Orange and yellow are challenging colors to design with (at least for me!), but I think that Bead Love’s entry of this jingly-jangly leaf necklace really does it well! The earthy lampwork by Sue Kennedy, paired with the copper…
How’s everyone getting along with this month’s challenge? I’m getting in early with this month’s Etsy picks – I hope you find something here to tempt or inspire you. Of course, in searching for selections I searched for leafy…
Hello everyone! It’s the start of a brand new week – and the first Amuse the Muse post of June. June! I’m a little terrified as I have my first craft fair of 2015 on the 28th of this…
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Inside (and Outside) the Studio with Claire Lockwood of Something To Do With Your Hands
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…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the June Challenge. We will have 3 Lucky Winners this Month! Bead Lovelies Marica Zammit of Bead Lovelies creates beautiful polymer clay jewelry components. Such wonderful colors and designs to choose from for your next design! Bead Lovelies is…
Feuilles, 1928 By Seraphine Louis Pigments on Canvas About the Art Louis’s works are predominantly rich fantasies of intensely repeated and embellished floral arrangements. She used colours and pigments that she made herself from unusual and exotic ingredients she…
Congratulations to the April Monthly Challenge winners! 2 winners were 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 Ferlie Everar. …
It seems that this painting, while intriguing and certainly not lacking for color or details, was a bit overwhelming for people to grasp. I read comments on Facebook and in blogs and elsewhere that it was something interesting but…
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…
Niobium jewelry by Moon Heart Studios I have news to share with you today. I’ll cut straight to the details …I have come to the conclusion that the time has come for me to resign from Art Bead Scene.…