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Friday, June 5, 2009

couple fun things from Art Beads

Art Beads is sponsoring the Use the Muse II contest. The contest was created by Scarlett Lanson who has won some prestigious contests herself including 2009 KGI Worldwide Design Contest and fourth place in the Swarovski "Create Your Style" competition. Her goal for the contest was to create a competition for all types of beaders that has a shortened timeline and a big payoff. For this contest, everyone receives the same assortment of components including beads, crystals, pearls, silk, and seed beads plus a mystery component that must be kept secret until the "big reveal." Then everyone will see what the muse is and all of the photos of the entries for the contest.

The cost for the entry kit is $30 plus $5 shipping (US), $10 shipping (international). There are a limited number of kits and they will likely be gone before the order deadline of June 27. The entry deadline is June 18. Scarlett is holding a weekly giveaway for bloggers who help promote the contest. You can see information about that here: http://www.thebeadersmuse.com/blogger-rewards/ . You can also go here to find out what happened in the first contest: http://www.thebeadersmuse.com/use-the-muse-contest2/ .

Also, for those of you on Twitter: Art Beads has a new Tweet Your Prize giveaway. Enter this giveaway for Twitter followers of Art Beads to win a beautiful handmade Taina Hartman Pendant. http://www.artbeads.com/tweet-your-prize.html

Have fun and good luck everyone! :)

Thursday, June 4, 2009

rainbow stripes

I listed a new item yesterday.

This is the one I mentioned a little while back that I made with the same beads as this triangle pendant. :)

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

May Top Droppers

Thank you once again to everyone who has supported me through Entrecard! I have not been dropping as regularly as usual this past month and did not make very many, if any, top 10 lists myself. I hope that no one has taken any offense to this. I still love visiting the many wonderful blogs that I have discovered through Entrecard and will continue to do so whenever I can. Here are the top 10 for May:

1) Online Marketing
2) my review
3) Zero
4) Silver Sachet
5) My gypsygoods
6) A Rose by Name
7) Split Rock Ranch
8) Dogmaw Glass
9) Three Fates Design - Beaded Jewelry
10) BeadedTail

And some awesome pieces from the fellow Etsy sellers from the Top 10:
Purple Crackle Beads and Swarovski Crystals Bracelet by silversachet

Afraid of plants pin back buttons from gypsygoods

Summer in the Hamptons Cuff by arosebyname

Midnight Desire - Handspun 2-Ply Yarn - Corriedale Wool by SplitRockRanch (who I deeply apologize for not featuring before now despite previous top 10 appearances!!)

Green spiral disc bead by DogmawGlass

Blue Butterfly Cuff by ThreeFatesDesign

Berry Baby - Red Kitty Face Beaded Toggle Bracelet by BeadedTail

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

remakes, leafy satisfaction

I made new versions of two of my designs. I have listed them as "made to order" for the last couple weeks, but they are both bracelets that I've sold/given (as presents) multiples of so I want to have them on hand for in person viewing as well. I also wanted to have some new, better pictures because my ability to photograph jewelry (and edit pictures of jewelry) has improved significantly since I made the original bracelets.

This one is identical to the original.

This one is a slightly different shade of purple, as exact shade I used previously wasn't available any more.

I remade my leaf bracelet again over the weekend. I know that I said that the third time would be the charm...but then I dropped it at work and one of the large glass leaves broke. I really wasn't going to be happy with the leaf missing so I took it apart and made it again with my one remaining large clear glass leaf. I am now very satisfied with how my bracelet fits and am 99% confident that the design will hold. I will also be more carefully about how I hold it when I'm not wearing it. So I finally went ahead and made another leaf bracelet last night. It's very similar to my original and will be listed as soon as I get it photographed. I have a few other newly finished pieces to photograph and list as well. :)