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When I saw Andrew Thornton’s July Reader’s challenge on his …
When I saw Andrew Thornton’s July Reader’s challenge on his blog I knew I had to enter. There were really no rules. You could use as much or as little of the kit to create your project. So here is what I started with: I fell in love with the ceramic tube by Keith O’Connor, as the colors are some of my favorites and the ceramic leaf by Melanie Brooks of Earthenwood Studio was fabulous and was also going to be part of my final product. Because Andrew’s handcrafted copper coin tied the two pieces together I wanted to incorporate it into the design. Unfortunately, the lampwork glass bead by Bernadette Fuentes though gorgeous ended up not working with my design. I knew that I wanted the ceramic leaf to hang from the chain and I envisioned a focal circle and Andrew’s copper coin served well when I added an extra hole. Some closeups: The Focal Sari Ribbon Entwined in Chain The Clasp It was a challenge as I tried to use everything, but I finally focused on what worked for me and my aesthetics.
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Earthenwood Studio Chronicles A shopping spree at an antique mall grants Melanie with some new old treasures! What will she make with these little bits of history? Lorelei’s Blog: Inside the Studio Lorelei’s blog ended up on the Wikio.com Craft category, check out the others! Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done! Jean made some summer fun earrings for Artbeads and they are soooo pretty! Go see! Strands of Beads Melissa has finally hung out her shingle and opened a modest store-front on her website. The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Up for grabs in this week’s Thursday Giveaway is an organic, lampwork glass bead by Susan Jones Designs.
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August Reader’s Challenge…
This is the second “Reader’s Challenge” for The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton blog. It’s a fun and informal way to play, create, and challenge yourself with a pre-selected set of components. Let’s see what you can make! To participate you must purchase a Design Kit from my Shop, featuring a ceramic “magic” bead by Diane Hawkey, a ceramic floral charm by Marsha Neal, a lampwork glass bead by Sue Kennedy, a lampwork glass bead by Bernadette Fuentes, vintage acrylic, Swarovski crystals, copper chain, and a Luxury Bead Blend. The Luxury Bead Blends consists of Japanese Toho seed beads, freshwater pearls, coral chip, garnet rounds, jasper rounds, vintage sequins, and other semi-precious stones, and Czech glass. Each kit also includes as special MYSTERY component! The mystery component will be publicly revealed on August 15th! Please keep it under wraps until then. In selecting the pieces of the Design Kit, I thought a lot about the “magic of summer”.
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Color Explosion: September Monthly Challenge Inspiration
‘Color Explosion: September ABS Challenge Inspriation’ by TesoriTrovati Get inspired by color and pattern and whimsy this month with the Art Bead Scene! This month we are treated to a color explosion with the quilts of Gee’s Bend. Twinstar Lampwork Beads .
Perfect Pairings
When you are looking to create a piece of ��Art Jewelry�� nothing fits better than matching up your favourite art beads. Most of my pieces will always have at least one art bead, but the ones I love the most will have more than one from different artists put together in a pleasing and inspiring manner. For example here are some lampwork glass beads by Susan Kennedy of Sue Beads. She was the very first art bead artist I ever bought from! Mix these beads with some of Heather Powers of Humblebeads fantastic polymer clay head pins and you can create these. Really, the sky is the limit when choosing your pairings. Don’t stop yourself from putting what you may think is an odd combination together, playing is the best part of this! Try something like this funky and very awesome polymer clay house shaped pendant with an image of a vintage hot air balloon by Menagerie Studio and mix it with some Raku lampwork glass beads from Skye Jewels.
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And the coiled pieces were made with the “Coiling Gizmo” .
Embracing Simplicity…
The above bracelet, spotlighting three black and beige bumpy lampwork glass beads , is a little more time-consuming, but is still fairly simple. I am smitten with the earthy, organic look of this bracelet. I paired the lampwork beads with coconut shell spacer rondelles from Talisman Associates Inc. Everything is strung on Softflex Company flexible beading wire attached with crimp-tubes to a shibuichi toggle from my family . Tip: Use your thumb and forefinger to capture several rondelles still on the strand at a time while stringing. This is much faster than stringing one individual bead at a time. Another simple solution to creating fast and wallet-friendly jewelry to showcase your bead collection is heavy-gauge base-metal chain. The natural brass chain picks up the metallic glitter in this caramel-colored lampwork bead with silver foil and makes for a speedy bracelet project. Use jump rings to attach your toggle and bronze wire to wire-wrap the focal bead in place.
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton .
Thursday Giveaway…
This week, one lucky winner will take home these lovely lampwork glass beads! They come courtesy of Auntie’s Beads . The winner will claim the prize of one caramel oval focal bead with silver foil , one black oval focal bead with gold foil , a strand of white rondelles with black lines and dots , six black and beige bumpy dot disc beads and ten black and white swirls with dots beads . I love the neutral color palettes and organic flow of the lines, dots and swirls. The best part of these beads is that even though they are stylish, they are inexpensive and highly affordable. CLICK HERE to see what I did with mine. Be sure to check out their website for more great deals and the Auntie’s Beads blog for interesting tips, tricks, giveaways and more information about beads. To enter to win this small mountain of beads is easy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post WITH your favorite product available on the Auntie’s Beads website .
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton .
Sun and Sand…
I was inspired by a picture in the Martha Stewart Living magazine (August 2011). It featured a lovely set of dishes designed by Diane von Furstenberg. The story theme was “Sun and Sand”, featuring yellow and brown. I decided to make a necklace using those colors. I incorporated newly purchased lampwork glass beads in yellow from artbylisi on Etsy I also used lampwork glass from my bead stash/collection, including a starfish pendant by Stephanie Sersich, and flat round and elliptical beads by sarahb119 on eBay I think it turned out great! Newly purchased bead set and the magazine photo. Look at the glow from the Swarovski pearls. Natural “Batikan” seed beads from Beads and Pieces (my most favorite online shop to find natural beads).
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Interior Obsessions �C Wood Beams
Painted Rafters in Kitchen + White Sloped Ceiling Minimal Close-spaced Beams Beams as Ribs + Beams Become Columns Standard White Framing Amy wrote this post. She is the designer and owner of FormFire Glassworks , where she creates modern lampwork glass beads and jewelry, and by day designs custom homes for a small firm in Southern California. You can follow her twitter @formfireglass
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