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March Monthly Challenge

Armed Bird’s Nest in Acacia Bush, Chile Marianne North 1870 Oil On Paper About the Art The scientific accuracy with which she documented plant life in all parts of the world, before photography became a practical option, gives her…

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February Monthly Challenge Winners

Congratulations to the February Monthly Challenge winners!  1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the Linked blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category. :::  Our First lucky winner is Divya N.…

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February Monthly Challenge Recap

This month we were treated to a feast of a painting, filled with lush tapestries, a majestic feathered mare, shining armor, adoring maidens tossing rose petals on the path and two crowns. There is so much fantastic imagery to…

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Perfect Pairings :: Jewels of Sayuri + Lori Schneider

Upon first glance, the painting inspiration for February is layers of tapestries and bling with rose petals raining down from adoring maidens lining the street for this triumphant knight. And while all that is truly in this painting, there…

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“Bohemian Inspired Jewelry” Book Project

I see designers use the word “Bohemian” or “Boho” a lot when talking about their jewelry.  So I was wondering, “Is my jewelry Bohemian?”  I thought I would get out my book called “Bohemian Inspired Jewelry” by authors Lorelei…

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The Tale of a Tool by Mary Harding

Free form Peyote Stitch necklace by Mary Harding Earlier this winter when I was working on the above necklace, I was browsing pages on the Bello Mundo site and ended up on their blog looking at the blog post…

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Monday Muse: Tropical Beads

  As you are reading this I’m floating blissfully to a tropical island while hanging out with 65 creative, beady friends. It’s Bead Cruise time! I’ve been super inspired by the ocean and our Mexican destinations. Above you can…

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Bead Birthday Wish List

Its my first blog post for ABS and it happens to coincide with my birthday so I decided to share my birthday wish list with you. Whilst I’m primarily a bead maker I still covet so many other peoples…