It’s time for my fall designer’s challenge! This is round #3 and the theme is bird on a branch in 2 different color palettes. 15 kits in each color is offered. Each kit is $20 and has a bird…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the October Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Areto Helena Benkoczka of Areto creates wonderful nature inspired pendants and jewelry components. Helena began making colorful polymer clay beads out of her own need…
“Dragonfly Lamp” By Émile Gallé, late 1800’s- early 1900’s French Art Nouveau, Cameo Art Glass About the Art Cameo glass is a luxury form of glass art produced by etching and carving through fused layers of differently colored glass…
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. ::: Our First lucky winner is Lise Anderson/Raspberry…
I think this painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker of the Old Poorhouse Woman is a fun choice for the start of fall. The garden of poppies on the field of green really grab me. The floppy heads of the poppies…
A few weeks ago, I was selling my ceramic beads in Pompano Beach, Florida and during a quick power shopping moment, I discovered natural wood beads and sticks at the Koru Beads booth. Tracey Jackson sells the most beautiful…
Hello! Daylight is getting shorter, temperatures colder and all things fall have captured my attention this week. I’m loving owls right now and have round up some of my current favorites. First up is this sweet little owl from…
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The pendant in this necklace is crafted from a ceramic poppy cabochon from Golem Studios and some really fine bead embroidery. Seed beads have always been my nemesis in the beading world. So I am always stunned to see…
Hello! Today my muse is ready to take flight, she’s not quiet ready to face the week and is definitely ready to spread her wings and leave Monday in the dust! Let’s start out with this dreamy feather from…