We’re trying something new here at ABS – weekly color palettes! I hope you’re as excited for that as I am. We could all use some colorful, beady goodness, right? Right. This week, I just had to share these…
I really love it when our readers get inspired and work through their creative trials. I am so glad that Miss Karen came out of her dry spell to join us this month! She was inspired by the hummingbirds…
I had seen Wooly Wire in jewelry designs for so long but didn’t know what I was missing until I met the creator Nellie Thomas at BeadFest this year. Nellie explained her process begins with preparing and dyeing each…
I’m back! Thank you so much for the superstar Tari (she’s rather sassy, doncha know!) for taking over my weekly posts whilst I was away. I had a busy holiday, which included this beautiful wedding… My brother-in-law and his…
In a couple of my previous posts I shared a tutorial on making a necklace using washers and another tutorial about using washers to create a pair of earrings. The process of cutting washers from metal sheet leaves a metalworker…
Welcome to Inside the Studio! 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…
Out of all of the challenge palettes we’ve had this year, Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds by Martin Johnson Heade might be the one with the most colors. It’s definitely the one with the most number of color swatches…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the November Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Ragged Robyn Robyn Cove of Ragged Robyn creates beautiful beads and pendants that are both organic and rustic. Each piece of her jewelry is eclectic and…
“Cattelya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds” 1871 by Martin Johnson Heade 34.8 x 45.6 cm” Oil on Mahogany Panel About the Art Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds is an oil on mahogany panel picture by Martin Johnson Heade acquired by…
Congratulations to this Month’s winners! 2 winners 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 Terri Gauthier/Blooming Ideas. She…