercolor on linen What is the Monthly Challenge? Every month we challenge our readers to create jewelry inspired by the featured artwork. You have until the end of the month to share your work…
I am known around my church as the “Christmas Angel,” so dubbed one year because I am always the cantor for Christmas morning mass. I figure that I have been doing it now for about 24 years! I have…
We’ve been so thrilled to have Allegory Gallery as a regular sponsor for our monthly challenges. Andrew and William curate an inspiring collection of creative supplies from art beads, stones, to unique vintage finds and so much more. My…
What, not you? You didn’t wait until the last minute and now you need several gifts in a hurry? Bust out your art bead stash and 1mm leather cord to whip up a pile of pendants faster than you…
A totem style pendant of art beads is accented by repeating stacks of glass beads in coordinating colors in this winter inspired necklace. I knotted between each bead, letting the dark green waxed linen cord show between the beads.…
My friend who is a weaver gave me this large tassel she made with the full knowledge that I would be snipping pieces off of it to make jewelry. (If you have noticed the white sparkles–it was snowing when…
I love a quick and easy knotted project and with this thin leather and a few glass beads you’ll have a design finished within 20 minutes! Art beads and an artisan pewter clasp from Green Girl Studios transforms this…