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Etsy Picks

It seems like an aaaaaage since I did an Etsy Picks post. So, I’ve got a good selection for you today! Here’s a little reminder of this month’s challenge painting, ‘Landscape with Stars’. Inevitably, I started my search looking…

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Inside the Studio with Rebecca of Songbead

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! As an incentive, we offer a prize each…

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Easy Heart Charm Bracelet by Michelle McCarthy

Here’s a new twist on a bracelet clasp….a heart charm!  I have made this fun and easy waxed linen bracelet with buttons, 12mm round beads and toggles, but never a charm.  I think it’s a cute option from the…

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Fun Connectors for Bracelet Making

                                     Bracelet Bar Stained in a dark brown Lately I have been hungry for the color brown.  Maybe it is because winter…

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Inside the Studio: Humblebeads

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! As an incentive, we offer a prize each…

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January Monthly Challenge Palette

This month’s color palette can be seen as an icy winter night or a burst of fresh spring shades – it just depends in which direction you decide to take! Do you spy rose quartz and serenity blue? Those…

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January Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

Our Wonderful sponsors for the January Challenge. We will have 3 Lucky Winners this Month! Humblebeads Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates Handcrafted Art Beads Inspired by Nature and Art History. She is also the founder of Art Bead Scene, The Bead Cruise and…

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January Monthly Challenge

Landscape with Stars  by Henri-Edmond Cross Watercolor over graphite on paper Date: ca. 1905–1908  Image Credit: www.metmuseum.org  About the Art “This poetic depiction of a star-streaked sky combines the long broken brushstrokes of Cross’s late works with a murky…