Hello all! And a happy new year. 2016, eh – it’s kind of crept up on me this one! And unfortunately, it’s brought with it (for me) a nasty cold, so I’m typing this feeling rather under the weather…
Congratulations to the December 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 Bijoux by Delphine.…
This painting picks up the perfect winter palette, soft and hazy with just hints of the spring that will come. And coincidentally, it is right on trend with the colors picked by Pantone for the coming year! Despite the…
This is the time of year for reflecting and dreaming, I’m just as susceptible to the collective reboot we all get to enjoy in January. View on Flipagram So here is what worked and didn’t work for me in…
Hello everyone! How have the last few days been for you? Wonderful, busy, tiring; full of good food and drink and loved ones, I hope. And of course, beads. Did anyone receive any art beads for Christmas? I didn’t…
A snowy mountain made from sheet copper? Yep! I wanted to create a fun and playful winter pendant. This is a basic metal work project, it’s great for a beginner but I do recommend a little practice before you…
Linda is a glass bead artist from the UK with her Earthshine Designs brand. When looking at this month’s challenge painting, Miss Linda was drawn to the square shapes, the windows in this Paris scene. She set out to…
I was so excited to find these stand alone LED lights on Amazon. I had only seen them on strings with a little battery before this. I was doubly pleased when I noticed the little hanger built right into…
Can you believe it – Christmas, ‘the big day’ for many of us, whatever our faith, is only 4 days away. FOUR DAYS. If you’ve got time to have a leisurely reading of this post, then hats off to…
This is an easy knotted design that offers a playful element by alternating which side the beads are strung on before knotting the cords. Supplies: Polymer clay snowflake 10mm ceramic round bead 8 8mm bronze plated hematite 11 matte…