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Peace, Love and Bead Bloggers!
Hey guys, I wanted to share some exciting news from Amazon.com. I’m available for the Kindle! Well, not me really, but my book “A Bead in Time” is! Yay! If you happen to see it downloaded on a Kindle, I’d love to hear what you think!!
A Bead A Day .
It’s time to make your plans to join the 4th annual Bead Journal Project!
The 2011 Bead Journal Project will run from January 2011 through December 2011. Registration will begin November 8, 2010 and close on December 8, 2010. All the project information is available on the BJP website . If you’d like to register, please send a request to our registration angel at beadjournalreg11 @ gmail.com (remove the spaces). The brain child of internationally known bead artist Robin Atkins, the first Bead Journal Project, which began in June of 2007, included 241 women and 1 man from 13 different countries, who were dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal “pages”, one per month, for a year. The BJP is about your personal development through visual journaling using any media and techniques you desire, providing each journal piece includes some beading (usually bead embroidery) and all 12 pieces are the same size. Rules are minimal: the commitment you are making is to yourself and your personal growth through art.
Beading Arts .
How to Make A Charm Bead Bracelet
Making your own jewellery is a way to express your individuality. Charm Bracelets are the in thing right now, and that has led to craft minded people to start making their own charm bracelets. As a result of the popularity, the bead industry has grown exponentially. The result is there are a lot of options available to you use to create your piece. Obviously, choosing the right charm beads for your bracelet is the place to start, and you have a lot of choices. To do this, you need to understand the look you are trying to achieve. What colors do you want to use and do you want to use a birthstone colors are just a few of the questions you need to answer before you buy your beads. Along with the color you will want to choose the design of the bead you need. There are a lot of designs out there and a lot of different materials so try to plan you final product before you buy. So, now you have your beads and you are ready to make a bracelet, where do you start?
Hobby Ideas .
Contemporary Bead Art in Plattsburgh, NY
Iannounced this on my Facebook page the other day. On Tuesday, I made the 5-hr. drive to Plattsburgh, NY . I dropped off 11 of my beaded paintings for this month’s Contemporary Bead Art Show at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts ! This will be the largest amount of my work ever shown in one place! Other bead artists showing their works include: Robin Atkins , Sherry Serafini , Suzanne Golden , Diane Fitzgerald , and Marcia DeCoster . (I will publish the full list of artists as soon as I receive it!) There will be beaded paintings, sculpture, books, jewelry, handbags, and other beaded objects on display through the month of November. If you live in upstate New York, Vermont, or near Montreal, Canada, please consider making the trip to check it out. Many works will be available for sale. WHERE: North Country Cultural Center for the Arts. EXHIBIT DATES: November 6 .
Tribute to Local Bead Shop
Happy Friday! I wanted to say a few words about a local bead shop that has been around for over 25+ years and is going out of business. Byzantium has grown, yet stayed the same for all these years! They are eclectic, earthy and fabulous! It’s the first bead shop I ever knew existed way back when. Many of the beads used in my book came from Byzantium including the cover project… The owner is retiring and was unable to locate a buyer, so they are staying open until everything has been sold. If you are familiar with Byzantium, located in Columbus, Ohio and have a chance to stop by soon, everything is now 50% off. I wish everyone there the very best in their future endeavors and want to thank them for having stayed true to their unique style!
A Bead A Day .
Become Bead Chic and Win a Bead Book Too!
Margot Potter’s new book is out, Bead Chic and available on Amazon.com. Here’s the description: Bead Chic, Chic You Bead Chic will show you how to take inspiration that you love and forge your own creative path. After learning basic jewelry techniques, you’ll be launched into 36 gorgeous projects. Each project comes with a variation, so you’ll learn how easy it is to adapt virtually any project to suit your individual style, making you your own designer.
The Crafty Princess Diaries .
Bead Journal Project: bracelet for September
Every September, our apple trees are ready to harvest! We only have three trees, a Johnathan, a Gala, and a Golden Delicious. This year, the spring and summer weather caused the trees to be ready to pick about three weeks ahead of the regular schedule, so instead of being in the middle of apple season this past weekend, we are already finished 
My Bead Journal Project piece celebrates our apples. Apple sauce, apple butter, apple dumplings, cake, pies, and tarts. Yum. January February March April May June July August Here are the instructions for how I am making these bracelets. Technorati Tags: handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading
Beading Arts .
Put Your Bead IQ to the Test
Are you a bead genius? Find out by taking Artbeads.com’s Bead IQ Trivia Quiz , featuring bead and jewelry trivia. Those who have tried so far have scored an average of 66%. See if you can do better! Once you’re done, enter the Bead IQ Trivia Sweepstakes for a chance to win a fabulous ��Bead Genius�� prize package valued at $250! The prize package includes a $100 Artbeads.com Gift Card and $150 worth of fantastic beading and jewelry supplies.
Blog for Beaders .
Art Bead Artistry: Autumn Color Challenge part one
A month or so ago, I received some wonderful items from ArtBeads as part of their blogger program. The challenge was to use the Pantone Fall 2010 guide as color inspiration and shop from ArtBeads online catalog for items to make Autumn inspired jewelry. I chose a variety of things and worked on two projects. Today I will show you the project I created using Gemstone Beads from the catalog. From the Pantone list, I chose the colors Lagoon and a combination of Endive and Woodbine for this creation. From ArtBeads, I selected Jade Oval Bead Strand* and 6x8mm Stabilized Chinese Turquoise Ovals* and combined them with some antique brass findings and my own green based pendant, leaf and acorn charms, and disk beads. I like the asymmetry and the cluster effect on the side of the necklace and the way all the greens and aqua tones work together. I think this still has an autumn feel to it, even though I think it could be spring-like too.
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles .
Power’s Art Bead Scene collaborations
The goal of Heather Powers’s Art Bead Scene daily blog is to unite bead artists and jewelry designers who use art beads in their work. (Here’s Heather’s personal blog .) The collaborations of the Art Bead Scene’s wire, metal, glass and polymer artists result in trendy, nostalgic assemblages of friends’ work and scavenged beads from the past.
Polymer Clay Daily .
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